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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is July 1st?

The day Sendai Airport was born (Miyagi Prefecture)

Sendai International Airport
Sendai International Airport

which was returned to Japan by GHQ (General Headquarters of the Allied Powers) after the war,"Sendai Airfield,"was designated as a Class 2 airport (an airfield necessary for major domestic air routes) under the Airport Development Law on March 1, 1964, andJuly 1officially"Sendai Airport"was

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Yamagata Shinkansen Opening Anniversary (Yamagata Prefecture)

E8 Series Shinkansen (Yamagata Shinkansen)
E8 Series Shinkansen (Yamagata Shinkansen)

The Yamagata Shinkansen,July 1, 1992as 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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