Blue Impulse aerobatic flight to commemorate the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The Blue Impulse flight took place over Komatsu City as part of an event commemorating the opening.

The flight will fly over the Noto region, which was severely damaged by the earthquake, on the 17th. A 5th grade elementary school boy visiting from Kanazawa City said with a smile, ''It was sunny today, so I could clearly see all kinds of shapes.''