 Last additions - Maibara Station 米原駅 |
Yanmar's research facility is near Maibara Station.Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Entrance to Ohmi Railways.Sep 22, 2016
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Incorrect English.Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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East side of Maibara Station, still largely undeveloped.Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Drawings by local children.Sep 22, 2016
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Mt. IbukiSep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Different artwork on the windows.Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Mt. IbukiSep 22, 2016
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Nabe MatsuriSep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 22, 2016
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Rainbow troutSep 22, 2016
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Mishima PondSep 22, 2016
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This old corridor gets a nice touch with artwork by local kids.Sep 22, 2016
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Maibara festivalsSep 22, 2016
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The old Maibara Station building on the left.Apr 15, 2014
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Apr 15, 2014
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Rear view of the main Maibara Station building under construction.Apr 15, 2014
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The new Maibara Station building being built in late May 2007.Apr 15, 2014
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The new Maibara Station building being built in late May 2007. On the left will be the main building.Apr 15, 2014
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The new Maibara Station building being built in late May 2007.Apr 15, 2014
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This says, "Okaeri" or "Welcome home!" Perfect artwork for people returning to their hometown from the cities for spring vacation.Jul 06, 2013
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Lately, they have been using this window wall to show artwork. In spring 2013, a calligraphy club from a high school in Ibuki exhibited their work. Jul 06, 2013
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This says "Tadaima" or "I'm home."Jul 06, 2013
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In front of Maibara City Hall on the west side of Maibara Station is an old snow-clearing train on display.Aug 09, 2011
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This air-conditioned waiting room for regular trains was renovated finally by 2011.Aug 09, 2011
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Waiting room on the platform. It had peeling paint.Aug 09, 2011
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Old corridor of Maibara Station being dismantled.Aug 09, 2011
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Old corridor of Maibara Station being dismantled.Aug 09, 2011
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Old corridor of Maibara Station being dismantled in 2008.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station renovation work.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Maibara Station corridor.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Maibara Station's comfortable waiting room was accessible by all. Now, only shinkansen passengers have a nice waiting room. The waiting room is near the shinkansen turnstile. It had a TV, noodle shop, vending machines, and air conditioning.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Maibara Station's waiting room.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Maibara Station's shinkansen turnstile entrance.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Maibara Station's shinkansen turnstile entrance.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Maibara Station on the west side.Aug 09, 2011
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Singer Kayama Yuzo and dad.Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Tatoo artist parents.Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Oyako photos taken by people with their cell phones.Aug 09, 2011
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End of the corridor at the east side.Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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More celebrity oyako photos with English captions.Aug 09, 2011
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Winter in Maibara.Aug 09, 2011
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The fourth Maibara oyako portrait panel is about winter. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special. One photo was taken on snowy Mt. Ibuki.Aug 09, 2011
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Fall in Maibara.Aug 09, 2011
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The third Maibara oyako portrait panel is about fall. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special.Aug 09, 2011
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Summer in Maibara.Aug 09, 2011
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The second Maibara oyako portrait panel is about summer. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special.Aug 09, 2011
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Spring in Maibara.Aug 09, 2011
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The first Maibara oyako portrait panel is about spring. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special.Aug 09, 2011
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About the Maibara oyako portraits.Aug 09, 2011
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The Maibara oyako portraits are in four panels, one for each season.Aug 09, 2011
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More Oyako photos in the corridor toward the east side. Maibara Station finally looks better with these photos.Aug 09, 2011
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Besides celebrity parent-child portraits, there are four, large photo panels showing parent-child portraits taken in Maibara, seen on the left here.Aug 09, 2011
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The Oyako photos are exhibited along most of the corridor space, mainly toward the east side.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station's large window wall with Bruce Osborn's Oyako portraits.Aug 09, 2011
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Bruce is a pro photographer based in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He has been taking celebrity parent-child portraits and publishing them in Mainichi Shimbun.Aug 09, 2011
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About the exhibition. Architecturally, Maibara Station has nothing to boast about. But at least it now has something pretty.Aug 09, 2011
