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is a high-speed Shinkansen service operated in Japan, on the Tohoku Shinkansen by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since 2002 and on the Hokkaido Shinkansen by JR Hokkaido since 26 March 2016. It operates as far as the northern terminus of , and it is the second-fastest service on the Shinkansen lines, operating at a top speed of between Utsunomiya and Morioka. These services were inaugurated with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe on 1 December 2002.
The name "Hayate" has not been used previously on any train service in Japan. The name was chosen with input from the public; roughly translated, it means a strong or violent wind; however, it carries positive connotations of speed and power.
is a Japanese word which can mean "fresh breeze", although in that sense, it is usually pronounced as . Hayate can also refer to:
- Hayate (train), the name of a train service in Japan
- Nakajima Ki-84, a World War II era fighter
- Ninja Hayate, a 1984 laserdisc arcade game by Taito. Known outside Japan as Revenge of the Ninja.
- Japanese destroyer Hayate (1925), a destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy
- Hayate the Combat Butler '' (Hayate no Gotoku)'', a manga by Kenjiro Hata
- Hayate X Blade, a manga by Shizuru Hayashiya
- Forward Racing formerly Hayate Racing Team, the Kawasaki team in the 2009 MotoGP season