Souvenir shop opens near Chikugo River Lift Bridge

Souvenir shop opens near Chikugo River Lift Bridge

SAGA, Japan - New souvenir shop Hashi no Eki (Bridge Station) Dorompa opens nears the Chikugo River Lift Bridge in the city of Saga on Feb. 1, 2014. The shop sells local agricultural and marine products among other items.

Staff of new island tourist facility show goods

Staff of new island tourist facility show goods

FUKUOKA, Japan - Staff members of a new tourist facility on Iki island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, show off products as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014. The "Umi-no-eki" or marine station not only sells local specialties and other items but also offers four hands-on programs including fishing and cooking.

New tourist facility opened on southwest Japan island

New tourist facility opened on southwest Japan island

FUKUOKA, Japan - A new tourist facility built on Iki island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is operated mainly by young people as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014. The "Umi-no-eki" or marine station not only sells local specialties and other items but also offers four hands-on programs including fishing and cooking.

2 Kyoto hotels banned from taking customers over quake weakness

2 Kyoto hotels banned from taking customers over quake weakness

KYOTO, Japan - The 11-story, 515-room Apa Hotel Kyoto-Eki-Horikawadori, one of two Kyoto hotels banned by the Kyoto city government on Jan. 25 from taking customers due to their vulnerability to earthquakes. The other hotel is the 10-story, 139-room Apa Villa Hotel Kyoto-Ekimae, which opened in 2004. Apa Hotel Kyoto-Eki-Horikawadori opened in 2005. The city government said construction of the two facilities was based on quakeproof data fabricated by Tamura Mizuochi Sekkei, a building planning firm based in Toyama.

Three D Lab, a manufacturing workshop of the Association for the Attraction of Fuchu University

Three D Lab, a manufacturing workshop of the Association for the Attraction of Fuchu University

The Association for the Attraction of Fuchu University (Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture) has opened the "3D Lab" (photo), a manufacturing workshop on the theme of flying robots (drones), in "Roadside Station Bingo Fuchu" in Fuchu City. Using a subsidy from the city, the workshop is equipped with a 3D printer and desktop machine tools. By providing a place for students and other young people to make things, the city hopes to foster drone developers and increase the interest of citizens. The workshop is about 60 square meters in size, of which about 20 square meters are equipped with two 3D printers, tabletop machine tools, injection molding machines, and 3D scanners. It can be used by up to 20 people. In addition to making things with drones, they also offer workshops to learn how to fly them. (Michi no Eki Bingo Fuchu, Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture, August 9, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

2 Kyoto hotels banned from taking customers over quake weakness

2 Kyoto hotels banned from taking customers over quake weakness

KYOTO, Japan - The 11-story, 515-room Apa Hotel Kyoto-Eki-Horikawadori, one of two Kyoto hotels banned by the Kyoto city government on Jan. 25 from taking customers due to their vulnerability to earthquakes. The other hotel is the 10-story, 139-room Apa Villa Hotel Kyoto-Ekimae, which opened in 2004. Apa Hotel Kyoto-Eki-Horikawadori opened in 2005. The city government said construction of the two facilities was based on quakeproof data fabricated by Tamura Mizuochi Sekkei, a building planning firm based in Toyama. (Kyodo)

Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan

Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan

Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan. The mian image shows Kusunoki Masashige, a 14th-century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo, taking leave of his son at Sakurai-no-Eki before heading off to war. The inset image shows the Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan. Date: 14th century

Photographer publishes Tokyo Station episode book

Photographer publishes Tokyo Station episode book

Railway photographer Naoki Sasaki shows his book on 100 episodes of JR East's Tokyo Station in a file photo taken Jan. 28, 2015. The book is titled "Tokyo-eki 100 Kenbun-roku" (Record of 100 personal experiences regarding Tokyo Station). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Memorial hall for composer Funamura opens at ceremony in Nikko

Memorial hall for composer Funamura opens at ceremony in Nikko

Japanese popular music composer Toru Funamura (R) and veteran "enka" ballad singer Saburo Kitajima attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 27, 2015, to open a memorial hall honoring Funamura on the premises of Michi no Eki (roadside station) in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Memorial hall opens for Japan pop music composer Funamura in Nikko

Memorial hall opens for Japan pop music composer Funamura in Nikko

A memorial hall honoring Japanese popular music composer Toru Funamura is shown to the press on April 21, 2015, on the premises of Michi no Eki (roadside station) Nikko in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. ==Kyodo

Staff of new island tourist facility show goods

Staff of new island tourist facility show goods

FUKUOKA, Japan - Staff members of a new tourist facility on Iki island in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, show off products as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014. The "Umi-no-eki" or marine station not only sells local specialties and other items but also offers four hands-on programs including fishing and cooking. (Kyodo)