 Last additions - Maibara 米原市 |
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Mishima Pond stone lantern and cherry blossoms. Mar 20, 2023
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Mishima Pond stone lantern and cherry blossoms. Mar 20, 2023
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Mishima Pond and Mt. Ibuki with cherry blossoms. Mar 20, 2023
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Mishima Pond (Mishima-Ike) and Mt. Ibuki in spring with cherry blossoms. Mar 20, 2023
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Rice field in autumn.Feb 24, 2022
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Mt. Ryosen in the distance.Feb 24, 2022
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Rice fields in autumn.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara-juku Ichirizuka distance marker.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker or milestone used by travelers to gauge how far they have traveled. This is a reconstruction in the approximate location.Feb 24, 2022
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker or milestone used by travelers to gauge how far they have traveled. Feb 24, 2022
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The bags of waste materials were taken away by a crane truck on the fourth day.Nov 23, 2018
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Nov 23, 2018
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Thescrap wood would be hauled away separately from the waste bags.Nov 23, 2018
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Nov 23, 2018
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Some refreshments from the priest's wife during our lunch break.Nov 23, 2018
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At first, I thought we would need a power shovel. But we were able to take everything apart by hand (or crow bar, shovels, and chain saw).Nov 23, 2018
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Nov 23, 2018
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After removing the plaster and dirt from the wall, we could see the bamboo framework. The bamboo could be easily pulled out.Nov 23, 2018
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It wasn't so bad nor strenuous. Nov 23, 2018
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After 3 days, the three of us disassembled the collapsed wall and produced seven large bags of kawara roof tiles, three bags of dirt and plaster, and two big piles of bamboo and scrap wood. Nov 23, 2018
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It took three days to disassemble the wall into scrap wood, dirt and plaster, bamboo, and kawara roof tiles.Nov 23, 2018
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So two of my friends and I volunteered to remove the fallen wall in mid-Nov. 2018. One friend John W. is an American experienced in disaster cleanups. Other friend was a nearby resident who had a handy chain saw. We were advised to take apart the wall and separate the materials into large bags and piles. Nov 23, 2018
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The temple's front wall (about 20–30 meters long) collapsed in the Sept. typhoon and as of late Oct. they still had no plans to remove the debris due to a lack of manpower and funds. I couldn't bear the thought of tourists (often by the busloads) coming to see the foliage in Nov. and also see this unsightly mess of collapsed wall. Doesn't reflect well on the neighborhood and on the city.Nov 23, 2018
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Nov 23, 2018
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The temple wall also hit and slightly damaged the temple's tourist signs.Nov 23, 2018
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The wall tore off from this storehouse.Nov 23, 2018
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It was pretty shocking to see this. Fortunately, no one was hurt.Nov 23, 2018
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In Sept. 2018, this front wall of Tokugen-in temple collapsed due to a strong typhoon. It fell face down as the winds blew from behind.Nov 23, 2018
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Collapsed wall gone. Now the tourists comingto see the fall leaves won't be so shocked to see the mess that was here.Nov 23, 2018
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In Sept. 2018, this front wall of Tokugen-in temple collapsed due to a strong typhoon.Nov 23, 2018
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I had a great autumn photo shoot this day at Tokugen-in.Nov 23, 2018
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Little Shinto shrine and red maples.Nov 23, 2018
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Nov 23, 2018
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Tokugen-in's Three-story Pagoda.Nov 23, 2018
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Benzaiten, goddess of musicNov 23, 2018
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The Corridor displayed some objects of worship that were kept by Tokugen-in's secondary temples that were nearby. Those temples are no more, but these statues were saved.Nov 23, 2018
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"Ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo from Higashi-Azai, Shiga Prefecture. 清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図Nov 23, 2018
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The famous "ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo at Tokugen-in Temple in Kiyotaki, Maibara, Shiga.清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図Nov 23, 2018
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The famous "ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo. The ghost seems like it's stepping out of the picture. The scroll is displayed only during certain months.清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図Nov 23, 2018
