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Ancient imperial boat celebration reenacted in Kyoto

People dressed in ancient Japanese court-style attire are seen on boats floating down the Oigawa River in the western Japan city of Kyoto on May 19, 2024, during the annual Mifune festival, known for its reenactment of an imperial boating party from the Heian period (794-1185).

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Ancient imperial boat celebration reenacted in Kyoto

People dressed in ancient Japanese court-style attire are seen on boats floating down the Oigawa River in the western Japan city of Kyoto on May 19, 2024, during the annual Mifune festival, known for its reenactment of an imperial boating party from the Heian period (794-1185).

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. The train will begin operating from the following day to Dec. 25, mainly on weekends.

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on April 28, 2023. The train will begin operating from the following day to Dec. 25, mainly on weekends.

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Ex-Oigawa Railway vice president Shirai

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Shirai, former vice president of Oigawa Railway Co. in Shizuoka Prefecture, talks about the Brienz-Rothorn Railway in Switzerland on June 11, 2014, in Shimada in the central Japanese prefecture. The two railway companies set up a "sister railway" relationship in 1977.

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Couple holds wedding on steam locomotive

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Shinichi Sugiura (C) and Ayano (R) hold a wedding ceremony on a steam locomotive of Oigawa Railway Co. in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 26, 2014.

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Police officer in reactor dousing

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitsugu Oigawa, superintendent at the Metropolitan Police Department, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2011. He commanded a Tokyo police squad that poured water into the troubled No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 17.

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'Unexplored' train stations get more visits from adventurous travelers

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A train arrives at Omori Station on the Ikawa Line of Oigawa Railway Co. in the town of Kawanehoncho, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 9.

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Police investigating girl's murder search kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers investigate Nov. 26 the site of a Tokyo kindergarten where two-year-old Haruna Wakayama was last seen. Haruna, who was allegedly murdered by 35-year-old housewife Mitsuko Yamada, went missing Nov. 22, and her body was found in Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 25.

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Press rush to police station as missing girl's body found

TOKYO, Japan - Crowds of reporters and photographers rush to Otsuka Police Station in Tokyo on Nov. 25 on reports that a body believed to be that of 2-year-old Haruna Wakayama, missing since Nov. 22, was found in Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture. Later in the night, police arrested Mitsuko Yamada on suspicion of the toddler's murder.

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Murderer ordered to pay compensation in installments

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on Dec. 4 ordered Mitsuko Yamada (file photo) who murdered a 2-year-old girl to pay the victim's parents 61 million yen in compensation, of which 19.8 million yen is to be paid in installments over 20 years. In November, the Tokyo High Court sentenced Yamada to 15 years in prison for strangling Haruna Wakayama on Nov. 22, 1999, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward and burying her body in the backyard of Yamada's parents' home in the town of Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Ancient imperial boat celebration reenacted in Kyoto

People dressed in ancient Japanese court-style attire are seen on boats floating down the Oigawa River in the western Japan city of Kyoto on May 15, 2016, during the annual Mifune Matsuri, a festival known for its reenactment of an imperial boat celebration from the Heian period (794-1185). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient imperial boat celebration reenacted in Kyoto

People dressed in ancient Japanese court-style attire are seen on boats floating down the Oigawa River in the western Japan city of Kyoto on May 15, 2016, during the annual Mifune Matsuri, a festival known for its reenactment of an imperial boat celebration from the Heian period (794-1185). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas the Tank Engine appears in Shizuoka Pref.

A steam locomotive modeled after Thomas the Tank Engine is seen at Oigawa Railway Co.'s Shin-Kanaya Station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on June 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas steam train enters service

A Thomas the Tank Engine steam train commences operation in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2015. Oigawa Railway Co. will run the train through Oct. 12, mainly on weekends. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured before its departure from Shin-Kanaya station in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on June 12, 2021.

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., leaves Shin-Kanaya station in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on June 12, 2021.

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., leaves Shin-Kanaya station in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on June 12, 2021.

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., is pictured before its departure from Shin-Kanaya station in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on June 12, 2021.

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive, modeled on Thomas the Tank Engine and operated by Oigawa Railway Co., leaves Shin-Kanaya station in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Shimada, central Japan, on June 12, 2021.

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Police officer in reactor dousing

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitsugu Oigawa, superintendent at the Metropolitan Police Department, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on March 20, 2011. He commanded a Tokyo police squad that poured water into the troubled No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 17. (Kyodo)

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Thomas the Tank Engine runs in central Japan

SHIMADA, Japan - A full-size Thomas the Tank Engine runs on the Oigawa Line in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan, on July 12, 2014, as Oigawa Railway Co. started operating the fantasy steam locomotive. The train led by Thomas will run until Oct. 12, but tickets have almost sold out. (©2014 Gullane(Thomas)Limited.)(Kyodo)

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Real-size 'Thomas' steam train in operation

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Kindergarteners line up for a demonstration ride on an Oigawa Railway Co. steam train decorated as the lead character of "Thomas & Friends" at Shinkanaya station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, west to Tokyo, on July 2, 2014, ahead of a formal launch from July 12. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Oigawa Railway vice president Shirai

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Shirai, former vice president of Oigawa Railway Co. in Shizuoka Prefecture, talks about the Brienz-Rothorn Railway in Switzerland on June 11, 2014, in Shimada in the central Japanese prefecture. The two railway companies set up a "sister railway" relationship in 1977. (Kyodo)

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

People, including a man (L) posing as Sir Topham Hatt, a fictional character in the British Railway Series books, cut the tape at Shinkanaya station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 22, 2019, to mark the operation of a steam locomotive modeled after Thomas the Tank Engine. The steam locomotive operated by Oigawa Railway travels 37.2 kilometers between the station and Senzu station in Kawanehonho town in the same prefecture through Dec. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

A steam locomotive modeled after Thomas the Tank Engine departs from Shinkanaya station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 22, 2019. The steam locomotive operated by Oigawa Railway travels 37.2 kilometers between the station and Senzu station in Kawanehonho town in the same prefecture through Dec. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thomas the Tank Engine in Japan

People pose for a photo in front of a steam locomotive modeled after Thomas the Tank Engine at Shinkanaya station in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 22, 2019. The steam locomotive operated by Oigawa Railway travels 37.2 kilometers between the station and Senzu station in Kawanehoncho town in the same prefecture through Dec. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Train hits leaning utility pole in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2018, shows an Oigawa Railway train that was damaged after it hit a leaning utility pole in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Safety drill in Japan for missile launch

Passengers cover their heads on an Oigawa Railway train in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2017, during a safety drill based on the scenario of a missile launch, amid tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. It was the first time in Japan that passengers have taken part in such a missile drill, according to the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc-backed candidate wins Ibaraki governor race

Former trade ministry bureaucrat Kazuhiko Oigawa (C) celebrates in Mito, Japan, on Aug. 27, 2017, after winning the Ibaraki gubernatorial election, backed by the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc-backed candidate wins Ibaraki governor race

Former trade ministry bureaucrat Kazuhiko Oigawa celebrates in Mito, Japan, on Aug. 27, 2017, after winning the Ibaraki gubernatorial election, backed by the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Press rush to police station as missing girl's body found

TOKYO, Japan - Crowds of reporters and photographers rush to Otsuka Police Station in Tokyo on Nov. 25 on reports that a body believed to be that of 2-year-old Haruna Wakayama, missing since Nov. 22, was found in Oigawa, Shizuoka Prefecture. Later in the night, police arrested Mitsuko Yamada on suspicion of the toddler's murder.