The Oigawa Railway, running through Shizuoka Prefecture, is a local train line famous for its steam locomotives (SL). However, services were suspended in the wake of devastating Typhoon No. 15 in September 2022. More than a year later, the section in Kawanehon remains out of operation, and the once-familiar sight of steam locomotives has disappeared from the town.
The Oigawa Railway, running through Shizuoka Prefecture, is a local train line famous for its steam locomotives (SL). However, services were suspended in the wake of devastating Typhoon No. 15 in September 2022. More than a year later, the section in Kawanehon remains out of operation, and the once-familiar sight of steam locomotives has disappeared from the town.
Children stand beside a steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co, in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, on Friday. The train will begin operating from Saturday to Dec 25, mainly on weekends.
UJI, Kyoto Prefecture When masters call out to a flock of Japanese cormorants, the birds return to the bank of a man-made pond, their throats bulging with fish.