Most viewed - Maibara 米原市 |
Sumo wrestler's hairstyle.575 views
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Held only once every 5 years, the Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Dance was held on Oct. 3, 2010 in Ueno, a small neighborhood at the foot of Mt. Ibuki. 506 views
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Asahi Honen Taiko Odori dancers and Mt. Ibuki in Maibara, Shiga.467 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple's three-story pagoda in Maibara, Shiga.465 views
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Due to financial reasons, the Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Drum Dance is held only once every 5 years. I went to see it on Sept. 23, 2009. MAP451 views
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Green Park Santo was the site for the Ozumo Maibara Basho or Maibara Exhibition Sumo Tournament on Oct. 17, 2008. It was nice sunny day. Banners with the name of famous sumo wrestlers (rikishi) were up. グリーンパーク山東392 views
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Maibara Basho sumo booklet.392 views
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Takamisakari swings around the helpless young boy.349 views
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Baruto from Estonia and Tochinoshin from Georgia chat with each other (probably in Russian).344 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki 大関琴光喜336 views
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Kisenosato signs autographs. He's quite popular with the ladies.334 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki332 views
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Baruto also flies the kid around.331 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai says, "Sorry, no time for more autographs."312 views
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Finally, Yokozuna Hakuho appears. At first, his tsukebito attendants declined autographs. But when a lady following him asked for an autograph, he stopped and said okay.304 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai303 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai303 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai 大関千代大海296 views
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Baruto shares a laugh. 296 views
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Maibara Station is a major transfer point for the Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line, and shinkansen bullet train. From this station, you can go on to Kyoto (or Tokyo in the east) in the west or to Fukui, Kanazawa, and Toyama up north.294 views
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A large crowd instantly formed around Hakuho.291 views
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From Kashiwabara-juku, heading toward Samegai-juku.288 views
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Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance 2010 video.288 views
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Baruto signs autographs. This is something we cannot do during official sumo tournaments.286 views
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Mt. Ibuki and Mishima Pond, Maibara, Shiga Pref.286 views
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Rikishi waiting his turn to go in.284 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho and his yokozuna rope belt.284 views
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Homasho had very smooth skin.278 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki signs autographs.276 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho rests until it's time for his dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. Behind is Mt. Ibuki.274 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho waits to enter the sumo ring.272 views
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Bamba-juku (Banba-juku) does not have any train stations within walking distance. The closest is Maibara and Samegai Stations. Buses and taxi available. From Samegai, go on Route 21 until you reach this intersection (3 km from Bamba) where you turn left.267 views
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Heart of tulips261 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho's yokozuna rope is held by his attendant wearing white gloves.261 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple (Seiryuji Tokugen-in) is a pleasant 20-min. walk from JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line. In April, it is noted for cherry blossoms. You will also see these cherry trees next to Kashiwabara Junior High School on the way.261 views
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Takamisakari carried a little boy (crying) from Maibara during the ring-entering ceremony.259 views
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Baruto flashes the peace sign to a photographer.259 views
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To see the Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri, get out the east side of JR Maibara Station. Yutani Shrine and the hikiyama floats will be near the foot of the hill straight ahead.257 views
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Hakuho won253 views
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The Shiranui style has both arms extended outward when going up. 横綱白鵬 不知火型の土俵入り252 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. 横綱白鵬252 views
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Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga.251 views
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Sports Recreation Shiga 2008 was held in Shiga during Oct. 18-21, 2008. Various sports tournaments were held all around Shiga. The aerobics competition was held in Maibara. Maibara Station had this sign.247 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai works out.247 views
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After it ended, the wrestlers rode on these buses. The next stop was Kyoto. Their autumn exhibition tour lasting till Oct. 26 would then take them to Tokushima, Kochi, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi Prefectures.247 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki246 views
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Yumitorishiki 弓取式246 views
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Santo-cho manhole with Mishima Pond ducks and fireflies. Maibara, Shiga Pref.240 views
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Girl with nabe-kanmuri helmet, Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri, Maibara, Shiga Pref. Known as one of Shiga's more unusual festivals.237 views
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JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line and Mt. Ibuki. Kashiwabara is about 15 min. from Maibara Station.237 views
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If you ride the Tokaido Line train between Maibara and Samegai Stations and look out the window in the north, you might notice this low hill called Hinade-yama.231 viewsNear JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line) in former Omi-cho town is Mt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holding an annual sumo festival on the third Mon. of Sept. It features mainly children's sumo and a sumo jinku dance by about 16 men.
