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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - This photo taken in July 2010 shows a former elementary school building in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, which turned into a ''holy site'' for fans of Japanese animation ''Keion!'' as it is believed as the model of the school in the story, attracting hordes of pilgrims lately. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band.

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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - Male fans of animated TV series ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) in school uniforms for high school girls visit a former building of Toyosato Elementary School, which is believed to be the model for the school in ''Keion!,'' in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, in July 2010. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band and the building recently is attracting hordes of anime fans who make a pilgrimage to the site.

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Shiga gas station sells biofuel made from used vegetable oil

TOYOSATO, Japan - A gas station in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, has become the main recycling base for the local community as it is manufacturing and selling the low-emission biodiesel made from used vegetable oil.

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Toyosato mayor ordered to stop funding new school bldg

OTSU, Japan - A group of residents in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, celebrate the success of their suit against Toyosato Mayor Wasaburo Ono on Dec. 22. The Otsu District Court ordered Ono to stop funding construction of a new school building to replace the 66-year-old art deco building designed by U.S. architect William Merrell Vories that the mayor had sought to demolish. The residents want the building preserved.

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Work on new school begins after heritage building row

OTSU, Japan - Construction work on a new school begins June 16 in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture following a dispute over whether to tear down a historic school building designed by U.S. architect William Merrell Vories. It is still undecided what will become of the old school.

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Toyosato mayor ousted over school building returns to office

TOYOSATO, Japan - Wasaburo Ono (C) celebrates his win in the mayoral election in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, on April 27. Ono was ousted as Toyosato mayor in a local referendum in March due to a row with residents over a historic school building.

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Residents oust Toyosato mayor over bid to demolish school

OTSU, Japan - Wasaburo Ono, mayor of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, speaks to reporters on March 9 after residents in a referendum voted to recall him and have a new mayoral election over an aborted plan to demolish a school building designed by an American architect and designated as a heritage.

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Referendum set for Mar. 9 to oust mayor to save art deco school

TOYOSATO, Japan - Wasaburo Ono, mayor of Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture, speaks in his town Feb. 17 after a referendum campaign began the same day. The March 9 referendum will focus on whether to remove the mayor over his aborted plan to demolish a historic art deco school designed by American architect William Merrell Vories.

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Referendum set to oust mayor to save art deco building

TOYOSATO, Japan - Hiroshi Ito, a resident of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, looks at a notice Jan. 10. It says the municipal election board accepted his civic group's formal request for a referendum on ousting Mayor Wasaburo Ono, who was pushing for the demolition of a historic school building.

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Police search historic Shiga school over complaint

OTSU, Japan - Police search the historic Toyosato Elementary School building in the town of Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture on Dec. 25 after receiving a complaint from local residents that the town mayor attempted to demolish the school in violation of a court order. The art deco school, built in 1937, was designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964), who was also a prominent missionary and entrepreneur.

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(1)Historic school in Shiga Pref. to be preserved

TOYOSATO, Japan - People seeking to preserve the 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building in Shiga Prefecture designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964) rejoice in Toyosato on Dec. 24 after Toyosato Mayor Wasaburo Ono reportedly said he is thinking of preserving the building. Residents of the town have registered their opposition to demolition of the school.

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(2)Historic school in Shiga Pref. to be preserved

TOYOSATO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 24 shows the 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building in Shiga Prefecture designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964). The school, earmarked for demolition by the town's mayor, is to be preserved.

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(1)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

OTSU, Japan - Two persons representing the residents of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, arrive at the prefectural police headquarters Dec. 24 to file a complaint against town mayor Wasaburo Ono, accusing him of damaging a historic elementary school building after a district court issued an injunction against demolishing the structure. The 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building was designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964).

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(2)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

OTSU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 20 shows that guards watching as workers prepare for the demolition of the 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964). Residents of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, have registered their opposition to the demolition.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows vehicles stranded on a national road in the Shiga Prefecture town of Toyosato, western Japan, due to record-breaking snow that has hit the region.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Vehicles are stranded on a national road in the Shiga Prefecture town of Toyosato, western Japan, on Dec. 27, 2021, due to record-breaking snow that has hit the region.

