EF81 “Hokutosei” (North Star) Electric Locomotive

EF81 was newly manufactured in 1968 as an electric locomotive which could be driven through three kinds of electrified areas and operated on Japan Sea line, Joban line and in Kammon region. In 1988, the locomotive was selected to draw the train between Ueno and Aomori, and in October of the year, the locomotive was changed into the paint scheme of red body color with a silver shooting star and pulled the limited express, until it was replaced by EF510 in the summer of 2010.