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New bullet train station in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Joetsu-myoko station in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shown in this photo taken on Aug. 17, 2014, is one of the new station built for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to be operated from March 14, 2015.

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Hometown cheers for Japan's Shimizu in men's team jumping

NIIGATA, Japan - Residents in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, cheer on Feb. 18, 2014, as Reruhi Shimizu from the city takes part in the men's team ski jumping competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia. Japan won the bronze medal in the event.

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Myoko summer ski jumping

MYOKO, Japan - Sara Takanashi (L) and Noriaki Kasai hold their trophies after winning the women's and men's titles at the Myoko summer jump in Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Myoko summer ski jumping

MYOKO, Japan - Photo shows the first jump of Sara Takanashi at the Myoko summer jump in Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2013. Takanashi won the women's title at the event.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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Japan deploys missile interceptors

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Myoko (front) and the Kongo, Aegis destroyers carrying SM-3 missile interceptors, leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012. A total of three Aegis destroyers armed with SM-3 missile interceptors left the port for deployment in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan to intercept a North Korean rocket if it appears to be falling on Japanese territory. North Korea says it plans to launch a rocket carrying an "earth observation satellite" sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.

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(1)Scene from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Workers undertake the improvement of farmland between Pyongyang and Mount Myoko in North Korea. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

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(1)Scene from North Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Workers undertake the improvement of farmland between Pyongyang and Mount Myoko in North Korea. The photo was taken in April 2002. (Kyodo)

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Ex-PM Tanaka's schematic drawing of new bullet train line on display

Hardware store manager Hideaki Yoshikoshi points to former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka's schematic drawing of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line's route in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on March 6, 2015. The line was inaugurated on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-PM Tanaka's schematic drawing of new bullet train line shown

A schematic drawing of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line is shown at a hardware shop in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on March 6, 2015. Former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka drew it in April 1972. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shrine and a pond

This may be Myoko Pond and the Onryo garden of Seizokuin, a subtemple of Enkakuji. Onryo is also called Ichigekitei. Seizokuin was moved from Kenchoji in the early ages. The facade is the Shariden, and the upper tier of the Shariden is done in Irimoya style, and the crossbeam is done in an arch.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐47‐0]

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Woman takes helm of Japanese Aegis destroyer for 1st time

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Capt. Miho Otani inspects the crew of the Myoko Aegis destroyer on Dec. 2, 2019, at the Maizuru Base in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. Otani became the first woman to take the helm of an Aegis destroyer the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman takes helm of Japanese Aegis destroyer for 1st time

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Capt. Miho Otani inspects the crew of the Myoko Aegis destroyer on Dec. 2, 2019, at the Maizuru Base in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. Otani became the first woman to take the helm of an Aegis destroyer the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snowfall continues to hit Sea of Japan coastal areas

A resident removes snow in the city of Myoko, Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 23, 2017. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of heavy snowfall and accumulation in Sea of Japan coastal areas through Jan. 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy snowfall continues to hit Sea of Japan coastal areas

A bus stop is buried deep in snow, with only its top visible (front R), in the city of Myoko, Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 23, 2017. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of heavy snowfall and accumulation in Sea of Japan coastal areas through Jan. 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo