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The festival included a Cosplay Procession from 2 pm to 3 pm. ぎふコスプレパレードOct 06, 2018
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Lots of outdoor stalls.Oct 06, 2018
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Gifu city's main shopping arcade named Yanagase, made famous by enka songs. It's usually like a ghost town, but not on this day. Was bustling for a change.Oct 06, 2018
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Gifu Yanagase shopping arcade.Oct 06, 2018
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And the parade proceeded to Gifu Castle park.Oct 06, 2018
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Yamanouchi KazutoyoOct 06, 2018
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.Oct 06, 2018
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.Oct 06, 2018
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.Oct 06, 2018
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.Oct 06, 2018
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.Oct 06, 2018
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Chiyo, another native of Shiga, was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.Oct 06, 2018
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Saito Dosan who was once Gifu Castle lord. 斎藤道三Oct 06, 2018
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Go was the youngest Azai sister.Oct 06, 2018
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Go, the youngest Azai sister, married the second Tokugawa shogun Hidetada and gave birth to Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa shogun. The Azai sisters are perhaps Japan's most famous trio of sisters.Oct 06, 2018
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Nobunaga's sister Oichi who married Azai Nagamasa and gave birth to three famous daughters in Shiga Prefecture.Oichi's three Azai daughters: Chacha, Hatsu, and Go. Oichi and her daughters escaped to Gifu Castle after their Odani Castle in Shiga was attacked by Nobunaga.Oct 06, 2018
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Chacha, the oldest Azai sister who at age 19 became 51-year-old Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine.Oct 06, 2018
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Following Nobunaga were the ladies: His wife Nohime.Oct 06, 2018
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Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka at the Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri in Oct. 2017.Hiroshi Fujioka is famous as the actor who portrayed "Kamen Rider" in the 1970s TV series. He's still famous and beloved in Japan and has had a very good career after Kamen Rider.Oct 06, 2018
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Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka, famous as the actor who portrayed "Kamen Rider" in the 1970s TV series. Oct 06, 2018
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This year, Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka. Nobunaga is one of Japan's most famous historical figures who started the unification of Japan's warring states in the 16th century. Gifu city really plays up Nobunaga as a hero and toOct 06, 2018
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With tall banners and the surrounding foot soldiers, the parade's main character of Oda Nobunaga was unmistakable.Oct 06, 2018
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列Oct 06, 2018
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列Oct 06, 2018
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列Oct 06, 2018
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"BANG, BANG!!" Those guns are really loud. Even with my earplugs (tissue wads), it shook me and I could feel the shockwaves.Oct 06, 2018
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The matchlock gun battalion in formation and ready to fire their guns. 火縄銃鉄砲隊Oct 06, 2018
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One highlight of the festival parade is this matchlock gun battalion. They stopped at the major intersections along the parade route and fired their guns.Oct 06, 2018
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Flags of Gifu's sister cities.Oct 06, 2018
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Flags of Gifu's sister cities.Oct 06, 2018
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Lots of police in the parade promoting traffic safety.Oct 06, 2018
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Gifu city celebrated 2017 as the 450th anniversary of the city being renamed "Gifu" by Nobunaga after he attacked and captured Inabayama Castle in 1567. The castle was renamed "Gifu Castle." Oct 06, 2018
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Gifu's tourism ambassadors hold the parade banner. About 200 people were in the parade.Oct 06, 2018
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Held on the first weekend in Nov., the Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri's highlight is a Sunday afternoon parade of people dressed in historical costumes centering on Oda Nobunaga (usually played by a celebrity), considered to be the father of Gifu city.These charming girls are Gifu's tourism ambassadors waiting to join the festival's parade. Oct 06, 2018
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From 1:00 pm–2:00 pm, they parade on the main drag from near JR Gifu Station to the foot of Mt. Kinkazan, the location of Gifu Castle.These photos were taken on Oct. 8, 2017.Oct 06, 2018
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Breakfast at Hisamatsu, Shirakawa-goSep 17, 2016
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Dinner at Hisamatsu, Shirakawa-go. Includes Hida beef.Sep 17, 2016
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Irori hearth in Hisamatsu minshukuSep 17, 2016
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It costs 10 million yen to rethatch the roof. They do it once every 30 years. The thatch is Japanese pampas grass (susuki) from the base of Mt. Fuji.The rethatch cost is subsidized by the national government and municipality. So the family only pays one-third the cost of 10 million yen. In the old days, they had family and friends gather the thatch and the roof was rethatched by the villagers as a community project. Not anymore. They have to hire professionals to do it which cost a lot of money.Sep 17, 2016
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Dinner at Hisamatsu near the irori hearth while the friendly proprietress chatted with us. I asked her about the difficulty of having a successor to take over the minshuku.She said it was a common problem among the minshuku operators there and hoped that one of her daughters would take over. She explained the Three Golden Rules that they follow: Do not sell, do not rent, and do not destroy the farmhouse. They are trying to change the rule about "do not rent." Perhaps if they rent it, the owner family can have another family operate their lodge.Sep 17, 2016
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Hisamatsu at night.Sep 17, 2016
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Next to Furusato is another minshuku named Hisamatsu in Shirakawa-go. Looks almost the same on the outside.Sep 17, 2016
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The restrooms are modern. I'm told this part of the house was for horses.Sep 17, 2016
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My room in Furusato.Sep 17, 2016
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My roomSep 17, 2016
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My room in Furusato. It was not the same room where the crown prince stayed.Sep 17, 2016
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I was surprised to see these pictures displayed inside Furusato. They showed Prince Hiro (currently the Crown Prince) who stayed at this minshuku while a college student.His brother Prince Aya/Akishino also stayed at this same minshuku when he was in college.
