 Most viewed - Kinosaki Onsen Hot Spring 城崎温泉 |
Kinosaki Onsen manhole in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture.92 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.67 views
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Yanagi-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo. "Yanagi" means willow tree. The third public bath I've seen (but didn't enter). Open 3:00 pm–11:00 pm, closed. Thu. 柳湯63 views
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Onsenji Temple. Enter the temple here. Onsenji belongs to the Koyasan Shingon Buddhist sect. It worships an 11-face Kannon statue. Founded in 738 by the priest Dochi, Onsenji Temple is regarded as Kinosaki Onsen's guardian. 温泉寺63 views本坊
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Ichinoyu, perhaps the most famous public bath in Kinosaki Onsen. Looks like a kabuki theater. 一の湯60 viewsToyooka, Hyogo Prefecture.
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Gosho-no-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo. Looks palatial. (御所の湯).59 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall. National Important Cultural Property. Photography is not allowed inside the temple. temple founder and priest Dochi (道智上人) is also the founder of Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 59 views
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Bus stop shelter near Kou-no-Yu in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo.53 views
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Also a good snack is the Tajima beef bun.38 views
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Warning sign for drivers for small children. (It means to go slow.)38 views
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Next to the station is this collection of donated geta wooden clogs from local inns.37 views
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Drinkabke hot spring water in front of JR Kinosaki Onsen Station.37 views
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Guests who stay at a ryokan in Kinosaki Onsen can visit all seven public baths for free. But daytrippers like me have to pay admission for each one, costing ¥600 or ¥700. 37 viewsHowever, they have a public bath day pass for only ¥1,200 (外湯めぐり券). Use it to enter all seven. Great deal! Definitely one of the best bargains in Japan!
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Gokurakuji Temple's Sanmon Gate. 山門36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source. 源泉36 views
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Aboit Tajima beef and Kobe beef.36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway station.36 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda. 多宝塔36 views
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Kinosaki Art Museum near Onsenji. Mostly Buddhist art. Small admission charged. Open 9 am–4:30 pm, closed second and fourth Thu. of the month when the ropeway is not operating. 城崎美術館36 views
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Kou-no-Yu is open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed on Tue. Oriental white stork statues next to Kou-no-Yu.36 views
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Inside JR Kinosaki Onsen Station.35 views
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Jizo statue at Jizo-yu public bath.35 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 柳の木35 views
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Foot bath next to Ichinoyu public bath. 海内第一泉35 views
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View from the cavern bath.35 views
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Hiking path to Onsenji Temple, but taking the ropeway is easier and faster.35 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway takes only 7 min. to the mountain summit. The ropeway runs three times an hour most of the day from 9:10 am to 5:10 pm.35 views
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View of Kinosaki Onsen from the lookout deck.35 views
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Crab monument. For all the crabs that are caught and eaten every year in northern Hyogo. かに塚35 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall.35 views
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About Onsenji Temple.35 views
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Onsenji Temple's bell dates back to the early Edo Period.35 views
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At the bottom station of the ropeway is a small museum dedicated to Otagaki Shiro (1894–1964) who proposed the Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway that opened in May 1963. He was a native of Kinosaki and the first president of Kansai Electric Power Company.35 views太田垣士郎翁資料館
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Entrance lobby of Kou-no-Yu. Shoe lockers on the left, and entrance to the women's bath on the right. 鴻の湯35 views
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Toyooka also has Kinosaki Onsen (城崎温泉), a hot spring only 10 min. away by train from Toyooka Station. It's one of the best onsen I've ever visited in Japan.34 views
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Free foot bath at Sato-no-Yu Onsen さとの湯. Great to relax your feet before getting on the train.34 views
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People are encouraged to stroll around Kinosaki Onsen while wearing yukata. You can see more of them in the evening.34 views
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The building is right next to a rock wall.34 views
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Walking further along the mian drag.34 views
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Jizo and Kannon statues along a rock wall.34 views
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Gift shop and plaza next to the Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source. 温泉たまご場34 views
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Hot spring foot bath in Kinosaki Onsen.34 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway goes up to Mt. Daishi.34 views
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Golden Jibodai Kannon built in Oct. 2007. 慈母観音像34 views
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Onsenji Temple's prayer tablet with Kannon on it.34 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda. 多宝塔 34 views
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First floor of Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.34 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda dates back to 1768. It houses a Buddha statue. 金剛界大日如来34 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.34 views
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Locker and dressing room for men. 鴻の湯34 views
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Kou-no-Yu's outdoor bath in a garden-like setting. 鴻の湯34 views
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In front of JR Kinosaki Onsen Station.33 views
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Next to JR Kinosaki Onsen Station is one of the seven celebrated public baths. This one is named Sato-no-Yu Onsen. Chinese-style building that includes a cold bath. Open 1:00 pm–9:00 pm, closed Mon. さとの湯33 views
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The main drag of Kinosaki Onsen goes along the Otani River (Otanigawa) lined with pretty willow trees. 大谿川33 views
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Entrance hall of Jizo-yu. Entrance for the men's bath on the left, and women on the right. Jizo-yu also has private baths. 地蔵湯33 viewsAll the public baths are segregated for men and women. A few of the public baths also have private baths that families or couples can rent.
