First Shinkansen train through the Seikan Tunnel

The first Series H5 arrives at Shin-Aomori on May 24. Photo: Kazumiki Miura

JAPAN: The mayor of Aomori and other city officials participated in a ceremony at Shin-Aomori in the early hours of May 24 to mark the arrival of the first Series H5 trainset from Hokkaido through the Seikan Tunnel.

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