Series 651 is the first AC/DC Limited Express of JR East Japan which debuted in 1989. The elegant white simple and smooth paint scheme all over the body, dubbed white tuxedo livery, changed completely the conventional paint scheme of the train which had been in use for years. The first-class car is furnished with 1 person + 2 person seat lines and with a liquid crystal color TV, with which one can watch even satellite broadcast programs. Meanwhile each normal car is equipped with 2 doors on each side and a multi-purpose room, first ever provided for the conventional line trains. The recent scenery of Joban line can be reproduced by running this model in combination with other trains such as E531, E231, which run all on the same line, or it can be run along with E231 Yamanote, E233 Keihi-tohoku, E231 Shonan-Shinjuku as well as Series 24 "Akebono", "Hokutosei" DX in the section between Ueno and Nippori where Tohoku-Main Line is laid side by side with Joban Line.

The passenger car lighting set "11-224 LED Passenger Car Lighting Set Clear for 11 Cars in Series 651" can be installed, as it is without modification, not only to 10-1584/1585 Series 651 "Super Hitachi", planned for the simultaneous release, but also to conventional 10-164/165, 173/174 Series "Super Hitachi", 10-935 Series 651-1000 "Swallow Akagi", 10-934 Series 651-1000 "Swallow Akagi/Kusatsu" or 10-944 Series 651-1000 Izu Crail.