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Shingu Shrine where they had more festival entertainment. 新宮神社83 views
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Chin-don-ya street entertainers83 views
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Kami shibai storyteller telling a story about Nobunaga. 紙芝居83 views
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Fire finally dies down.83 views
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Torches83 views
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JR Kawagoe Station plaza83 views
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Kawagoe Festival Museum (Kawagoe Matsuri Kaikan) 川越まつり会館83 views
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The middle of the geta clog must land right on top of the log's corner.83 views
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Ando House also has a uniquely-designed room painted by Kitaoji Rosanjin who once lodged in the house while designing the room around 1912. Sometimes the room is opened to the public, but photography is not allowed.83 views
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Below Ariake Station on Yurikamome Line, very close to Tokyo Big Sight (on left) 有明駅83 views
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Children's playground83 views
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In 1951 when they were rebuilding the temple destroyed by the war, they found some items which were supposedly used by a warrior monk. 僧兵行列83 views
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Nakano Station platform83 views
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Camping bungalows83 views
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Camping bungalows along the river. For warmer months.83 views
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Chikubushima boat dock. The Verse 4 Song Monument on can be seen on the left.83 views
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Message plaque, Verse 6 Song Monument, Chomeiji83 views
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Verse 1 photos (Otsu)83 views
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The building is perfectly symmetrical on the left and right. On the left is the House of Representatives (Shugiin). 衆議院83 views
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Kyozo houses Buddhist scriptures. 経蔵83 views
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Bell tower 鐘楼堂83 views
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Bridge to Bentenjima.83 views
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Memorials for those who died in maritime disasters.83 views
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Pet memorial, Eko-in temple.83 views
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They pass through the ring.83 views
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The portable shrines came one after another.83 views
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Open deck at the rear. The boat departed at about 11:30 am.83 views
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Higashi-Omi mayor Nakamura Koichi explains the design. "Kyosei" 共生 means to co-exist (i.e. man and nature) or to live together harmoniously. 中村功一市長83 views
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Water drain83 views
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Entertainment with a dragon dance83 views
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Sugaura as seen from Lake Biwa. The Oku Biwako Parkway Road can be seen going up the mountain.83 views
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View of Imazu from Imazu Sun Bridge Hotel, Imazu's highest building.83 views
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Award-winning chrysanthemum83 views
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The smoke was all over the platform.83 views
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Konishiki (made when he retired)83 views
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Hello Kitty83 views
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Renjishi lion dancers83 views
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Fuji Musume (Wisteria Maiden)83 views
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Meanwhile, at Tokyo Big Sight, a marathon festival was taking place. Numerous food stalls and entertainment.83 views
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Ino lived in Fukagawa and before he went off to survey Japan, he always first came to this shrine and prayed. He had studied astronomy, geography, and mathematics.83 views
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Memorial for the war dead83 views
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Steps83 views
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Looking toward Ritto83 views
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Mt. Mikami and slide83 views
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Marker indicating that St. Shinran, founder of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Sect, once stayed at this temple.83 views
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View from Hondo hall.83 views
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Inside the side entrance of the Tsuchiyama-juku Honjin. If you want to see inside the Honjin, call to make reservations. Admission 300 yen. Phone: 0748-66-0007 (English not spoken)83 views
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Taiko drum troupe from Maibara enters the sacred rice paddy and head for the stage.83 views
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All the iris patches are numbered.83 views
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Takatsuki Kannon Temple (Daienji temple) is also near Takatsuki Station, in the south. Temple noted for a 1000-arm Kannon statue. 大円寺 MAP83 views
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Kagurazaka Matsuri poster83 views
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Imasu-juku on the Nakasendo83 views
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Higashi Gomon Gate 東御門83 views
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Higashi Gomon Gate and bridge83 views
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Higashi Gomon Gate83 views
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Kids catching small colorful balls in the water with a paper net.83 views
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Famous Japanese garden outside the shoin 文部省指定の名勝庭園83 views
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Statue of Nakae Toju (1608–1648) in front of Adogawa Station. He is one of Takashima city's favorite sons. 中江藤樹83 views
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Nearing the stadium gate.83 views
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The most common flower during summer it seems. シモツケソウ83 views
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Easy 40-min. hike, but if's summer, it can get hot and sweaty.83 views
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The cheerleaders appeared whenever there was a time out, even for 20 sec.83 views
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Darin Satoshi Maki83 views
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"Bunka Zone" (Culture Zone). This zone has this Japanese garden and the Museum of Modern Art and Shiga Prefectural Library.83 viewsThe Museum has several exhibition halls, rental gallery, an inner courtyard, lecture hall, reading room, museum shop, and restaurant. Admission charged.
