Most viewed - TOYAMA 富山県 |
Toyama Castle523 views
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Modeled after Chinese temple architecture common during the Kamkura Period, the temple layout is said to resemble the human body, with the head at the top on this map. Three temple buildings were designated as National Treasures in 1997.472 views
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Looks like Suganuma, another village in Gokayama area.463 views
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Ainokura434 views
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Ainokura426 views
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Scenery along the way by bus to Ainokura from Shirakawa-go.410 views
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Toyama Castle 富山城396 views
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Spare thatch, Ainokura373 views
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Sculpture along a shopping street357 views
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Entry road to Ainokura village. Bus stop shelter on right.347 views
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View of Ainokura from a hill346 views
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View of Ainokura which is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).340 views
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What you see first is a big parking lot for tour buses. Then you see the hordes of tourists.326 views
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Center of Ainokura and souvenir shop.322 views
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Way to Ainokura.307 views
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Bird's eye view of Ainokura 相倉展望台306 views
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Ainokura monument300 views
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Inside Ainokura Folk Museum No. 1299 views
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Toyama Castle294 views
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Inside Ainokura Folk Museum No. 1284 views
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The Takaoka Daibutsu stands 15.85 meters high, weighing 65 tons. Japan's largest copper statue. Takaoka, Toyama273 views
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Center of Ainokura269 views
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Inside Ainokura Folk Museum No. 2260 views
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Inside Ainokura Folk Museum No. 1258 views
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Johana Station258 views
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Road sign showing way to Ainokura.257 views
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Ainenji temple 相念寺252 views
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Ainokura is smaller than Shirakawa-go, but still tourist-driven.250 views
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Snow outfit242 views
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Hair pins241 views
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Snow coat made of straw.239 views
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Souvenir of Ainokura239 views
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Gassho hari236 views
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Silk-making implements233 views
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Gassho Storehouse 合掌小屋造り229 views
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Shrine227 views
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Zuiryuji's Sanmon Gate, a National Treasure. The original Sanmon Gate was built in 1645, but was lost in a fire in 1746. The present gate was built in 1820. 山門227 views
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Zuiryuji Temple is a 10-min. walk from the south side of JR Takaoka Station. This is the white stone path (called Hatcho-michi 八丁道) leading to the temple. Go in the opposite direction to reach Lord Maeda Toshinaga's grave.224 views
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Roof peg223 views
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Thatched roofs222 views
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Kimono218 views
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Shrine torii217 views
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Maeda Toshinaga, the 2nd lord of the Kaga domain and founder of Takaoka215 views
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These pictures were taken in the fall.210 views
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Ainokura Folk Museum No. 2 南砺市相倉民俗館2号館204 viewsExhibits related to the traditional industries of Ainokura such as gunpowder manufacturing and washi paper making.
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Traditional musical instruments.203 views
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Shrine202 views
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Monument commemorating the marriage of Crown Prince Hiro (right) and birth of Princess Aiko (left)201 views
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Zuiryuji Butsuden Hall was built in 1659. The roof has lead plates. A magnificent example of Zen architecture. Takaoka, Toyama.201 views
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Ainokura Folk Museum No. 1 南砺市相倉民俗館1号館199 viewsExhibits related to life in Ainokura and the gassho-zukuri houses.