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Statue of Saicho on the right side of the main altar.Nov 23, 2018
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Altar inside Tokugen-in temple's Hondo main hall.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Pay the small admission and enjoy the garden and see inside the Hondo main hall. This is inside the Kyakuden (Guest Hall). 客殿Nov 23, 2018
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On the left is the Hondo. The building on the right is the entrance. Pay the small admission and see the inner garden on weekends and spring/fall season.Nov 23, 2018
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Tokugen-in temple's Hondo main hall. Tokugen-in belongs to the Tendai Buddhist sect, Enryakuji School. It was founded by 1283 when Kyogoku Ujinobu built the original Hondo Hall. Ujinobu started the Kyogoku Clan. 本堂Nov 23, 2018
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Front entrance to temple grounds.Nov 23, 2018
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Nice place to relax and talk while viewing the garden. Tourists maycome by the busloads in autumn though.Nov 23, 2018
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They also serve tea to guests.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.Nov 23, 2018
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Tokugen-in Temple is also famous for autumn leaves in mid-November.Nov 23, 2018
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The old Maibara City Hall that was near Maibara Station. Replaced by the new city hall next to Maibara Station.Sep 29, 2016
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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 MAPSep 29, 2016
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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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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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Signboard for Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin. Says that Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi once stayed here.Sep 19, 2016
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A temporary tower was constructed to view the paddy art. But it was covered with bird droppings and kind of scary for people afraid of heights.Sep 19, 2016
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot Sucurry.Sep 19, 2016
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot.Sep 19, 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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Nov 28, 2014
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Nov 28, 2014
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Nov 28, 2014
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Gingko leavesNov 28, 2014
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Kiyotaki Jinja ShrineNov 28, 2014
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple's three-story pagodaNov 28, 2014
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Red maples at the temple entrance.Nov 28, 2014
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Red maples near the entrance to Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple.Nov 28, 2014
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Gate to Kannonji temple.Apr 15, 2014
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Train going to Omi-Nagaoka Station in spring.Apr 15, 2014
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The old Maibara Station building on the left.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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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Gifu Station.Apr 15, 2014
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Near Omi-NagaokaApr 15, 2014
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Mt. Ibuki and rice paddiesApr 15, 2014
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Promenade of cherry blossoms in the middle of rice fields.Apr 15, 2014
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Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen.Apr 15, 2014
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Apr 15, 2014
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Priest of Jobodai-in temple who conducted tours inside the temple during the open house.Apr 14, 2014
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Jobodai-in temple in its heyday around 1665, it had 64 affiliate temples (末寺) and 109 priests. Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieysau even donated land to the temple.Apr 14, 2014
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Steps to Jobodai-in temple's main hall in Kashiwabara-juku, Maibara, Shiga.Apr 14, 2014
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Temple treasure tour is held in autumn in Maibara.Apr 14, 2014
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Gate to Jobodai-in temple during open house when we could tour inside the temple.Apr 14, 2014
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Gate to Jobodai-in temple founded by Saicho in 815. It later became a betsuin temple of Enryakuji temple. 成菩提院Apr 14, 2014
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Former Kashiwabara BankApr 14, 2014
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Former Kashiwabara BankApr 14, 2014
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Former Kashiwabara Bank after being renovated. It is now a daytime elderly care center.Apr 14, 2014
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Yaito udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Yaito is moxa. The red dot (red ginger) is the burning flame.Apr 14, 2014
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Yaito udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum. The light green pile is tororo-kombu (seaweed shavings) shaped like moxa, topped with a red dot (ginger) as the burning flame.Apr 14, 2014
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Hotaru (firefly) udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Firefly made of eggplant with the light from an egg slice.Apr 14, 2014
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Yaito Matsuri signApr 14, 2014
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin lodge. Decorated for Yaito Matsuri. The original Honjin building became a primary school during the Meiji Period until it was moved to Tarui, Gifu to become the Nangu Shrine priest's residence.Apr 14, 2014
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Waki-Honjin lodge. Now a post office and ordinary private home. Decorated for Yaito Matsuri.Apr 14, 2014
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Feb 12, 2014
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Chikara mizu or Power water.Feb 12, 2014
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Going back down on the gondola.Feb 12, 2014
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ParagliderFeb 12, 2014
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ParagliderFeb 12, 2014
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Picture of all the ski lifts and gondola. Indicates that only the gondola is operating this day.Feb 12, 2014
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The old Ibuki Kogen Hotel used as a rest house.Feb 12, 2014
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The old Ibuki Kogen Hotel.Feb 12, 2014
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Old ski lifts from the 2nd station rusting.Feb 12, 2014
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Old ski lift and run. Feb 12, 2014
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Statue of Nakayama Saijiro, principal of a high school in Kyoto who brought his students to learn how to ski on Mt. Ibuki. Erected in Sept. 1964 by the alumni of his school to mark the 50th anniversary of him starting skiing on Ibuki.Feb 12, 2014
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At the 3rd station is a statue of Nakayama Saijiro, a pioneer who spread skiing in the Kansai region via Mt. Ibuki.Feb 12, 2014
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Statue of Nakayama Saijiro at Mt. Ibuki's 3rd station.Feb 12, 2014
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View of 3rd station. Higher up the mountain are the 4th and 5th stations.Feb 12, 2014
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Approaching the 3rd station. The old Ibukiyama Kogen Hotel.Feb 12, 2014
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Going up Mt. Ibuki on the gondola.Feb 12, 2014
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Before the gondola, we had to ride at least two ski lifts to reach the 3rd station.Feb 12, 2014
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This gondola was built in 1989 to take people from the foot of the mountain directly to the 3rd station.Feb 12, 2014
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Boarding the gondola lift. This was in summer.Feb 12, 2014
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Gondola lift station. The gondola was somewhat pricey to go up to the 3rd station or Sangome. It stopped operating in 2011.Feb 12, 2014
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Another way to go up Ibukiyama was by gondola at the foot of the mountain. However, this gondola is no longer operating.Feb 12, 2014
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Map of Mt. Ibuki.Feb 12, 2014
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Welcome to Mt. Ibuki.Feb 12, 2014
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About Sannomiya Shrine, established in 781.Feb 12, 2014
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Sannomiya ShrineFeb 12, 2014
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Sannomiya Shrine at the foot of Mt. Ibuki. The hiking trail and ski lift are near here. It's also how to get to the 3rd station.Feb 12, 2014
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Near the foot of Ibuki is Ueno. Sign showing the way to the hiking trail. Feb 12, 2014
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The 3rd station is halfway up Mt. Ibuki. Feb 12, 2014
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The 3rd station is halfway up Mt. Ibuki. Feb 12, 2014
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The 3rd station is halfway up Mt. Ibuki. A small plateau.Feb 12, 2014
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Mishima PondFeb 12, 2014
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Mishima Pond with Mt. Ibuki and cherry blossoms.Feb 12, 2014
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Mishima Pond with Mt. Ibuki and cherry blossoms.Feb 12, 2014
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Yamato Takeru defeated the boar, but not before the boar showered him with poisonous mist. He went to Isame no Shimizu in Samegai whose waters healed him. Then he went on to Ise, but died soon afterward.Feb 12, 2014
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This statue of Yamato Takeru and evil boar are near the foot of Mt. Ibuki in Ueno.Feb 12, 2014
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Mt. Ibuki or Ibukiyama is Shiga Prefecture's tallest mountain at 1,377 meters as well as one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. It is well-known for the legend of Yamato Takeru and 1,200 species of wild flowers and plant life.Feb 12, 2014
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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.Feb 12, 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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Tatoo artist parents.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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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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