 Last additions - Samegai-juku 醒ケ井宿 |
Samegai Museum in a former post office designed by William Merrell Vories, Samegai, Shiga Pref. 旧醒井郵便局局舎 MAPSep 29, 2016
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Masu trout sushi at Mimasu in Samegai Trout Farm, Shiga Prefecture.Sep 19, 2016
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The Samegai Trout Farm raises eight types of fish, mainly river fish and trout/salmon species including Biwa salmon, rainbow trout, carp, char, and sturgeon.Sep 19, 2016
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Well-known trout restaurant in Samegai Trout Farm called Mimasu.Sep 19, 2016
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Entrance to Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). Closest train station is JR Samegai Station on the JR Tokaido Line, but there's no public transportation to the trout farm from the train station. There are no taxis either. If you need a ride from Samegai Station, call Omi Taxi Co. at 0749-52-8200 and reserve a taxi at least 1 hour before you want to ride. It's a joint-use taxi, meaning there might be other people in the taxi with you. It also leaves every hour and half hour. The fare is ¥800 per person one way to the trout farm. Another option is to take a taxi from Maibara Station. The ride is longer and will be more expensive.Sep 19, 2016
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Hiroshige's print of Samegai-juku in his Kisokaido series.Apr 21, 2011
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Exhibition in MizunoekiApr 21, 2011
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Exhibition in MizunoekiApr 21, 2011
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Exhibition space in MizunoekiApr 21, 2011
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Some displays move.Apr 21, 2011
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Fortune-telling octopus.Apr 21, 2011
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Figures at Isame-no-Kiyomizu spring during Jizo-bon festival.Apr 21, 2011
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Jizo statues during Jizo-bon.Apr 21, 2011
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Jizo altar at Jizo-do temple in Samegai, Maibara.Apr 21, 2011
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People line up at Jizo-do temple to pray to Jizo. Apr 21, 2011
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Jizo-bon in Samegai, Maibara.Apr 21, 2011
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Jizo-bon is held along the Nakasendo road with various displays of paper mache figures made by local school children.Apr 21, 2011
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On Aug. 23 and 24, Samegai's Jizo-do temple holds the annual Jizo-bon festival at night. The Nakasendo Road has food stalls and displays of paper mache figures. 地蔵盆Apr 21, 2011
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The second of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one is called Juo-sui. 十王水Apr 21, 2011
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Jizogawa River was also noted for a freshwater fish called hariyo or stickleback. However, researchers have found that the hariyo seems to have become extinct here by May 2010.Apr 21, 2011
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Jizo statues in Samegai. In 817, the priest Saicho carved a Jizo statue in Samegai and prayed for rain during a drought. It then rained heavily for three days. The Jizo was originally placed in the river to prsy for the souls of the fish.Apr 21, 2011
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Three of Samegai's famous rocks are here, indicated by these wooden signs. 鞍懸石Apr 21, 2011
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Rock where Yamato Takeru sat.Apr 21, 2011
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Torii gate to Isame no Shimizu spring waters.Apr 21, 2011
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Statue of Yamato Takeru in Samegai-juku's water spring. It is not certain that this was the spring which Yamato Takeru used. Another theory says that he used Tamakurabe Clear Spring in Sekigahara, Gifu.Apr 21, 2011
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Statue of Yamato Takeru at Samegai's water spring. He defeated the boar, but not before the boar showered him with poisonous rain. He went to Isame no Shimizu whose waters healed him. Then he went on to Ise, but died soon afterward. 日本武尊のApr 21, 2011
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Yamato Takeru was a legendary prince and warrior who traveled a lot and defeated his enemies. However, he met his demise at Mt. Ibuki when he battled an evil god disguised as a white boar.Apr 21, 2011
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Isame-no-Kiyomizu spring was supposedly where famed warrior Yamato Takeru bathed to heal his wounds after battling an evil boar on Mt. Ibuki.Apr 21, 2011
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Next to Isame no Shimizu is a statue of Yamato Takeru.Apr 21, 2011
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About Isame no Shimizu and Yamato Takeru.Apr 21, 2011
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Isame no Shimizu is the natural spring which is the source of Jizogawa River. The name "Samegai" also comes from this spring. 居醒の清水Apr 21, 2011
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This is one of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one, in front of Kamo Shrine, is called Isame-no-Kiyomizu. 居醒の清水Apr 21, 2011
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Samegai is famous for its Three Spring Waters and Four Rocks. Apr 21, 2011
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In front of Kamo Shrine is crystal clear water from a natural spring called Isame no Shimizu. This is the source of Samegai's famous Jizogawa River and one of Japan's 100 Famous Springs of the Heisei Period.Apr 21, 2011
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Samegai tulips, Maibara, ShigaJun 25, 2008
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Heart of tulipsJun 25, 2008
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About 15,000 tulips (+sakura) bloom here. 上丹生チューリップ祭りJun 25, 2008
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The tulips come in various colors.Jun 25, 2008
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In May, a large field of tulips bloom.Jun 25, 2008
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The tulip field is along the road going to the trout farm.Jun 25, 2008
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Rainbow trout must be happy to be swimming in such clean water.Jun 25, 2008
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Tenjin-sui Natural Spring Park 天神水広場Jun 25, 2008