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Work on new school begins after heritage building row

OTSU, Japan - Construction work on a new school begins June 16 in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture following a dispute over whether to tear down a historic school building designed by U.S. architect William Merrell Vories. It is still undecided what will become of the old school. (Kyodo)

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Referendum set for Mar. 9 to oust mayor to save art deco school

TOYOSATO, Japan - Wasaburo Ono, mayor of Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture, speaks in his town Feb. 17 after a referendum campaign began the same day. The March 9 referendum will focus on whether to remove the mayor over his aborted plan to demolish a historic art deco school designed by American architect William Merrell Vories. (Kyodo)

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Toyosato mayor ordered to stop funding new school bldg

OTSU, Japan - A group of residents in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, celebrate the success of their suit against Toyosato Mayor Wasaburo Ono on Dec. 22. The Otsu District Court ordered Ono to stop funding construction of a new school building to replace the 66-year-old art deco building designed by U.S. architect William Merrell Vories that the mayor had sought to demolish. The residents want the building preserved. (Kyodo)

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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - This photo taken in July 2010 shows a former elementary school building in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, which turned into a ''holy site'' for fans of Japanese animation ''Keion!'' as it is believed as the model of the school in the story, attracting hordes of pilgrims lately. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band. (Kyodo)

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Ex-school turns to 'holy site' for anime fans

OTSU, Japan - Male fans of animated TV series ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) in school uniforms for high school girls visit a former building of Toyosato Elementary School, which is believed to be the model for the school in ''Keion!,'' in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, in July 2010. ''Keion!'' (Light Music!) is a TV series featuring a group of high school girls who join a school band and the building recently is attracting hordes of anime fans who make a pilgrimage to the site. (Kyodo)

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Shiga gas station sells biofuel made from used vegetable oil

TOYOSATO, Japan - A gas station in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, has become the main recycling base for the local community as it is manufacturing and selling the low-emission biodiesel made from used vegetable oil. (Kyodo)

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Police officer shot dead, colleague arrested

Police officers search a field in Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2018, where a handgun believed to have been used in a suspected murder of a police officer the previous day was found. The officer was allegedly killed by a colleague at a police box in Hikone, a city in the same prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyosato mayor ousted over school building returns to office

TOYOSATO, Japan - Wasaburo Ono (C) celebrates his win in the mayoral election in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, on April 27. Ono was ousted as Toyosato mayor in a local referendum in March due to a row with residents over a historic school building. (Kyodo)

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Residents oust Toyosato mayor over bid to demolish school

OTSU, Japan - Wasaburo Ono, mayor of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, speaks to reporters on March 9 after residents in a referendum voted to recall him and have a new mayoral election over an aborted plan to demolish a school building designed by an American architect and designated as a heritage. (Kyodo)

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Referendum set to oust mayor to save art deco building

TOYOSATO, Japan - Hiroshi Ito, a resident of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, looks at a notice Jan. 10. It says the municipal election board accepted his civic group's formal request for a referendum on ousting Mayor Wasaburo Ono, who was pushing for the demolition of a historic school building. (Kyodo)

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Police search historic Shiga school over complaint

OTSU, Japan - Police search the historic Toyosato Elementary School building in the town of Toyosato in Shiga Prefecture on Dec. 25 after receiving a complaint from local residents that the town mayor attempted to demolish the school in violation of a court order. The art deco school, built in 1937, was designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964), who was also a prominent missionary and entrepreneur. (Kyodo)

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(2)Historic school in Shiga Pref. to be preserved

TOYOSATO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 24 shows the 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building in Shiga Prefecture designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964). The school, earmarked for demolition by the town's mayor, is to be preserved.

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(1)Historic school in Shiga Pref. to be preserved

TOYOSATO, Japan - People seeking to preserve the 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building in Shiga Prefecture designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964) rejoice in Toyosato on Dec. 24 after Toyosato Mayor Wasaburo Ono reportedly said he is thinking of preserving the building. Residents of the town have registered their opposition to demolition of the school. (Kyodo)

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(1)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

OTSU, Japan - Two persons representing the residents of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, arrive at the prefectural police headquarters Dec. 24 to file a complaint against town mayor Wasaburo Ono, accusing him of damaging a historic elementary school building after a district court issued an injunction against demolishing the structure. The 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building was designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964). (Kyodo)

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(2)Residents accuse town mayor of damaging historic school

OTSU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 20 shows that guards watching as workers prepare for the demolition of the 65-year-old Toyosato Elementary School building designed by American architect William Merrell Vories (1880-1964). Residents of the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, have registered their opposition to the demolition. (Kyodo)