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 Bullet train Komachi/Bullet train Komachi, opened in March, 1997, runs between Akita and Tokyo
for 3 hours 49 minutes. Komachi, operated 13 round trips a day between
Akita and Tokyo and one round trip between Akita and Sendai, has made dramatic
results in the tourism business. |
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 Akita Expressway/In November, 1997, the Akita Expressway was completely connected to the
major express way which runs from one end of Tohoku to the other traversing
the whole length. Access to Akita with expressway has been speeded up. |
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 Akita Port/From Akita Port, container cargo vessels are operated to Pusan, Korea,
and major Chinese ports. The Akita Port is now a base for the international
trade in the north Japan Sea area. |
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 Market/Shopping in the sun streaming through the leaves of trees. Akita is a
highly ranked city full of greenery. |
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