 Last additions - Other Otsu sights |
We love Shiga in Otsu.Jun 20, 2017
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Bus for Seta Station.Jun 20, 2017
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Bus stop for Bunka Zone in front of JR Seta Station.Jun 20, 2017
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In front of JR Seta Station.Jun 20, 2017
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JR Seta StationJun 20, 2017
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JR Seta StationJun 20, 2017
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Bunka Zone bus stop from Seta Station.Jun 20, 2017
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Museum library and reading room.Jun 20, 2017
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Illustration of the renovated museum with new buildings to open in 2020.Jun 20, 2017
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Illustration of the renovated museum with new buildings to open in 2020.Jun 20, 2017
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Illustration of the renovated museum with new buildings to open in 2020.Jun 20, 2017
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Site of a new museum building to be built.Jun 20, 2017
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Museum courtyardJun 20, 2017
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Current exhibitions.Jun 20, 2017
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Entrance lobbyJun 20, 2017
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Floor planJun 20, 2017
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The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga entrance. These photos were taken in March 2017 a few days before it was to close for a three-year renovations.Jun 20, 2017
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Plum blossomsJun 20, 2017
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Plum blossomsJun 20, 2017
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Plum blossomsJun 20, 2017
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Plum blossomsJun 20, 2017
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Plum blossomsJun 20, 2017
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ReedsJun 20, 2017
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ReedsJun 20, 2017
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ReedsJun 20, 2017
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KoiJun 20, 2017
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Tea houseJun 20, 2017
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Japanese garden and Museum of Modern Art, Shiga.Jun 20, 2017
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Biwako Bunka Park or Bunka Zone, featuring a Japanese garden, the Museum of Modern Art, and Shiga Prefectural Library.Jun 20, 2017
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Japanese garden pond with koi.Jun 20, 2017
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JR Otsukyo Station (formerly Nishi Otsu Station).Jun 20, 2017
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Taiko drummer sculpture at Ogoto Onsen Station.Jun 20, 2017
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Outside Ogoto Onsen Station.Jun 20, 2017
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Sit on the bench and soak your feet in the Ogoto Onsen Station hot spring foot bath for free.Jun 20, 2017
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Ogoto Onsen Station hot spring foot bath.Jun 20, 2017
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Right outside Ogoto Onsen Station is this foot bath hut. Dip your feet into hot spring water for free.Jun 20, 2017
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Ogoto Onsen Station turnstile.Jun 20, 2017
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Ogoto Onsen tourist info booth (closed).Jun 20, 2017
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Ogoto Onsen Station platform has a nice view of the lake.Jun 20, 2017
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Ogoto Onsen Station on the JR Kosei Line.Jun 20, 2017
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Ogoto Onsen Station platform.Jun 20, 2017
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The Calendar terrace as seen from Otsu Station platform.May 29, 2017
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The Calendar as seen from Otsu Station platform.May 29, 2017
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Otsu Heiwado AL Plaza being torn down in Nov. 2016.May 29, 2017
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Chiyahayafuru taxiMay 29, 2017
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Some inspiration while you do your business.May 29, 2017
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Beautiful urinalsMay 29, 2017
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In this corner, the door to the capsule hotel.May 29, 2017
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Daily special lunch MenuMay 29, 2017
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My lunch: Daily special (hi-gawari lunch) served 11 am–2:30 pm for ¥850 includes soup, rice or bread, and the drink bar (coffee, tea, juices).May 29, 2017
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Not much of a view though.May 29, 2017
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Outdoor terrace on part of the west-end rooftop.May 29, 2017
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View from the restaurant.May 29, 2017
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Window seating for couples or small groups.May 29, 2017
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A variety of seating.May 29, 2017
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Bookshelves of books for sale. Couldn’t find any books about Otsu.May 29, 2017
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Ping-pong room. Play for free.May 29, 2017
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Ping-pong room. Play for free.May 29, 2017
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On-the-floor seating next to the ping-pong room.May 29, 2017
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Before renovation.May 29, 2017
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Central area of The Calendar restaurant.May 29, 2017
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Stairs to The Calendar on the 2nd floor. No elevators.May 29, 2017
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The building’s biggest and most dramatic change is upstairs on the 2nd floor. It’s where they have “The Calendar,” a unique combination of different and almost seamless spaces for a restaurant, cafe, bar, open-air rooftop terrace (barbecue and beer garden), bookshelves selling books, 60-bed capsule hotel, and even a ping-pong table. May 29, 2017
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Menu for The Calendar.May 29, 2017
