The Yamagata Shinkansen zips from [wiki=62413a57c5e3dc51177995fa175d3286]Tokyo[/wiki] to Yamagata in 2:45 at a cost of ¥10,690, and continues onward to [wiki=4943092ed87b51120b38c27ed5ffb4bb]Shinjo[/wiki]. From [wiki=47321c93cd58523c7b31e15f25361c4f]Fukushima[/wiki] onward the Shinkansen travels on an ordinary track and thus at ordinary speeds.
JR Bus Tohoku runs an overnight bus service, the Sakuranbo, from [wiki=f1b7e87a26b2c633ba456e95749b598b]Shinjuku Station[/wiki] in [wiki=62413a57c5e3dc51177995fa175d3286]Tokyo[/wiki]. The trip takes about 5 3/4 hours and costs ¥6,300.