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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day on average, was renovated in bright shades of pink as a "love station," as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day on average, was renovated in bright shades of pink as a "love station," as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows a heart-shaped monument and racks for hanging votive tablets at Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day in average, was renovated in bright shades of pink in a project to promote it as a "love station" as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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Japan-S. Korea festival in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Students of Chizu Agriculture and Forestry Senior High School in Tottori Prefecture perform the lion dance at the ''Nikkan Koryu Omatsuri'' (Japan-South Korean Exchange Festival) in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2010.

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Residents compiling budgets as part of greater local autonomy

TOTTORI, Japan - Chizu town's ''100-man committee'' in Tottori Prefecture holds a public hearing Dec. 14, 2008, to draw up plans, including budgets, to revitalize the western Japan town.

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120 told to evacuate after mudslide dams river in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - A pile of soil from a quarry in the town of Chizu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, collapsed Jan. 25, causing a mudslide that dammed a 30-meter section of the Sendai River. About 120 people were told to evacuate on flood fears.

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120 told to evacuate after mudslide dams river in Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - A pile of soil from a quarry in the town of Chizu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, collapsed Jan. 25, causing a mudslide that dammed a 30-meter section of the Sendai River. About 120 people were told to evacuate on flood fears.

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Female GSDF member dispatched to NATO headquarters

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Chizu Kurita, the first Japanese official dispatched to the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels, is seen in this photo. She was dispatched as the adviser to NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security in the office of the Secretary General in December 2014 for approximately two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese entrepreneur selling bags handmade by Ugandan women

Chizu Nakamoto, 33, a Japanese entrepreneur who sells African-print bags handmade by Ugandan women shows a product of her Ricci Everyday brand at a pop-up shop in a Sogo & Seibu Co. department store in Omiya Ward in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on April 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-S. Korea festival in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Students of Chizu Agriculture and Forestry Senior High School in Tottori Prefecture perform the lion dance at the ''Nikkan Koryu Omatsuri'' (Japan-South Korean Exchange Festival) in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows Chizu Express Co. trains at Koiyamagata Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows heart-shaped votive tablets hanging on the walls of an arbor set up at Koiyamagata station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Starry train

Chizu Express Co.'s train Amatsuboshi is pictured at Chizu Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 9, 2018. The decorated train, inspired by the starry night sky along the railroad line, made its debut in March. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Love station" in western Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2018, shows a heart-shaped station name plate at Koiyamagata Station in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The station is one of four stations in Japan whose names contain the word "koi" (love). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow in western Japan

Residents remove snow in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2017, after heavy snowfall was observed in Sea of Japan coastal areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow in western Japan

Residents remove snow in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, on Jan. 25, 2017, after heavy snowfall was observed in Sea of Japan coastal areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow in western Japan

Officials of the Chizu town government remove snow from around a vehicle on the parking lot of the government office in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan on Jan. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow in western Japan

Officials of the Chizu town government remove snow from around a vehicle on the parking lot of the government office in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan on Jan. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snow in western Japan

Children remove snow from in front of their house in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan on Jan. 25, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Over 300 cars stuck in snow in western Japan

People stand near their cars stranded due to heavy snow on a road in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Over 300 cars stuck in snow in western Japan

Hundreds of cars are stranded due to heavy snow on a road in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Over 300 cars stuck in snow in western Japan

Hundreds of cars are stranded due to heavy snow on a road in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Over 300 cars stuck in snow in western Japan

Hundreds of cars are stranded due to heavy snow on a road in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture in western Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo