Odoriko

'dancing girl') is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Izukyu Corporation, and Izuhakone Railway, which runs between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda or Shuzenji in Shizuoka Prefecture.

After that, the Super View Odoriko also operated from April 1990 to 13 March 2020, with the 251 series rolling stock.

On 14 March 2020, Saphir Odoriko started service using E261 series EMUs.

One Saphir Odoriko service runs to and from Tokyo station daily.

[6][7] The Resort Odoriko (Japanese: リゾート踊り子) is a temporary service, which operates between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda.

From 1 December 2012, seasonal Marine Express Odoriko (Japanese: マリンエクスプレス踊り子) services were introduced, running between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda.

[9] JR East announced that from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2020, Marine Express Odoriko services would be discontinued as they were surplus to requirements.

The 185 series trains were completely withdrawn from use on Odoriko services on 12 March 2021.

The Unreserved Seat Ticket will replace Non-reserved Seat tickets (Japanese: 自由席券, Japanese pronunciation: [Jiyūseki ken]), which currently allow use of non-reserved cars.

Additionally, Tōkaidō Shinkansen passengers used to receive a discount if they transfer to an Odoriko service.

There are numerous services operating between Tokyo and the Izu Peninsula, which had all been discontinued and became the Odoriko limited express today.

JR East 185 series Odoriko service on the Tōkaidō Main Line, in 2017
E261 series train set on the Izu Kyūkō Line
Izu Kyuko 2100 series EMU on a Resort Odoriko service at Yokohama Station
JR East 251 series EMU on a Super View Odoriko service between Totsuka and Ofuna stations
A JR East E259 series 6-car EMU on a special Marine Express Odoriko limited express service, passing Shin-koyasu Station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line