Most viewed - Central Tsuwano 津和野の散歩 |
Sagimai statue in Tsuwano, Shimane.101 views
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Tsuwano manhole 97 views
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Tsuwano Castle ruins in Shimane.91 views
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Kitchen of Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅75 views
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅71 views
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅70 views
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In front of JR Tsuwano Station is the Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum that exhibits photos by documentary photographer Shisei Kuwabara who is from Tsuwano. 55 views
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Right across the street from the photo museum is another art museum dedicated to another local artist (illustrator) named Mitsumasa Anno.55 viewsAnno Art Museum (opened in 2001), shows artworks by Mitsumasa Anno who was born and raised in Tsuwano. 安野光雅美術館
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I really liked Tsuwano. It's a small town surrounded by steep mountains. It feels like a Swiss resort in the Alps. It has traditional buildings and the famous Inari Shrine. Photogenic place.54 viewsTsuwano is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).
JR Tsuwano Station
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Inside Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum. It's a nice museum, but only one exhibition room, not huge, but it's large enough. 50 views
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Shisei Kuwabara (b. 1936) is still alive and is originally from Tsuwano. He's a documentary photographer most famous for his Minamata disease photos (like W. Eugene Smith).48 views
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Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center is a small local museum.47 views
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Stained glass inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会47 views
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Mori Ogai Memorial Museum 森鴎外記念館47 views
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Other parts of Anno Art Museum include an old-style classroom (from 1920s design) and planetarium.46 views
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Second floor of Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center explained the local Sagimai White Heron Dance.46 views
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More traditional Japanese buildings on Tono-machi road.46 views
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Red roof tiles are common in the San'in Region.46 views
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Statue of Mori Ogai at his birth home. 森鴎外旧宅46 views
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Entrance to the photo museum in Tsuwano. The museum also houses the local tourist information office. 桑原史成写真美術館45 views
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Inside Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum. The museum was originally a documentary photo museum and they asked Kuwabara if they could rename it in 2004. So it exhibits mainly his photos, although it does not preserve or possess his photos. So it's 45 views
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Entrance to Anno Art Museum during New Year's.45 views
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First floor is the main exhibition space of Anno Art Museum. 安野光雅美術館45 views
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Tono-machi road in early morning.45 views
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Tono-machi road45 views
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Another sight along Tono-machi road is the Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会45 views
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This traditional builing was being renovated.45 views
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Sagimai statue45 views
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅45 views
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Statue of Mori Ogai at his birth home. 森鴎外旧宅45 views
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Entrance to Tono-machi road lined with traditional buildings. 殿町通り44 views
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Even the Tsuwano Post Office looks fancy.44 views
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About Sagimai White Heron Dance costumes.44 views
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Tsuwano Catholic Church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier who visited Japan as a Christian missionary in 1549–50. 津和野カトリック教会44 views
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The famous koi carp in the roadside stream along Tono-machi road.44 views
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Walked along the river...44 views
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Taikodani Inari shrine can be seen.44 views
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Tsuwano has signs in English.44 views
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Library at Anno Art Museum.43 views
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Inside Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center.43 views
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Inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会43 views
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This torii leads to Taikodani Inari shrine, Tsuwano's main attraction. (See the separate album).43 views
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Tsuwano Castle ruins on this mountain.43 views
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White Heron is a symbol of Tsuwano.42 views
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Inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会42 views
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End of Tonomachi road.42 views
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Lobby of Anno Art Museum.41 views
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Beautiful restrooms in Tsuwano.40 views
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅40 views
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