Tohoku Shinkansen Series E5 Hayabusa 2011.3.5 DEBUT!

Top speeds of 300 km per hour. Tokyo to Shin-Aomori in as little as 3 hours and 10 minutes. Round-trip service now available twice-daily between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori, and daily between Tokyo and Sendai. Introducing Hayabusa Series E5 Shinkansen train service to the Tohoku Shinkansen Line.

On March 5, the new Hayabusa Series E5 Shinkansen trains begin service on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori. The Series E5 Shinkansen lead car features a unique extended-nose design, and the train exterior proudly boasts the JR East green and white corporate colors, and a vivid pink stripe to convey a sense of lightening speed. The Series E5 is designed inside and out for better environmental performance and greater comfort, thereby enabling you a quieter and smoother ride. Hayabusa is a fast way to travel between Tokyo and various cities in the Tohoku region.

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Advantages Advantages Offered by the Hayabusa

Fast! Top speeds of 300 km per hour. Tokyo–Shin-Aomori in as little as 3 hours 10 minutes. * Shortest time for Shin-Aomori bound trains

Schedule Round-trip service now available twice-daily between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori, and daily between Tokyo and Sendai.

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* All seating on Hayabusa trains is by reservation only.

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Convenience With the combination of Hayabusa and Hayate, JR East will now offer 17 round trips daily between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori

All lines of the Tohoku Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori opened in December 2010. In line with the Hayabusa debut on March 5th, 2011, which will offer two round trips each day on top of the 15 daily round trips provided by Hayate between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori, the total number of round trips offered by JR East between the two cities will increase to 17. In addition to Aomori City, it makes it easier to travel to other regional destinations, such as Hirosaki and Lake Towada. Come for yourself and experience the Japanese charm of Honshu's northernmost region of Aomori for the first time. In order to reach this splendid area, we recommend the JR East Pass which allows unlimited rides on all JR East train lines. Train Route Map for the Aomori Prefecture
Hayate, Series E2 of shinkansen

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Newly opened stations New stations have been opened in conjunction with the opening of all Tohoku Shinkansen lines

Newly opened Shin-Aomori and Shichinohe-Towada Stations. Ever easier access to Hirosaki and Lake Towada.

Shin-Aomori Station

The Aomori Nebuta Festival, held in August in Aomori, a prefecture famous for apples, is a must see. If you travel on a bit further, you'll find Hirosaki is close by too. It is famous for Hirosaki Castle and for its cherry blossoms. Hakodate and Hokkaido can also be accessed from Shin-Aomori Station via the Seikan Tunnel.

Shin-Aomori Station

Shichinohe-Towada Station

Shichinohe-Towada Station serves as a base for access to Lake Towada, with its beautiful natural scenery that changes with the seasons; Oirase Gorge; Mt. Hakkoda, where you can enjoy mountain climbing in summer and skiing in winter; and Shimokita Peninsula, the northernmost part of Honshu, with its untouched nature.

Shichinohe-Towada Station

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JR EAST PASS

Get to Aomori prefecture with the convenient JR East Pass usable also on Hayabusa* and Hayate.

The JR East Pass is an economical and flexible rail pass for travel around Eastern Japan. It is valid for travel on all the 72 lines of JR East: 5 Shinkansen Super Express lines and 67 conventional lines. Since it is valid for travel on all JR East lines, the JR East Pass can also be used on the N'EX for direct access from Narita Airport to Tokyo, and the Tokyo Monorail, which runs between Haneda Airport and the central Tokyo. The JR East Pass is flexible, available in configurations that meet your itinerary needs: 5-day, 10-day, and a Flexible 4-day.
* When using GranClass accommodations, please pay the separate express and GranClass charges that apply.

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