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Starbucks at highest location in Japan

NAGANO, Japan - People drink coffee at a Starbucks Corp. store in the Shiga Kogen highlands in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2013, at a preview the day before its limited period opening. The store stands at an altitude of 2,307 meters, the highest among all the company's outlets in Japan.

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Starbucks at highest location in Japan

NAGANO, Japan - A preview is held at a Starbucks Corp. store in the Shiga Kogen highlands in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2013, the day before its limited period opening. The store is located at an altitude of 2,307 meters, the highest among all the company's outlets in Japan.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts a chamber orchestra of musicians practicing for their formal performance as part of the annual Saito Kinen Matsumoto festival at the resort area of Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed during a news conference the same day that he had an operation in late January in which his gullet was removed.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts a chamber orchestra of musicians practicing for their formal performance as part of the annual Saito Kinen Matsumoto festival at the resort area of Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed during a news conference the same day that he had an operation in late January in which his gullet was removed.

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15th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

KOGA, Japan - Mourners lay flowers during a memorial service in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on May 14 to mark the 15th anniversary of a fatal train collision between a JR West train and a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. Participants observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 10, flanked by Japan's Akira Sasaki finished second and Friday while local favorite Akira Sasaki finished second and Canada's Thomas Grandi who places third.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich (R) celebrates with champagne after winning a World Cup slalom meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture with runner-up Akira Sasaki (L) of Japan on March 10.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki sprays champagne in celebration after the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki came in second after Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich of Austria.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich wins a World Cup slalom meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 10 in 1 minute, 36.66 seconds.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki races during the second run of the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki finished second behind Austria's Benjamin Raich, equaling a best ever showing by a Japanese skier at a World Cup event.

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Herbst, Palander share victory in World Cup men's slalom

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Austria's Reinfried Herbst (L) and Finland's Kalle Palander jointly hoist the winner's trophy after winning the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom with the same timing of 1 minute 40.60 seconds on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 11.

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12th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

OTSU, Japan - A member of bereaved families offers her prayer in a memorial service held in Shiga Prefecture on May 14 to mark the 12th anniversary of a fatal 1991 train collision that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. In the accident, a JR West train crashed head-on with a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train on a single-track railway.

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(1)Palander, Schoenfelder tie for 1st at World Cup slalom

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Kalle Palander of Finland tied for first with Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder at an Alpine skiing World Cup slalom race at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture March 8 to claim his fourth consecutive World Cup slalom victory. Both men finished in a dead heat of 1 minute 41.14 seconds.

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(2)Palander, Schoenfelder tie for 1st at World Cup slalom

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder tied for first with Kalle Palander of Finland at an Alpine skiing World Cup slalom race at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 8. Both men finished in a dead heat of 1 minute 41.14 seconds.

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4-time Olympic skier Kimura set to retire

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Four-time Olympic skier Kiminobu Kimura speaks to reporters in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on March 6 about his plan to retire at the end of this season. Kimura became the first Japanese skier to earn a World Cup podium finish when he came third in the men's slalom in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, in January 1998.

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'Herminator' cruises at Alpine skiing World Cup meet

YAMANOUCHI, Japan - Austrian superstar Hermann Maier wins the men's giant slalom at an Alpine skiing World Cup meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15. Maier notched his fourth giant slalom win of the season after crossing the finish line in two minutes, 43.49 seconds, way ahead of Marco Buechel of Liechtenstein, who clocked 2:45.23 for second place.

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German alpine skier Hilde Gerg

German alpine skier Hilde Gerg skis into second place in the first round of the Nagano Olympics women's slalom on Feb. 19. Italy's two-time Olympic champion Deborah Compagnoni finished ahead of the field at the Shiga Kogen highlands in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture.

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Gerg crashes Compagnoni's gold

Germany's Hilde Gerg shows the emotion after her come-from-behind gold medal win in the Nagano Olympic women's slalom on Feb. 19. Gerg was in second place behind Italy's Deborah Compagnoni after the first run at Shiga Kogen, Central Japan.

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Maier leads Alpine skiing men's giant slalom

Hermann Maier of Austria leads the first leg of the Nagano Olympic Alpine skiing men's giant slalom in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on Feb. 19, at a time of 1 minute 20.36 seconds. He was followed by compatriots Christian Mayer and Stefan Eberharter.

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Olympic skiers check course before competition

Skiers are checking closely the course of the Nagano Winter Olympics men's Alpine skiing in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on Feb. 19 before their competition starts under clear skies.

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Compagnoni leads in Olympic women's slalom

Two-time Olympic champion Deborah Compagnoni of Italy skies aggressively over the course on Mt. Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on Feb . 19 to lead the first round of the Nagano Winter Games women's slalom race with a comfortable 0.60-second lead. Compagnoni won the giant slalom crown at the 1994 Lillehammer Games and Super G event two years earlier in Albertville.

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Ruby wins women's snowboard giant slalom

Odds-on favorite Karine Ruby of France wins the gold medal in the women's snowboard giant slalom event Feb. 10 at the Nagano Olympic Winter Games. Ruby, the winner of six World Cup slalom events earlier this year, made two steady runs down the 936-meter course on the snow-draped Mt. Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, to win with an aggregate time of 2 minutes, 17.34 seconds.

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 10, flanked by Japan's Akira Sasaki finished second and Friday while local favorite Akira Sasaki finished second and Canada's Thomas Grandi who places third. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich wins a World Cup slalom meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 10 in 1 minute, 36.66 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich (R) celebrates with champagne after winning a World Cup slalom meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture with runner-up Akira Sasaki (L) of Japan on March 10. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki races during the second run of the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki finished second behind Austria's Benjamin Raich, equaling a best ever showing by a Japanese skier at a World Cup event. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Raich wins World Cup slalom, Sasaki 2nd

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Japan's Akira Sakaki sprays champagne in celebration after the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 10. Sasaki came in second after Winter Olympic double gold medalist Benjamin Raich of Austria. (Kyodo)

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Herbst, Palander share victory in World Cup men's slalom

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Austria's Reinfried Herbst (L) and Finland's Kalle Palander jointly hoist the winner's trophy after winning the FIS World Cup Alpine Skiing men's slalom with the same timing of 1 minute 40.60 seconds on Mt Yakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on March 11. (Kyodo)

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(2)Palander, Schoenfelder tie for 1st at World Cup slalom

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder tied for first with Kalle Palander of Finland at an Alpine skiing World Cup slalom race at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture on March 8. Both men finished in a dead heat of 1 minute 41.14 seconds. (Kyodo)

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4-time Olympic skier Kimura set to retire

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Four-time Olympic skier Kiminobu Kimura speaks to reporters in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on March 6 about his plan to retire at the end of this season. Kimura became the first Japanese skier to earn a World Cup podium finish when he came third in the men's slalom in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, in January 1998. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist priest faces last meal before 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from R) sits before his last meal at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, before chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. He did not eat any of the meal. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist priest enters hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (C) enters a hall at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, to undertake the challenging practice of chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist priest heads to hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from L) is en route to a hall at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, to practice the challenging exercise of chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

KOGA, Japan - Mourners lay flowers during a memorial service in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on May 14 to mark the 15th anniversary of a fatal train collision between a JR West train and a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. Participants observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts a chamber orchestra of musicians practicing for their formal performance as part of the annual Saito Kinen Matsumoto festival at the resort area of Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed during a news conference the same day that he had an operation in late January in which his gullet was removed. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts a chamber orchestra of musicians practicing for their formal performance as part of the annual Saito Kinen Matsumoto festival at the resort area of Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed during a news conference the same day that he had an operation in late January in which his gullet was removed. (Kyodo)

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'Herminator' cruises at Alpine skiing World Cup meet

YAMANOUCHI, Japan - Austrian superstar Hermann Maier wins the men's giant slalom at an Alpine skiing World Cup meet at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15. Maier notched his fourth giant slalom win of the season after crossing the finish line in two minutes, 43.49 seconds, way ahead of Marco Buechel of Liechtenstein, who clocked 2:45.23 for second place.

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12th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

OTSU, Japan - A member of bereaved families offers her prayer in a memorial service held in Shiga Prefecture on May 14 to mark the 12th anniversary of a fatal 1991 train collision that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. In the accident, a JR West train crashed head-on with a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train on a single-track railway. (Kyodo)

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(1)Palander, Schoenfelder tie for 1st at World Cup slalom

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Kalle Palander of Finland tied for first with Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder at an Alpine skiing World Cup slalom race at Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture March 8 to claim his fourth consecutive World Cup slalom victory. Both men finished in a dead heat of 1 minute 41.14 seconds. (Kyodo)