JAPAN PHOTOS by Philbert Ono

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 Site of Sakamoto Castle, now a small park on the west shore of Otsu.
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 Sakamoto Castle marker
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 Maybe this was where the castle once stood? Picnic pavilion now.
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 Grounds of Sakamoto Castle site on the lake shore.
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 Statue of Akechi Mitsuhide at Sakamoto Castle site.
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 Statue of Akechi Mitsuhide
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 Unimpressive beach at the site of Sakamoto Castle.
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 Beach at the site of Sakamoto Castle.
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 Shigaraki-no-miya Palace ruins. National Historic Site MAP
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 Kyoto-based Emperor Shomu first built a Detached Palace in Shigaraki in 742. This became the the Shigaraki-no-miya Palace.
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 Ruins of a gate. Only the stone foundations are left. No original buildings stand.
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 Another theory says that this is the ruins of Kokaji temple. 甲賀寺
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 A small shrine stands as a memorial.
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 There are stone markers indicating where various buildings were.
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 Stone foundation for a pillar.
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