Ceremony held to mark start of train from relocated station

Ceremony held to mark start of train from relocated station

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ceremony is held on Oct. 1, 2014, to mark the start of a train run from the relocated Kawarayu Onsen Station on East Japan Railway Co.'s Agatsuma Line in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. The original station will be submerged due to the controversial Yamba Dam construction project.

People wait to buy admission tickets for relocated station

People wait to buy admission tickets for relocated station

MAEBASHI, Japan - People wait in line to buy commemorative admission tickets for the relocated Kawarayu Onsen Station on East Japan Railway Co.'s Agatsuma Line in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014. The original station will be submerged due to the controversial Yamba Dam construction project.

Yukake Festival takes place in Kawarayu Hot Springs

Yukake Festival takes place in Kawarayu Hot Springs

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Men wearing traditional Japanese loincloths splash each other with warm water at the Kawarayu hot spring district in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2010, during the annual Yukake Festival. Some 60 men took part in the ritual as they prayed for the prosperity of the region. The resort district had been scheduled to be submerged due to the construction of a dam, known as the Yamba Dam, until the Democratic Party of Japan decided to abort the project.

Men splash hot spring water at traditional Japanese festival

Men splash hot spring water at traditional Japanese festival

Men in red or white loincloths splash hot spring water at one another during a traditional "Yukake" festival at the Kawarayu hot spring resort in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ceremony held to mark start of train from relocated station

Ceremony held to mark start of train from relocated station

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ceremony is held on Oct. 1, 2014, to mark the start of a train run from the relocated Kawarayu Onsen Station on East Japan Railway Co.'s Agatsuma Line in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. The original station will be submerged due to the controversial Yamba Dam construction project. (Kyodo)

People wait to buy admission tickets for relocated station

People wait to buy admission tickets for relocated station

MAEBASHI, Japan - People wait in line to buy commemorative admission tickets for the relocated Kawarayu Onsen Station on East Japan Railway Co.'s Agatsuma Line in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014. The original station will be submerged due to the controversial Yamba Dam construction project. (Kyodo)

Yukake Festival takes place in Kawarayu Hot Springs

Yukake Festival takes place in Kawarayu Hot Springs

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Men wearing traditional Japanese loincloths splash each other with warm water at the Kawarayu hot spring district in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2010, during the annual Yukake Festival. Some 60 men took part in the ritual as they prayed for the prosperity of the region. The resort district had been scheduled to be submerged due to the construction of a dam, known as the Yamba Dam, until the Democratic Party of Japan decided to abort the project. (Kyodo)