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Since 2004, Kami-nyu in Samegai, Maibara grows tulips every spring for tourists. Kami-nyu Tulip Festival is also held on a Sunday with food booths and stage entertainment. Jun 25, 2008
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River along the way to the trout farm.Jun 25, 2008
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Trout fishing for a feeJun 25, 2008
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Tenjin-sui Natural Spring with crystal-clear water.Jun 25, 2008
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Look! I caught one!Jun 25, 2008
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Trout at Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). The water flows from the Suzuka mountains and it's quite cold which is good for the fish.Jun 25, 2008
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Trout-catching pond. Kids can freely catch a big trout.Jun 25, 2008
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Tenjin-sui Natural Spring Park 天神水広場Jun 25, 2008
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Entrance to Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). Established in 1878 and operated by Shiga Prefecture, the Samegai Trout Farm is Asia's largest trout farm with many trout ponds. 醒井養鱒場From JR Samegai Station, it's a one-hour walk.Jun 25, 2008
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The Samegai Trout Farm raises trout species, perpetuates breeding techniques, researches trout species, and serves as a tourist attraction.Jun 25, 2008
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Mizunoeki rest house next to Samegai StationJun 25, 2008
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Samegai Station, on JR Tokaido Line 醒ケ井駅Jun 25, 2008
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Tokaido Line train near Samegai.Jun 25, 2008
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Stone marker pointing to Bamba-juku, the next post town.Jun 25, 2008
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Saigyo-sui must be clean enough to drink.Jun 25, 2008
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Exhibition space in Mizunoeki arcade 2nd floorJun 25, 2008
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Natural spring called Saigyo-sui. 西行水Jun 25, 2008
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Road marker showing the way.Jun 25, 2008
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Natural spring called Saigyo-sui. 西行水Jun 25, 2008
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Inside post office designed by William Merrell Vories.Jun 25, 2008
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The third of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one is called Saigyo-sui, named after the famous poet. 西行水Jun 25, 2008
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Samegai Museum in a former post office designed by William Merrell Vories, Samegai, Shiga Pref. 旧醒井郵便局局舎 MAPJun 25, 2008
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Samegai Kominkan Community CenterJun 25, 2008
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Samegai-juku and Nakasendo Road. The main part of Samegai-juku is near JR Samegai Station on the JR Tokaido Line. Short walk. 醒井宿Jun 25, 2008
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Monument indicating that Emperor Meiji rested here.Jun 25, 2008
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Apparently someone released a similar species called itoyo into the river and they crossbred. Researchers found the hybrid fish, but no pure-breed hariyo. This has come as a shock to the locals. Hariyo is on Japan's endangered list.Jun 25, 2008
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Jizogawa River was also noted for a freshwater fish called hariyo or stickleback. However, researchers have found that the hariyo seems to have become extinct here by May 2010.Jun 25, 2008
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Emperor Meiji rested here.Jun 25, 2008
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Underwater baikamo flowers Jizogawa River, Samegai, Shiga Pref. Bloom in summer, only in very clean water. 梅花藻、バイカモJun 25, 2008
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Samegai Museum in a former toiya-ba. 米原市醒井宿資料館 醒井宿問屋場（旧川口家住宅）Jun 25, 2008
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Fire hoseJun 25, 2008
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Underwater baikamo flowers Jizogawa River, Samegai, Shiga Pref. 梅花藻、バイカモ MAPJun 25, 2008
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Site of Honjin lodge. 本陣跡Jun 25, 2008
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Crystal-clear Jizogawa River 地蔵川Jun 25, 2008
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Inside the former toiya-ba.Jun 25, 2008
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Samegai Wooden Sculpture Museum, open only on weekends and national holidays. Closed in winter. 醒井木彫美術館Jun 25, 2008
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Jizo-do temple houses a Jizo statue. Originally built by the Ogaki Castle lord Ishikawa Hyuga 石川日向守 in the Edo Period after he recovered from illness. The temple holds the Jizo-bon festival in Aug. 地蔵堂Jun 25, 2008
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Kamo Shrine is one of the first things that catches your eye as you enter Samegai. It's shrine on a steep slope. 加茂神社Jun 25, 2008
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Samegai-juku and Nakasendo Road 醒井宿Jun 25, 2008
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Samegai-juku stone monumentJun 25, 2008
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Samegai-juku is the sixty-first station or post town (shukuba) of the sixty-nine stations on the Nakasendo Road. It is the second Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Kashiwabara-juku), MAPJun 25, 2008
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Ichirizuka milestone 一里塚Jun 25, 2008
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Site of Ichirizuka milestone on left.Jun 25, 2008
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Hachiman ShrineJun 25, 2008
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Nakasendo Road going to Samegai-juku.Jun 25, 2008
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Nakasendo Road on left, entering Samegai-juku. On the right is Route 21 going to Maibara Station.Jun 25, 2008
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Nakasendo stone marker. Go left to enter the old Nakasendo Road.Jun 25, 2008
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Kawauchi stone monumentJun 25, 2008
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Stone marker between Azusa and Kashiwabara-juku.Jun 25, 2008
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From Kashiwabara-juku, heading toward Samegai-juku.Jun 25, 2008
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