100-year-old locomotive to be preserved in Oita town

100-year-old locomotive to be preserved in Oita town

FUKUOKA, Japan - An about 100-year-old steam locomotive is pictured on April 8, 2014, in Shime Town in Fukuoka Prefecture. The train was going to be scrapped but Kusu Town in Oita Prefecture decided to preserve the train after train enthusiasts across Japan asked the town to save it.

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

SHIME, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable is held aloft by fellow wrestlers near the stable's temporary lodging in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The 25-year-old, who hails from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

ONOJO, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable smiles during a news conference in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. After posting a 5-2 mark in the third-tier makushita division of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the 25-year-old became the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

Old locomotive brought to now-defunct engine shed in Oita Pref.

Old locomotive brought to now-defunct engine shed in Oita Pref.

An old steam locomotive transferred from the Fukuoka prefectural town of Shime is placed at the now-defunct Bungomori engine shed in the town of Kusu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 12, 2015. Kusu aims to use the locomotive, which was retired in 1974, as its main feature to invigorate the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shime-kazari,a sacred festoon,and a geisha

Shime-kazari,a sacred festoon,and a geisha

A geisha stands under the Shimekazari (rope decoration) dressed as a strolling singer (Torioi onna). Strolling singers collected donations wearing a braided hat and playing the shamisen.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number44‐20‐0]

(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

SHIME, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable is held aloft by fellow wrestlers near the stable's temporary lodging in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The 25-year-old, who hails from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s. (Kyodo)