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The Shigaraki Kogen Railway between Kibukawa and Shigaraki Stations is a single railway.
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On the morning of May 14, 1991, a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train bound for Kibukawa collided head on with a special JR West train traveling from Kyoto to Shigaraki.The accident occurred May 14, 1991, when an SKR train collided head-on with a JR West train in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, leaving 42 people, including five SKR employees, dead and 614 injured.
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Forty-two people died, and over 600 were injured. The JR West train was packed with people heading to Shigaraki for the World Ceramic Festival. The front cars of the two trains formed an upside-down V.
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The accident was due to a train signal mixup and human error.
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Another place to visit in Shigaraki.
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Resembling a pair of praying hands, the train accident memorial is right next to the railway track.
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Stone plaque with the names of the 42 fatalities, including five employees of Shiga Kogen (Highland) Railways (SKR).
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JR trains no longer run to Shigaraki directly.
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Memorial for Safety
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The memorial is a short walk from Shigarakigushi Station.
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Art work on a vending machine.
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