I was very surprised to hear from the proprietress that the Imperial Household Agency had designated the Furusato minshuku as *the* place to stay for Imperial family members visiting Shirakawa-go. She doesn't know exactly why. She says that although it was an honor to host the Princes, they can't really advertise it (the Imperial family can never be used for commercial purposes). She also lost money because they (her mother) had to buy new, fluffy futons, etc., just for the prince.Sep 17, 2016
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Greetings in English by Furusato. ¥9,000 per night including a sumptuous breakfast and dinner. Sep 17, 2016
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This is a minshuku in Shirakawa-go named Furusato where I stayed overnight. Looks very traditional on the outside and there are strict regulations on keeping it that way. ふるさとSep 17, 2016
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When you want to stay overnight in Shirakawa-go, it's hard to decide which minshuku (farmhouse lodge) to stay in. There's a good number of minshuku in Shirakawa-go.Sep 17, 2016
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Most people go through an agent to book a room instead contacting individual minshuku to see if they have a room.These are two minshuku, Hisamatsu on the left and Furusato on the right. They are within walking distance from the bus stop.Sep 17, 2016
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Irori hearth in Myozenji templeSep 17, 2016
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Buddhist altar of MyozenjiSep 17, 2016
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Inside the Myozenji temple Hondo worship hall. Tatami mats and looks like a typical Jodo Shinshu temple on the inside.Sep 17, 2016
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Inside the temple museum.Sep 17, 2016
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View from the upper floor of the temple museum.Sep 17, 2016
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Roof of Hondo worship hall.Sep 17, 2016
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Side view of Hondo worship hall.Sep 17, 2016
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Myozenji Hondo worship hall.Sep 17, 2016
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The Hondo worship hall can be entered through the adjoining building.Sep 17, 2016
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Enter Myozenji through this adjacent and adjoining building that is a museum and minister's residence.Sep 17, 2016
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Myozenji's temple bellSep 17, 2016
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Myozenji's Hondo Main worship hallSep 17, 2016
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In autumn (Oct.), approaching rice harvest season.Sep 17, 2016
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Gifu city manhole showing cormorants Mar 24, 2016
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Manhole in Hashima, GifuJun 17, 2013
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Old movie postersJun 17, 2013
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Kami-shibai storyteller Jun 17, 2013
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Kami-shibai storyteller Jun 17, 2013
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Kami-shibai storytellerJun 17, 2013
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Old Japanese typewriterJun 17, 2013
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Electrical appliances from the 1950s-70s.Jun 17, 2013
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Hashima Folk History MuseumJun 17, 2013
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Godzilla in Hashima Movie Museum 羽島市 映画資料館Jun 17, 2013
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Hashima Movie Museum 羽島市 映画資料館Jun 17, 2013
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About Takehana Castle.Jun 17, 2013
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Hashima Folk History Museum and Movie Museum. 羽島市歴史民俗資料館・映画資料館Jun 17, 2013
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Site of Takehana Castle in Hashima, Gifu, now occupied by the Hashima Folk History Museum.Jun 17, 2013
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Site of Takehana Castle, now occupied by the Hashima Folk History Museum.Jun 17, 2013
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Site of Takehana Castle, now occupied by the Hashima Folk History Museum. 羽島市歴史民俗資料館・映画資料館Jun 17, 2013
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Hashima Shiyakusho-mae Station 羽島市役所前駅Jun 17, 2013
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Hashima Shiyakusho-mae Station 羽島市役所前駅Jun 17, 2013
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Hashima Shiyakusho-mae Station 羽島市役所前駅Jun 17, 2013
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My YouTube video of Takehana Matsuri showing all the performances on the floats.Jun 14, 2013
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Floats parading near the train station.Jun 14, 2013
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View from the Hondo main hall.Jun 14, 2013
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Cemetery next to the main hall.Jun 14, 2013
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Inside Takehana Betsuin. Very impressive for a rural area.Jun 14, 2013
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Takehana Betsuin temple's wisteria is over 300 years old.Jun 14, 2013
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Takehana Betsuin temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu Sect's Otani School (Higashi Hongwanji).Jun 14, 2013
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Path leading to the entrance of Takehana Betsuin temple.Jun 14, 2013
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This float just decorated the street.Jun 14, 2013
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A few of the floats stopped in front of Takehana Bestuin and performed again.Jun 14, 2013
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After all the floats finished performing, they started moving out to parade on other streets.Jun 14, 2013
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