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Otsu Prince and Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋50 views
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I dropped by in late Nov. 2016 to check it out.50 views
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Convenience store inside the station.50 views
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Renovated Otsu Station50 views
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Taxi at Otsu Station50 views
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Menu for The Calendar.50 views
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The building’s biggest and most dramatic change is upstairs on the 2nd floor. 50 viewsIt’s where they have “The Calendar,” a unique combination of different and almost seamless spaces for a restaurant, cafe, bar, open-air rooftop terrace (barbecue and beer garden), bookshelves selling books, 60-bed capsule hotel, and even a ping-pong table.
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Not much of a view though.50 views
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Beautiful urinals50 views
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Some inspiration while you do your business.50 views
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Tea house50 views
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Floor plan50 views
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The main boat type used was the "knuckle four," a boat developed in Japan for stability rather than speed. Good for beginners.49 views
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Kita Hira beach for kids.49 views
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JR Hira Station on the Kosei Line49 views
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JR Shiga Station on the Kosei Line.49 views
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Gallery Karahashi is a fine-art rental gallery near Seta Karahashi Bridge ギャラリー唐橋49 views
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Turnstile area is nice and new.49 views
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The station building is now named “Vierra Otsu” (ビエラ大津).49 viewsAccording to the building’s developer, JR West Real Estate & Development Co., the word “Vierra” was created with the Spanish words “vida” (life) and “tierra” (land or earth), so it supposed to mean
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Before renovation.49 views
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Bookshelves of books for sale. Couldn’t find any books about Otsu.49 views
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Ogoto Onsen Station platform has a nice view of the lake.49 views
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Ogoto Onsen Station turnstile.49 views
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Biwako Bunka Park or Bunka Zone, featuring a Japanese garden, the Museum of Modern Art, and Shiga Prefectural Library.49 views
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Plum blossoms49 views
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Current exhibitions.49 views
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Nagisa Terrace49 views
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1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning teams received a trophy, certificate, and Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD. The CD was donated by Philbert Ono.48 views
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JR Kosei Line near Hira.48 views
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Sailboats on Lake Biwa48 views
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Karahashi-mae Station on the Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line is the closest station to Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.48 views
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Miidera Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line is the closest station to Miidera temple (and Lake Biwa Canal).48 views
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Nagisa Terrace is a few cafes and shops along the lakefront in Otsu.48 views
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Kita Hira beach47 views
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Nagisa Terrace47 views
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Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge with the new paint job in 2012.46 views
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My lunch: Daily special (hi-gawari lunch) served 11 am–2:30 pm for ¥850 includes soup, rice or bread, and the drink bar (coffee, tea, juices).46 views
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Ground floor with ATMs on the left and the entrance to The Calendar.45 views
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Shiga Prefecture flag on the bow.42 views
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Lots of Shiga people have fond memories of this old Uminoko Floating School. 42 views
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The new Uminoko's design motif is also similar to the old one. Looks good. For overnight cruises, maximum capacity is 180 kids and 43 adult staff.41 views
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Miidera Station platform.41 views
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Miidera Station platform.41 views
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Wish they offered Uminoko study cruises for the public too.40 views
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Old Uminoko is shorter than the new one.40 views
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This is the new Uminoko Floating School ship a few weeks before she started service in June 2018. Costing ¥3 billion, the new Uminoko Biwako Floating School ship's major improvements include 4 decks (plus basement), electric propulsion, & wirele39 views
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When they were trying to give the new ship a name, they decided to keep the old name. Wise choice. It's a perfect name.39 views
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Hope someday they will allow the public to tour inside the new Uminoko.39 views
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Having more decks, the new Uminoko has a higher profile than the old Uminoko. The ship is 65 meters long, 12 meters wide.38 views
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This is the old Uminoko right after it was retired in March 2018. At Otsu Port.38 views
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The bridge.37 views
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Bye-bye old Uminoko! You did very well!37 views
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Equipment truck and The End. Official marathon site: http://www.lakebiwa-marathon.com/37 views2018 race results: http://www.lakebiwa-marathon.com/history_e.cgi?biwako_73rd
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"Uminiko" means "Child of the Lake," a phrase made famous by the rowing song, "Biwako Shuko no Uta."36 views
