 Last additions - Mizuho 瑞穂市 |
At Mieji Station, train back to Ogaki. These rural train lines are struggling financially, so support them by riding their trains.Jan 27, 2022
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Back to Mieji Station.Jan 27, 2022
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Bust stop at Mieji Station. Buses very infrequent.Jan 27, 2022
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Mizuho is a major producer of Fuyu-gaki persimmons. Jan 27, 2022
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This is the spot depicted by Hiroshige's woodblock print of Mieji-juku. Saikawa River.Jan 27, 2022
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Hiroshige's woodblock print for Mieji-juku showing Saikawa River and two farmers giving directions to a priest. It was a low-lying area near three rivers and prone to flooding. 犀川Jan 27, 2022
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Next to Kanzeon-do Hall is Saikawa River depicted in Hiroshige's woodblock print. 犀川Jan 27, 2022
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Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂Jan 27, 2022
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Fancy stone lantern next to Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku.Jan 27, 2022
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Thousand-Arm Kannon inside the Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂Jan 27, 2022
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In Mieji-juku, a roadside Thousand-Arm Kanzeon-do Hall. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂Jan 27, 2022
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Walk further to see the small Kannon-do Hall.Jan 27, 2022
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Map of Mieji-juku sights.Jan 27, 2022
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Looks like a rest place for travelers. Not a bus stop.Jan 27, 2022
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Stone marker showing the way to Ogaki and Akasaka-juku.Jan 27, 2022
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Turn right here.Jan 27, 2022
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Site of a local school. There's also the site of Mieji Castle nearby, but it is inaccessible (private property it seems).Jan 27, 2022
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Site of Mieji-juku's Honjin (VIP lodging). Jan 27, 2022
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Site of Mieji-juku's Honjin (VIP lodging). The building no longer exists. This was Mieji-juku's highest elevation at only 10 meters. 本陣跡Jan 27, 2022
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Turn the corner here.Jan 27, 2022
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AboutMieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札Jan 27, 2022
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Replica of Mieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札Jan 27, 2022
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Also at Mie Shrine is this replica of Mieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札Jan 27, 2022
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Akiba ShrineJan 27, 2022
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Akiba Shrine is also here. 秋葉神社Jan 27, 2022
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About Mieji-juku in Japanese.Jan 27, 2022
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Mie Shrine also has this Mieji-juku stone monument.Jan 27, 2022
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Next to Mie Shrine is Mieji Kanzeon-do Hall. 観世音堂Jan 27, 2022
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Inside Mie Shrine prayer hall. 美江神社Jan 27, 2022
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Mie Shrine prayer hall. 美江神社Jan 27, 2022
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Mie Shrine grounds.Jan 27, 2022
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Map of Mieji-juku.Jan 27, 2022
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Sign indicating the heart of Mieji-juku.Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji-juku info board in front of Mie Shrine.Jan 27, 2022
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Entrance to Mie Shrine and Mieji Kannon Temple at the corner of the road. 美江神社Jan 27, 2022
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This is where the original Kosatsu official bulletin board was located outside Mie Shrine. A replica is within the shrine grounds.Jan 27, 2022
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The first major sight in Mieji-juku is Mie Shrine and Mieji Kannon Temple. 美江神社Jan 27, 2022
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Old Nakasendo Road in Mieji-juku. It's a very quiet place to walk around. Hardly any people. No shops, no local museums. But a few homes were selling persimmons on their front yard.Jan 27, 2022
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Intersection with a street map board.Jan 27, 2022
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From Mieji Station, walk this way south.Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji Station platform on the Tarumi Line.Jan 27, 2022
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Check the train schedule for your train back to Ogaki (left column) from Mieji Station on the Tarumi Line.Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji Station platform on the Tarumi Line.Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji Station on the Tarumi Line (Tarumi Railway). Unmanned station. 樽見鉄道樽見線 美江寺駅Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji-juku is near Mieji Station on the Tarumi Line that starts here at JR Ogaki Station (Tokaido Line). From Ogaki to Mieji Station, it takes only 12 min. However, trains are infrequent. Once an hour or less.Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji-juku was the 55th lodging town on the old Nakasendo Road connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto through an inland route.It is in a rural area with hardly any local people to guide tourists. Only a few tourist map signboards like this one indicate the major sights.Jan 27, 2022
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Mieji became an official shukuba town on the Nakasendo in 1637. It was named after Mieji Temple that worshipped an eleven-face Kannon statue. Jan 27, 2022
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