Following the resumption of operation of the Akita Shinkansen on all lines to Tokyo Station for the first time in about a month, the arrival of the Shinkansen at stations in tourist areas in Akita Prefecture with flags and banners such as "Welcome back Komachi" I was welcoming you.
At Kakunodate Station in Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City, which is known as one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in Tohoku, the Shinkansen from Tokyo with about 100 people arrived just after 10:30 am.
At the platform, about 30 people, including local tourist associations and city officials, welcomed us with flags and banners such as "Welcome back Komachi" and welcomed the reopening of the entire line for the first time in about a month.
A man in his 70s from Omiya station said, "I took an airplane when I came to Akita earlier this month. The Shinkansen is convenient, so I was saved again."
Daisuke Ando, Chairman of the Lake Tazawa / Kakunodate Tourism Association, who welcomed the Shinkansen, said, "I am pleased that the entire line was restarted before the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. I hope many people from all over the country will come to see the cherry blossoms after taking measures against infection. I was talking.