Cats at railroad diorama restaurant

Cats at railroad diorama restaurant

A cat toys with a miniature train running on a track inside a railroad diorama-themed restaurant on the grounds of a ninja theme park in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2023.

Cat at railroad diorama restaurant

Cat at railroad diorama restaurant

A cat toys with a miniature train running on a track inside a railroad diorama-themed restaurant on the grounds of a ninja theme park in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2023.

Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

In a photo taken December, 2009, Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto writes an autograph on a "ninja train" designed by himself at Uenoshi station in the Mie Prefecture city of Iga, known as home to one of the most famous ninja clans. Matsumoto, known for his works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Battleship Yamato," died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85, his production studio said.

Popular comic doll helps boost business in Toyama Pref.

Popular comic doll helps boost business in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Children have their picture taken on a shopping street in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014, together with a doll character that appears in the popular "Ninja Hattori-kun" (Little Ninja Hattori) comic series. The city, where its author Fujiko Fujio was born, is trying to boost the number of tourists as a new "Shinkansen" bullet train line is set to open next spring.

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Ninja Train

Ninja Train

A view of a ninja train running through Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Popular comic doll helps boost business in Toyama Pref.

Popular comic doll helps boost business in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Children have their picture taken on a shopping street in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014, together with a doll character that appears in the popular "Ninja Hattori-kun" (Little Ninja Hattori) comic series. The city, where its author Fujiko Fujio was born, is trying to boost the number of tourists as a new "Shinkansen" bullet train line is set to open next spring. (Kyodo)

Ninja train

Ninja train

Photo taken March 21, 2018, shows people taking a selfie beside an Iga Tetsudo Co. train painted with a ninja face pattern at Igaueno station in Iga, Mie Prefecture. The central Japan city is known as home to one of the most famous ninja clans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo