What the records say
- When
- 5 Jul 1949
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 35.76° N, 139.81° E
- Description
- train wreck
- Deaths
- 1
Shimoyama incident
Unsolved mystery involving train wreck in Tokyo, Japan
The Shimoyama incident was the disappearance and death of Sadanori Shimoyama, the first president of Japanese National Railways (JNR), in Tokyo, Japan, on 5 July 1949. The following day, his body was discovered on the Jōban Line in Adachi.
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