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100-year-old locomotive to be preserved in Oita town

FUKUOKA, Japan - An about 100-year-old steam locomotive is pictured on April 8, 2014, in Shime Town in Fukuoka Prefecture. The train was going to be scrapped but Kusu Town in Oita Prefecture decided to preserve the train after train enthusiasts across Japan asked the town to save it.

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day.

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10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

An estimated 10,300 people on Jan. 31 protest against the scheduled Feb. 7-17 U.S. live-shell firing drills at the Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The riverside protest rally was held in the town of Kusu. Among the organizers was the Oita arm of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo).

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Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan

Level of Kusu River rises in Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 19, 2022, after heavy rain.

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Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan

Level of Kusu River rises in Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 19, 2022, after heavy rain.

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Old locomotive brought to now-defunct engine shed in Oita Pref.

An old steam locomotive transferred from the Fukuoka prefectural town of Shime is placed at the now-defunct Bungomori engine shed in the town of Kusu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2015. Kusu aims to use the locomotive, which was retired in 1974, as its main feature to invigorate the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day. (Kyodo)

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The volcanic crater of Mt. Fuji

The summit of Mt. Fuji. There are two craters of different sizes. This was taken from Kusu Shinto Shrine, facing Kengamine. Three climbers are looking at one of the craters. The rock in the centre is Toraiwa, and the cliff of Dainaiin crater is visible. This photograph was taken by the American stereograph company, Underwood & Underwood, either in 1896 or between 1903 and 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Shizuoka Yamanashi, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐80‐0]

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 11, 2020, shows driftwood stuck on a fallen bridge on the Kusu River in the flood-ravaged Amagase hot spring resort in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A bridge spanning Kusu River in the hot-spring resort of Amagase in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is seen collapsed on July 10, 2020, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 8, 2020, shows a partially destroyed suspension bridge over the Kusu River in the flood-ravaged Amagase hot spring resort in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following torrential rain.

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Locomotive shed in Oita

Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2019, shows a steam locomotive and a fan-shaped railway shed at a park in Kusu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yufuin sightseeing train

Photo taken Feb. 12, 2019, in Kusu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the sightseeing train named Yufuin no Mori (Forest of Yufuin) that runs between Beppu in Oita and Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14,000 people protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

OITA, Japan - Local people gather in Kusu, Oita Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Jan. 30 to protest U.S. live-fire drills scheduled to start Feb. 3 at the nearby Hijudai artillery range. Rally organizers said some 14,000 people joined the event, attended chiefly by labor unionists, to call for the reorganization and reduction of U.S. military bases in Japan.

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10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

An estimated 10,300 people on Jan. 31 protest against the scheduled Feb. 7-17 U.S. live-shell firing drills at the Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The riverside protest rally was held in the town of Kusu. Among the organizers was the Oita arm of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo). ==Kyodo