Japan Will Soon Get A Hello Kitty Bullet Train

West Japan Railway Co. will begin to operate a Hello Kitty teamed shinkansen on June 30th. 

「ハローキティ新幹線」18年6月より運行！500系新幹線が生まれ変わる https://t.co/xjNHT6ge0o pic.twitter.com/h1jN82RVS0

— Fashion Press (@fashionpressnet) May 18, 2018

【Hello Kitty新干线 6月30日粉嫩登场】JR西日本于18日宣布，饰有三丽鸥(SANRIO)卡通人物“Hello Kitty”çš„500系新干线Kodama (回声)号，将从6月30日开始运行。由8节车厢组成，每天1班次往返于新大阪至博多区间。据悉，运行期间尚未确定。https://t.co/JIbX2p01Uw pic.twitter.com/8OiBId3WUD

— 朝日新聞中文網 (@asahi_shinsen) May 21, 2018

The interior and seats of the 500-series shinkansen, to be used for daily round trips between Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka Prefecture and Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture, will feature Sanrio Co.’s Hello Kitty character, the railway operator said.

The special train, to be decorated with pink ribbons like the character, will be used to promote local attractions and specialty goods, and passengers will have the chance to pose for photos with a big Hello Kitty doll.