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Ground floor with ATMs on the left and the entrance to The Calendar.May 29, 2017
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1st/ground floor now has Starbucks and three Shiga-original restaurants: Okaki for Omi beef, Chanpontei for ramen, and Konkian for soba noodles.May 29, 2017
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Otsu Tourist Information CenterMay 29, 2017
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Taxi at Otsu StationMay 29, 2017
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Ground floor with ATMs on the left and the entrance to The Calendar.May 29, 2017
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The station building is now named “Vierra Otsu” (ビエラ大津).According to the building’s developer, JR West Real Estate & Development Co., the word “Vierra” was created with the Spanish words “vida” (life) and “tierra” (land or earth), so it supposed to mean May 29, 2017
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The old Heiwado AL Plaza Otsu being torn down.May 29, 2017
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Renovated Otsu StationMay 29, 2017
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Ticket officeMay 29, 2017
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Convenience store inside the station.May 29, 2017
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Turnstile area is nice and new.May 29, 2017
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I dropped by in late Nov. 2016 to check it out.May 29, 2017
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After a few years of uncertainty and about a year of major renovations, a new lease on life has been bestowed on the JR Otsu Station building that reopened on Oct. 1, 2016.May 29, 2017
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Nakanosho Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line.Oct 03, 2016
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Ramen dining tent.May 21, 2014
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Stage entertainment that nobody watched at the Ikemen Battle.May 21, 2014
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May 21, 2014
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May 21, 2014
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May 21, 2014
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The Ikemen Battle was an event of ramen booths selling ramen noodles in a competition.May 21, 2014
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Popular ramen saw long lines.May 21, 2014
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Entrance to Ikemen Battle 2013 next to the Shiga Prefectural Government.May 21, 2014
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Shiga KaikanMay 21, 2014
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Shiga KaikanMay 21, 2014
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Shiga Kaikan. I had my first photo exhibition in Shiga in here.May 21, 2014
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Shiga Kaikan that was across from the Shiga Prefectural Government. Already torn down.May 21, 2014
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The Shiga Prefectural Government Building is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property (登録有形文化財) in summer 2014. Designed by Sato Koichi. 建築家の佐藤功一氏が設計しました。May 21, 2014
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May 21, 2014
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Restaurant in the Otsu Station building 2nd floor before renovation in 2016.May 21, 2014
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Restaurant in the Otsu Station building 2nd floor before renovation in 2016.May 21, 2014
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Dinner at a restaurant in the Otsu Station building.May 21, 2014
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JR Otsu Station building corridor, 2nd floor before renovation in 2016.May 21, 2014
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JR Otsu Station platformMay 21, 2014
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The university also has a pleasant cafeteria called “Yui” near the lake shore where you can have lunch.Jan 20, 2013
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Seian University of Art and Design is Shiga’s sole art university. It’s a small university with about 800 students or 200 students per class from freshman to senior. It offers five programs/faculties and over half of the students belong to the IllustrJan 20, 2013
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This is sculpture by Hiromu Okuda (奥田博士), a Shiga-born artist.Jan 20, 2013
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The university also strives to take an active part in the local community and be an active contributor to the local community. For example, they recently published a well-illustrated brochure created by students to introduce eateries along the Kosei Line.Jan 20, 2013
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Internet roomJan 20, 2013
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Window gallery at Seian University.Jan 20, 2013
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One of the larger galleries at Seian University.Jan 20, 2013
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In Japanese. the university is called Seian Zokei Daigaku 成安造形大学.Jan 20, 2013
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Most of the time, the galleries show work by the students. They undergo a screening to get an exhibition slot, so you can bet that the quality is high.Jan 20, 2013
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It is indeed like an art museum with numerous galleries on campus open to the public.Jan 20, 2013
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I was impressed with Seian University's slogan of being an ”Art Museum on Campus.” These colorful men are gazing at Lake Biwa.Jan 20, 2013
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Outdoor sculpture at Seian University of Art and Design in western Otsu (near Ogoto Onsen Station on the JR Kosei Line). Seian is Shiga's sole art college.Jan 20, 2013
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Otsu-juku from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series. Apr 24, 2011
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Otsu-juku (70th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. Hatcho-dori street and Lake Biwa in the distance.Apr 24, 2011
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Otsu City Hall. The clock plays Lake Biwa Rowing Song.Apr 24, 2011
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The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga (Shiga-kenritsu Kindai Bijutsu-kan). Closed for major renovations from April 1, 2017. Will reopen in June 2021.Opened in Aug. 1984, this large, modern museum is located in a quiet and green area called "Bunka Zone" (Culture Zone). This zone also has a Japanese garden and the Shiga Prefectural Library.
