National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Jul 1, 2017
Japan Times 1992: 'Oita village sells itself as "Twen Peaks" '
by Elliott Samuels
The tiny village of Maetsue, Oita Prefecture, and Kyushu Japan Railway Co. are riding on the bandwagon of the popular U.S. television series “Twin Peaks,” asserting that the local scenery closely resembles the fictional American town.