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Butsudan Buddhist altar in a butsuma (Buddhist altar room).Jan 27, 2007
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Shopkeeper's deskJan 27, 2007
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Shopkeeper's deskJan 27, 2007
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Shopkeeper's deskJan 27, 2007
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Inside entrance. The house was occupied by Itochu company founder Itoh Chube'e and his son, Chube'e II.Jan 27, 2007
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Front gardenJan 27, 2007
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Maid's roomJan 27, 2007
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Itoh Chube'e Memorial House (Itoh Chube'e Ki'nenkan). Itoh Chube'e (1842-1903) was the founder of Itochu Corporation and Marubeni, two of Japan's largest trading companies, in 1858. MAPThis house displays his former residence and some of his possessions. A short walk from Toyosato Station, the house is open to the public on Tue., Thu., and Sat. Free admission.Jan 27, 2007
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Front gardenJan 27, 2007
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Entrance to Itoh Chube'e Memorial HouseJan 27, 2007
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Entrance to Itoh Chube'e Memorial HouseJan 27, 2007
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Iki-ikikan-mae bus stop for JR Notogawa Station.Jan 25, 2007
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Road to Mt. Kinugasa.Jan 25, 2007
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Omi merchant dollsJan 25, 2007
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Inside the bus for Notogawa Station, about 15 min. ride.Jan 25, 2007
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Fresh produce grown by local farmers. They don't use pesticides.Jan 25, 2007
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Lobby of Iki-ikikanJan 25, 2007
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Senbei crackersJan 25, 2007
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Fire dept.Jan 25, 2007
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Souvenir shop inside Iki-ikikan, run by local farmers who sell their goods here. The senbei crackers and cookies are delicious.Jan 25, 2007
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Joeiji templeJan 25, 2007
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Oshiro Shrine torii 大城神社Jan 25, 2007
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Iki-ikikan tourist info center. This should be your first stop. Accessible by bus from JR Notogawa Station. 生き活き館Jan 25, 2007
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Joeiji temple 浄栄寺Jan 25, 2007
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Baba-dori street 馬場通りJan 25, 2007
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Anpukuji temple 安福寺Jan 25, 2007
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Ohmi Merchant MuseumJan 25, 2007
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Sign showing the way to Omi merchant homes.Jan 25, 2007
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Flower farmJan 25, 2007
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This is actually the Tenbin no Sato Culture Center. てんびんの里文化学習センターJan 25, 2007
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Ohmi Merchant Museum is on the 3rd floor of this building. 近江商人博物館 MapJan 25, 2007
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Ohmi Merchant MuseumJan 25, 2007
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Scenery along the route to the Omi Merchant Museum 15 min. walk away.Jan 25, 2007
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Cable TV notice.Jan 25, 2007
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Tokonoma alcoveJan 25, 2007
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More display casesJan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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Omi merchant profilesJan 25, 2007
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Obata dolls 小幡人形Jan 25, 2007
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Storage areaJan 25, 2007
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KitchenJan 25, 2007
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Swing-down ladder to enter upper floor.Jan 25, 2007
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ShopkeeperJan 25, 2007
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Shopkeep's deskJan 25, 2007
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SignsJan 25, 2007
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Kitchen areaJan 25, 2007
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Furo bath made of wood.Jan 25, 2007
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Tags and certificates.Jan 25, 2007
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SignsJan 25, 2007
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Western-style roomJan 25, 2007
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Old photos of Omi merchants carrying their trademark "tenbin" pole.Jan 25, 2007
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Record booksJan 25, 2007
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Western-style roomJan 25, 2007
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Old photos of Omi merchantsJan 25, 2007
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Statue of Fujii HikoshiroJan 25, 2007
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Spacious garden and Fujii Hikoshiro houseJan 25, 2007
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Spacious garden outside Fujii Hikoshiro houseJan 25, 2007
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Spacious garden outside Fujii Hikoshiro house (in background)Jan 25, 2007
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Pine tree in gardenJan 25, 2007
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Exterior viewJan 25, 2007
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Main guest room 主客間Jan 25, 2007
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Main guest roomJan 25, 2007
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Main guest roomJan 25, 2007
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Exterior viewJan 25, 2007
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Corridor to rooms and garden.Jan 25, 2007
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Guest meeting room 客間Jan 25, 2007
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Omi merchant displayJan 25, 2007
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Another guest meeting room 客間Jan 25, 2007
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Bust of Fujii HikoshiroJan 25, 2007
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Foyer of house 玄関Jan 25, 2007