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Interior layout is similar to the old Uminoko with faculty quarters on the basement deck, dining hall on 1st deck, activity rooms on 2nd deck, plus a large room on the 3rd deck.36 views
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My tribute photos for this original Uminoko.36 views
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The bridge of the old Uminoko.36 views
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They first ran a lap around the stadium track.36 views
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NHK TV truck tracking the top Japanese runners.32 views
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The marathon's lead and end police cars.31 views
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Macharia NDIRANGU (left) and Albert KORIR.31 views
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Police vehicles to be used for the marathon.30 views
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The runners start walking to the start line.30 views
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The elite runners are on the front line.30 views
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After 55 sec., runners at the 73rd Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon at Ojiyama Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.30 views
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Ride for runners.30 views
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Trucks for marathon staff and logistics.29 views
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Ojiyama Stadium bleachers. No reserved seating.29 views
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And they are off!! Good luck to them all!!29 views
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About 90 min. later, I went to the Lake Biwa Canal here to watch the runners again. This is a few km before the finish.29 views
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Bus to pick up runners.29 views
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Two police motorcycles lead the way for the leading runners.29 views
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I stayed and watched the remaining runners.29 views
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End police car.29 views
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Police motorcycles for the marathon.28 views
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Ojiyama Stadium's exit and entry gate for the runners.28 views
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They paused here first.28 views
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Runners pass by Otsu Mayor Naomi Koshi (standing in red) after she fired the starting gun at the 73rd Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on March 4, 2018.28 views
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Runners at the 73rd Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon leaving Ojiyama Stadium.28 views
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Police cars.28 views
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Lead police car.28 views
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The leaders were two Kenyans, Macharia NDIRANGU (left) and Albert KORIR at Lake Biwa Canal a few km before the finish.28 viewsNo. 8 Jake Robertson (New Zealand) is close behind.
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No. 5 Daniele Meucci at Lake Biwa Marathin in 2018.28 views
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TV cameraman on motorcycle covering marathon runners.28 views
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The Biwako Marathon or Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon is held annually in March in Otsu. It starts (at 12:30 pm) and finishes at Ojiyama Stadium in central Otsu, near Otsu Shiyakusho-mae Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line. 27 viewsKnown as one of Japan'a major marathons for top male runners, the Lake Biwa Marathin's 42.195 km course goes along the lake shore and Seta River. The terrain is mostly flat. Before the start of the marathon, there are PR booths near the stadium entrance.
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Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu.27 views
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Runners walking to the start line as the starting time of 12:30 pm approaches.27 views
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Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon runners start running after Otsu Mayor Naomi Koshi (in red on the far right) fires the starting pistol at 12:30 pm.27 views
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One hour and 49 min. has passed, according to the official timekeeper.27 views
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No. 270 NAKAMURA Shogo (中村匠吾) came in 7th at 2:10'51".27 views
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The last marathon runner followed by the tailing police car and staff vehicles. I later watched the marathon on my video recorder.27 views
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PR for Expo 2025 in candidate city Osaka. (Osaka won the bid to host Expo 2025.)26 views
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Ojiyama Stadium has served as the start and finish line for the Biwako Mainichi Marathon since 1965.26 views
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Runners at the 2018 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon.26 views
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Not much of a crowd. No cosplayer runners. This is a serious marathon for elite runners.26 views
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Pickup van for runners.26 views
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Stats for the top runners in the 73rd Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2018.25 views
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Biwako Mainichi Marathon runners at the start line in Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga.25 views
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NHK TV broadcasts the marathon live nationwide.25 views
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Macharia NDIRANGU (left) and Albert KORIR leading the 73rd Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2018.25 views
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Leg cramps perhaps...25 views
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Another mascot.24 views
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PR for National Sports Festival of Japan to be held in Shiga in 2024.23 views
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Abebe Bikila, the legendary marathon gold medalist of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, ran and won the marathon in Shiga in 1965.23 views
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Uminoko Curry had pork cutlet, rice, and somewhat sweet, mild curry.20 views
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In late Jan. 2021, Uminoko Curry was sold by 7-11 only in Shiga for three weeks. It used the same recipe as the curry served on the Uminoko Floating School.20 views
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