The generous loading gauge of Japanese Railway's enables the interior

of their trains to be capacious as is clearly illustrated in this view inside Shinkansen Leading Car 22-141 on display at the NRM. However, I would not describe the interior as particularly luxurious but rather functional being a little auster with a sea of shiny Formica type materials, reminiscent of many Japanese cars from the same era. This power car dates from 1976 and operated on the Tokyo to Osaka route being withdrawn in 2000.