They are trying to attract enterprising young people to reinvigorate the village. Satomi Oigawa (left) and village resident Tomiko Kanbe talk on a hillside outside the village center. Kanbe helps ...

The road brought 24-year-old Satomi Oigawa here from Tokyo a year ago after she graduated from college. SATOMI OIGAWA: (Through interpreter) I wanted to be self-sufficient, and they value ...

The excursion takes visitors on a roundtrip train ride on the Oigawa main line between Shin-Kanaya Station and Ieyama Station, with numerous activities to enjoy. Photo: Oigawa Railway Guests ...

One of those smaller companies, Oigawa Denki, an automotive light bulb manufacturer, recently made a surprising pivot — expanding into growing mushrooms. Nearly a decade ago, the company’s ...

In June 2024, Torizuka Akira became Oigawa Railway's new president. With half the line still closed due to typhoon damage, see how the company is striving to recover. Train Dining OHASHI ...

Of the 39.5 km, 20 km, approximately half of the entire Oigawa Main Line, has now been restored.

If you're planning to visit Japan this summer, you might want to check out the Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture, as the railway line has dressed up one of its steam engines as Thomas the Tank ...

You can drive the C11 No. 190 steam locomotive, the first one in this series, through a 39.5 km trip from Kanaya Station to Senzu Station on Oigawa Railway's Oigawa Main Line. Advertisement All ...

The maglev line will go through Shizuoka Prefecture, but the prefectural government has raised concerns that construction work could change the volume of water available along the Oigawa river ...

NANMOKU, Japan — This village sits along a river running through the mountains, surrounded by forests of cedar and bamboo. The once-thriving hamlet was known for its silk, timber and a starchy ...