High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Toki is the name of a train service operating on the J etsu Shinkansen in Japan.The name Toki was first introduced on 10 June 1962 for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Niigata on the J etsu Line. This service operated until 14 November 1982, the day before the J etsu Shinkansen opened. From the start of services on the newly opened J etsu Shinkansen on 15 November 1982, Toki became the name used for the all-stations shinkansen services operating initially between miya and Niigata, later between Ueno and Niigata, and eventually between Tokyo and Niigata.