Train with images of role-playing characters promotes tourism in Saga

A train decorated with characters from a popular animation role-playing game series known as "SaGa" departs from JR Saga station in Saga, southwestern Japan, in March 2015 during a ceremony to launch a joint project by Saga Prefecture and game software developer Square Enix Holdings Co. to promote local tourism. The two-carriage train will run along the Karatsu and Chikuhi lines of Kyushu Railway Co. until June 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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