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Kyoto river tour resumes after fatal boat accident

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional wooden vessel moving on the Hozu River in Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture on July 17, 2023, as a popular river tour reopens following a suspension in the wake of a fatal accident in March. The accident occurred on March 28 when a boatman made a steering error and the vessel hit rocks and capsized, with all those aboard falling into the water and two boatmen left dead.

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Kyoto river tour resumes after fatal boat accident

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional wooden vessel moving on the Hozu River in Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture on July 17, 2023, as a popular river tour reopens following a suspension in the wake of a fatal accident in March. The accident occurred on March 28 when a boatman made a steering error and the vessel hit rocks and capsized, with all those aboard falling into the water and two boatmen left dead.

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Kyoto river tour resumes after fatal boat accident

A traditional wooden vessel moves on the Hozu River in Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture on July 17, 2023, as a popular river tour reopens following a suspension in the wake of a fatal accident in March. The accident occurred on March 28 when a boatman made a steering error and the vessel hit rocks and capsized, with all those aboard falling into the water and two boatmen left dead.

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Kyoto river tour resumes after fatal boat accident

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional wooden vessel moving on the Hozu River in Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture on July 17, 2023, as a popular river tour reopens following a suspension in the wake of a fatal accident in March. The accident occurred on March 28 when a boatman made a steering error and the vessel hit rocks and capsized, with all those aboard falling into the water and two boatmen left dead.

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Kyoto river tour resumes after fatal boat accident

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional wooden vessel moving on the Hozu River in Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture on July 17, 2023, as a popular river tour reopens following a suspension in the wake of a fatal accident in March. The accident occurred on March 28 when a boatman made a steering error and the vessel hit rocks and capsized, with all those aboard falling into the water and two boatmen left dead.

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Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Tomoya Toyota, head of the Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai river cruise operator, meets the press to explain how a boat overturned in the Hozu River on March 28, 2023, in Kyoto Prefecture's Kameoka, western Japan. One of the company's traditional tourist boats capsized the same day, after becoming stranded while on a cruise with about 30 people on board.

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CORRECTED: Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Tomoya Toyota (C), head of the Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai river cruise operator, bows during a press conference with two other executives on March 29, 2023, in Kyoto Prefecture's Kameoka. One of the company's traditional tourist boats capsized the day before in the Hozu River in the western Japan city, after becoming stranded while on a cruise with about 30 people on board.

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CORRECTED: Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Tomoya Toyota (C), head of the Hozugawa Yusen Kigyo Kumiai river cruise operator, holds a press conference with two other executives on March 29, 2023, in Kyoto Prefecture's Kameoka. One of the company's traditional tourist boats capsized the day before in the Hozu River in the western Japan city, after becoming stranded while on a cruise with about 30 people on board.

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Kyoto tour boat with 29 aboard capsized

Rescue workers head out on March 29, 2023, to search for a person missing after a traditional wooden boat carrying tourists capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, while on a popular river trip with 29 people on board the day before.

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Kyoto tour boat with 29 aboard capsized

People head out on March 29, 2023, to search of a person missing after a traditional wooden boat carrying tourists capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, while on a popular river trip with 29 people on board the day before.

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Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2023, shows a traditional wooden tourist boat that capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, after becoming stranded while on a popular river cruise with about 30 people on board.

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Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard capsized

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2023, shows a traditional wooden tourist boat that capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, after becoming stranded while on a popular river cruise with about 30 people on board.

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Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard stranded

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2023, shows a traditional wooden tourist boat that capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, after becoming stranded while on a popular river cruise with about 30 people on board.

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Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard stranded

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional wooden tourist boat that capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 28, 2023 after becoming stranded while on a popular river cruise with about 30 people on board.

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Kyoto tour boat with 30 aboard stranded

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a traditional wooden tourist boat that capsized in the Hozu River in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 28, 2023 after becoming stranded while on a popular river cruise with about 30 people on board.

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Copies of Edo-period paintings sent to Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Kongoji, a Buddhist temple in Kameoka, Kyoto, western Japan, receives on March 13, 2014, copies of two out of 12 paintings by Maruyama Okyo, a painter from the Edo period. The photo shows one of the copies (R) and its original preserved as a hanging scroll.