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Omi merchant statue.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance roomJan 25, 2007
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Former residence of Omi merchant Fujii Hikoshiro (1876-1956) (藤井 彦四郎邸). Now a history museum.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to the former residence of Omi merchant Fujii Hikoshiro (1876-1956) (藤井 彦四郎邸)Jan 25, 2007
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Another sign.Jan 25, 2007
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Omi merchant statue.Jan 25, 2007
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Gokasho is a rural town.Jan 25, 2007
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Bus stop and sign to the Fujii house. Gokasho has good signs showing you the way to the Omi merchant homes.Jan 25, 2007
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Old Sprite signJan 25, 2007
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Road in front of the train station.Jan 25, 2007
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Stone monument for the local Obata shonin merchants.Jan 25, 2007
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Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station train platform.Jan 25, 2007
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In front of Gokasho Station is a map and stone monument. Gokasho is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).Jan 25, 2007
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Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station building as seen from the train platform.Jan 25, 2007
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You can buy a set of tickets to all four Omi merchant homes and the museum which cheaper than buying a ticket at each place. Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station 近江鉄道五箇所駅Jan 25, 2007
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Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station, waiting room.Jan 25, 2007
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From the Ohmi Railways' Gokasho Station, you can walk to the Fujii Hikoshiro House (藤井 彦四郎邸), which is also a history museum, and to the modern Ohmi Merchant Museum (近江商人博物館).Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station 近江鉄道五箇所駅Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Namako wallJan 25, 2007
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Garden and former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Garden and pond. This house has a nice garden.Jan 25, 2007
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Stone lantern in gardenJan 25, 2007
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View from 2nd floorJan 25, 2007
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WindowJan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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2nd floor roomJan 25, 2007
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Tokonoma alcove with scroll.Jan 25, 2007
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Tokonoma alcove and scrollJan 25, 2007
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Omi Obata Deko dollsJan 25, 2007
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DollsJan 25, 2007
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Obata doll museumJan 25, 2007
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StairwayJan 25, 2007
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CorridorJan 25, 2007
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Entrance to home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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BonsaiJan 25, 2007
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Stairs to 2nd floor.Jan 25, 2007
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Way to the third Omi merchant house.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Inside the home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Old mail box.Jan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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RickshawsJan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Statue of Omi merchant peddler carrying his trademark "tenbin" pole.Jan 25, 2007
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External view of houseJan 25, 2007
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Attic and ceilingJan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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ShowcaseJan 25, 2007
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Attic, mainly for storage.Jan 25, 2007
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External viewJan 25, 2007
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External viewJan 25, 2007
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Shopkeeper's record book.Jan 25, 2007
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Shopkeeper's record book.Jan 25, 2007
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BonsaiJan 25, 2007
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Bonsai plum treesJan 25, 2007
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Living roomJan 25, 2007
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Shopfront with shopkeeper's desk.Jan 25, 2007
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Shopkeeper's desk.Jan 25, 2007
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Bonsai plum and pine treesJan 25, 2007
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee.Jan 25, 2007
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Inside former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee.Jan 25, 2007
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Inside former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee. 玄関Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee (1777-1820) (外村 宇兵衛邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Path to next Omi merchant home.Jan 25, 2007
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Turn left there.Jan 25, 2007
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Changing room next to bath.Jan 25, 2007
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Furo bath wirth wooden barrel (heated by firewood)Jan 25, 2007
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Kitchen areaJan 25, 2007
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Kitchen area with dirt floor.Jan 25, 2007
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Hinamatsuri dollsJan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls in alcove.Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor with Hina festival dollsJan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dollsJan 25, 2007
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2nd floor room looking toward the balcony.Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor with more Hina dolls.Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor room with Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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View from 2nd floor balconyJan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor balconyJan 25, 2007
