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Steam locomotive in Iwate

TONO, Japan - A steam locomotive, pulling a JR Kamaishi Line train, runs on an illuminated bridge in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, on the night of Dec. 6, 2014, recreating the world of "Night on the Galactic Railroad," a fairy story written by Kenji Miyazawa and modeled on the railroad. East Japan Railway Co. has been using the steam locomotive in its services since April to boost tourism in the prefecture devastated by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Steam locomotive in Iwate

TONO, Japan - A steam locomotive, pulling a JR Kamaishi Line train, runs on an illuminated bridge in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, on the night of Dec. 6, 2014, recreating the world of "Night on the Galactic Railroad," a fairy story written by Kenji Miyazawa and modeled on the railroad. East Japan Railway Co. has been using the steam locomotive in its services since April to boost tourism in the prefecture devastated by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Sushi served on disaster-hit Sanriku Railway

MORIOKA, Japan - Officials of Iwate Prefecture's coastal promotion bureau serve sushi made with local seafood on the "Sushi train" of Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias Line running through Kamaishi in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Steam-powered 'Ginga' train crosses bridge in Iwate Pref.

TONO, Japan - The steam locomotive-led "SL Ginga" (SL Milky Way) crosses a bridge on JR Kamaishi Line in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train for limited service as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" passes through the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" passes through the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" passes through the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI,Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" departs from JR Hanamaki Station in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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Sanriku Railway

KAMAISHI, Japan - A train on Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias line takes a test run in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on March 28, 2014 before resuming full service on April 5. Parts of the train line were closed after being damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Steamer-led 'SL Ginga' train makes test run

TONO, Japan - The "SL Ginga" (Steam Locomotive Milky Way) train makes a test run on East Japan Railway Co.'s Kamaishi Line in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 2, 2014, ahead of its April 12 official launch of service.

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Evacuation center in Kamaishi

KAMAISHI, Japan - People line up to receive their meals at an evacuation shelter in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 10, 2011. Over 100 people are still staying at the shelter about three months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Trial run of the Yamada Line, JR East Japan

The JR East Yamada Line between Miyako and Kamaishi will become the Sanriku Tetsudo Rias Line on March 23, so training operations are being conducted daily using Sanriku Tetsudo cars. The large white building in the background is the Otsuchi Town Hall, March 1, 2019, near Otsuchi Station, Otsuchi Town, Kamihei-gun, Iwate Prefecture; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Trial run of the Yamada Line, JR East Japan

The JR East Yamada Line between Miyako and Kamaishi will become the Sanriku Tetsudo Rias Line from March 23, so training operations are being conducted daily using Sanriku Tetsudo trains. A Sanriku Railway train near Otsuchi Station, March 1, 2019, near Otsuchi Station, Otsuchi-cho, Kamihai-gun, Iwate Prefecture.

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Trial run of the Yamada Line, JR East Japan

The JR East Yamada Line between Miyako and Kamaishi will become the Sanriku Tetsudo Rias Line from March 23, so training operations are being conducted daily using Sanriku Tetsudo trains. A Sanriku Railway train near Otsuchi Station, March 1, 2019, near Otsuchi Station, Otsuchi-cho, Kamihai-gun, Iwate Prefecture.

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Trial run of the Yamada Line, JR East Japan

The JR East Yamada Line between Miyako and Kamaishi will become the Sanriku Tetsudo Rias Line from March 23, so training operations are being conducted daily using Sanriku Tetsudo trains. A Sanriku Railway train near Unozome Station, March 1, 2019, near Unozome Station, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan; Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Evacuation center in Kamaishi

KAMAISHI, Japan - People line up to receive their meals at an evacuation shelter in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 10, 2011. Over 100 people are still staying at the shelter about three months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Steam locomotive in Iwate

TONO, Japan - A steam locomotive, pulling a JR Kamaishi Line train, runs on an illuminated bridge in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, on the night of Dec. 6, 2014, recreating the world of "Night on the Galactic Railroad," a fairy story written by Kenji Miyazawa and modeled on the railroad. East Japan Railway Co. has been using the steam locomotive in its services since April to boost tourism in the prefecture devastated by the March 2011 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Santa cheers up children in Iwate Pref.

KAMAISHI, Japan - Children in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, line up to meet Santa Claus on Dec. 7, 2011. Santa came all the way from Finland to bring presents for children in areas hit by the March quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Olympic torch in Japan

Photo taken in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 22, 2020, shows the flame for the Tokyo Olympics being carried by Sanriku Railway's Rias Line. The flame is touring through northeastern Japan towns hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, ahead of the start of the torch relay from Fukushima Prefecture on March 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Japan (L) and Fiji players line up for the national anthems before their Pacific Nations Cup rugby match in Kamaishi, Japan, on July 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Pacific Nations Cup

Japan players line up for the national anthem before a Pacific Nations Cup rugby match against Fiji on July 27, 2019, in Kamaishi, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit railway resumes operation

A train on Sanriku Railway's Rias Line is welcomed by people in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2019, as regular services resume for the first time since heavy damage caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit railway resumes operation

A train on Sanriku Railway's Rias Line is welcomed by people in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2019, as regular services resume for the first time since heavy damage caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit railway resumes operation

A train on Sanriku Railway's Rias Line is welcomed by people at Unosumai Station in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2019, as regular services resume for the first time since heavy damage caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit railway resumes operation

A train on Sanriku Railway's Rias Line is welcomed by people at Unosumai Station in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2019, as regular services resume for the first time since heavy damage caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit railway resumes operation

A train on Sanriku Railway's Rias Line is welcomed by peopl in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2019, as regular services resume for the first time since heavy damage caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test for reopening tsunami-hit railway in Japan

A test run on East Japan Railway Co.'s Yamada Line is held on Jan. 28, 2019, in Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The stretch of the line between Miyako and Kamaishi stations, closed since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, is set to open on March 23 as part of the Rias Line to be operated by Sanriku Railway Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test for reopening tsunami-hit railway in Japan

A test run on East Japan Railway Co.'s Yamada Line is held on Jan. 28, 2019, in Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The stretch of the line between Miyako and Kamaishi stations, closed since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, is set to open on March 23 as part of the Rias Line to be operated by Sanriku Railway Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test for reopening tsunami-hit railway in Japan

A test run on East Japan Railway Co.'s Yamada Line is held on Jan. 28, 2019, in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The stretch of the line between Miyako and Kamaishi stations, closed since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, is set to open on March 23 as part of the Rias Line to be operated by Sanriku Railway Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test for reopening tsunami-hit railway in Japan

A test run on East Japan Railway Co.'s Yamada Line is held on Jan. 28, 2019, in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The stretch of the line between Miyako and Kamaishi stations, closed since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, is set to open on March 23 as part of the Rias Line to be operated by Sanriku Railway Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test for reopening tsunami-hit railway in Japan

A test run on East Japan Railway Co.'s Yamada Line is held on Jan. 28, 2019, in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The stretch of the line between Miyako and Kamaishi stations, closed since the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster, is set to open on March 23 as part of the Rias Line to be operated by Sanriku Railway Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo