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Kamiko Memorial has a piece of Haiku poet Basho's paper garment (his raincoat) buried here. 紙子塚61 views
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A private house sits on the Honjin site.61 views
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Enshoji temple in Takamiya-juku, Hikone.61 views
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View from the main hall of Enshoji.61 views
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Takamiya temple61 views
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"Lake Biwa: Life-giving Water"61 views
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Created by Ibuki High School's art dept.61 views
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I still prefer real, human mascots of the feminine kind...61 views
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Start of the Hikone Castle Parade on Nov. 3. Boy Scouts help out by carrying signs.61 views
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Ii Naotaka61 views
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Top floor of Hikone Castle's Nishinomaru turret.61 views
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Fureai no Yakata, a gift shop (closed)60 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji stayed here.60 views
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Path to Enshoji temple's main hall.60 views
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I attended the 3 pm show which was the only show when famous singer Hashi Yukio would appear and sing with the mascot characters. Admission was 1,000 yen. ゆるキャラ大集合60 views
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Hikone Castle moat on the way to Shiga University.60 views
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Verse 559 viewsOne of the verses mentions an "old castle" which most likely refers to Hikone Castle. This monument commemorates the song and that verse 5.
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It certainly gives you a different perspective of the castle as you see the moat, castle tower, and bridges from the water. The ride costs 1,200 yen.59 views
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The second yakata-bune boat. They referred to old drawings, etc., and carefully built the boat to resemble Edo-Era yakata-bune.59 views
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Main hall of Enshoji.59 views
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Shirabyoshi dancers from the Heian Period.59 views
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Sarugaku entertainers from the Omi Sarugaku Taga-za troupe. 猿楽59 views
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Entrance to JCMU. It is right next to the Hikone View Hotel (formerly Hikone Prince Hotel).59 views
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Inside the main lobby of the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone.59 views
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End of the 50-min. ride. It was pleasant, and highly recommended. Boat landing for the Hikone-jo Ohori Meguri boat ride is near the entrance to Genkyu-en Garden.58 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways Museum, a pantograph58 viewsThis museum in Hikone closed and reopened inside Yokaichi Station in Higashi-Omi.
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Waki Honjin on the right.58 views
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View from the main hall of Enshoji.58 views
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Takamiya temple's Hondo main hall 高宮寺58 views
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Baikamo flowers of Samegai.58 views
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The tent art was 170 meters long on the same road, stretching from the temple to Takamiya Primary School.58 views
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Hikone Bunka Plaza's Grand Hall. Still photography was permitted, but no videos and tripods. The event was a stage show of all the mascot characters appearing on stage. They held three shows on this day. ひこね市文化プラザ グランドホ58 views
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Hashi Yukio's "Yuru-Kyara Ondo" CD was also on sale in the hall lobby as well as Yuru-kyara books autographed by Miura Jun.58 views
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The Hikone Gun Battalion in formation for a firing demo.58 views
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Shishimai lion dance58 views
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Shiga University is alongside the moat of Hikone Castle.58 views
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Entrance to Shiga University, Hikone Campus. It is a national university. (Not to be confused with University of Shiga Prefecture operated by the prefecture.)58 views
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Assembly Hall58 views
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The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) is a study abroad program operated by the State of Michigan and Shiga.58 views
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Otemon Bridge57 views
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Mito Komon57 views
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They had a lot more mascot characters than the previous year.57 views
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A daimyo57 views
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Soldiers from the Ii clan.57 views
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The Hikone Floating Lantern Festival (Manto Nagashi) is held on August 6 along Serigawa River. I saw it in 2006. 57 views
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Lanterns along the river bank.57 views
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This center square is actually the roof of the cafeteria.57 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.57 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument for Verse 5, three stone monuments.56 viewsThe song is about the boys rowing around Lake Biwa while mentioning famous places like Otsu (the starting point), Omi-Maiko (Omatsu), Imazu, Chikubushima, Nagahama, and Chomeiji.
