 Most viewed - Ritto 栗東市 |
Symbol of Ritto and Ritto Station278 views
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Entrance road to JRA (Japan Racing Association) Ritto Training Center. MAP190 views
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Hi horsey!157 views
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Free gift given at the end of the tour: Pen, stapler, and ruler set. Very interesting tour even though you don't see any horses running on the track. (That's Wednesday's early morning tour.)146 views
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Map of Ritto Training Center. Horse stables dominate the area.143 views
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Staff living quarters139 views
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Practice horse track at JRA Ritto Training Center in Ritto.136 views
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Horse stables, newly constructed.126 views
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Uphill training course with wood chips. 坂路調教馬場125 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone in Ritto.122 views
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Kachidoki (Victory) Bridge with race horse motif.121 views
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The training track consists of several different tracks with grass, dirt, or wood chips.120 views
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Horse stable model120 views
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Unloaded a horse after a race. Horse trucks often arrived. One truck usually holds up to four horses.120 views
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Ritto Station. MAP116 views
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Inside Ritto Station and sign celebrating the decision to build a shinkansen station in Ritto. Celebration has been muted after the new governor was elected in July 2006.116 views
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Wada Tumuli is the group of nine small tumuli in Ritto. 和田古墳群 MAP116 views
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Horse stables.115 views
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Horse stables.114 views
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Practice track113 views
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Starting gates. The left gate has the largest width for beginner horses until they can get used to the narrow gates on the right. Some horses refuse to leave the gate.113 views
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Nice view of uphill training course. The wood chips, which eventually wear out, are replaced once a year.113 views
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Unusual horse with a white face.113 views
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Starting gate training ground.111 views
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Uphill training course with observation building. The wood chips are soft, making the horse less prone to injury.111 views
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What the horse sees inside the narrow starting gate.110 views
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Swimming pool for horses. There is a circular pool and straight and narrow pools.109 views
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This one is named Meisho Ittetsu. メイショウ イッテツ109 views
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The left profile is brown.109 views
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Water fountain in front of Ritto Station107 views
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Horse stables.107 views
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Site of Okamura Castle 岡村城跡107 views
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Recycling truck106 views
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Inside the observation building's press room.106 views
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Horses in stable.106 views
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Ritto Archaeological Center right next to the Wada Tumuli. 栗東市出土文化財センター106 views
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24-hour strict security in place. Since 1969, the government-run Japan Racing Association (JRA) has trained jockeys and race horses in Ritto. It offers free tours of this large, impressive facility on Sunday afternoons and early Wednesday mornings.105 views
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Horse feed, mainly grain. No meats.103 views
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No need to say giddy-up.103 views
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Mt. Anyoji from afar looks like a tumulus.102 views
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View of track from press room.100 views
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Recycling truck99 views
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Horse ride.99 views
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Washing a horse with warrm water.99 views
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Ritto History Museum, accessible by bus from Kusatsu Station. 栗東歴史民俗博物館 MAP98 views
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Welcome to the JRA office, where the free 90 min. (1 pm - 2:30 pm) tour starts. (Reservations by phone required.)96 views
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Horse stables.96 views
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Bridge sidewalk.95 views
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The tumuli in Ritto are estimated to have been built during the 6th to 7th centuries.95 views
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Power line tower on Mt. Anyoji92 views
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地山古墳91 views
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Kachidoki Bridge88 views
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Starting gate on training track.88 views
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Hoof marks on sand.88 views
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How jewelry was worn.88 views
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Site of the proposed shinkansen station in Ritto. Not exacttly convenient.86 views
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Horse ride with a guide guiding the horse.84 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.83 views
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The tour includes a ride on a retired race horse.82 views
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Workers restore unearthed artifacts.82 views
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Dedicated to Susano-O no Mikoto, Daiho Shrine is a short walk from JR Ritto Station. Main torii. MAP76 views
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Tumulus No. 575 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.75 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.75 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji 安養寺山75 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).74 views
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Side torii73 views
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Many items found in and around the tumuli.73 views
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Nature trail into bamboo forest.73 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.72 views
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Tumulus No. 1 at the top of the slope.71 views
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Beads71 views
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Kuri-chan bus in front of Tehara Station.71 views
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In front of Tehara Station.71 views
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Tehara Station on the JR Kustatsu Line. 手原駅 MAP69 views
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Path to shrine67 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji.67 views
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Gate66 views
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Another Kuri-chan bus.66 views
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Sign in front of Ritto City Hall66 views
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Bus stop in front of city hall with the timetable torn off.65 views
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Ritto City Hall. MAP65 views
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Path back to Ritto Station64 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター63 views
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Earrings63 views
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Another broken sign.63 views
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Main shrine60 views
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Statue for crossing the street safely.60 views
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Most of the tumuli are just dirt mounds with no chamber opened for inspection.59 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター58 views
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Ritto manhhole58 views
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View Hira mountains from Mt. Anyoji.56 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji. Marvelous view if it weren't for the trees...55 views
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The archeological museum and tumuli on right, at the foot of My. Anyoji.54 views
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Sumo ring within shrine grounds53 views
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Small shrine53 views
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Mt. Anyoji trail sign totally illegible. No map on the mountain to tell you where ypu are either.53 views
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Main shrine52 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji.52 views
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Ritto History Museum, stone buddha replica. 栗東歴史民俗博物館51 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館48 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.47 views
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Nature trail46 views
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Display of different rocks.46 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.44 views
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Nature Center, also serves as a birdwatching station and nature classroom (mainly for kids).44 views
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Stuffed boar.44 views
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Nature trail44 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.43 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館42 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館42 views
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Reading room.41 views
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Entrance to Ritto Nature Observation Forest. 栗東自然観察の森 MAP40 views
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Inside Nature Center. Many nature exhibits.40 views
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Ritto History Museum's buddha statues 栗東歴史民俗博物館39 views
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