 Last additions - Ohmi Railway Hino Station & Other Sights |
Hino Station in 1974.Jan 27, 2022
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Ad for a shipping company in front of Hino Station.Jan 27, 2022
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On the left are old flyers advertising local businesses in Hino while mentioning Hino Station. Lower right is a roof ornament that has the old crest of Ohmi Railways.Jan 27, 2022
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Magneto telephone with a crank (磁石式電話機), signal light, and red signal flag to signal the train.Jan 27, 2022
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Implements used by Hino Station staff. Lower left is a paper ticket holder. Preprinted tickets were organized according to the destination.Jan 27, 2022
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L-R: Holder for rubber date stamps used to stamp the date on the ticket. Dating machine to imprint the date on the ticket. Clippers to cutout a small square on the ticket when boarding the train. Magneto telephone with a crank.Jan 27, 2022
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The red instruments are signalling block instruments for preventing collisions between trains. (タブレット閉塞器)Jan 27, 2022
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Old Hino Station signage.Jan 27, 2022
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Many of the old artifacts on display can only be recognized or understood by hardcore train fans and people who worked at a train station. It's quite specialized.Jan 27, 2022
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During the renovation, the entire train station building was jacked up to reinforce the foundation against earthquakes.Jan 27, 2022
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Remnants of the old days still remaining in the renovated Hino Station.Jan 27, 2022
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Upper left is a photo of Hino Station's opening day. The back of the station building can be seen. The building was rebuilt in 1916.Jan 27, 2022
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Chronology of the history of Ohmi Railways (founded in 1896) and Hino Station (first built in 1900).Jan 27, 2022
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Inside Hino Station Railway Museum. History of the station on panels, and old train and station-related artifacts. No English captions.Jan 27, 2022
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About the entire Hino Station being a "Railway Museum."Jan 27, 2022
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Hino Station Railway Museum. 日野駅鉄道資料展示室Jan 27, 2022
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Hino Station (left) and the smaller building on the right used to be the tourist information office. It's now the Hino Station Railway Museum. 日野駅と日野駅鉄道資料展示室Jan 27, 2022
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Outside the station is the bus stop for Omi-Hachiman Station.Jan 27, 2022
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Old ticket window.Jan 27, 2022
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Old ticket window and counter have been retained.Jan 27, 2022
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My teishoku lunch.Jan 27, 2022
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Cafe menu. Low prices. Udon, soba, and teishoku complete meals.Jan 27, 2022
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Counter seating has a view of the train platform.Jan 27, 2022
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Friendly ladies wait on you for the food or drink. The clock seen on the right was actually used in the train station office.Jan 27, 2022
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Nanairo cafe has a Western-style truss ceiling from the Taisho Period.Jan 27, 2022
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Hino Station now has a nice community space named "Nanairo" that serves as a cafe, tourist information space, and waiting room for passengers. Tourist pamphlets are on the left.Jan 27, 2022
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Nanairo cafe menu.Jan 27, 2022
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Entering the train building from the platform. Exit ahead.Jan 27, 2022
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Hino Station has three sets of railway tracks, very rare. The unused middle track is vintage, made by Barrow Steel from the UK. Train platform No. 2 (for Yokaichi/Maibara) across the tracks has a roofed benches also renovated.Jan 27, 2022
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On Hino Station's train platform No. 1. Original wooden columns still usable are retained.Jan 27, 2022
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Hino Station train platform.Jan 27, 2022
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Old Hino Station sign has been in use since the Showa Period (ended in 1989). Displayed on train platform No. 1.Jan 27, 2022
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TurnstileJan 27, 2022
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Ticket window (closed). This is new.Jan 27, 2022
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Ticket window on the right (closed).Jan 27, 2022
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The ticket window used to be on the left corner. Now it's in the right corner. The exit goes to the train platform. The latticed ceiling came from the station's VIP room which was on the right side of the building.Jan 27, 2022
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Hino Station's entrance hall. Not so many seats here, but there are benches on the platform. You can also wait inside the cafe on the left.Jan 27, 2022
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The canopy over the entrance was also renovated. It is supported by entasis columns.Jan 27, 2022
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The building is now earthquake-resistant and painted dark brown. It now has a community space for a cafe, tourist information, and waiting room for passengers.Jan 27, 2022
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Ohmi Railways Hino Station building was completey renovated in 2017. Very impressive job. Other structures were also renovated including a small railway museum. Renovations were completed by May 2020. 近江鉄道 日野駅Jan 27, 2022
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This is what Hino Station looked like before it was renovated in 2019. This old train station building was built in 1916.Apr 24, 2014
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Hieda ShrineJul 06, 2009
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Wedded trees at Hieda ShrineJul 06, 2009
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Inside Hieda Shrine 日枝神社Jul 06, 2009
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Hieda ShrineJul 06, 2009
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Hoinobori paper flower.Jul 06, 2009
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Jul 06, 2009
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival in Hino, Shiga.Jul 06, 2009
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Under a hoinobori, made of bamboo strips wrapped with paper and attached with paper flowers, usually pink.Jul 06, 2009
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View from Hieda Shrine.Jul 06, 2009
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Hieda Shrine 日枝神社Jul 06, 2009
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival. For a few hours, they gather under the hoinobori with food and drinks.Jul 06, 2009
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The hoinobori are carried from the respective parishioners neighborhoods to this park next to the shrine.Jul 06, 2009
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival is held annually on April 4 by Hieda Jinja Shrine in Okubo and Seon (大窪、清雲). 南山王の祭 MapJul 06, 2009
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival is like a picnic under streamers called hoinobori. Jul 06, 2009
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Tea bushes grown organicallyJul 16, 2006
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Hino Station platform at night. Old roof was replaced in 2019.Jul 16, 2006
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Inside Hino Station at night before the building was renovated in 2019. 日野駅Jul 16, 2006
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Shakunage or rhododendronJul 16, 2006
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Mini wisteriaJul 16, 2006
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Bus stopJul 16, 2006
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Unkoji Temple, famous for satsuki azaleas. 雲迎寺（さつき寺）Jul 16, 2006
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Unkoji Temple, famous for satsuki azaleas. 雲迎寺（さつき寺）Very many azalea bushes.Jul 16, 2006
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Sign opposing the proposal to build an airport in 2006. The airport plan has since been abandoned.Jul 16, 2006
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Shingyo-in Temple 信楽院Jul 16, 2006
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Hibarino park ひばり野Jul 16, 2006
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Shingyo-in Temple belongs to the Jodo-shu Buddhist Sect. It was the Gamou clan's family temple. 信楽院Jul 16, 2006
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Statue of Lord Gamou 蒲生氏郷公像Jul 16, 2006
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Statue of Lord Gamou 蒲生氏郷公像Jul 16, 2006
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Hino Station on the Ohmi Tetsudo railway before the building was renovated in 2019. On the right was the tourist info office. 近江鉄道 日野駅Jul 16, 2006
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Hino Station platform on the Ohmi Testudo railway. 近江鉄道 日野駅Jul 16, 2006
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