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Samegai tulips, Maibara, Shiga230 views
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Sign to city hall with misspelled word. "Distract" should be "District."228 views
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Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri procession held on May 3 by Chikuma Shrine, Maibara, Shiga Pref.225 views
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Odori dance in Maibara, Shiga.211 views
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My video of Maibara Hikiyama Festival 2010210 viewsMaihara Hikiyama Matsuri is held annually on the three-day weekend in Oct. around the 10th (Sports Day, a national holiday). Sunday is the main day.
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Lake Biwa shore. If you leave Maibara Station and head straight for the lake, this is what you will see.206 views
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They are carried on the shoulders of a man to a waiting car.196 views
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This air-conditioned waiting room for regular trains was renovated finally by 2011.195 views
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Asahi Honen Taiko Odori dance in Maibara, Shiga.192 views
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Two sumo wrestlers near the gate greeted spectators. The sumo contingent's stop in Maibara was part of their autumn exhibition tour. The day before, they were in Noto, Ishikawa Pref.190 views
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The same men perform the ring-entering ceremony for the east side. There were about 20 men.188 views
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Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga.186 views
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Sakata Shinmeigu Shrine, near JR Sakata Station on the Hokuriku Line. The site of the annual Yakko-buri Procession held on April 29. I saw it in 2010. MAP183 views
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Sakata Shinmeigu Shrine Yakko-buri, Maibara, Shiga183 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai works out and gives a great photo op.181 views
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Camellias and Mt. Ibuki, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture.178 views
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The float is about 5.6 meters high. Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga. 壽山177 views
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Sanyaku wrestlers: Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, and Kotooshu.176 views
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Poster for the Suijo taiko dance.172 views
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Waiting room on the platform. It had peeling paint.172 views
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Bamba Chutaro Jizo-son statue, based on a character in the novel "Mabuta-no-Haha" 瞼の母 by Hasegawa Shin (1884-1963) 長谷川伸. 番場忠太郎171 views
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This is the Shiranui style with two loops in the back. The rope has a wire core to stiffen the rope. 横綱白鵬 不知火型171 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki signs autographs.169 views
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A frozen Mishima Pond (Mishima-Ike) and Mt. Ibuki in winter. The pond is small, but quite picturesque with Mt. Ibuki in the background. MAP169 views
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Later, the top division Makunouchi wrestlers started practice. They wear white mawashi belts.168 views
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Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance, Maibara, Shiga.168 views
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But the scenery is great atop Mt. Ibuki in summer. 東遊歩道167 views
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Miyabiyama stands near the entrance gate to sign autographs.167 views
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Hanamichi to the sumo ring167 views
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Push-ups165 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki, the last bout of the day.164 views
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Ozeki Kaio163 views
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Takamisakari wins. He declined to sign any autographs, and just ran back to the dressing room. He must be tired of being mobbed all the time.162 views
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Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture.162 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho signs autographs. Unfortunately, Yokozuna Asashoryu was in Mongolia recovering from an injury.161 views
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Demonstration of putting on the yokozuna rope belt on Yokozuna Hakuho.161 views
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Statue of Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo and Chiyo near Sakata Station in Maibara, Shiga. Unveiled on May 7, 2005. 「なでしこ」山内一豊と千代161 views
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A stone found in a river bank. Since it has a hole, it is thought to be a foundation stone for a building's pillar.158 views
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Picture-taking with Maibara mayor.157 views
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Old corridor of Maibara Station being dismantled.156 views
