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Thus rest house has all these old paintings and objects.37 views
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The first torii is near the train station.37 views
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The smoke can get very thick. People with a lung condition or clothing sensitive to smoke should not see this.37 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music37 views
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Zensuiji Hondo main hall37 views
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All human presence is on this south side of the island. There are no roads and no cars. There is no path to walk around the island's perimeter nor to any other side of the island. Everything is within walking distance, but there are some steps to cli37 views(No elevators or escalators.)
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Map of Hogonji Temple. All within walking distance. Not wheelchair accessible. 1. Chikubushima: Boat dock, 2. Lake Biwa Rowing Song monument, 3. Souvenir shops, 4. Admission ticket gate (also restrooms), 5. *Tsukubusuma Shrine, 6. Haiden Hall,37 views7. Funa-roka boat corridor, 8. *Karamon Gate, 9. Benzaiten-do Hall, 10. Three-Story Pagoda, 11. Rest house. *National Treasure.
A few buildings are for temple priests only.
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Chikubushima poetry monument37 views
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Next to Tsukubusuma Shrine is this entrance to the Funa-roka corridor.37 views
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More tanuki greet you at Shigaraki Station.37 views
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Display case in the corner shows a few pieces from the wrecked train in the 1991 accident.37 viewsOn the morning of May 14, 1991, a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train bound for Kibukawa collided head on with a special JR West train traveling from Kyoto to Shigaraki. It left 42 people, including five SKR employees, dead and 614 injured. Also see photos below of the monument near the accident site.
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Inside JR Yogo Station.37 views
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Lake Yogo is a small but scenic and serene lake north of Lake Biwa. Famous for the legend of the swan maiden. You can walk or bicycle around the lake. Near Yogo Station on the JR Hokuriku Line. Lake Yogo as seen from Mt. Shizugatake.37 views
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Lake Yogo Visitors Center where you can sell your catch of invasive fish. No English. There's a better tourist center on the other part of the lake.37 views
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Near the Visitors Center is the swan maiden monument.37 views
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Lake Yogo swan maiden monument.37 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.37 views
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Lake Yogo playground.37 views
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Lake Yogo is nice and blue in April.37 views
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White flowers along Lake Yogo in late May. 37 views
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Lake Yogo rules. No fishing without permission, no motorboats, no jet skis, and no swimming. That's why it's so nice and serene.37 views
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About the legend of Princess Kikuishi and the Dragon Eyeball Stone. 菊石姫と蛇の目玉石37 views
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Map of Lake Yogo's southern end.37 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.37 views
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Inside the restaurant of the Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge.37 views
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Lake Yogo sakura.37 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.37 views
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Entrance to the long hiking trail to Mt. Shizugatake.37 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center gift shop.37 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space. 37 views
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Fish and shellfish from Lake Biwa36 views
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Mochi36 views
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Entrance to crafts booths. 工芸展36 views
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Buffet dinner in Providence Hall, Tokyo Prince Hotel36 views
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Everyone got to take home a gift bag of negi green onions, mochi, and other goodies.36 views
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Nenshoji temple is noted for its standing wooden Buddha statue designated as a Cultural Property of Kora town.36 views
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Top of O-nobori poles. The red, white, and blue motif caught my American eye. 36 views
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They paraded the mikoshi around the Otabisho.36 views
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Otabisho36 views
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Hachiman Shrine36 views
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First they danced in two columns in the center.36 views
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Local sightseeing map in stone.36 views
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About Kora Bungo-no-Kami Munehiro.36 views
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Seta Rowing Club await the returning boats.36 views
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Materials for float-making at Suwai-cho. 仲屋町36 views
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Great spectacle and chance to see all the floats during this time. Later in the early afternoon, they will leave the shrine for a procession around the town.36 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会36 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会36 views
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Jukku-kai float takes a fall. 十区会36 views
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It was autumn when I revisited Tarobogu.36 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station entrance.36 views
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Just head toward this pointy mountain.36 views
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Sanshuden Hall is a modern building where they sell amulets. Also has meeting rooms. 参集殿36 views
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Entrance to the shrine's rice paddy.36 views
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The second torii near the foot of the mountain.36 views
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Jizo statue36 views
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About the Jizo statue.36 views
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If you don't have a car or if there'sno shuttle bus, you get to climb up 700 stone steps to the shrine. This is the entrance to the climb up.36 views
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Good luck.36 views
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Yes, up this way.36 views
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Priests36 views
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More stairs to go to the Honden main shrine.36 views
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Going up to Sanshuden Hall is a modern building where they sell amulets. 参集殿36 views
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Haiden ceremony hall 拝殿36 views
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Beautiful views from Tarobogu Shrine.36 views
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Beautiful views from Tarobogu Shrine.36 views
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Near the first torii in front of the train station.36 views
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Ichigansha Shrine altar.36 views
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Another scenic path. Flat one.36 views
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To go back, no need to go the way you came, take this flat path back.36 views
