 Most viewed - Ritto 栗東市 |
Symbol of Ritto and Ritto Station284 views
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Entrance road to JRA (Japan Racing Association) Ritto Training Center. MAP193 views
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Hi horsey!164 views
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Free gift given at the end of the tour: Pen, stapler, and ruler set. Very interesting tour even though you don't see any horses running on the track. (That's Wednesday's early morning tour.)151 views
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Map of Ritto Training Center. Horse stables dominate the area.146 views
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Staff living quarters142 views
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Practice horse track at JRA Ritto Training Center in Ritto.139 views
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Horse stables, newly constructed.130 views
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Uphill training course with wood chips. 坂路調教馬場128 views
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Kachidoki (Victory) Bridge with race horse motif.125 views
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Unloaded a horse after a race. Horse trucks often arrived. One truck usually holds up to four horses.125 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone in Ritto.124 views
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The training track consists of several different tracks with grass, dirt, or wood chips.123 views
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Horse stable model123 views
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Horse stables.120 views
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Ritto Station. MAP119 views
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Inside Ritto Station and sign celebrating the decision to build a shinkansen station in Ritto. Celebration has been muted after the new governor was elected in July 2006.119 views
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Practice track119 views
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Starting gates. The left gate has the largest width for beginner horses until they can get used to the narrow gates on the right. Some horses refuse to leave the gate.118 views
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Nice view of uphill training course. The wood chips, which eventually wear out, are replaced once a year.118 views
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Horse stables.118 views
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Ritto Archaeological Center right next to the Wada Tumuli. 栗東市出土文化財センター118 views
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Wada Tumuli is the group of nine small tumuli in Ritto. 和田古墳群 MAP118 views
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Uphill training course with observation building. The wood chips are soft, making the horse less prone to injury.117 views
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Unusual horse with a white face.117 views
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Starting gate training ground.114 views
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The left profile is brown.113 views
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What the horse sees inside the narrow starting gate.112 views
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Inside the observation building's press room.112 views
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Swimming pool for horses. There is a circular pool and straight and narrow pools.112 views
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This one is named Meisho Ittetsu. メイショウ イッテツ112 views
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Horse stables.111 views
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Water fountain in front of Ritto Station110 views
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Horses in stable.110 views
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Site of Okamura Castle 岡村城跡110 views
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Horse feed, mainly grain. No meats.108 views
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Recycling truck107 views
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24-hour strict security in place. Since 1969, the government-run Japan Racing Association (JRA) has trained jockeys and race horses in Ritto. It offers free tours of this large, impressive facility on Sunday afternoons and early Wednesday mornings.107 views
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No need to say giddy-up.107 views
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View of track from press room.106 views
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Recycling truck104 views
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Mt. Anyoji from afar looks like a tumulus.104 views
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Washing a horse with warrm water.103 views
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Ritto History Museum, accessible by bus from Kusatsu Station. 栗東歴史民俗博物館 MAP103 views
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Horse ride.102 views
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Horse stables.100 views
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Bridge sidewalk.99 views
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Welcome to the JRA office, where the free 90 min. (1 pm - 2:30 pm) tour starts. (Reservations by phone required.)98 views
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The tumuli in Ritto are estimated to have been built during the 6th to 7th centuries.98 views
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地山古墳93 views
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Power line tower on Mt. Anyoji93 views
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Hoof marks on sand.92 views
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How jewelry was worn.92 views
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Starting gate on training track.91 views
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Site of the proposed shinkansen station in Ritto. Not exacttly convenient.90 views
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Kachidoki Bridge90 views
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Horse ride with a guide guiding the horse.88 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.87 views
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The tour includes a ride on a retired race horse.86 views
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Workers restore unearthed artifacts.86 views
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Dedicated to Susano-O no Mikoto, Daiho Shrine is a short walk from JR Ritto Station. Main torii. MAP79 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).79 views
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Tumulus No. 579 views
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Side torii78 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.78 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.78 views
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Nature trail into bamboo forest.77 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji 安養寺山77 views
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Beads76 views
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Path to shrine75 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.75 views
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Many items found in and around the tumuli.75 views
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In front of Tehara Station.75 views
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Kuri-chan bus in front of Tehara Station.74 views
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Tehara Station on the JR Kustatsu Line. 手原駅 MAP74 views
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Tumulus No. 1 at the top of the slope.73 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji.71 views
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Bus stop in front of city hall with the timetable torn off.70 views
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Sign in front of Ritto City Hall70 views
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Gate68 views
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Path back to Ritto Station68 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター67 views
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Another Kuri-chan bus.67 views
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Earrings66 views
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Another broken sign.66 views
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Ritto City Hall. MAP66 views
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Main shrine64 views
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Statue for crossing the street safely.63 views
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Most of the tumuli are just dirt mounds with no chamber opened for inspection.62 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター62 views
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Ritto manhhole60 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji. Marvelous view if it weren't for the trees...59 views
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View Hira mountains from Mt. Anyoji.59 views
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The archeological museum and tumuli on right, at the foot of My. Anyoji.57 views
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Main shrine56 views
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Sumo ring within shrine grounds55 views
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Mt. Anyoji trail sign totally illegible. No map on the mountain to tell you where ypu are either.55 views
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Ritto History Museum, stone buddha replica. 栗東歴史民俗博物館54 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji.54 views
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Small shrine54 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.52 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館50 views
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Nature trail49 views
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Display of different rocks.48 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.47 views
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Entrance to Ritto Nature Observation Forest. 栗東自然観察の森 MAP47 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.46 views
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Inside Nature Center. Many nature exhibits.46 views
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Nature Center, also serves as a birdwatching station and nature classroom (mainly for kids).46 views
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Reading room.46 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館45 views
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Stuffed boar.45 views
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Nature trail45 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館44 views
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Ritto History Museum's buddha statues 栗東歴史民俗博物館41 views
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