(5)Shinkansen service extended to Aomori Pref.

(5)Shinkansen service extended to Aomori Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - With Mt. Iwate in the background, bullet-train No. 71 Hayate leaves JR Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture and speeds to JR Hachinohe Station in Aomoiri Prefecture on Dec. 1 as the new northern extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen line opened for service.

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