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Main road of fire-hit Itoigawa opened

ITOIGAWA, Japan, Dec. 26 Kyodo - The municipal government of Itoigawa lifts the closure of a main road on Dec. 26, 2016, after a Dec. 22-23 massive fire burned down 144 buildings in the Sea of Japan coastal city.

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Umbrella-hanging event in Niigata

An umbrella-hanging event is held in Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2021, in commemoration of a large fire that broke out on the same day in 2016 and burned down 147 buildings in the city center.

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Illumination event in Niigata

People visit an illumination event in Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2021, in commemoration of a large fire that broke out on the same day in 2016 and burned down 147 buildings in the city center.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on June 4, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on June 4, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on June 4, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on June 4, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on June 4, 2021.

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The landslide zone.

As we enter the plum season, we feature farmers in the Itoigawa region of Niigata Prefecture, which is plagued by landslides caused by torrential rains. Our heads droop as we look at the farmers who are working hard, undeterred by the fury of nature. The scars of 1961 linger in many places. 　 A bird's eye view of the Itoigawa region Mountain surface, cracks, men at work, countermeasure meeting at the administrative headquarters, evacuees, collapsing Senmaida rice field. The land that caused the landslide Residents' meeting inviting city council members Rooms of warped houses Exterior of houses Appeal at Itoigawa City Council, etc. *Date of shooting unknown, date of release: 1 June 14, 1963, .

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Landslide in Niigata

Photo taken by a Kyodo News airplane on March 4, 2021, shows the site of a landslide in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Landslide in Niigata

Photo taken by a Kyodo News airplane on March 4, 2021, shows the site of a landslide in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Landslide in Niigata

Photo taken by a Kyodo News airplane on March 4, 2021, shows the site of a landslide in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

Fire fighters tackle burning houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and destroyed around 140 houses and stores due to strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Some 200 old cars parade in Niigata Prefecture

Some 200 Japanese and foreign cars made in 1974 or earlier parade in the "Sea of Japan Classic Car Review," one of Japan's largest vintage car festivals, in Itoigawa, Japan, on Sept. 6, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on June 4, 2021.

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Main road of fire-hit Itoigawa opened

The municipal government of Itoigawa lifts the closure of a main road on Dec. 26, 2016, after a Dec. 22-23 massive fire burned down 144 buildings in the Sea of Japan coastal city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke is seen near JR Itoigawa Station (R) in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after a fire broke out at a Chinese restraint at 10:30 a.m. The fire had engulfed around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke is seen near JR Itoigawa Station (back in R) in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after a fire broke out at a Chinese restraint at 10:30 a.m. The fire had engulfed around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Itoigawa fire 1 month on

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 22, 2017, a month after the area was devastated by a massive fire. The fire burned a total of 144 houses in 40,000 square meters of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe consoles a local resident in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2017, where a blaze destroyed more than 140 structures in December 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks with local residents in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2017, where a blaze destroyed than 140 structures in December 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) visits the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2017, where a blaze destroyed more than 140 structures in December 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) visits the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2017, where a blaze destroyed more than 140 structures in December 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Debris removal of fire-hit Itoigawa

Removal of debris starts on Jan. 6, 2017, in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, following a Dec. 22 fire which burned down more than 140 buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Debris removal of fire-hit Itoigawa

Removal of debris starts on Jan. 6, 2017, in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, following a Dec. 22 fire which burned down more than 140 buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Debris removal of fire-hit Itoigawa

Removal of debris starts on Jan. 6, 2017, in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, following a Dec. 22 fire which burned down more than 140 buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Renho (R), head of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, consoles a local resident in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2016, where an inferno destroyed 144 buildings and injured 16 people a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renho visits blaze-hit Sea of Japan coastal city

Renho (2nd from L in front row), head of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, visits the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2016, where an inferno destroyed 144 buildings and injured 16 people a week earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Burned-out site pictured following massive fire

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2016, shows a burned-out site following a Dec. 22-23 massive fire in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa. The fire burned down more than 140 buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Burned-out site pictured following massive fire

Photo taken Dec. 26, 2016, shows a burned-out site following a Dec. 22-23 massive fire in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Itoigawa. The fire burned down more than 140 buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Main road of fire-hit Itoigawa opened

The municipal government of Itoigawa lifts the closure of a main road on Dec. 26, 2016, after a Dec. 22-23 massive fire burned down 144 buildings in the Sea of Japan coastal city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Main road of fire-hit Itoigawa opened

The municipal government of Itoigawa lifts the closure of a main road on Dec. 26, 2016, after a Dec. 22-23 massive fire burned down 144 buildings in the Sea of Japan coastal city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation advisory for area hit by massive fire lifted after 2 days

Residents look through the wreckage of what was their home in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 24, 2016, after an inferno destroyed some 150 buildings and injured 11 people in the Sea of Japan coast city. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, firefighters investigate cause of blaze in coastal city

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 23, 2016, shows the aftermath of an inferno in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The inferno lasted for more than 10 hours, destroying some 150 buildings and injuring eight people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, firefighters investigate cause of blaze in coastal city

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 23, 2016, shows the aftermath of an inferno in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The inferno lasted for more than 10 hours, destroying some 150 buildings and injuring eight people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, firefighters investigate cause of blaze in coastal city

Smokes continue billowing following an inferno in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in a photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Dec. 22, 2016. JR Itoigawa Station can be seen in the foreground. The inferno lasted for more than 10 hours, destroying some 150 buildings and injuring eight people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, firefighters investigate cause of blaze in coastal city

A burned car and house are seen following an inferno in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast in the early hours of Dec. 23, 2016. The inferno lasted for more than 10 hours, destroying some 150 buildings and injuring eight people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, firefighters investigate cause of blaze in coastal city

A burned car is seen following an inferno in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast in the early hours of Dec. 23, 2016. The inferno lasted for more than 10 hours, destroying some 150 buildings and injuring eight people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police, firefighters investigate cause of blaze in coastal city

Debris of houses is seen following an inferno in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast in the early hours of Dec. 23, 2016. The inferno lasted for more than 10 hours, destroying some 150 buildings and injuring eight people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke continues to rise from a fire engulfing houses and stores in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and had destroyed around 140 houses and stores amid strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke continues to rise from a fire engulfing houses and stores in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and had destroyed around 140 houses and stores amid strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A fire engulfs houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after it broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. The fire had burnt around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A fire engulfs houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016, after it broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. The fire had burnt around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

Jets of water shoot up onto burning houses and stores near JR Itoigawa Station in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2016. A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant at 10:30 a.m. and destroyed around 140 houses and stores due to strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Niigata Prefecture

A huge cloud of smoke is seen near JR Itoigawa Station (front) in the city of Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Dec. 22, 2018, after a fire broke out at a Chinese restraint at 10:30 a.m. The fire had engulfed around 140 houses and stores in strong winds by late afternoon, prompting the municipal government to issue an evacuation advisory for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo