JR East will conduct in-train announcements by members of the idol group Nogizaka46 on the Tohoku Shinkansen. This is a limited-time event from July 22 to August 4.
This is in conjunction with the group’s live performance “Summer National Tour 2025 Miyagi Concert” held on August 2 and 3 at the Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture. The target trains are the “Yamabiko” operating between Tokyo and Sendai stations, with 12 members each responsible for different sections.
On the outbound trains, between Tokyo and Omiya stations will be Inoue Nagi, between Omiya and Oyama stations will be Ichinose Miku, between Oyama and Shin-Shirakawa stations will be Kaki Haruka, between Shin-Shirakawa and Fukushima stations will be Umezawa Minami, between Fukushima and Shiroishi-Zao stations will be Ioki Mao, and between Shiroishi-Zao and Sendai stations will be Kubo Shiori. On the return trains, between Sendai and Shiroishi-Zao stations will be Kubo Shiori, between Shiroishi-Zao and Koriyama stations will be Endo Sakura, between Koriyama and Shin-Shirakawa stations will be Ogawa Aya, between Shin-Shirakawa and Utsunomiya stations will be Sugawara Satsuki, between Utsunomiya and Oyama stations will be Kawasaki Sakura, between Oyama and Omiya stations (until departure) will be Nakanishi Aruno, and between Ueno (from arrival) and Tokyo stations will be Ikeda Teresa.
The “Yamabiko” running north of Sendai and the coupled “Tsubasa” are not included.
The audio will use pre-recorded material. JR East has called on passengers to refrain from using recording devices near the train’s announcement speakers as it may inconvenience other passengers.
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