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Hikone Castle tower lit up at night.83 views
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Path to Hagaji temple's main Hondo hall.83 views
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After the choir, the Obama Girls hula dancers took over the stage and danced two songs. For someone like me from Hawaii, it was trippy to see hula dancing in a Buddhist temple.83 views
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Saba Kaido Museum displays accounting books for selling saba mackerel fish.83 views
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Model of Odani Castle on a mountaintop.83 views
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9:22 am: Que to board the Linimo tram83 views
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9:01 am: Arrived JR Banpaku Yakusa Station from Nagoya83 views
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9:37 am: North Gate bottleneck for security check. Passed through by 9:45 am. Hardly a thorough check of your bags which also go through a metal detector machine. No bottled liquids allowed.83 views
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Line to receive reservation tickets to enter Toyota Pavilion. This is where you line up to obtain a reservation ticket (seiri-ken) to enter the Toyota Pavilion.83 viewsThis is where you line up to obtain a reservation ticket (seiri-ken) to enter the Toyota Pavilion. You have to line up a few hours before they start distributing the tickets because the number of available tickets is limited. Once there are enough people standing in line, they refuse any more people to que up. When the time comes to give out the tickets, the line advances quickly and soon disappears.
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Vietnam Pavilion83 views
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South Pacific Islander83 views
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Half-time show by Tokyo Apache Dance Team.83 views
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The best part of Kyuka Park is in the Ninomaru area.83 views
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The promenade goes along the Suimon River which used to be Ogaki Castle's Sotobori Outer Moat.83 views
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Torii gate for Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine on Hiyoshi Baba road which is today the main drag of Sakamoto leading to the shrine. Apparently, this road was a horse running course.83 views
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Imazu-cho Tourist Association booth in the lobby where they sold song-related souvenirs, including our Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD.83 views
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Omizo Castle's Honmaru keep.83 views
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Yamanaka-dani poster83 views
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Roof for a tree stump.83 views
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Hanrinkaku 攀鱗閣（西町）一谷嫩軍記（いちのたにふたばぐんき）83 views
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Held for four days from the first Thursday of July, this is one of the largest Tanabata Festivals in the Kanto region. Usually called the Star Festival, about 3,000 colorful streamers hang all around the city center in the shopping district.83 views
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Crowd in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.83 views
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Inside Soyu-do.83 views
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The Higashi-machi hikiyama is pulled toward the shrine amid a yae-zakura tree.83 views
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Readying the paper lanterns to be decorated on the float for the festival eve later in the evening on April 19.83 views
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Shirayama-gu Shrine Haiden83 views
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There's a slope that goes up to the temple. 83 views
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Osaki Camping Grounds83 views
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Mii Bell Pavilion (Mii-no-Bansho) on the right. The small building on the left is a gift shop where you buy a ticket to ring the bell.83 views
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Top floor of castle.83 views
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Poster for Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri.83 views
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Inside Former Shimada Home used as a warehouse for a drugstore.83 views
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Police bus.83 views
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Hajimari-no-Mori Gate. 83 views
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Inside the Yokohama Monogatari Pavilion which explains Yokohama's history with emphasis on Perry's visit.83 views
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Entrance to the Hajimari-no-Mori's main pavilion called Yokohama Monogatari (Yokohama Story).83 views
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The start of new occupations.83 views
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Kurofune (Blackship) Restaurant83 views
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Entrance to Tomorrow Park83 views
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Futuristic Theater BATON showed anime movie.83 views
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Nissan's first electric car.83 views
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Kanko Maru in Yokohama83 views
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Red Brick Warehouses83 views
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Finally, the floats disbanded as they left one by one.83 views
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Awa Odori sign at Mitaka Station's south exit. I went to see the 42nd Mitaka Awa Odori dance on Aug. 23, 2009. Mitaka's awa odori is held on the third Sat/Sun. of Aug. It started in 1968.83 views
