Traveling across Japan just got easier. Hokkaido Railway Company has announced that the "Hokkaido Shinkansen" will officially open on March 26, 2016. In the future, it will take only 4 hours to travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido, and the ticket prices have been revealed recently. Travelers planning to visit Japan in 2016 can now start planning how to journey all the way from Tokyo to Hakodate in Hokkaido.
The Hokkaido Shinkansen will open in March 2016. (Image source / mainichi)
The Hokkaido Shinkansen connects the terminal station of the Tohoku Shinkansen, “Shin-Aomori Station,” to “Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station” in Hokkaido’s Hakodate. It uses the E5 series train, which consists of 10 carriages and can accommodate up to 731 passengers. Scheduled to begin operation in spring 2016, it will run 13 round-trip services per day. Once operational, travel time between “Tokyo – Hokkaido Shin-Hakodate” and “Tohoku Sendai – Hokkaido Shin-Hakodate” will be reduced by one hour, taking just 4 hours and 2.5 hours respectively, greatly improving convenience.
Travel time between Tokyo and Hokkaido will be significantly shortened after the opening. (Image source / hokkaido-shinkansen-navi)
Fare prices for the Hokkaido Shinkansen. (Image source / yomiuri)
In addition, the fare prices have also been revealed recently. The price for Tokyo – Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto is 22,690 yen (approx. NT$6,135), while Tokyo – Hakodate is 23,010 yen (approx. NT$6,235).
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