Ainokura Folk Museum 南砺市相倉民俗館
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Sculpture in front of Takaoka Station (north side)199 views
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Spare thatch196 views
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Washi paper196 views
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Implements for making gunpowder used in matchlock guns.195 views
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Monument in the center of Ainokura.194 views
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Left side was recently reroofed.193 views
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Looks traditional on the outside, but modern on the inside.189 views
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Restrooms189 views
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Ainokura Folk Museum No. 1189 views
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Fire hydrant183 views
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Thatched roof and persimmon tree182 views
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Zuiryuji temple's Hatto is the temple's main worship hall built in 1657. A National Treasure. Takaoka, Toyama. 法堂177 views
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Grave of Lord Maeda Toshinaga is surrounded by a moat (which we cannot cross). The monument stands 11 meters high. The grave is one of Japan's largest for a feudal lord. 前田利長墓所172 views
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Path to gravesite158 views
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Pass through the Somon Gate and you see the Sanmon Gate flanked by two corridors. In front is a plaza of pebbles. 山門150 views
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Entrance to the gravesite of Lord Maeda Toshinaga, about 870 meters away from Zuiryuji. (Maeda Toshinaga Bosho 前田利長墓所)146 views
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Sanmon Gate137 views
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Statue of Maeda Toshinaga, the 2nd lord of the Kaga domain and founder of Takaoka. The Hatcho-michi path is also lined with numerous pine trees, cherry trees, and 54 stone lanterns. It is 870 meters long between Zuiryuji and Lord Toshinaga's gravesite132 views
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After passing through Sanmon Gate, you see the Butsuden Hall, another National Treasure. 仏殿132 views
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Temple admission is 500 yen for adults. First you see the Somon Gate which is an Important Cultural Property. 総門129 views
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One of Japan's three Big Buddhas (after Nara and Kamakura). The statue was built by local coppersmiths in 1932, taking 30 years to complete.128 views
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Passing through Sanmon Gate121 views
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Butsuden Hall121 views
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Meditation seats inside Zendo Hall121 views
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Meditation seats inside Zendo Hall121 views
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Reconstructed in 1954, modeled after Hikone and Inuyama Castles. Renovated in Nov. 2005.119 views
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Inside Butsuden Hall 仏殿119 views
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Belonging to the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism, the temple is dedicated to Maeda Toshinaga, the 2nd lord of the Kaga domain and founder of Takaoka. The temple has three buildings designated as National Treasures.117 views
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Hatto Hall, where you take off your shoes.116 views
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The high, open ceiling made of wood is most impressive even to the layman.115 views
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Butsuden Hall115 views
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Toyama Castle tower113 views
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Sekibyo graves where the partial remains of Lords Maeda Toshinaga and Toshiie and even Oda Nobunaga are buried. 石廟113 views
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Inside Zendo Hall112 views
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Corridor wall ornament112 views
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Corridor from Zendo Hall to Hatto Hall111 views
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Minor altar in Hatto Hall111 views
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Rear view of Butsuden Hall110 views
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Ceiling of Butsuden Hall110 views
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Butsuden Hall110 views
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Ceiling tiles with flower paintings by Kano Yasunobu in Hatto Hall110 views
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Corridor connected to Sanmon Gate110 views
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Corner view of Butsuden Hall109 views
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On the left of the Butsuden is Zendo Hall for zazen meditation training as well as for eating and sleeping for priests. The building is an Important Cultural Property. 禅堂109 views
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Inside Hatto Hall108 views
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Inside Toyama Castle tower107 views
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View from Toyama Castle tower107 views
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Side view of Butsuden Hall107 views
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Butsuden Hall107 views
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On the right of the Butsuden is the Oguri Hall which has kitchen and temple office facilities. The building is an Important Cultural Property. 大庫裏107 views
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Hatto Hall107 views
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Altar inside Hatto Hall107 views
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View of Butsuden and Sanmon Gate106 views
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Hatto Hall106 views
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Hatto Hall106 views
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Butsuden Hall105 views
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Corridor connecting the Sanmon Gate and Zendo Hall.105 views
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Room in Hatto Hall105 views
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Hatto Hall 法堂104 views
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Hatto Hall104 views
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Inside the Daisado Tea Room 大茶堂104 views
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Balcony of Toyama Castle tower103 views
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Stone lantern103 views
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Top floor of castle tower102 views
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Balcony of Toyama Castle tower102 views