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The road is not very long, and if you stay put, you will be able to see each troupe at least twice since they parade through the street more than once.83 views
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View of Yamagata on the east side of Yamagata Station as seen from Kajo Central.83 views
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About Yamagata Castle in English. Yamagata Castle was first built in 1356 by Shiba Kaneyori (斯波 兼頼) who moved to Yamagata. He became the first lord in the Mogami Clan. His most famous descendant, Lord Mogami Yoshiaki built up the castle in 1592-1583 views
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Medical drawing showing pregnant Japanese women.83 views
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First were the horses galloping through. Each horse was guided by two men running alongside.83 views
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Tiger man.83 views
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The shrine also has a sumo ring. In the 13th century, Emperor Go-Toba visited the shrine and watched sumo performed by the local people. He offered a yellow cow to the shrine. This was the start of the shrine's annual sumo festival.83 views
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Chin-tiger shoots but misses.83 views
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Abdul-Rauf don't look 40.83 views
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A float stands by to enter Can-Can intersection.83 views
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On Sun. morning, the the danjiri parade is called "Miya-iri" which means that they are going to the shrine to be blessed. This is in front of Kishiwada City Hall on a slope called Konakara-zaka (こなから坂).83 views
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I walked back toward town and saw Yaei Shrine. This is the shrine where the Haruki danjiri floats are blessed during the Miya-iri held on Sun. morning. 弥栄神社83 views
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Haruki Danjiri Matsuri in front of the shopping mall.83 views
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On this side of Shizugatake is a great view looking south.83 views
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View looking south.83 views
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Hachiman Church Pastor House, designed by William Merrell Vories. It is right across the church. 八幡教会牧師館（旧地塩寮） MAP83 views
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Tsukuba-san Jinja Shrine's Nyotai Honden on Mt. Nyotai. It worships Izanami, wife of Izanagi.83 views
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View from Miyukigahara.83 views
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Tiger Princess Shrine at Torahime Station. (Torahime literally means "Tiger Princess.")83 views
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Goeido Hall and Amida-do Hall83 views
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Outside the walls of Nishi Hongwanji.83 views
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Niagara Falls. No doubt this design idea came from fireworks.83 views
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Look like jellyfish83 views
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These photos were taken on Nov. 3, 2009.83 views
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French Formal Garden is not yet colorful in early April.83 views
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Bridge over the Kami-no-ike Pond. (Upper Pond)83 views
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Commemorative monument83 views
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They provided free paper flags for spectators.83 views
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Azalea and Suzaku Gate.83 views
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About the old crest.83 views
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A trio of entertainers perform while passengers board the boat.83 views
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Leaving Otsu Port as the ground crew wave us off.83 views
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Wooden staircase on the Michigan paddlewheel boat.83 views
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Stone wall of a former gate of Edo Castle (now the Imperial Palace). There are steps to go to the top of this wall.83 views
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Sign reads, "Hatsumode" or New Year's worship.83 views
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View of Romon Gate from Shinmon Gate.83 views
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Shizuoka Hobby Fair site as seen from Higashi Shizuoka Station. The giant Gundam statue is clearly visible.83 views
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Seta Rowng Club members in kimono.83 views
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Chikubushima is also home to Tsukubusuma (Chikubushima) Shrine which is also a National Treasure.83 views
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Passengers sit on the floor like in a Japanese room and have lunch as they ride through reed fields in and around Lake Nishinoko in Omi-Hachiman.83 views
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Goshu Ondo folk dance native to Shiga was performed.83 views
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People start to gather near the bottom torii, a point called Sakashita (Slope Bottom). 坂下83 views
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Two people behind the mikoshi hold ropes attached to the mikoshi.83 views
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The second mikoshi Hachioji hits the pavement.83 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu83 views
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Old Maibara Station corridor.83 views
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Cold noodles with Omi beef.83 views
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Hina dolls in bamboo.83 views
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Antique hina dolls were also displayed. These are from the 1920s.83 views
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