Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series Coloring Pages

The Cool Green Body! Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series!

The E5 Series runs as the "Hayabusa" on the Tohoku Shinkansen and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines. It is a super fast bullet train! It is the fastest Shinkansen in Japan. It can run at 320 kilometers per hour! That is about three times faster than a car driving on the highway. It has a long, sleek nose. This special shape helps make the loud noise quieter when it goes into tunnels.

Where does the E5 Series run?

The E5 Series running on the Tohoku Shinkansen starts at Tokyo Station. It goes through Saitama, Tochigi, Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate all the way to Shin-Aomori Station. Sometimes it even goes to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokkaido! It runs for a very long distance. Besides the "Hayabusa," it also works as the "Hayate," "Yamabiko," and "Nasuno."

Where does the H5 Series run?

The H5 Series running on the Hokkaido Shinkansen goes from Shin-Aomori Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station. But sometimes the H5 Series is used for direct rides between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto on the Tohoku Shinkansen, too. It works as the "Hayabusa" and "Hayate."

The Pink Line Looks So Cool!

The body of the E5 Series is painted in a pretty green called "Tokiwa Green" and a white called "Hiun White." It also has a bright line in the middle called "Tsutsuji Pink," just like the color of azalea flowers. This pink line is a cute touch on the fast and cool E5 Series! The H5 Series has a purple line called "Saika Purple" instead of pink. It looks like lavender!

Look-alikes? Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series!

The E5 Series and H5 Series look almost the same. The H5 Series was made for the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Its basic shape and colors are nearly the same as the E5 Series. You can tell them apart by the line color on the body and their logo marks! The E5 Series has a logo made to look like the "Hayabusa" falcon. The H5 Series has a cool logo shaped like Hokkaido and the "Gyrfalcon" that flies to Hokkaido.

How to Choose Colors

Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series look very similar, but the main point is to use different colors for the stripe! Choose which Shinkansen you want to color before you start. Once you decide on your Shinkansen, try drawing its logo mark, too!

• Top section color: Color it white. Make it a lovely white, just like clouds in the sky.
• Bottom section color: Color it bright green or yellow-green. Think of the "Tokiwa Green" on Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series and make it look shiny and cool.
• Middle stripe color: This is the most important part!
  • If you color Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series as the E5 Series, choose pink. A slightly darker pink will look just like the real thing.
  • If you color Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series as the H5 Series, choose purple or light purple. A gentle purple, just like a lavender field, is a perfect fit.
• Windows and roof: Color the windows light blue or gray, and the roof gray to make it look real.
• Front lights: Color the lights yellow or orange to make them look like they are glowing.

How to Make It Look Super Cool

The best thing about Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series is how fast they go! Let's try some tricks on your coloring page to make it look super fast, too.

• Make it shiny: Press a little harder with your crayons or colored pencils to make the body look shiny. You can also leave a few small white spots to look like bright light reflecting off it.
• Stay inside the lines: Carefully color the long train body without going outside the lines. This makes it look neat and fast!
• Add some shadows: Color the bottom of the train body and around the wheels with a slightly darker color. This adds depth and makes it look even more real.

Try Drawing a Background, Too!

Imagine where the train is traveling and add a background!

• Draw tracks running through a city with lots of tall buildings for a cool town scene.
• A scene running through green mountains and rice fields looks wonderful, too.
• If it is the Hokkaido Shinkansen, Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series running through a snowy scene looks so cool! You can leave the paper white for the snow.

Your Very Own Unique Shinkansen!

It is also super fun to use your favorite colors instead of the real ones! Let your very own train zoom along, like Shinkansen E5 Series / H5 Series with a rainbow stripe or stars drawn on it!