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The city of Maibara has pursued a slogan of stressing "Kizuna" or human bonds. Bruce's longtime oyako project fits in well and he was invited to exhibit his parent-child photos in Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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Oyako (Parent-child) photo exhibition by Bruce Osborn held at Maibara Station's corridor from July 2011 to March 2012. The large window wall is now covered with his portraits.Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Joining train cars on the Shirasagi express train, Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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Changing the ads inside the train.Aug 09, 2011
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Inside Biwako Line train to NagahamaAug 09, 2011
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JR Biwako Line to NagahamaAug 09, 2011
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3. Joining train cars on the Tokaido Line, Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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2. Joining train cars on the Tokaido Line, Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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1. Joining train cars on the Tokaido Line, Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Shinkansen train. It takes about 2.5 hours from Tokyo to Maibara.Aug 09, 2011
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Inside the old Ohmi Railway Maibara Station. I liked this old building with remnants of the train line's golden age.Aug 09, 2011
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Old Ohmi Railway Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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The old Ohmi Railways Maibara Station. Torn down in 2007. It was slightly apart from the old Maibara Station. Now it's closer to Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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The new Ohmi Railways Maibara Station. This station is now closer to the JR Maibara Station, but still not integrated in Maibara Station. I thought it was a temporary structure.Aug 09, 2011
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Next to Maibara Station's east exit is the Ohmi Railways Station. Otherwise, there's nothing much on the east side. For a shinkansen station, Maibara is pretty lonely.Aug 09, 2011
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Inside Maibara Station's east exit, just a large empty space.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station's east exit has a bus stop.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station's east exit has also been completely renovated.Aug 09, 2011
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Mt. Ibuki at the top.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara PR posters.Aug 09, 2011
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THe east exit has a nice, wooden, relief sculpture of Maibara's major sights. Made by woodcarvers in Kami-nyu in Samegai.Aug 09, 2011
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Escalators going to the east exit of Maibara Station.Aug 09, 2011
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Corridor toward the east exit. White walls galore. There were plans for Hiro Yamagata, a famous artist from Maibara, to paint the walls here, but they never materialized due to the cost.Aug 09, 2011
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Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station's window wall, right outside the turnstile. This is the first thing you see when you give your ticket to go out.Aug 09, 2011
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The interior is basically white.Aug 09, 2011
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Window wall from the outside.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station as seen from a train platform. The station's focal point is the huge window wall at the center.Aug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station is Shiga's sole shinkansen bullet train station and transfer station for the Hokuriku region.Aug 09, 2011
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Corridor going to the west side. Maibara Station was renovated during 2007-2009. Most parts of Maibara Station are new, and others are old. This is an old corridor. Aug 09, 2011
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Azai Sisters Expo poster.Aug 09, 2011
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On the west side of Maibara Station is this long escalator to go down. The up escalator is inside the station building.Aug 09, 2011
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Bus and taxi stops at Maibara Station's west exit. On this side of the station, you'll find Heiwado department store and the Maibara City Hall. MAPAug 09, 2011
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Maibara Station is a major transfer point for the Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line, and shinkansen bullet train. From this station, you can go on to Kyoto (or Tokyo in the east) in the west or to Fukui, Kanazawa, and Toyama up north.Aug 09, 2011
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Rear end of train.Feb 02, 2008
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Inside a passenger car. Almost the same as an ordinary train. Should be a wooden floor...Feb 02, 2008
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The smoke was all over the platform.Feb 02, 2008
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The steam locomotive pulled modern-looking passenger cars.Feb 02, 2008
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Feb 02, 2008
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Smoke from the train.Feb 02, 2008
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Driver's cabinFeb 02, 2008
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Almost departure timeFeb 02, 2008
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Feb 02, 2008
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Checking the furnaceFeb 02, 2008
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Feb 02, 2008
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The steam locomotive was built in 1939.Feb 02, 2008
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Feb 02, 2008
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Steam locomotiveFeb 02, 2008
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Crowd gathers in front of the locomotive.Feb 02, 2008
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Feb 02, 2008
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Pile of coalFeb 02, 2008
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On certain weekends, this steam locomotive runs between Maibara, Nagahama, and Kinomoto Stations in northern Shiga. Very popular attraction among adults and kids alike.Feb 02, 2008
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Before the train departs, the passengers take pictures from the train platform. Feb 02, 2008
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Locomotive nameplate "SL Kita-Biwako" (SL stands for steam locomotive.)Feb 02, 2008
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It's the real thing, belching thick black smoke and steam. Tickets can also be bought one month before departure at major JR train stations. The train ride between Maibara and Kinomoto Stations takes about an hour. The locomotive pulls five train carFeb 02, 2008
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