Fans flock to Hokkaido station featured in film as line section closes

A remote train station on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido that served as a filming location for the award-winning 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man) saw an influx of visitors last month as train service on the little-used section of the line officially ended. Ahead of the final run on…

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