Retro Japan in Photos: JR Mojiko Station built in 1914 in city of Kitakyushu

The JR Mojiko Station building is lit up in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

The JR Mojiko Station building in a symmetric Neo-Renaissance style is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on June 2, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

Faucets that have been in use since the opening of then Moji Station, present-day JR Mojiko Station, are seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

JR Mojiko Station's platform covered with a wooden roof is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. Rails for trains are used as the beams above the platform. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

The JR Mojiko Station building's large clock, installed in 1918, is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

Restored ticket counters are seen at JR Mojiko Station in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

A swallow and its chicks are seen under the eaves of the JR Mojiko Station building in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

Ticket gates are seen at JR Mojiko Station in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. The station used to be the starting point of railway lines in the Kyushu region, and there are many historic buildings around it, making the area a tourist spot. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

JR Mojiko Station is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. The station used to be the starting point of railway lines in the Kyushu region, and there are many historic buildings around it, making the area a tourist spot. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

A 0-milepost erected at JR Mojiko Station to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the predecessor station's opening is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. The station used to be the starting point of railway lines in the Kyushu region. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

A hand-washing station that has remained the same since the opening of the predecessor to JR Mojiko Station is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on May 29, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)

The JR Mojiko Station building's large clock, installed in 1918, is seen in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward on June 2, 2020. (Mainichi/Osamu Sukagawa)