Nagahama Station and Railroad Square 長浜駅・長浜鉄道スクエア
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The new JR Nagahama Station opened in Oct. 2006.
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East side (Ibuki)
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Statue of Hideyoshi in front of the place where the station was.
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.
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The old Nagahama train station building being torn down in Jan. 2007.
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The old Nagahama train station building being torn down in Jan. 2007.
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Ground floor of new train station building.
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Waiting room which no one uses.
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Name plate with "Nagahama Eki" in old kanji characters.
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Escalator to enter and exit the East (Ibuki) side of the station.
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Beautiful stained glass artwork depicting Nagahama Hikiyama Festival.
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Corridor to ticket wicket and west (Lake Biwa) side of the station.
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Ticket wicket entrance
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Ticket wicket entrance. Notice the high (and hllow) ceiling. No air conditioning.
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Outside on the terrace facing south.
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Waiting room and tourist info office.
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Waiting room and tourist info office.
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Waiting room. Smaller than the old one.
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Mementos
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Narrow terrace facing Heiwado.
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Window
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As seen from the west side.
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Corridor as seen from the west (Lake Biwa) side.
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Terrace facing south.
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side.
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side. Nagahama Castle in background.
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Convenient stairs to south side and to Railway Square.
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West side parking lot.
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West side. Nagahama Castle.
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West side looking south, still under construction.
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West side
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Nagahama Station, west side (Nagahama Castle side)
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What you see when you come out of the ticket wicket.
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Ticket wicket to go out.
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New train platform and station building
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Hokuriku Line train to Omi-Shiotsu Station and new train station
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West side of station as seen from the train platform.
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As seen from the train platform.
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Old station building being torn down.
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West side as seen from the platform.
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Old pedestrian overpass being torn down.
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Corner sculpture
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To Omi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga, Fukui.
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Heiwado as seen from the station terrace.
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Kokoku bus in front of Nagahama Station east exit.
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Front of old Nagahama Station
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Old Nagahama Station platform.
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Gourd city
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Inside old Nagahama Station
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Inside old Nagahama Station
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Exit to Heiwado
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets Ishida Mitsunari
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Heiwado Dept. Store in front of Nagahama Station.
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View of old Nagahama Station
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New Nagahama Station being constructed, Jan. 2006.
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Iron skeleton of new Nagahama Station
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Photo taken in Jan. 2006.
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Overpass to other side of station toward Lake Biwa.
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Old train on Hokuriku Line.
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May 2005. No sign of the new station building yet, but the train platform has been extended.
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May 2006
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Lake Biwa side of Nagahama Station
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Nagahama's first station building. 長浜鉄道スクエア
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Built in 1882 as Nagahama Station's first station building. Nagahama Railroad Square 旧長浜駅舎
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Built in 1882 as Nagahama Station's first station building.
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The design of the new Nagahama Station is based on this original building.
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Track switching point
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Railroad tunnel monument
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Door led to the train platform.
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Ticket window
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Waiting room for 1st-class passengers
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Stationmaster's office
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Nagahama Station's first stationmaster.
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2nd floor of station building.
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Nagahama Train Culture Pavilion, built in 2000. 長浜鉄道文化館
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Hokuriku Line Electrification Memorial Hall 北陸線電化記念館
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Steamship which carried train cars on Lake Biwa.
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