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Hatto Hall102 views
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Castle tower (local history museum) admission is 210 yen. 富山市郷土博物館101 views
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Butsuden Hall100 views
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Butsuden Hall100 views
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Inside the Daisado Tea Room which is to the right of the Hatto. Important Cultural Property. 大茶堂100 views
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Corridor and Sanmon Gate100 views
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Rear of Sanmon Gate as seen from the Butsuden99 views
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Sanmon and Butsuden97 views
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Bell tower behind the corridor96 views
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Kitchen in Oguri Hall94 views
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Corridor93 views
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Corridor from Hatto Hall to Oguri Hall92 views
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In fall 2007, it underwent major renovation.87 views
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Shopping street near Takaoka Station81 views
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JR Takaoka Station (north side) 高岡駅80 views
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JR Takaoka Station (south side)78 views
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In front of JR Takaoka Station (north side)70 views
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Inside Takaoka Station passage69 views
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Sculpture in front of Takaoka Station (north side)67 views
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Flaming Parrot tulips.29 views
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Tonami Tulip Fair is held annually from late April to May 5 at Tonami Tulip Park open 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Admission charged. This view is from the Tulip Tower. 砺波チューリップ公園27 views
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Purple tulips at Tonami Tulip Fair.26 views
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Jr. Third Officer's cabin.17 views
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Captain's bathroom and toilet too.14 views
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Steering wheel was controlled by two or four sailors.14 views
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Cruise ships usually dock here at Toyama Shinko Port (富山新港). In Oct. 2014, Toyama Bay was admitted to the "Most Beautiful Bays In The World Club." This is one monument for it. 14 viewshttps://world-bays.com/category/bays/asia/japan/
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Toyama Shinko Port (also called Toyama New Port) has a major tourist attraction in the Kaiwo Maru (海王丸) museum ship brought here in July 1992.13 views
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Toyama Prefecture's main port is actually three separate ports collectively named Fushiki Toyama Port (伏木富山港). The three ports are Fushiki Port (伏木港) in Takaoka, Toyama Port (富山港) in Toyama city, and Toyama Shinko Port.13 views
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Inside the bridge.13 views
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Cook's cabin. Four bunk beds and a round window. Crew cabins were a little roomier than cadet cabins.13 views
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Captain's quarters is a two-room suite plus bathroom. This is his Day Room with three windows.13 views
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Chief Officer's desk.13 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.12 views
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For a small admission fee, you can board and tour inside Kaiwo Maru. Well worth it.12 views
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Magnetic compass on the bridge.12 views
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Life boat12 views
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Narrow bridge to the bow.12 views
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Forecastle deck near the bow.12 views
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Bridge12 views
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Cadet's cabin with 8 bunk beds. They spent 6 months at sea as trainees.12 views
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Cadet's cabin with bunk beds 185 cm long and 65 cm wide. This is smaller than the standard futon (90 cm x 200 cm) we sleep on today.12 views
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Hallway on upper deck.12 views
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Hallway on upper deck.12 views
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Love Sanctuary. Perhaps many visiting couples kissed or hugged each other here.12 views
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Staircase to upper deck.12 views
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Dining/lecture room on upper deck.12 views
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Skylight in above the dining/lecture room.12 views
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Captain's Day Room has a oiran Japanese doll.12 views
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Captain's bedroom.12 views
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Captain's bedroom and desk.12 views
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Senior Navigation Professor's cabin.12 views
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Steering wheel selfie spot.12 views
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Life boats and funnel.12 views
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Kaiwo Maru's spare propeller and capstan.12 views
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Kaiwo Maru museum ship and Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.12 views
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Kaiwo Maru was built in 1930 as an officer training ship for Japan's merchant marine. Its sister ship was the original Nippon Maru sailing ship also built in 1930 as a training ship. Kaiwo Maru was retired in 1989 and replaced by a new Kaio Mar11 views
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Kaiwo Maru Park sign of love especially for Valentine's Day.11 views
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Kaiwo Maru and a Japanese cruise ship at Toyama Shinko Port.11 views
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About 10 times a year, they unfurl Kaio Maru's sails. Lucky if you see it with all the sails out.11 views
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Bow of Kaiwo Maru.11 views
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Stern of Kaiwo Maru.11 views
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About Kaiwo Maru. It's 97 meters long. "Kaiwo" (or Kaio) means "King of the Seas."11 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.11 views
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