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A comedic sumo called shokkiri. 初切154 views
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Mishima Pond, Maibara, Shiga.154 views
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Mishima Pond, Maibara, Shiga.154 views
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Miyabiyama sits in a spectator seat as he waits his turn.153 views
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Cutouts for you face.153 views
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This says "Tadaima" or "I'm home."153 views
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Shrine maidens also danced.152 views
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Upsy daisy151 views
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Takamisakari151 views
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Maibara Mayor Michio Hirao greets the crowd. If he were a woman, he would not be allowed to stand in the sumo ring. 151 views
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First the lower ranking Makushita wrestlers practiced on the ring.150 views
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Group photo of the kids.150 views
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Outside the tent arena was a grassy area where the rikishi warmed up. About 160 rikishi were in the tournament.148 views
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Singing sumo jinku songs. 相撲甚句148 views
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Taiko drumming demonstration. 檜太鼓打分け148 views
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Chiyotaikai and kid147 views
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Zabuton cushions with "Maibara Basho" imprinted were also sold for 1100 yen.146 views
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Baruto146 views
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Rengeji Hondo Hall, Banba-juku, Maibara, Shiga. Quite a few emperors favored this temple. The 95th Emperor Hanazono (1297-1348) gave the temple an Imperial sanction to receive Imperial prayers. Hence, the temple's Imperial crest. 蓮華寺145 views
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Maibara basho zabuton cushions145 views
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About 1,800 people attended the sumo tournament.145 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.145 views
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Around 21 kids from Shiga got to push around these rikishi.144 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho and his yokozuna rope to be put around him by his attendants.144 views
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Makunouchi dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony on the west side.144 views
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Inside Rengeji Hondo Hall, main altar at the center. There are two figures: Amida Nyorai and Shaka Nyorai. Jodo-shu Buddhist sect. 蓮華寺 本堂143 views
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Naotaka Shrine, dedicated to Lord Ii Naotaka, the third lord of Hikone Castle. 直孝神社143 views
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Arch to the sumo arena. 大相撲米原場所143 views
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My YouTube video of the Yakko-buri Procession in 2010.143 views
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Yaito udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Yaito is moxa. The red dot (red ginger) is the burning flame.143 views
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Baruto and kid.139 views
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The sumo arena was under a large tent. The ground was covered by a blue, vinyl tarp.138 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki138 views
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In the end, the kid pushed out Takamisakari.137 views
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Ha-ha, I pushed you out...137 views
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Up you go...136 views
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The sumo festival started at 1 pm. They had kids and men on both sides of the sumo ring.134 views
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Bamba-juku monument133 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple's three-story pagoda133 views
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Banners above written with "Maibara Basho" and "Full House." It actually wasn't sold out.133 views
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Mt. Ibuki in the background.130 views
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Hinade Shrine is dedicated to a god called Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto and Okinaga-sukuneo. 少毘古名命(すくなひこなのみこと)・息長宿禰王(おきながすくねおう)MAP130 views
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高見盛129 views
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Lake Biwa shore128 views
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Kannonji temple Hondo main hall in Maibara, Shiga. Ishida Mitsunari was suppsedly a young monk here where he met Toyotomi Hideyoshi.128 views
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Kotooshu126 views
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Entrance to Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). Established in 1878 and operated by Shiga Prefecture, the Samegai Trout Farm is Asia's largest trout farm with many trout ponds. 醒井養鱒場124 viewsFrom JR Samegai Station, it's a one-hour walk.
