Symposium mulls regional development using "hidden railway stations"

Symposium mulls regional development using "hidden railway stations"

A symposium is held in Horonobe, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2015, as part of a festival featuring far-flung "hidden railway stations" designed to promote regional development. Some officials of the town have volunteered to plan a tour of such stations surrounded by mother nature but rarely visited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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