 Last additions - Inuyama 犬山市 |
Inside Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall at Meiji Mura.Jun 28, 2011
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Jun 28, 2011
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Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall at Meiji Mura. Originally built as a church next to Wailuku River in Hilo, Hawai'i at around 1889 by Okabe Jiro (岡部次郎), a Christian minister.Jun 28, 2011
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Gakuden Station platformMar 14, 2007
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Entertainment after the Honen FestivalMar 14, 2007
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Mochi-nage area.Mar 14, 2007
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Mar 14, 2007
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Gakuden Station platformMar 14, 2007
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Meitetsu Railway Gakuden Station, nearest to Ooagata Shrine. 楽田駅（がくでん）Mar 14, 2007
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View of Komaki from the plum garden.Mar 14, 2007
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View of Komaki from the plum garden.Mar 14, 2007
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Plum blossoms bloom in mid-MarchMar 14, 2007
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View of shrine from plum gardenMar 14, 2007
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Weeping pink plum blossomsMar 14, 2007
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Beautiful weeping pink plum blossomsMar 14, 2007
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Weeping white plum blossoms on a slope. 梅まつりMar 14, 2007
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Weeping white plum blossomsMar 14, 2007
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Weeping white plum blossoms 白梅Mar 14, 2007
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Mikoshi portable shrine 神輿Mar 14, 2007
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In the rear of Ooagata Jinja Shrine, a Plum Garden on a slope.Mar 14, 2007
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Ooagata Jinja Shrine Plum Garden 梅園Mar 14, 2007
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Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社Mar 14, 2007
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Omikuji fortuneMar 14, 2007
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Votive tabletsMar 14, 2007
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Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社Mar 14, 2007
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Mini torii. Pay money to crawl under the torii (looks like only a child can do it) for good luck.Mar 14, 2007
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Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社Mar 14, 2007
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More female rocks.Mar 14, 2007
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Oagata Shrine's Female Rock. Not a good likeness...「姫石」（陰石）Mar 14, 2007
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Female RockMar 14, 2007
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Oagata Shrine's Female Rock. 女性器をかたどった石Mar 14, 2007
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There it is. The female rock. 女性器をかたどった石Mar 14, 2007
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「姫石」（陰石）Mar 14, 2007
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On the right of Himenomiya Shrine, is a narrow, non-descript path going to the rear.Mar 14, 2007
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Himenomiya Shrine 姫之宮Mar 14, 2007
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Hime-no-miya Shrine 姫之宮Mar 14, 2007
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Himenomiya Shrine 姫之宮Mar 14, 2007
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Ooagata Shrine groundsMar 14, 2007
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Honen Matsuri Festival banner disguising the female organ.Mar 14, 2007
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Road to Ooagata (Oagata) Shrine, famous for worshipping a rock shaped like the female sexual organ. It also holds the Honen Matsuri for a good harvest and fertility on the Sunday before March 15. 大県神社The shrine is the female counterpart to Tagata Shrine which worships the phallus in neighboring Komaki. The shrine is also noted for weeping plum blossoms.Mar 14, 2007
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Honen Matsuri Festival banner depicting Hime-no-miyaMar 14, 2007
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Oagata Shrine toriiMar 14, 2007
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Jan 23, 2006
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Jan 23, 2006
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Sister City Pledge between Inuyama and Davis, CaliforniaDisplayed at Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude."Jan 21, 2006
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Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude"Jan 21, 2006
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Meitetsu Inuyama Station, west entranceJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude"RestaurantJan 21, 2006
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Meitetsu Inuyama Station, east entranceJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude" 犬山国際観光センター“フロイデ”Near Meitestu Inuyama Station, a community center for international exchange, sports, and cultural activities.
犬山国際観光センター“フロイデ”Jan 21, 2006
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Jo-an tea ceremony house, a National Treasure. Built in 1618 by Oda Uraku, one of the greatest tea ceremony masters and younger brother of warlord Oda Nobunaga.Jo-an is one of Japan's three most famous tea ceremony houses. 如庵Jan 21, 2006
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Inside tea ceremony houseJan 21, 2006
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Tea ceremony houseJan 21, 2006
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Inside Jo-an tea ceremony house, a National TreasureJan 21, 2006
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Entrance to Urakuen GardenThis garden has a few tea houses including one called Jo-an, a National Treasure. THe garden is close to Inuyama Castle and worth a visit. Admission 1,000 yen.
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営業時間 9:00〜17:00（3/1〜7/14 ・ 9/1〜11/30）
9:00〜18:00（7/15〜8/31）
9:00〜16:00（12/1〜2/末日）
休日 無休 入場料 大人1,000円（呈茶別500円）
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交通 名鉄犬山線犬山遊園下車徒歩７分Jan 21, 2006
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Urakuen Garden tea ceremony houseJan 21, 2006
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Urakuen Garden水琴窟Jan 21, 2006
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Karakuri Doll MuseumThe karakuri dolls, set atop ornate floats, are controlled with strings.Jan 21, 2006
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Karakuri Doll Museumからくり展示館Jan 21, 2006
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Inuyama Cultural History Museum犬山市文化史料館Jan 21, 2006
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Inuyama Yuen Station. Closest station to Inuyama Castle on the Meitetsu Line.Jan 21, 2006
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Jan 21, 2006
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Reconstructed turret永勝庵Jan 21, 2006
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O-sugisama Sacred Cedar TreeThis tree existed even before the castle was built over 650 years ago. It stood 24 meters tall, higher than the castle tower. It absorbed hits by lightning in place of the castle and also protected the castle tower from high winds. The tree then came to be worshipped as castle guardian.
The tree was severely damaged during the Ise-wan typhoon in 1959, and died in 1965.Jan 21, 2006
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Lord's Room (Jodan no Ma)This room was used by the castle lord.Jan 21, 2006
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Foundation of the Nana Magari-mon GateJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama Castle roofJan 21, 2006
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Castle photo exhibitionJan 21, 2006
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Kiso RiverJan 21, 2006
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View of castle groundsJan 21, 2006
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View of Kiso RiverJan 21, 2006
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Top floor verandaThe fence is quite low and anyone can easily fall over...Jan 21, 2006
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VerandaJan 21, 2006
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Top floorThe top floor was called the Koran Room.
高欄の間Jan 21, 2006
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Portraits of castle lords and owners on top floorEleven generations of the Naruse Clan are shown here.Jan 21, 2006
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Inside castle towerJan 21, 2006
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Very steepJan 21, 2006
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Inside entranceJan 21, 2006
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More stairsJan 21, 2006
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Castle tower entranceJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama Castle towerJan 21, 2006
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Castle towerJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama CastleNational TreasureJan 21, 2006
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Reconstructed Honmaru GateJan 21, 2006
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Sanko Inari ShrineThe shrine provides a short cut to the castle.Jan 21, 2006
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Steps to castle gateJan 21, 2006
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Steps to castle gateJan 21, 2006
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Haritsuna ShrineJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama CastleJan 21, 2006
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Inuyama CastleJan 21, 2006
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Kiso River with Inuyama Castle in the distanceJan 21, 2006
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Road to Inuyama CastleJan 21, 2006
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