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Murdered Tochigi girl died from blood loss

IMAICHI, Japan - Flowers sit Dec. 3 on Yuki Yoshida's desk at Osawa Elementary School in Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture. The first-grader was found dead in a forest the previous day in neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture. Police said she had been stabbed in the heart and died from blood loss.

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World cedar forum to open in Imaichi, Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Officials of municipalities in Japan and the United States will gather at a forum Tuesday to discuss environment preservation through protection of cedars in the city of Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture, forum organizer said Saturday. The photo shows the road lined with cedar trees in the city, which is entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest tree-lined road, with a total of 37 kilometers long.

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Man given life sentence over 2005 murder of girl in Tochigi

File photo taken in December 2005 shows a three-street intersection in Imaichi (currently, Nikko) in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Tochigi, where a 7-year-old girl was last witnessed before being murdered. The Utsunomiya District Court sentenced Takuya Katsumata, 33, to life in prison on April 8, 2016, for the murder of the girl in line with the prosecutors' demand despite debate about the credibility of his confessions amid a dearth of compelling physical evidence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alleged mastermind of 542 mil. yen robbery in 2004 gets warrant

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Norihiro Naganuma (2nd from L), a former gang member who is suspected of masterminding the record 542.5 million yen robbery in 2004, is escorted to Imaichi Police Station in Tochigi Prefecture on July 31. (Kyodo)

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Murdered Tochigi girl died from blood loss

IMAICHI, Japan - Flowers sit Dec. 3 on Yuki Yoshida's desk at Osawa Elementary School in Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture. The first-grader was found dead in a forest the previous day in neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture. Police said she had been stabbed in the heart and died from blood loss. (Kyodo)

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The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls, seen looking up from the basin of the falls, are 97m high and the symbolic entrance to Oku-Nikko. The water from the basin flows into the Daiya River down to Kegon Gorge, then crosses west to east from Nikko City to Imaichi City and merges with Kinugawa River.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐33‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Cedar trees line a street near present-day Imaichi City. Three cedar-lined highways led to Nikko: Onari (Nikko) Highway, Reiheishi Highway, and Aizu-nishi Highway. A total distance of about 37km, most of the former roads are now in Imaichi City. Since the sunlight is shining from the left, this photograph was taken facing toward Nikko.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐100‐0]

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Imaichi,the Nikko Road

Although said to depict Imaichi on the Nikko Highway, the photograph does show a scene of the cedar-lined highway. Some cedar trees are visible in the centre, but it is difficult to tell whether they are a part of the highway. The rice has already been harvested, and irrigation ditches are visible next to the fields. Deciduous trees stand in the yard of a farm house. A serene farming village scene.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐4‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Three highways lined with trees lead to Nikko: Onari (Nikko)-kaido, Reiheishi-kaido, and Aizunishi-kaido. The combined distance of the three highways is approximately 37km, and most of them are within the city of Imaichi near Nikko. This seems to be a view in the direction of Nikko from Imaichi or Mizunashi Village from the Moritomo Village side of Imaichi.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐10‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Three highways lined with trees lead to Nikko: Onari (Nikko)-kaido, Reiheishi-kaido, and Aizunishi-kaido. The combined distance of the three highways is approximately 37km, and most of them are within the city of Imaichi near Nikko. This seems to be a view in the direction of Nikko from Imaichi or Mizunashi Village from the Moritomo Village side of Imaichi.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐15‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Cedar trees line a street near present-day Imaichi City. This is similar to the road from Oiwake-jizo, at the crossroads of Nikko Highway in Imaichi City and Reiheishi Highway leading to Morimoto Village.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐32‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Cedar trees line a street near present-day Imaichi City. Three cedar-lined highways led to Nikko: Onari (Nikko) Highway, Reiheishi Highway, and Aizu-nishi Highway. A total distance of about 37km, most of the former roads are now in Imaichi City. The one shown here may be Reiheishi Highway, because it is particularly narrow.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐35‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Cedar trees line the street near present-day Imaichi City. The sides of the streets and the area around the roots of the trees are surprisingly clean. Various tracks are visible on the surface of the road, perhaps reflecting the time when modes of transportation were diversifying to include rickshaws, stagecoaches and buses.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐40‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Cedar trees line a street near present-day Imaichi City. This is similar to the road from Oiwake-jizo, at the crossroads of Nikko Highway in Imaichi City and Reiheishi Highway leading to Morimoto Village.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐34‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Three highways lined with trees lead to Nikko: Onari (Nikko)-kaido, Reiheishi-kaido, and Aizunishi-kaido. The combined distance of the three highways is approximately 37km, and most of them are within the city of Imaichi near Nikko. This seems to be a view in the direction of Nikko from Imaichi or Mizunashi Village from the Moritomo Village side of Imaichi.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐8‐2]

