Niigata Russia Village

Niigata Russia Village

Photo taken on Aug. 21, 1993, shows a Russian Orthodox Church built on the premise of Niigata Russia Village, a theme park aiming to boost cultural exchanges with Russia, in the village of Sasakami in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

Niigata Russia Village

Niigata Russia Village

Photo taken in September 1994 shows a facility featuring workshops with Russian craftsmen, including woodcarvers and doll painters, at Niigata Russia Village, a theme park that aimed to boost cultural exchange with Russia in the village of Sasakami in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

Torrential rain hits Niigata

Torrential rain hits Niigata

Torrential rains in northern Niigata Prefecture flood more than 14,000 homes and cut the electricity in some 29,000 homes in the city of Niigata on Aug. 4. Hourly rainfall measured 97 millimeters, the heaviest since the Meteorological Agency started compiling data in 1886. The photo taken Wednesday morning shows the farming village of Sasakami sitting under water after a river overflowed and broke a dike the previous day.

Torrential rain hits Niigata

Torrential rain hits Niigata

Torrential rains in northern Niigata Prefecture flood more than 14,000 homes and cut the electricity in some 29,000 homes in the city of Niigata on Aug. 4. Hourly rainfall measured 97 millimeters, the heaviest since the Meteorological Agency started compiling data in 1886. The photo taken Wednesday morning shows the farming village of Sasakami sitting under water after a river overflowed and broke a dike the previous day.