Heisei Chikuho Railway served 3.42 million passengers in the year to March 1993, but that plummeted to 1.25 million in the year to March 2025. Amid financial difficulties, the railway now stands at a crossroads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/japan-kyushu-rural-railway-survival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rail #fukuoka #kyushu #heiseichikuhorailway
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Kagoshima on Kyushu is often compared with its Italian sister city Naples due to a similarly mild climate, relatively hot-tempered inhabitants and the presence of Mt. Sakurajima, an active volcano.
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Mt. Sakurajima volcano doing its thing, as seen from downtown Kagoshima, Japan.
Wedding procession at Terukuni Shrine in Kagoshima, Japan.
On the ferry to Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima, Japan.
View through a narrow alley in Kagoshima, Japan.
Good morning from Japan!
Kagoshima on Kyushu is often compared with its Italian sister city Naples due to a similarly mild climate, relatively hot-tempered inhabitants and the presence of Mt. Sakurajima, an active volcano.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #kyushu #kagoshima #photographersofmastodon #japanlife #volcano
Mt. Sakurajima volcano doing its thing, as seen from downtown Kagoshima, Japan.
Wedding procession at Terukuni Shrine in Kagoshima, Japan.
On the ferry to Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima, Japan.
View through a narrow alley in Kagoshima, Japan.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the city of Tamana and the town of Nagasu in Kumamoto Prefecture at 12:20 a.m. on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/japan/rain-emergency-kumamoto-kyushu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #floods #kyushu
The Meteorological Agency warned of landslides, river flooding and inundation in low-lying areas of Fukuoka Prefecture on Sunday as heavy rain continued in the Kyushu region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/10/japan/japan-heavy-rain-kyushu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #floods #landslides
Nissan will wind down production at its local Oppama plant as the struggling Japanese carmaker seeks to reduce costs and capacity as part of a broader restructuring effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/15/companies/nissan-close-oppama-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nissan #oppama #kyushu #carmakers #corporategovernance
Japan's rainy season ended at the earliest date on record in the western regions as climate change makes global weather patterns less predictable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/rainy-season-ends-in-western-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rainyseason #meteorologicalagency #kyoto #kyushu