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2nd floor balcony (Watch your head).Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Picture of Tonomura Shigeru in the Literature Museum (Bungakukan). 外村 繁文学館Jan 25, 2007
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AtticJan 25, 2007
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Tonomura Shigeru Literature Museum (Bungakukan). Shigeru had a passion for writing, so he entrusted the family business to his younger brother. 外村 繁文学館Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Room with Hina festival dolls and entrance to the Tonomura Shigeru Literature Museum. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Woman's hairdressing room.Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Living room of former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru (外村 繁邸). Gokasho is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru (外村 繁邸). MapTonomura Shigeru (外村 繁), Tonomura Uhee (外村 宇兵衛), and Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎)
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Gokasho is famous for the grand, old homes of wealthy Omi merchants. Three of them are clustered together for us to visit inside. They are the former residences of Tonomura Uhee (外村 宇兵衛), Tonomura Shigeru (外村 繁), and Nakae Jungoro (中江 Jan 25, 2007
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Gokasho was home to many Omi merchants who plied up and down Japan during the Edo Period to sell and trade their wares. They became quite successful selling medicines, lacquerware, sake, etc.Wall of former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru (1902-1961) (外村 繁邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Statue for crossing the street safely.Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto City Hall. MAPJan 22, 2007
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Ritto manhholeJan 22, 2007
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Sign in front of Ritto City HallJan 22, 2007
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Bus stop in front of city hall with the timetable torn off.Jan 22, 2007
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Tehara Station on the JR Kustatsu Line. 手原駅 MAPJan 22, 2007
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Another Kuri-chan bus.Jan 22, 2007
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In front of Tehara Station.Jan 22, 2007
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Kuri-chan bus in front of Tehara Station.Jan 22, 2007
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Power line tower on Mt. AnyojiJan 22, 2007
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Site of Okamura Castle 岡村城跡Jan 22, 2007
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Mt. Anyoji from afar looks like a tumulus.Jan 22, 2007
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Mt. Anyoji trail sign totally illegible. No map on the mountain to tell you where ypu are either.Jan 22, 2007
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View from Mt. Anyoji 安養寺山Jan 22, 2007
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Another broken sign.Jan 22, 2007
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Small shrineJan 22, 2007
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View from Mt. Anyoji.Jan 22, 2007
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View Hira mountains from Mt. Anyoji.Jan 22, 2007
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.Jan 22, 2007
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Nature trail into bamboo forest.Jan 22, 2007
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Nature trailJan 22, 2007
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji. Marvelous view if it weren't for the trees...Jan 22, 2007
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji.Jan 22, 2007
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Reading room.Jan 22, 2007
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Display of different rocks.Jan 22, 2007
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Stuffed boar.Jan 22, 2007
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Nature trailJan 22, 2007
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Nature Center, also serves as a birdwatching station and nature classroom (mainly for kids).Jan 22, 2007
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Inside Nature Center. Many nature exhibits.Jan 22, 2007
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Entrance to Ritto Nature Observation Forest. 栗東自然観察の森 MAPJan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum's buddha statues 栗東歴史民俗博物館Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum, accessible by bus from Kusatsu Station. 栗東歴史民俗博物館 MAPJan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館Jan 22, 2007
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Ritto History Museum, stone buddha replica. 栗東歴史民俗博物館Jan 22, 2007
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地山古墳Jan 22, 2007
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BeadsJan 22, 2007
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How jewelry was worn.Jan 22, 2007
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EarringsJan 22, 2007
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センターJan 22, 2007
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Workers restore unearthed artifacts.Jan 22, 2007
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Many items found in and around the tumuli.Jan 22, 2007
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センターJan 22, 2007
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The archeological museum and tumuli on right, at the foot of My. Anyoji.Jan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 1 at the top of the slope.Jan 22, 2007
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Most of the tumuli are just dirt mounds with no chamber opened for inspection.Jan 22, 2007
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The tumuli in Ritto are estimated to have been built during the 6th to 7th centuries.Jan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.Jan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.Jan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 5Jan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).Jan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone in Ritto.Jan 22, 2007
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Wada Tumuli is the group of nine small tumuli in Ritto. 和田古墳群 MAPJan 22, 2007
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Ritto Archaeological Center right next to the Wada Tumuli. 栗東市出土文化財センターJan 22, 2007
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.Jan 22, 2007
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