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Kibi Shrine 吉備神社88 views
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Climbing to the top of Mt. Sasaoyama.87 views
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A few spectators were on the route.87 views
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The matchlock gun battalions then appeared.87 views
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The tapestry features the Omi-Hakkei scenes.87 views
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The Eki-dori road was lined with food stalls.87 views
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While Ogaki City Hall officials sat comfortably under the shade like nobility, the floats came by one after another to perform katakuri doll stunts. The rest of us sweated under the sun.87 views
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Shojo-yama float. 猩々(宮町)87 views
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The lower floors have shops and restaurants. Upper floors are condominiums. The 43rd floor at the top is a lookout deck and restaurant.87 views
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Statue of Oda Nobunaga at Gifu Station. Personally, I have mixed feelings about revering Nobunaga this much. 87 viewsYes, he's a major historical figure, but he was also a ruthless warrior who killed a lot of people and caused much mayhem torching temples, etc. Yet he's worshipped like a hero today. A different time, different mindset, and different standard. The dark side of human nature.
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Foot of Mt. Sasaoyama86 views
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Site of Ogaki-juku's Honjin86 views
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The Eki-dori road in front of Ogaki Station was closed to traffic.86 views
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After the end of the karakuri performance, they tossed out small bags of beans like setsubun.86 views
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Nagoya as seen from Gifu City Tower 43.86 views
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Entrance to a restaurant.86 views
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Takehana Matsuri is a festival of ornate floats paraded in central Hashima on May 3. Each float features a performance of puppets (karakuri) or kids dancing. The festival is coupled with the Wisteria Festival at Takehana Betsuin temple.86 views
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This float had a human inside this costume of Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune.86 views
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Paleozoic fossil85 views
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Festival banner85 views
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Tamanoi-yama85 views
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Sugawara-yama float. 菅原(新町)85 views
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Foot of Mt. Sasaoyama was the other festival venue. The parking lot had food and souvenir stalls.84 views
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Near the foot of Sasaoyama is this clearing used as a stage.84 views
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Ishida Mitsunari acting during the Battle of Sekigahara Festival84 views
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Tamanoi-yama is based on Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi) in Shiga Prefecture).84 views
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Passing by a large temple.84 views
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Tamanoi-yama finale84 views
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Gifu City Tower 43 lookout deck looking east.84 views
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Gifu city manhole with cormorant design.84 views
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Site of Imasu-juku's Honjin lodge. 今須宿本陣跡83 views
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Aioi-yama crossing the road.83 views
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Ogaki City Hall.83 views
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Atago-yama float. 愛宕 (岐阜町)83 views
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Bath area82 views
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Site of Imasu-juku's Honjin lodge.82 views
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Site of Imasu-juku's Honjin lodge. 今須宿本陣跡82 views
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Entrance to Imasu Elementary and Junior High School. This was the site of the two Waki-Honjin lodges. 今須小中学校82 views
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Site of the palace of the Takenaka clan. The palace was the actual residence of the castle lord in the Takenaka clan. 竹中氏陣屋82 views
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May 2 is the Shigaku 試楽 or "practice day." It started at 11 am with each float in their respective neighborhoods putting on a kabuki play by boys. Get out the south side of Tarui Station. 鳳凰山（東町）82 views
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The pigeons' head actually move as well.82 views
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It got darker. 82 views
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In the late afternoo, the floats were parked near Hachiman Shrine and lanterns were installed on the floats.82 views
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Imasu-juku on the Nakasendo81 views
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The promenade goes along the Suimon River which used to be Ogaki Castle's Sotobori Outer Moat.81 views
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Inside the former Honjin building from Kashiwabara-juku in Maibara, Shiga.81 views
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Hanrinkaku 攀鱗閣（西町）81 views
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Hanrinkaku 攀鱗閣（西町）一谷嫩軍記（いちのたにふたばぐんき）81 views
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The float procession on May 10. Headed by the Kagura-yama float. 巡行81 views
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The floats make a turn from Eki-dori road to proceed to the shrine.81 views
