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"BANG, BANG!!" Those guns are really loud. Even with my earplugs (tissue wads), it shook me and I could feel the shockwaves.43 views
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列43 views
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.43 views
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Not much is left except for a few markers indicating the location of the Waki Honjin, Honjin, and other features. 43 viewsTenmangu Shrine and Kano Castle's stone walls are the major sights.
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Entrance to Kano Tenmangu Shrine. 加納天満宮43 views
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Former Kano Town Hall. 旧加納町役場43 views
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Chiyo, another native of Shiga, was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.42 views
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.42 views
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.42 views
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Nakasendo Road in Kano-juku.42 views
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Marker for Kano-juku's Waki Honjin. 脇本陣42 views
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Kano Tenmangu Shrine's Haiden worship hall. 拝殿42 views
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列41 views
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Chacha, the oldest Azai sister who at age 19 became 51-year-old Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine.41 views
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Marker for Kano-juku's Waki Honjin. 脇本陣41 views
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About Princess Kazunomiya's poem and monument.41 views
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Way to Kano Tenmangu Shrine. 41 views
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Kano Tenmangu Shrine. 41 views
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Kano Tenmangu Shrine worships Tenjin, aka Sugawara no Michizane, the god of scholarly learning. This is the Honden hall. 本殿 41 views
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Marker for a gate at Kano Castle.41 views
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Kano Castle stone walls.41 views
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Flags of Gifu's sister cities.40 views
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Go, the youngest Azai sister, married the second Tokugawa shogun Hidetada and gave birth to Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun. The Azai sisters are perhaps Japan's most famous trio of sisters.40 views
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Saito Dosan who was once Gifu Castle lord. 斎藤道三40 views
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.40 views
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo40 views
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Flea market at a small park. 金公園、金公園噴水前広場40 views
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Gifu University Wind Ensemble perform on a narrow street.40 views
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Nobunaga's golden statue at JR Gifu Station.40 views
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Marker for Kano-juku's Honjin where Princess Kazunomiya once stayed on Oct. 26, 1861 on her way from Kyoto to Edo to marry Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi. 本陣40 views
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Kano Castle as it looked originally on a map. All the moats were later filled in. 加納城40 views
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About Kano Castle's Honmaru stone foundation built in the early 1600s.40 views
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This year, Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka. Nobunaga is one of Japan's most famous historical figures who started the unification of Japan's warring states in the 16th century. Gifu city really plays up Nobunaga as a hero and to39 views
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Nobunaga's sister Oichi who married Azai Nagamasa and gave birth to three famous daughters in Shiga Prefecture.39 viewsOichi's three Azai daughters: Chacha, Hatsu, and Go. Oichi and her daughters escaped to Gifu Castle after their Odani Castle in Shiga was attacked by Nobunaga.
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At JR Gifu Station, some outdoor entertainment in front of Nobunaga's golden statue. JR岐阜駅前信長ゆめ広場39 views
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Signs39 views
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About Kano Tenmangu Shrine. 加納天満宮39 views
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Kano used to have nine festival floats, but all except one was destroyed by World War II bombing of Gifu in 1945. The shrine buildings were also destroyed.39 views
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Kano-juku road marker.39 views
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About the Nakasendo road marker at Kano-juku. It was at the intersection of the Nakasendo and Gifu Roads.39 views
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About the Kosatsu bulletin board in Kano-juku. It posted local laws and regulations and other official notices from the local ruler. 高札39 views
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Road directions and map in English in Kano, Gifu.39 views
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Kano Castle parking lot.39 views
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Kano Castle stone foundation.39 views
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Another entrance to Kano Castle. Thanks to my friend Satomi for driving me around Kano.39 views
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And the parade proceeded to Gifu Castle park.38 views
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Monument marking the birthplace of Gifu's Boy Scouts.38 views
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Kano Castle has a large grassy area surrounded by stone walls. No buildings. 加納城38 views
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo37 views
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Lots of outdoor stalls.37 views
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Awa Odori dance troupe from Nagoya also gave a street performance.37 views
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Map of Kano-juku in English. Gifu Station is on the upper right, and Kano Castle is on the left.37 viewsIt had the Honjin, Waki-Honjin, and 35 lodges. The population was 2,728.
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Koma-inu lion dog.37 views
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Nakasendo road marker at Kano-juku. "Go left for Nakasendo." Originally built in 1750. 加納宿 中山道道標37 views
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Spot where the Kosatsu bulletin board was in Kano-juku. It was originally on a stone foundation. This spot used to have many people passing by as it was near the castle's front gate. 加納宿 高札37 views
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo36 views
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Gifu Yanagase shopping arcade.36 views
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Taxi with Nobunaga design.36 views
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Kano Tenmangu Shrine office.36 views
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About Kano Castle. As ordered by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was built soon after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Parts from Gifu Castle were used to build Kano Castle.36 views
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Wash basin.35 views
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Kano Tenmangu Shrine's ema prayer tablet.35 views
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In 1601 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu dismantled Gifu Castle, he ordered Kano Castle to be constructed here south of Gifu Castle.35 viewsKano-juku then thrived as a castle town and became Nakasendo's fifth largest shukuba lodging town.
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Kano-juku was the 53rd station or lodging/post town of the Nakasendo Road. Hiroshige's print of Kanō-juku was part of The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō series. Kano Castle can be seen. 31 viewsShort walk south of JR Gifu Station.
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