Nagahama Station and Railroad Square Museum 長浜駅・長浜鉄道スクエア
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JR Nagahama Station in Jan. 2016 before the pedestrian overpasses to Ekimachi Terrace were built.
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JR Nagahama Station flanked by Mondecool (Heiwado) supermarket.
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Mondecool (Heiwado) supermarket opened in Feb. 2015 to replace the old Heiwado store.
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JR Nagahama Station's new building was built in 2006.
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The new station building (on left) later saw a larger building (on the right) used as a wedding hall.
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JR Nagahama Station and wedding hall (right).
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Nagahama Station wedding hall
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Nagahama Station wedding hall entrance
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The 1st floor of the wedding hall has a few restaurants.
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Nagahama Station and wedding hall as seen from Heiwado.
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The new JR Nagahama Station opened in Oct. 2006.
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East side (Ibuki)
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Nagahama Station before the wedding hall was built. The empty space was where the old station building was.
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This view of Nagahama Station is forever gone.
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View of Nagahama Station before the wedding hall was built.
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Ground floor of new train station building.
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Waiting room which no one uses.
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Name plate with "Nagahama Eki" in old kanji characters.
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Escalator to enter and exit the East (Ibuki) side of the station.
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Corridor to turnstile and west (Lake Biwa) side of the station.
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Turnstile entrance
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Turnstile entrance. Notice the high (and hllow) ceiling. No air conditioning.
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Outside on the terrace facing south at Nagahama Station. The small waiting room has been removed and replaced by a walkway to the new Mondecool Heiwado store.
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Waiting room and tourist info office. This room has been removed and replaced by a walkway to the new Mondecool Heiwado store.
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Waiting room and tourist info office. This room has been removed and replaced in 2014 by a walkway to the new Mondecool Heiwado store.
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Waiting room. Smaller than the old one. This room has been removed and replaced by a walkway to the new Mondecool Heiwado store.
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The old waiting room and tourist info counter was here. Now a corridor between the station and Mondecool.
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New waiting room is toward the right as you get out of the turnstile.
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Mementos
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Narrow terrace facing Heiwado.
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Window
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A new Nagahama Heiwado store "Mondecool" is being constructed next to Nagahama Station.
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The new Heiwado store will rise soon.
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A new Nagahama Heiwado store "Mondecool" is being constructed next to Nagahama Station.
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View of Mondecool from Nagahama Station.
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Second floor entrance to Mondecool (Heiwado), a new two-story shopping center that opened in Feb. 2015.
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Mondecool supermarket on 1st floor.
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Mondecool 2nd floor shops include a shop selling local products.
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Ibukiyama coffee shop on 2nd floor.
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First floor of Mondecool has the restaurant, Joyfull. Right next to Nagahama Station.*Sadly, Joyfull restaurant at Nagahama Station Mondecool closed on Jan. 21, 2019 along with the Nagahama Inter Branch. The space is now a fitness center.
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Joyfull is new and pleasant. *Sadly, Joyfull restaurant at Nagahama Station Mondecool closed on Jan. 21, 2019.
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Joyfull menu. Very cheap. *Sadly, Joyfull restaurant at Nagahama Station Mondecool closed on Jan. 21, 2019.
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Lunch at Joyfull. Food is good. *Sadly, Joyfull restaurant at Nagahama Station Mondecool closed on Jan. 21, 2019.
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store as seen from Nagahama Station. This building was demolished and replaced with a small shopping complex called Ekimachi Terrace Nagahama that opened on July 29, 2017.
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store.
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store near the entrance.
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store entrance.
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Bicycles parked at the old Nagahama Heiwado store.
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Top floor of the old Nagahama Heiwado store is being cleared out. The restaurants are gone by June 2014.
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Top floor of the old Nagahama Heiwado store is being cleared out.
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Old Nagahama Heiwado store being torn down in Jan. 2016.
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Old Nagahama Heiwado store being torn down in Jan. 2016.
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A low-rise shopping-restaurant complex called Ekimachi Terrace Nagahama will be built on the old Heiwado site. It later opened on July 29, 2017.
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As seen from the west side.
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Corridor as seen from the west (Lake Biwa) side.
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Terrace facing south.
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side.
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side. Nagahama Castle in background.
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Stairs going down to the west side.
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West side parking lot.
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West side of train station.
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West side. Nagahama Castle.
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.
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Nagahama Station, west side (Nagahama Castle side)
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.
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West side of JR Nagahama Station with the wedding hall in view.
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What you see when you come out of the turnstile.
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Turnstile to go out.
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New train platform and station building
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Hokuriku Line train to Omi-Shiotsu Station and new train station
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West side of station as seen from the train platform.
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Corner sculpture
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To Omi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga, Fukui.
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Heiwado as seen from the station terrace.
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Kokoku bus in front of Nagahama Station east exit.
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Compact bus at Nagahama Station. Designed with the Azai sister trio.
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Nagahama's first station building. 長浜鉄道スクエア
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Built in 1882 as Nagahama Station's first station building. Nagahama Railroad Square 旧長浜駅舎 MAP
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Built in 1882 as Nagahama Station's first station building.
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The design of the new Nagahama Station is based on this original building.
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Track switching point
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Railroad tunnel monument
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Door led to the train platform.
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Ticket window
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Waiting room for 1st-class passengers
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Stationmaster's office
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Nagahama Station's first stationmaster.
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2nd floor of station building.
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Nagahama Train Culture Pavilion, built in 2000. Exhibits on Nagahama's rail transport history. 長浜鉄道文化館
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Hokuriku Line Electrification Memorial Hall 北陸線電化記念館
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Steamship which carried train cars on Lake Biwa.
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A more modern train ferry on Lake Biwa.
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Japan's first train ferry started on Lake Biwa, linking Otsu and Nagahama. In operation until the train line opened.
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Front of old Nagahama Station
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Old Nagahama Station platform.
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Gourd city
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Inside old Nagahama Station
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Inside old Nagahama Station
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Exit to Heiwado
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets Ishida Mitsunari
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Heiwado Dept. Store in front of Nagahama Station.
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View of old Nagahama Station
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New Nagahama Station being constructed, Jan. 2006.
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Iron skeleton of new Nagahama Station
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Photo taken in Jan. 2006.
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Old overpass to other side of station toward Lake Biwa.
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Old train on Hokuriku Line.
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May 2005. No sign of the new station building yet, but the train platform has been extended.
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May 2006
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Lake Biwa side of Nagahama Station under construction in 2006.
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New Nagahama Station building under construction on left in 2006.
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Statue of Hideyoshi in front of the place where the station was.
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.
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The old Nagahama train station building being torn down in Jan. 2007.
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The old Nagahama train station building being torn down in Jan. 2007.
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As seen from the train platform.
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Old station building being torn down.
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West side as seen from the platform.
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Old pedestrian overpass being torn down.
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In 2011, Nagahama Station with a temporary bicycle parking lot where the old station was.
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Tree decoration at Nagahama Station in 2011.
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Nagahama Station before the wedding hall was built.
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