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Way back.36 views
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Tengu mask36 views
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Lighting the pile.36 views
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The hardest part of the fire walk was putting your shoes back on. No benches to sit on.36 views
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Sacred staff for the fire walk.36 views
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Karamon Gate (National Treasure). A closer look is shown below.36 views
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From Benten-do, way to Kannon-do (down the steps).36 views
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Gift shop inside Shigaraki Station. In case you forgot buy someting for someone before you leave Shigaraki.36 views
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In winter, dramatic snowscapes around Lake Yogo. The Yogo area sees the most snow in Shiga. 36 views
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A black kite tries to steal the heron's frog.36 views
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Fishing pier when fishing is in season (usually in winter). Like Lake Biwa, Lake Yogo is full of invasive species, especially bluegill. You can make some money by catching invasive fish and selling them to the local cooperative.36 views
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Stone monument at Lake Yogo swan maiden monument.36 views
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Autumn wildflowers at Lake Yogo.36 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.36 views
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More rice paddies along Lake Yogo.36 views
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Mt. Shizugatake has a bald patch where the lookout point is for tourists. Accessible by chair lift on the other side of the mountain.36 views
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Same view in winter.36 views
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Road along Lake Yogo.36 views
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This substantial-looking monument is for another legend related to Lake Yogo. The legend of Princess Kikuishi and the Dragon Eyeball Stone. 菊石姫と蛇の目玉石36 views
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Legend of Princess Kikuishi and the Dragon Eyeball Stone. 菊石姫と蛇の目玉石36 views
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Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge closed.36 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.36 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossom trees in winter.36 views
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Lake Yogo green with algae in late Sept.36 views
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Map of Yogo.36 views
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Way to Takashimaya Dept. Store in Nihombashi subway station.35 views
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Stamp of Approval from Shiga35 views
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Newsletter published by Tokyo Shiga Kenjinkai35 views
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Base of the O-nobori poles.35 views
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Asahi is the name of the village, and Honen means rich harvest.35 views
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Honmachi float 本町35 views
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Farm land along the way.35 views
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View from Sanshuden Hall. 35 views
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Statues of the gods of good fortune are scattered around.35 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music has her own little shrine. Not just a statue.35 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.35 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.35 views
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Small stone wall pillars donated.35 views
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Interesting rock formation.35 views
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Biwa lute.35 views
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Rest house35 views
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To go back to the train station on foot, go down these stairs.35 views
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Going down the steps from Tarobogu Shrine. Easy descent if you can walk.35 views
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Pile to be burned for the bonfire.35 views
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Kind of unique festival because it combines Shinto and Buddhist practices.35 views
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Fanning the fire.35 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.35 views
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Toward the end, there is fire-walking on the hot embers. 火渡り35 views
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Cool your feet in salt.35 views
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Fire walk pit still smoking.35 views
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Nagahama Port is within walking distance (15 min.) from Nagahama Station. Nagahama Port building next to the dock is where you buy your ticket. Map here35 views
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Omi Marine’s red boat named “Naomasa” (after famous local samurai Ii Naomasa) goes to Hikone Port.35 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) monument for Verse 4. 35 views
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Exterior of Funa-roka boat corridor.35 views
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. Benzaiten is the goddess of everything that flows: Water, rivers, music, etc. 弁才天35 views
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Kappa creature for water safety.35 views
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Shrine for the Chikubushima Dragon God.35 views
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Karamon Gate looks new, but it's actually over 400 years old. "Karamon" (唐門) is a generic term for Chinese-style gates.35 viewsThere are other Karamon Gates in Japan, namely the more elaborate one at Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto. Karamon have colorful and intricate wood carvings and decorative features.
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Inside Benzaiten-do Hall. Many famous samurai, such as Oda Nobunaga and the Azai Clan, worshipped at Chikubushima since they believed Benzaiten had the power to destroy their enemies.35 views
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Inside Benzaiten-do Hall which houses one of Japan's three major statues of the Goddess Benzaiten.35 views
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Hall of 33 Kannon Statues. 三十三所奉安所35 views
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JR Yogo Station on the Hokuriku Line in 2018. You can rent bicycles inside the station.35 views
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Lake Yogo in late Sept. after the rice was harvested.35 views
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Stone monument at Lake Yogo swan maiden monument.35 views
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Autumn cosmos flowers at Lake Yogo.35 views
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Lake Yogo has this populated area with rice paddies.35 views
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White flowers along Lake Yogo in late May. 35 views
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Rice paddies in late Sept.35 views
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Hydrangea plants here. They bloom in late June.35 views
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Poetry monuments.35 views
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Lake Yogo also has some cherry blossoms. They bloom later or maybe last in Shiga. If you missed the cherry blossoms, come to Lake Yogo.35 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.35 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossom petals.35 views
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Lake Yogo in winter has the southern part of the lake freeze over.35 views
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