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If you ride the Tokaido Line train between Maibara and Samegai Stations and look out the window in the north, you might notice this low hill called Hinade-yama.Near JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line) in former Omi-cho town is Mt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holding an annual sumo festival on the third Mon. of Sept. It features mainly children's sumo and a sumo jinku dance by about 16 men.
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If you look carefully, you might notice a manmade structure on Mt. Hinade. Too small to be a castle, doesn't look like a house, looks like a lookout deck.
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One day in 2009, I finally investigated this mountain in Maibara. It's about 2 km from JR Sakata Station on the Hokuriku Line toward Nagahama. You can rent a bicycle at Sakata Station.
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Omi Branch of Maibara City Hall is near the foot of Hinade-yama.
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Map of Mt. Hinade. There are short hiking trails on this low mountain.
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Within the Hinade Shrine grounds is this entrance to a hiking trail going up Mt. Hinade-yama. Elevation is only 240 meters so it's an easy climb.
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Hiking trail on Mt. Hinade.
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Go left.
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Easy hike and well worth it for the great views of Maibara. This is one of those places you've never heard of, but should visit.
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While hiking up, you'll see a few views like this.
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Rock
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Pine tree
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Looking toward Nagahama.
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The lookout deck in view at the end of the trail.
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Now this is what I saw from the train. It is a wooden lookout deck.
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Lookout deck on Mt. Hinade.
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Looking toward Maibara Station. You can see the tiny Heiwado sign with the white dove. That's next to Maibara Station.
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Looking toward Sakata Station which is on the right of the white roof near the center of the picture.
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Lake Biwa and Takeshima island off Hikone.
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Shinkansen
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Nagahama
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Nagahama Dome and Chikubushima island in the background.
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Nagahama
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Shinkansen
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Looking north
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Meishin Expressway
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Meishin Expressway
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Summit of Hinade-yama is a rickety bench.
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Another trail to go down. Mt. Ibuki in the distance.
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Mt. Ibuki
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Colorful moth
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