In Photos: Test runs of southwest Japan's new shinkansen bullet train begin
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A Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- departs Shin-Omura Station in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, for a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
People cheer as a Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- rolls into Shin-Omura Station in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
People cheer as a Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- rolls into Shin-Omura Station in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
A Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- arrives at Shin-Omura Station in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
Families cheer as a Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- rolls into Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
Children pose for a commemorative photo with a Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- that has arrived at Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
A Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- leaves Nagasaki Station during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
Staff inspect a Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- at Shin-Omura Station in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
A Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- departs Shin-Omura Station in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, while local children (background) look on, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) -
A Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train -- nicknamed "Kamome" (seagull) -- arrives at Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki, during a test run on May 10, 2022. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno)
