 Last additions - Shiga Outside Shiga 滋賀より |
Adjacent room shows a video about Nagahama Kannon.Sep 09, 2016
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The small exhibition space is enclosed by a wooden, temple-like fence modeled after a Kannon-do (観音堂) or small kannon worship hall. The wood is hinoki cypress from Nagahama.Sep 09, 2016
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This Kannon is from Sonju-in temple (尊住院) in Nagahama’s Kawamichi-cho district.Sep 09, 2016
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It exhibits one precious kannon Buddha statue (Goddess of Mercy) brought over from Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. The exhibit changes every two months so Tokyoites can see six different kannon statues from Nagahama every year.Sep 09, 2016
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“Biwako Nagahama Kannon House” (びわ湖長浜 KANNON HOUSE)Sep 09, 2016
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Sep 09, 2016
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The city of Nagahama boldly opened a little museum in Ueno, Tokyo called “Biwako Nagahama Kannon House” (びわ湖長浜 KANNON HOUSE) on March 21, 2016.Sep 09, 2016
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The museum is small, but nice. It has only one medium-size room divided into the kannon exhibition space and a mini theater showing a video about Nagahama.Sep 09, 2016
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Marker and sign indicating the site of the Ii clan residence in Edo (Tokyo) during the feudal era.Feb 02, 2008
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Marker and sign indicating the site of the Ii clan residence in Edo (Tokyo) during the feudal era.Feb 02, 2008
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Hotel New Otani in Tokyo used to be the site of the Ii clan's residence. They were warlords from Hikone in Shiga Prefecture.Feb 02, 2008
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