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Takeshima Day ceremony held, attended by senior gov't official

MATSUE, Japan - A ceremony is held in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2014, to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. Yoshitami Kameoka, parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, attended the ceremony to represent the government.

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Takeshima Day ceremony held, attended by senior gov't official

MATSUE, Japan - Yoshitami Kameoka, parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, delivers a speech at the Takeshima Day ceremony in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2014. The ceremony was held to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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After fatal accident

KAMEOKA, Japan - Police officers, teachers and parents escort pupils heading to Ansho Elementary School in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 24, 2012. A pupil and a woman were killed and eight others were injured the previous day as a car driven by a minor without a driving license ploughed into a group of mostly children as they were walking to the school.

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Car drives into kids

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a road in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, after a car drove into children walking to their elementary school on the morning of April 23, 2012.

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Car drives into kids

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a road in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, after a car drove into children walking to their elementary school on the morning of April 23, 2012.

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Japan protests Terao's disqualification in Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japanese officials tell reporters in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17 that Japan filed a letter of protest with the International Skating Union, questioning the disqualification of the men's 1,000 meters short track speed skater Satoru Terao in a race the previous day. (From L to R) are Kanji Kameoka, a member of the Japan Skating Federation's board of directors, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and short track team leader Takashi Kawakami.

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Football: Emperor's Cup SF in Japan

Douglas Vieira scores Sanfrecce Hiroshima's winning penalty against Kyoto Sanga in the Emperor's Cup football semifinal match at Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2022.

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Football: Emperor's Cup SF in Japan

Douglas Vieira (C) gets hugs and pats on the head from Sanfrecce Hiroshima teammates after scoring a penalty against Kyoto Sanga in the Emperor's Cup football semifinal match at Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2022.

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Empress's Cup football in Japan

Urawa Reds Ladies celebrate after winning the Empress's Cup women's football final in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Kameoka, western Japan, on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Empress's Cup football in Japan

Urawa Reds Ladies' Yuika Sugasawa (L) scores during the second half of the Empress's Cup women's football final against JEF United Ichihara Chiba Ladies on Feb. 27, 2022, in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Kameoka, western Japan.

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Cosmos park in Kyoto

Cosmos flowers are in full bloom at the Yume Cosmos En park in Kameoka in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 18, 2021.

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Cosmos park in Kyoto

Cosmos flowers are in full bloom at the Yume Cosmos En park in Kameoka in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 18, 2021.

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Football: Japan-Australia warm-up match

Mana Iwabuchi (10) of Japan's Olympic women's football team celebrates with teammates after scoring from the penalty spot during the second half of a warm-up match against Australia on July 14, 2021, at Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, ahead of the Summer Games starting later in the month.

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Football: Japan-Australia warm-up match

Mana Iwabuchi (L) of Japan's Olympic women's football team celebrates with teammates after scoring from the penalty spot during the second half of a warm-up match against Australia on July 14, 2021, at Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, ahead of the Summer Games starting later in the month.

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Football: Japan-Australia warm-up match

Mana Iwabuchi (front) of Japan's Olympic women's football team scores from the penalty spot during the second half of a warm-up match against Australia on July 14, 2021, at Sanga Stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, ahead of the Summer Games starting later in the month.

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Ueda, scholar of ancient Japanese history, dies at 88

File photo shows Masaaki Ueda, a scholar of ancient Japanese history, speaking during an interview in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture on April 28, 2015. Ueda, who contributed to the establishment of an academic society for Asian history, died at age 88 at his home in the western Japanese prefecture on March 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan oil distributor Idemitsu to buy 33% stake in rival Showa Shell

Tsuyoshi Kameoka (L), chief executive officer of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., and Takashi Tsukioka, chief executive officer of Idemitsu Kosan Co., hold a joint news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 30, 2015. They announced that Idemitsu, Japan's second-largest oil distributor, will acquire about a 33 percent stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu from Royal Dutch Shell PLC for around 169 billion yen ($1.4 billion). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan oil distributor Idemitsu to buy 33% stake in rival Showa Shell

Tsuyoshi Kameoka (L), chief executive officer of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., and Takashi Tsukioka, chief executive officer of Idemitsu Kosan Co., shake hands after a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 30, 2015. They announced that Idemitsu, Japan's second-largest oil distributor, will acquire about a 33 percent stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu from Royal Dutch Shell PLC for around 169 billion yen ($1.4 billion). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan protests Terao's disqualification in Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japanese officials tell reporters in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17 that Japan filed a letter of protest with the International Skating Union, questioning the disqualification of the men's 1,000 meters short track speed skater Satoru Terao in a race the previous day. (From L to R) are Kanji Kameoka, a member of the Japan Skating Federation's board of directors, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and short track team leader Takashi Kawakami.

