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Ube's main train station, JR Ube-Shinkawa Station is near shopping arcades and outdoor sculptures. Good to rent a bicycle and explore this small city, especially if you like art.
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Sculpture in front of Ube-Shinkawa Station.
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Ube-Shinkawa Station where the modern meets the retro part.
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Ube-Shinkawa Station waiting room. I liked the retro look.
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Inside Ube-Shinkawa Station which is on the JR Ube Line running between Shin-Yamaguchi Station and Ube Station.
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Ube-Shinkawa Station is Ube's main train station in central Ube. Trains don't run that often though.
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Ube-Shinkawa Station platform.
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Ube-Shinkawa Station
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Ube-Shinkawa Station building
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Ube-Shinkawa Station
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In front of Ube-Shinkawa Station are a few hotels.
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Ube-Shinkawa Station bus stops.
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Ube-Shinkawa man drag.
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Sclupture along the main drag of Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi.
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Sclupture along the main drag of Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi
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Riverside in Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi.
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Humming Road shopping arcade.
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Inside Humming Road shopping arcade.
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Graffiti art.
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Painting by children inside Humming Road shopping arcade in Ube-Shinkawa.
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Horror House
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The world's longest horror house at 1,290 meters, certified by Guiness Book of World Records.
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Photo gallery
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Manhole at Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi.
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Shutter art in Ube, Yamaguchi.
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Shutter art in Ube, Yamaguchi
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Seafood restaurant near Humming Road where I had lunch.
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Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi
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This is Ube Chuo Gintengai shopping arcade near Ube-Shinkawa Station. It used to be the city's main shopping place until large shopping malls were built in the suburbs in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Very quiet in the Ube Chuo Gintengai shopping arcade.
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There were a few large supermarkets here, but they closed.
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Christmas tree
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This open part of the arcade must have been the site of one of the large supermarkets that closed.
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Manhole at Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi.
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Looking for tenants.
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Ube has a few heavy industries like chemicals and concrete.
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Station Mall, what's left of it.
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Dinosaur leg, Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi
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Watanabe Memorial Hall, a concert hall.
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Intersection in Ube
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Manhole at Ube, Yamaguchi.
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Reminds me of Kobe.
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Ube-Shinkawa, Yamaguchi
     
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