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References
- JR Timetable, December 2008
- ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- 列車名鑑１９９5 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
- ↑ legendary white hawk in Mount Tate
- ↑ refers to Ono no Komachi
- ↑ "北陸新幹線開業で金沢駅発着の特急「ダイナスター」「能登かがり火」誕生!". 7 October 2014.