Japan's Seijo Gakuen closes Alsace campus after 19 years

Japan's Seijo Gakuen closes Alsace campus after 19 years

COLMAR, France - A ceremony takes place at Lycee Seijo d'Alsace, the French campus of Japan's Seijo Gakuen, near the eastern French city of Colmar on Feb. 11 to end its 19-year history.

Japan's Seijo Gakuen closes Alsace campus after 19 years

Japan's Seijo Gakuen closes Alsace campus after 19 years

COLMAR, France - A ceremony takes place at Lycee Seijo d'Alsace, the French campus of Japan's Seijo Gakuen, near the eastern French city of Colmar on Feb. 11 to end its 19-year history. (Kyodo)

Tokyo's Seijo, location of many movies in Showa era

Tokyo's Seijo, location of many movies in Showa era

People visit an area known as Seijo in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, once dubbed "Japan's Hollywood" as a location for many movies during the Showa era, on April 16, 2015. The famous battle scene in the rain in "Seven Samurai" (1954) directed by Akira Kurosawa was filmed there. An apartment building stands beside the site now. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Godzilla greets visitors at film studio in Tokyo's movie town

Godzilla greets visitors at film studio in Tokyo's movie town

A Godzilla statue greets a visitor on April 12, 2015, in front of the main gate to the Toho movie studio in Tokyo's upscale Seijo area, once called the Japanese version of Hollywood. Giant wall paintings depicting director Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" movie characters are seen in the back. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

River flows through film studio in Tokyo's movie town

River flows through film studio in Tokyo's movie town

Visitors walk along the Sengawa River flowing through the Toho movie studio in Tokyo's upscale Seijo area on April 20, 2015. Many movie stars live in Seijo, which used to be called the Japanese version of Hollywood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Soft-serve ice cream popular at teashop in Tokyo's movie town

Soft-serve ice cream popular at teashop in Tokyo's movie town

Soft-serve ice cream shown in this photo taken on April 12, 2015, is a popular item at the Seijo Fugetsudo teashop in Tokyo's upscale Seijo area, known as a movie town where many Japanese film stars live. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Godzilla promotes road safety

Godzilla promotes road safety

Godzilla is appointed honorary chief-for-a-day at the Seijo police station in Tokyo's Setagaya ward on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo