The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線) is a Mini-shinkansen rail line in Japan.
From Tokyo to Morioka in Iwate prefecture, it operates on the Tōhoku Shinkansen tracks.
The section from Ōmagari to Akita uses the Ōu Main Line tracks.
The Komachi services run at a maximum speed of 320 km/h (200 mph) on the Tohoku Shinkansen, and between Morioka and Akita, run as 7-car independent trains with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80 mph).
The fastest timetabled journey between Akita and Tokyo currently takes 3 hours and 37 minutes calling at four or five stops in between.