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The day Sendai Airport was born (Miyagi Prefecture)

The civilian airport "Sendai Airfield," which was returned to Japan by GHQ (General Headquarters of the Allied Powers) after the war, was designated as a Class 2 airport (an airfield necessary for major domestic air routes) under the Airport Development Law on March 1, 1964, and was officially renamed "Sendai Airport" by Ministry of Transport Notification No. 254 on July 1 of the same year

Yamagata Shinkansen Opening Anniversary (Yamagata Prefecture)

The Yamagata Shinkansen opened on July 1, 1992 , as a mini-Shinkansen line operating on a direct connection system between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station, not based on the National Shinkansen Railway Development Act. It was extended to Shinjo Station on December 4, 1999.

A "mini-Shinkansen"is a type of train that allows through service with Shinkansen lines by altering the spacing of existing conventional railway tracks, without constructing new dedicated tracks for the Shinkansen. The maximum speed on the conventional railway section between Fukushima Station and Shinjo Station is limited to 130 km/h.

The National Shinkansen Railway Development Act defines a Shinkansen as "a main railway line where trains can travel at a high speed of 200 kilometers per hour or more over its main section." Therefore, legally, the sectionbetween Fukushima Station and Shinjo Station is treated as a conventional line and not a Shinkansen line.

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Why was the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa" mini-shinkansen created? [Yamagata Prefecture]

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The Yamagata Shinkansen, also known as "Tsubasa," is a direct train that runs between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station or Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture. In this article, we'll explain why this train was created. What is the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa"? The E3 Series 2000 "Tsubasa" (foreground) and E5 Series "Yamabiko" (background) are coupled together. "Tsubasa" is a JR East Shinkansen/Limited Express train that primarily runs between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station or Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture without transfers. The journey between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, and the journey from Fukushima Station to Yamagata Station takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. The journey from Yamagata Station to Shinjo Station takes 45 minutes to 1 hour...

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