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JR Hokkaidos Yubari Line Reaches End Of 127-Year Journey

YUBARI, Hokkaido--A railway line that operated during the dramatic rise and stunning fall of a coal-mining city closed for good on March 31 after 127 years in service. Railway buffs and residents waved yellow handkerchiefs and penlights to bid farewell when the final train sounded a whistle and departed Yubari Station at 7:34 p.m. on Hokkaido Railway Co.s Yubari branch line. Yubari is the main location in the 1977 film The Yellow Handkerchief, directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Ken Takakura.
YUBARI, Hokkaido--A railway line that operated during the dramatic rise and stunning fall of a coal-mining city closed for good on March 31 after 127 years in service. Railway buffs and residents waved yellow handkerchiefs and penlights to bid farewell when the final train sounded a whistle and departed Yubari Station at 7:34 p.m. on Hokkaido Railway Co.s Yubari branch line. Yubari is the main location in the 1977 film The Yellow Handkerchief, directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Ken Takakura.
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Editorial #:
1139615616
Collection:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
March 31, 2019
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Rights-ready
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Clip length:
00:01:14:17
Location:
Yubari, Japan
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Object name:
20190331yubari.mov