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Nakasendo Road in Takamiya, near the Honjin (left) and Enshoji Temple (right).56 views
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Then they introduced Miura Jun (right), the man who coined the word "yuru-kyara."56 views
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Meanwhile, outside the Hikone Bunka Plaza Hall were hordes of people crowding around the mascot characters.56 views
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Mimi-chan from Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka Pref. A female flower promoting Minami-ku. Notice the bee on her forehead. みみちゃん (大阪 堺市南区)56 views
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Assembly Hall, a stately building.56 views
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Corridor back to west side of Hikone Station.56 views
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Inside the main lobby of the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone.56 views
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Auditorium56 views
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Library56 views
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Inside the library (school ID required to enter).56 views
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Heading toward Otemon Gate/Bridge55 views
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Mailman55 views
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Adjacent to the Castle Road is Yonbancho Square shopping mall which was also crawling with mascot characters. 四番町スクエア55 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Toriimoto (64th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. 55 views
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A good collection of artifacts related to Omi shonin.55 views
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Campus map. The largely flat, rectangular campus is quite near the shore of Lake Biwa in a rural fishing neighborhood called Hassaka (八坂町) in Hikone.55 views
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Scale model of University of Shiga Prefecture.55 views
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In the auditorium lobby, companies were holding a recruiting fair when I visited in Jan. 2016.55 views
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The moat comes complete with ducks. The university has a duck club that takes care of the ducks.55 views
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The lecture hall is all wood.55 views
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Going under Otemon Bridge. Wooden boards protect the bridge posts from the boat.54 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum display panels54 views
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Corridor to east exit.54 views
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Near the bus stop is this information booth. You can get directions here.54 views
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The most distinctive structure and symbol of the school is a tower nicknamed "Pencil Tower." 54 views
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Cafeteria seats over 600. Crowded during lunch time. Visitors can eat here too.54 views
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The meals are cheap.54 views
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My lunch with fried chicken.54 views
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At the exchange program office, flags of some of USP's partner universities adorn the wall.54 views
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Engineering school54 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.54 views
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Takeshima island.54 views
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A pen with USP imprinted. The only USP merchandise I found in the university store.54 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum at Hikone Station east exit.53 views
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Hardly anyone patronized the booths. Everyone was busy chasing after and photographing numerous mascot characters. Over 70,000 people attended the festival during the three days. 夢京橋キャッスルロード53 views
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The Faculties of Economics and Education are here in Hikone. The other campus is in Otsu. Map of the Hikone Campus.53 views
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Snake swimming in the moat.53 views
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Eatery decorated with beautiful wisteria in Hikone.53 views
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The lanterns will float down Serigawa River.53 views
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Hikoneguchi Station.53 views
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Hikoneguchi Station platform for Kibukawa.53 views
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Inside Hikoneguchi Station with turnstile visible, before the building was torn down in Aug. 2014.53 views
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Hikone Serikawa Station. ひこね芹川駅53 views
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The cafeteria is downstairs on the right.53 views
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Gymnasium53 views
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Hassaka neighborhood near Lake Biwa shore. Short walk from the University of Shiga Prefecture. Hassaka is an old fishing village.53 views
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Otemon Bridge52 views
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The boat includes a narrator who explains about the castle and moat and swans.52 views
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Black swan in Hikone Castle's moat, a gift from Mito in Ibraraki Prefecture.52 views
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Boat landing is near the entrance to Genkyu-en Garden.52 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways Museum, rail gauges.52 views
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Shiga University's Archives Museum centers mainly on Omi shonin merchants.52 views
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There was a small platform for an altar.52 views
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The festival climaxed with fireworks.52 views
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University of Shiga Prefecture was founded in 1995, so the buildings still look new and modern.52 views
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Nursing school52 views
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Order food here.52 views
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Corridor in the new lecture hall.52 views
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Arches at Human Cultures school52 views
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Near the University of Shiga Prefecture is Kiwada Shrine dedicated to Susanou-no-mikoto and Emperor Chuai for protection against stormy winds and for a good harvest.52 views
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About Kiwada Shrine.52 views
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Ohmi Railways trains on display51 views
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Lanterns have candles.51 views
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Tanabata decorations in Hikone.51 views
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