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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - This photo taken in July 2010 shows a former elementary school building in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, which turned into a ''holy site'' for fans of Japanese animation ''Keion!'' as it is believed as the model of the school in the story, attracting hordes of pilgrims lately. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band.

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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - Male fans of animated TV series ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) in school uniforms for high school girls visit a former building of Toyosato Elementary School, which is believed to be the model for the school in ''Keion!,'' in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, in July 2010. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band and the building recently is attracting hordes of anime fans who make a pilgrimage to the site.

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Ex-school teacher reads picture book about Takeshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former elementary school teacher Yumiko Sugihara reads her picture book about how life was for local residents around Takeshima, a pair of islands held by South Korea and claimed by Japan, to children in Yokohama on June 20, 2014.

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Ex-school teacher reads picture book about Takeshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former elementary school teacher Yumiko Sugihara (R) reads her picture book about how life was for local residents around Takeshima, a pair of islands held by South Korea and claimed by Japan, to children in Yokohama on June 20, 2014.

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Ex-school teacher stays committed to antinuclear movement

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the birthplace of Nakae Kariyado (1854-1907), one of the leaders of movements for freedom and human rights in Fukushima Prefecture, surrounded by overgrown trees in Namie in the prefecture. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Ex-school teacher stays committed to antinuclear movement

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows Hidefumi Owada, a former school teacher and antinuclear activist, holding a crane figurine belonging to the abandoned garden of his home in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The amount of radiation in the garden remains high, leaving no time for Owada, a devoted gardener, to attend to his once-proud garden. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Supporting start-up businesses at ex-school site in Nichinan

Shoji Ogura, representative of community base "Ushionomori" which supports the launch of small businesses and exchange among local people in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, poses for a photograph in June 2015. The base was built on a site of a former elementary school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-school principal opens live music venue

Former elementary school principal Yuji Fukuta (L) plays with his band members at his live music venue "Rock'n Roll Cafe" in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, in April 2015. Fukuta had long dreamed of opening such a club since his mid-30s and realized his dream six years ago after retirement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - This photo taken in July 2010 shows a former elementary school building in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, which turned into a ''holy site'' for fans of Japanese animation ''Keion!'' as it is believed as the model of the school in the story, attracting hordes of pilgrims lately. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band. (Kyodo)

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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - Male fans of animated TV series ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) in school uniforms for high school girls visit a former building of Toyosato Elementary School, which is believed to be the model for the school in ''Keion!,'' in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, in July 2010. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band and the building recently is attracting hordes of anime fans who make a pilgrimage to the site. (Kyodo)

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Ex-school teacher reads picture book about Takeshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former elementary school teacher Yumiko Sugihara reads her picture book about how life was for local residents around Takeshima, a pair of islands held by South Korea and claimed by Japan, to children in Yokohama on June 20, 2014. (Kyodo)