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Going down the Hozu River

A yakata boat descending Hozu River is seen from the northern bank. The Kyoto Railway Company tracks and a tunnel are visible on the right. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established. This photograph was taken sometime after August 1899, when the line between Kyoto and Sonobe opened.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐11‐0]

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Fishing in the Hozu River

A man is fishing at Hozu Gorge, wearing a hand towel on his head and holding a long fishing rod over the rapids. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐10‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River

A raft shooting rapids is seen from the northern shore of the Hozu River. Boatmen are sitting on the rocks observing the scene. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established. This may have been taken by the British photographer H. G. Ponting.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐26‐0]

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Rice planting

Farmers are busy planting rice in flooded paddies near Kyoto. They are barefoot and wearing short kimonos because of the water. The women have their heads covered with hand towels, and the men wear straw hats to protect themselves from the sun. The mountains indicate that the location is either Kameoka, Yamashina, or Minami-Yoshiro. This may have been taken by the British photographer H.G. Ponting.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐23‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River,Arashiyama

A small boat docked by the rocky riverbank is seen from the southern shore. The bare surface of the hillside shows that many trees had been felled. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐25‐0]

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The Hozu River

A yakata boat is docked at Hozu River Gorge. The people on the boat are enjoying drinking sake. Boatmen are resting on the bow of the boat and on the rock. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐9‐0]

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The Hozu River

Kiyotaki River is viewed from a boat going down Hozu River. Hozu Gorge, also called Arashi Gorge, is a 13km stretch from around Hozu Bridge in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. This is a scenic point where rapids and unusual rock formations can be enjoyed. Tributaries such as Kiyotaki River flow into the V-shaped gorge at an altitude of 400 meters between Mt. Atago and Oisaka.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐15‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River

A yakata boat negotiates the Hozu River rapids. This was taken from a rock on the south side of the river. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐15‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River

A small boat descends Hozu River, passing another boat going upstream. The boat carrying a rickshaw is leading the boat behind it. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐30‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River

A yakata boat descending Hozu River is seen from the south bank. The men wearing silk hats and sitting on chairs are having a good time. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐29‐0]

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The Hozu River

Kiyotaki River is viewed from a boat going down Hozu River. Hozu Gorge, also called Arashi Gorge, is a 13km stretch from around Hozu Bridge in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. This is a scenic point where rapids and unusual rock formations can be enjoyed. Tributaries such as Kiyotaki River flow into the V-shaped gorge at an altitude of 400 meters between Mt. Atago and Oisaka.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐30‐2]

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Going down the Hozu River

A yakata boat shooting the rapids of Hozu River is seen from the south bank. A small boat is docked in the foreground. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐5‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River

A yakata boat is docked at Hozu River Gorge. The people on the boat are enjoying drinking sake. Boatmen are resting on the bow of the boat and on the rock. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐3‐0]

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Going down the Hozu River

A yakata boat shooting the rapids of Hozu River is seen from the south bank. A small boat is docked in the foreground. People took the approximately 16km boat ride from Hozu Town in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. The river boats that carried lumber and goods from Tanba Kameoka to Kyoto were converted to leisure boats at the end of the Meiji Period when the Kyoto Railway was established. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐120‐0]

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Arashiyama

The Hozu River, looking upstream from a boat. The low hills in the distance suggest that this is a view of Kameoka Basin. Hozu Gorge, also called Arashi Gorge, stretches about 13km from Hozu Bridge in Kameoka to Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama. This is a scenic point where rapids and unusual rock formations can be enjoyed. Tributaries such as Kiyotaki River flow into the V-shaped gorge at an altitude of 400m between Mt. Atago and Oisaka.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐110‐0]