10 min. by bus from Seta Station on the JR Biwako or Tokaido Line. 滋賀県立近代美術館 MAPJan 08, 2009
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Bunka Zone garden, a nice place for a nap.10 min. by bus from Seta Station on the JR Biwako or Tokaido Line (the kaisoku express train does not stop at Seta Station). Go to bus stop 1 and get on the bus for Shiga Idai (Shiga Medical Univ.). Get off at Bunka Zone-mae.Jan 08, 2009
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"Bunka Zone" (Culture Zone). This zone has this Japanese garden and the Museum of Modern Art and Shiga Prefectural Library.The Museum has several exhibition halls, rental gallery, an inner courtyard, lecture hall, reading room, museum shop, and restaurant. Admission charged.Jan 08, 2009
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Otsu Police StationJan 08, 2009
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Keihan Shimanoseki StationJan 08, 2009
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Marker for the place where Russian Crown Prince Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (later Tsar Nicholas II) was attacked by a policeman guard (Tsuda Sanzo) on May 11, 1891.Jan 08, 2009
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Keihan streetcar. Great way to traverse the city. Too bad it doesn't meet up with Otsu Station.Jan 08, 2009
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On this street corner is Otsu's Point Zero for its roadways.Jan 08, 2009
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Monument for Otsu's Point Zero for its roadways.Jan 08, 2009
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Keihan Keishin Line train coming from Kyoto.Jan 08, 2009
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Spa Resort Ogoto Agaryanse has a nice public hot spring bath. Also a sauna and other relaxing facilities. Good day trip. Free shuttle bus from Ogoto Onsen Station. スパリゾート雄琴 あがりゃんせJan 08, 2009
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Ogoto Station before it changed its name to Ogoto Onsen Station.Jan 08, 2009
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Eight Views of Omi, Then and Now, exhibited on Otsu Post Office wallJan 08, 2009
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Ogoto PortJan 08, 2009
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近江八景Jan 08, 2009
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On this street corner was where Russian Crown Prince Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (later Tsar Nicholas II) was attacked by a policeman guard (Tsuda Sanzo) on May 11, 1891.Jan 08, 2009
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Water fountain in front of the Shiga Prefectural Capitol.Jan 08, 2009
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Keihan Line streetcar, Shimanoseki StationJan 08, 2009
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Monument for Otsu-juku, where Emperor Meiji once lodged.Jan 08, 2009
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Shiga Prefectural Capitol (Shiga Kencho) is a short walk from Otsu Station. This original building was built in 1939. Newer wings have since been built. 滋賀県庁Jan 08, 2009
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JR Otsu Station before renovation.Jan 08, 2009
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JR Otsu StationJan 08, 2009
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JR Otsu StationJan 08, 2009
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JR Otsu Station, with AL Plaza shopping complex on the left. 大津駅Jan 08, 2009
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Jan 01, 2007
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二百年・三百年忌碑Jan 01, 2007
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Basho Matsuo's grave at Gichuji temple, Otsu. 芭蕉の墓Jan 01, 2007
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旅に病で夢は枯野をかけ廻るJan 01, 2007
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Okinado Hall 翁堂Jan 01, 2007
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Okinado Hall with a statue of Basho. 翁堂Jan 01, 2007
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Basho Matsuo's grave at Gichuji temple, Otsu. 芭蕉の墓Jan 01, 2007
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Rear stone: 古池や蛙飛こむ水の音Jan 01, 2007
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Chojitsudo Hondo main hall 朝日堂Jan 01, 2007
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Chojitsudo Hondo altar 朝日堂Jan 01, 2007
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行春をあふミ(おうみ)の人とおしみけるJan 01, 2007
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Small museumJan 01, 2007
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Besides the Basho's gravestone, the temple has a myriad of Haiku stone monuments.Jan 01, 2007
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Keihan Zeze Station 京阪電鉄膳所駅Jan 01, 2007
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Road to Gichuji (gate on left)Jan 01, 2007
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Gichuji temple is known for the grave of Haiku poet Basho Matsuo (1644-94). National Historic Site near JR Zeze Station, 300 meters from Gichuji JR膳所駅Gichuji is a short walk from Zeze Station.Jan 01, 2007
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Gate to Gichuji. MAPJan 01, 2007
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