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To turn the float, they tilt it first.81 views
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Atago Shrine81 views
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A crowd gathered in front of Hachiman Shrine in the evening to watch the night performances of the passing floats.81 views
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The Eki-dori road in front of Ogaki Station was closed to traffic.81 views
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Yanagen Dept. Store81 views
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Inside Inaba Shrine's Haiden Hall.81 views
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Inside Takehana Betsuin. Very impressive for a rural area.81 views
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The tall tree on a hill indicates the site of Imasu-juku's Ichirizuka or milestone. 今須宿の一里塚80 views
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Imasu Post Office80 views
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In early April when the cherries are in bloom, rides on wooden tub boats (tarai-bune) are offered. The rides sell out quickly.80 views
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Roof for a tree stump.80 views
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For more info in Japanese, see: http://www.tarui-kanko.jp/80 views
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On May 10 from 8:30 am to 10 am, all the floats again visit Hachiman Shrine before starting the procession through the city at 10 am.80 views
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The Atago-yama float at Atago Shrine.80 views
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Lining up to Ogaki City Hall.80 views
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Inaba Shrine's taiko bridge. 神橋80 views
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Offertory box80 views
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Although there are 13 floats, only about half of them take turns to appear at the festival each year. If you want to see all the float, you'll have to see the festival two years in a row.80 views
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Festival started with an opening ceremony on a road near Takehana Betsuin.80 views
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JR Ogaki Station79 views
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Basho monument79 views
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After the group photo, they will soon pull the float to Yaegaki Shrine at around 5:35 pm.79 views
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The third float, called Shiunkaku, was near Tarui no Izumi spring. This float was renovated by Fujioka Izumi family in Nagahama, Shiga. 紫雲閣（中町）79 views
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Arigato gozaimashita!79 views
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Inari Shrine torii. 楓稲荷神社79 views
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Nagara River79 views
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After all the floats finished performing, they started moving out to parade on other streets.79 views
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Takehana Betsuin temple's wisteria is over 300 years old.79 views
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Imasu-juku's Ichirizuka or milestone. Today, Imasu is a small, sleepy cluster of houses. It has no train station, but you could walk it from Kashiwabara Station. 今須宿の一里塚78 views
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The Toiyaba was like the town's logistics management office where they arranged lodging, horses, document deliveries, etc., for officials and travelers. Today, this building is a private residence. 今須宿問屋場78 views
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Hydrangea along the river in Imasu.78 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine in Imasu.78 views
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Portable Shrine Storehouse 神輿舎78 views
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All three floats were finally lit.78 views
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Eki-dori at night78 views
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The first torii to the shrine.78 views
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From here, we had to wait in line.78 views
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Inaba Shrine has a few other lesser shrines.78 views
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Site of Imasu-juku's Honjin lodge. 今須宿本陣跡77 views
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Cyclists hauled away.77 views
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Model of what Ogaki Castle looked like.77 views
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Former Honjin building moved from Kashiwabara-juku in Maibara, Shiga.77 views
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Hanrinkaku then started its kabuki performance. 攀鱗閣（西町）一谷嫩軍記（いちのたにふたばぐんき）77 views
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The Aioi-yama almost hit a street lamp. It had to back up and adjust its path.77 views
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Sign reads, "Hatsumode" or New Year's worship.77 views
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The second torii.77 views
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View from Romon Gate.77 views
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Watch my video to see and hear what they did.77 views
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Takehana Betsuin temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu Sect's Otani School (Higashi Hongwanji).77 views
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Imasu-juku's most notable shukuba-era building called the Toiyaba. It is the only Toiyaba still existing among the 16 post towns in Mino (Gifu). 今須宿問屋場76 views
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Shinshuji temple 真宗寺76 views
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Site of Ogaki Castle's Takebashi-guchi Gate76 views
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