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Tosanoumi124 views
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Comedic sumo. It actually takes quite a bit of practice to put on comedic sumo, another thing we don't normally see during regular tournaments.123 views
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Hotaru (firefly) udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Firefly made of eggplant with the light from an egg slice.123 views
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Pulling it tight.121 views
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Then the children's sumo matches. Boys only, no girls. This was the main highlight and crowd pleaser.121 views
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Snowcapped Mt. Ibuki and Mishima Pond in winter in Maibara.119 views
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Paragliders. There is a paragliding school on the 3rd station where anyone can take a daylong or half-day paragliding lesson.119 views
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This is something we don't seeing during regular grand sumo tournaments held every other month in Tokyo (3 times), Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.119 views
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He faced all four directions before stepping down from the ring.119 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine in Asahi, Maibara. The Asahi Honen Taiko Odori is supposed to be performed at Oka Shrine, but they perform it here on Oct. 4. MAP119 views
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Baruto practicing.118 views
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At 11 am, it was sumo with the little kids. Here's Takamisakari. 人気力士とちびっ子の稽古118 views
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Sumo souvenirs116 views
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Kisenosato116 views
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Bus and taxi stops at Maibara Station's west exit. On this side of the station, you'll find Heiwado department store and the Maibara City Hall. MAP116 views
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Mt. Ibuki or Ibukiyama is Shiga Prefecture's tallest mountain at 1,377 meters as well as one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. It is well-known for the legend of Yamato Takeru and 1,200 species of wild flowers and plant life.116 views
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View from Kiyotaki Jinja Shrine115 views
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From 11:40 am, sumo matches began. Started with the Makushita wrestlers. (Notice their black mawashi belt.)115 views
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Sumo tournament winners.115 views
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Uneven match.115 views
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Ibukiyama Driveway toll road going to Mt. Ibuki summit. 伊吹山ドライブウェイ114 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki practicing.114 views
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Aerobics team from Hiroshima.113 views
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Ozeki113 views
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A relaxing day at sumo. Notice the seat numbers written on the vinyl sheet. Four seats per "box" called masu-seki.112 views
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Makushita match112 views
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Now the top-division Makunouchi wrestlers start to fight. The judges enter. This is former Ozeki Kirishima.112 views
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Kokkai (left)112 views
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Sunset on snowy Mt. Ibuki in winter at the 2nd station.111 views
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West side111 views
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Chiyotaikai and Kotooshu111 views
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They performed for about an hour and ended at around 4:15 pm. They were scheduled to end at 3:30 pm. Suijo is lucky to have such a great spectacle of a festival.111 views
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One benefit of exhibition tournaments is that the rikishi are able to practice with different wrestlers from different stables.110 views
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Makunouchi dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.110 views
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The winners received various household and kitchen goods like towels, pillows, toaster, etc.110 views
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Rice paddy110 views
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Referee109 views
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JR Maibara Station with a Spo-rec welcome banner.108 views
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Sanyaku (top three ranking wrestlers) wrestlers: Ama, Hakuho, and Kaio.108 views
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Lake Biwa107 views
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Day's bouts.107 views
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Baruto is a big guy. He's Ozeki material. (Currently Komusubi.)107 views
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Kaio vs. Kotooshu107 views
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Mt. Ibuki and Mishima Pond cherry blossoms.107 views
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Snowcapped Mt. Ibuki and half-frozen Mishima Pond in winter.106 views
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Ama is the winner. In Nov. 2008, he was promoted to Ozeki and was renamed Harumafuji.106 views
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The children's sumo were based on age. And they got older.106 views
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Masu trout sushi at Mimasu in Samegai Trout Farm, Shiga Prefecture.106 views
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Snow on Mt. Ibuki and Lake Biwa as seen from the ski lift to the 3rd station.105 views
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Gate to the sumo arena. The gate opened at 8 am. The last exhibition sumo tournament held in Shiga was in 1999 in Nagahama Dome.105 views
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Dohyo-iri Ring-entering ceremony by Juryo wrestlers on the west side.105 views
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Now the Yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.105 views
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Inside the sumo arena. It was pretty full. 105 views
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Note that this taiko dance will be canceled if it rains.105 views
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Driver's cabin104 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.104 views
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My YouTube video of the Hinade Shrine Sumo Odori Dance.104 viewsMt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holds an annual sumo festival on the third Mon. of Sept. It features mainly children's sumo and a sumo jinku dance by about 16 men. Near JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line).
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Shrine grounds where the taiko drum dance is performed103 views
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Boxing103 views
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At around 1 pm, the Ring-entering ceremony by Juryo wrestlers on the east side. 十両土俵入り103 views
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At around 1:30 pm, the Makunouchi dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony is held. This is the east side.103 views
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