Shinkansen service extended to Aomori Pref.+

Shinkansen service extended to Aomori Pref.+

TOKYO, Japan - The bullet train Hayate leaves JR Tokyo Station for Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, at 6:56 a.m. on Dec. 1. The Tohoku Shinkansen line was extended from the previous northernmost terminus in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, to Hachinohe. Passengers can now reach Hachinohe from Tokyo in two hours and 56 minutes. (Kyodo)

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