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Hokkaido Shinkansen train on test run

AOMORI, Japan - A high-speed train of the H5 series for use on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line comes out of the Seikan Tunnel and enters Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu island, in a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014. The line is due to start operating between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate stations in March 2016.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train leaves a depot in Nanae, in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test run. The trial run is being conducted ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

NANAE, Japan - A brand-new model in the H5 series of bullet trains set to run on a new Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating the new line in the spring of 2016.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Snowflake patterns on the window screens in the first-class "Green Car" of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, are seen during a press preview on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils the interior of the premium "Gran Class" car of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, to the press on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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Train for Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet line unveiled

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils a 10-car train of the H5 series to be used for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line on Nov. 1, 2014, following the completion of railroading work.

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H5 series for Hokkaido shinkansen arrives at Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Part of the H5 series trainset for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is delivered to Hakodate port in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct 13, 2014. The shinkansen line is scheduled to operate between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures from spring 2016.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen prepares for spring 2016 launch

An H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line exits the Seikan Tunnel in Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, for the first time during a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014, ahead of the line's spring 2016 launch. The undersea railway tunnel connects Aomori on the northern tip of Japan's Honshu main island with the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen readies for spring 2016 launch

The head carriage of an H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line is shown to the press in Hokuto on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. The new service, set to begin in spring 2016, will enable passengers to travel from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto stations in 4 hours, 10 minutes via the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, shortening the trip by about an hour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakodate businessmen dress up as bullet train to promote Shinkansen

Members of a group of young businesspeople in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, dressed up with headgear mimicking the new H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, line up in adjacent Hokuto on March 14, 2015, in an effort to promote the upcoming new train service set to begin in spring 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakodate businessmen dress up as bullet train to promote Shinkansen

Members of a group of young businesspeople in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, dressed up with headgear mimicking the new H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line, line up in adjacent Hokuto on March 14, 2015, in an effort to promote the upcoming new train service set to begin in spring 2016. In the foreground is one of the group members dressed as a train station attendant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train in trial run ahead of spring 2016 launch

An H5 series bullet train for the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line makes a trial run on Dec. 26, 2014, in Hokuto on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido ahead of its spring 2016 launch. The new service will enable passengers to travel from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto stations in 4 hours, 10 minutes via the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, shortening the trip by about an hour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Hokkaido pitches new Shinkansen with mosaic art at Tokyo Station

Visitors look at a piece of large mosaic artwork depicting Hokkaido Railway Co.'s new H5 Series Shinkansen bullet train unveiled at Tokyo Station on Nov. 13, 2015. The 4-meter-wide artwork, comprising 2,000 photos, is designed to promote the new train scheduled to begin service on March 26, 2016, at the start of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR Hokkaido promotes new Shinkansen train with mosaic art at Tokyo Station

Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (R) takes part in an unveiling ceremony for a piece of large mosaic artwork depicting Hokkaido Railway Co.'s new H5 Series Shinkansen bullet train at Tokyo Station on Nov. 13, 2015. The 4-meter-wide artwork, comprising 2,000 photos, is designed to promote the new train scheduled to begin service on March 26, 2016, at the start of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train on test run

AOMORI, Japan - A high-speed train of the H5 series for use on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line comes out of the Seikan Tunnel and enters Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu island, in a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014. The line is due to start operating between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate stations in March 2016. (Kyodo)

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes. (Kyodo)

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

NANAE, Japan - A brand-new model in the H5 series of bullet trains set to run on a new Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating the new line in the spring of 2016. (Kyodo)

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils the interior of the premium "Gran Class" car of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, to the press on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Train for Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet line unveiled

HAKODATE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils a 10-car train of the H5 series to be used for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line on Nov. 1, 2014, following the completion of railroading work. (Kyodo)

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H5 series for Hokkaido shinkansen arrives at Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Part of the H5 series trainset for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is delivered to Hakodate port in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct 13, 2014. The shinkansen line is scheduled to operate between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures from spring 2016. (Kyodo)