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Chuzenji Lake and mountains

A view of Renzan in Nikko from near Imaichi. The mountain range with Nantaisan in the west to Omanagoyama, Komanagoyama, Nyohouzan, Akanagisan are called the Nikko Omote Renzan. The mountain to the right is Akanagisan.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐172‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was an important crossroad of transport, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi and Aizunishi Kaido meet. The cedar boulevard donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd Anniversary of the death of the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu stand on these Kaido. The photo is identical to that numbered 14-17.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐8‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was a stronghold on the way to Nikko, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido and Aizunishi Kaido met. The cedar boulevard donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu stands on these Kaido. Identical to the photo numbered 25-57.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐80‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was a stronghold leading to Nikko, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido and Aizunishi Kaido met. The cedar boulevard donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu is here. A person stands in the middle of the road to emphasize the great size of the cedar trees.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number29‐10‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was an important crossroad for transportation into Nikko, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido and Aizunishi Kaido met. The cedar boulevard donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu stands in the Kaido. The same as the picture numbered 31-80.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐57‐0]

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Rows of cedars

This picture is very similar to the Cedar Boulevard of Nikko Kaido (3) Imaichi, so this is probably a picture of the cedar boulevard in Nikko Kaido. The photographer is also Ogawa Kazuma.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐11‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was an important crossroad to Nikko, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido and Aizu Nishi Kaido met. The cedar trees donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu stand here. In the centre of the boulevard, a man who looks like an incense merchant stands to emphasize the size of the cedar trees.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐17‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi is an important crossroad to Nikko, and Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido and Aizu Nishi Kaido meet there. The cedar boulevard that Matsudaira Masatsuna donated to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu is here. A person stands in the middle of the road to emphasize the size of the cedar trees.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐5‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was an important crossroad for transportation to Nikko, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido, and Aizunishi kaido meet. Cedar trees dedicated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu stand along these roads. The striped pattern of sun rays coming from between the branches of the cedar trees can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐24‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was an important junction on the way to Nikko, where Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Riheishi Kaido and Aizu Nishi Kaido meet. These boulevards are lined with cedar trees donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna on the occasion of the 33th anniversary of the death of the Shogun Ieyasu. The rickshaw and puller in the centre of the road emphasize the size of the cedar trees.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐33‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

Imaichi was an important transportation link to Nikko, where the Onari (Nikko) Kaido, Reiheishi Kaido and Aizu Nishi Kaido met. Cedar trees donated by Matsudaira Masatsuna to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu lined these roads. The great size of the cedar trees is emphasized by the rickshaw and carrier in the middle of the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number1‐27‐0]

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A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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World cedar forum to open in Imaichi, Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Officials of municipalities in Japan and the United States will gather at a forum Tuesday to discuss environment preservation through protection of cedars in the city of Imaichi, Tochigi Prefecture, forum organizer said Saturday. The photo shows the road lined with cedar trees in the city, which is entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest tree-lined road, with a total of 37 kilometers long.