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Dressing and locker room for men at Jizo-yu.33 views
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About Jizo-yu. 地蔵湯33 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 33 views
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The traditional building is Yanagi-yu. 柳湯33 views
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The hot spring water came from the bottom of a willow tree for this public bath. Wooden interior.33 views
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It says "Kinosaki Onsen well matches people in yukata."33 views
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About Yanagi-yu public bath. 柳湯33 views
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Foot bath next to Ichinoyu public bath. 海内第一泉33 views
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Near Ichinoyu is this fountain for drinkable hot spring water.33 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).33 views
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Rest area inside Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).33 views
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About the Benzaiten shrine.33 views
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Near Mandarayu is Gokurakuji Temple, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple. It worships Amida Nyorai. 本堂33 views
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Way to Onsenji Temple.33 views
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Niomon Gate to Onsenji's Yakushido Hall. 仁王門33 views
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You can soft-boil your onsen eggs yourself in hot spring water. Boil the eggs for 11 min.33 views
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After 11 min., the eggs were perfectly soft boiled. A niftly tool cut away the top portion of the egg shell. Sprinkle some salt and yummy!33 views
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Sights near Onsenji Temple.33 views
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Going up Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway which is 676 meters long.33 views
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Midway is the Onsenji Station.33 views
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Lookout deck on the roof of the ropeway station.33 views
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View of Kinosaki Onsen from the lookout deck.33 views
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Small Jizo statues.33 views
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Onsenji Temple's Oku-no-In temple reconstructed in 2010. 奥の院33 views
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Not much to see on the summit except for the lookout deck. So we go back down to Onsenji midway. 山頂駅 (大師山山頂駅)33 views
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They charge a small admission for a guided tour to see the Kannon statue in the Hondo main hall's altar.33 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda at the top of the stairs.33 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda33 views
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Onsenji Temple and the ropeway station.33 views
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The seventh public bath I saw. I entered this one called Kou-no-Yu named after the Oriental white stork. Kinosaki Onsen's oldest hot spring where an Oriental white stork was bathing in the hot spring to heal wounds. That's how the onsen started.33 views
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About Kou-no-Yu. 鴻の湯33 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's main highlight are its seven public hot spring baths (sotoyu 外湯). Some of them look palatial, and they are all distinctly different, the baths, decor, etc.32 viewsKinosaki Onsen has a long history of 1,300 years. A favorite hot spring for centuries.
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Scenic train ride from Toyooka to Kinosaki Onsen.32 views
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JR Kinosaki Onsen Station on the JR San'in Line.32 views
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Sato-no-Yu Onsen さとの湯32 views
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Walking further along the main drag, some pictureque buildings. Kinosaki Onsen is a compact hot spring town, most things are within walking distance.32 views
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Even the convenience stores were designed to blend in with the local townscape. 32 views
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The second public bath I came across is Jizo-yu.32 views
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Jizo-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. Open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed Fri. 地蔵湯32 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's roadside shrines for Kishimojin goddess and Life-prolonging Jizo for the protection of children. 鬼子母善神32 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. Went in this one. 一の湯32 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). It means "Imperial Palace Hot Spring." Open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed on the first and third Thursdays of the month.32 views
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Entrnce hall of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). Men's entrance on the right. The outdoor bath faced a waterfall. Very nice. I got no bath photos because a few naked men were there.32 views
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Very nice outdoor bath. Large entrance hall or lobby of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).32 views
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On a side street, the Mandala-yu (Mandara-yu) public bath. Open 3:00 pm–11:00 pm, closed Wed. Has close connection with the priest Dochi (道智上人) considered to be the founder of Kinosaki Onsen in the 8th century.32 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's rock garden.32 views
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Walking further toward Onsenji Temple.32 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source.32 views
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The small shack on the right is a foot bath. In the background is the ropeway station to Onsenji Temple. 32 views
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Hot spring foot bath. There are so many free foot baths in Kinosaki Onsen.32 views
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The gift shop had onsen eggs for sale. Locally-grown, organic raw eggs. This was popular.32 views
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Welcome to Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway.32 views
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On the summit of Mt. Daishi is this ropeway station with a cafe inside and lookout deck on the roof.32 views
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Ring of wisdom. Throw clay dishes to the target. かわらけ投げ32 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.32 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.32 views
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"Onsenji" means "Hot Spring Temple." 温泉寺32 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall.32 views
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Otagaki Shiro is also famous for building Kurobe Dam completed in 1963 in Toyama Prefecture to supply electric power to the Kansai Region. He also proposed building Japan's first nuclear power plant at Mihama, Fukui Prefecture completed in 1970.32 views太田垣士郎翁資料館
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Entrance to the men's bath and rest area. 鴻の湯32 views
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Otani River and willow trees.32 views
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Walking further along the picturesque river.31 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen spa.31 views
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Otani River has four stone bridges and each one has a name.31 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. 一の湯31 views
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Men's indoor bath at Ichinoyu.31 views
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Ichinoyu's outdoor bath is in a small cavern.31 views
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Main drag outside Ichinoyu.31 views
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Next public bath looks like a Buddhist temple or palace. It's Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). 31 views
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Side street has a Benzaiten shrine. Benzaiten is the goddess of water and music.31 views
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"Zen"31 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's main hall was rebuilt in 1921 after a fire in 1912 destroyed the previous hall. 本堂31 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway car. Mostly standing room only. Note that the ropeway is closed on the second anf fourth Thursdays of the month.31 views
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Entrance to Sato-no-Yu Onsen. I didn't go in this one though. さとの湯30 views
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Inside Ichinoyu public bath. Men's bath entrance on the left. 一の湯30 views
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Kiyamachi Koji shopping complex.30 views
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Gokurakuji Temple30 views
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Ryokan inn.29 views
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