Special shinkansen to spur tourism in disaster-hit northeastern Japan

Photo taken at JR Tokyo Station on April 3, 2021, shows a shinkansen bullet train that is set to run between the capital and Aomori later in the day to promote tourism in the six northeastern Japan prefectures affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The one-day operation of the shinkansen train adorned with designs of mascots related to the six prefectures is part of the six-month Visit Tohoku, Find Japan campaign launched by East Japan Railway Co. and local municipalities on April 1 to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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