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Hoiro, a hot drying plate for kneading tea buds to make sencha. 80 viewsIt produced excellent color, aroma, and taste of sencha tea. He taught his technique to anybody who flocked to his home. It spread nationwide and his basic technique is still in wide use today.
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Retro style building on the way to the shrine.80 views
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Back of Izumo Taisha's Honden in the Taisha-zukuri style. National Treasure. 本殿80 views
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Rear side view of the Amasaki-no-Yashiro, Mimukai-no-Yashiro, and Honden shrines. 東端垣から天前社・御向社・本殿を望む80 views
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Izumo Taisha has many smaller shrines surrounding it. 80 views
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Entrance to Izumo Taisha's Kaguraden.80 views
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅80 views
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Gravestone of Robert Walker Irwin (1844-1925), Hawaiian Minister to Japan and his Japanese wife Iki.80 views
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The thing about Amanohashidate is that it looks very different from different lookout points. The most popular spots to view Amanohashidate are on the hilltop on the southern end and northern end.80 viewsIf you have time, I highly recommend that you see it from both the southern end and northern ends. Which means you should rent a bicycle and ride across Amanohashidate.
This is from the hilltop on the southern end, from a small amusement park called Amanohashidate Viewland easily accessible via chair lift or cable car, and a short walk from Amanohashidate Station. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/yNhxjwK2ocz
This southern end connects to mainland Japan, so what you see in the distance is Tango Peninsula up north.
The left side is the west side with an enclosed, but connected ocean named Asoumi Sea. The right side is the east side with white-sand beaches facing the open ocean. Ships can still go through both sides of the sandbar through a narrow strait on the southern end.
The greenery area on the lower left facing the sandbar is Chionji Temple.
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Marsh79 viewsWe saw a moose here, but it ran away. Like this place, Finland has a lot of wetlands. Rubber boot makers must do good business in this country.
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Reindeer79 viewsOn the way to Julma Ölkky, we saw reindeer. They started running as soon as they saw us.
この地域では、トナカイとよく出会う。野生と見えるが、所有者がいる。首輪もあって所有者の連絡先が載っている。事故（例えば車と）があった場合に所有者に連絡できるようになっている。
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Almost autumn colors79 views
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Inside the former bank building79 views
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Some scenery from the road between Nagahara and Sugaura.79 views
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Hikone City Hall79 views
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On Aug. 9, the Jizo statues are lit with candles.79 views
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San-mon Gate 山門79 views
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Castle wall79 views
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Lookout in front of temple79 views
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Dedicated to Susano-O no Mikoto, Daiho Shrine is a short walk from JR Ritto Station. Main torii. MAP79 views
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Swan boat with cherry blossoms.79 views
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Tree branches sprawled all over the blue sky.79 views
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Kyodai's 4-man crew rowing with dark-blue blades79 views
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Kyodai is clearly in the lead79 views
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Carrying the boat back79 views
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Celebrations79 views
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Serving free sake.79 views
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Lighting torches.79 views
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During the procession, children use sticks to hit the torch flame. They had great fun.79 views
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2nd floor of station building.79 views
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Belfry79 views
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Taming the firre.79 views
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Stone monument79 views
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Inside shoin 書院79 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).79 views
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Tumulus No. 579 views
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Furo bath made of wood.79 views
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Inside Hinohara Village Office79 views
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Jizo statues 千体地蔵堂79 views
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He somehow always loses her much to the dismay of his married sister Sakura (played by Baisho Chieko) and adoptive uncle and aunt who run a small kusa dango (mugwort dumpling) shop in Shibamata.Photo: Tora-san Museum 寅さん記念館79 views
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Family living room79 views
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Very close to the summit of Hinode-yama. Only one lodge is here.79 views
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Shoren'an which is now a restaurant. 松連庵79 views
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Crowd gathers79 views
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Ochiair River with rape blossoms.79 views
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Notice the black legs and yellow feet.79 views
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The temple has many other memorials and monuments.79 views
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We had to wait until the 1pm Ki-otoshi log came out.79 views
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Red and white azaleas79 views
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Ryotei teahouse 涼亭79 views
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Haiden ceremony hall 拝殿79 views
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Wedded Rock sacred rope79 views
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Inside Japanese-style yakata-bune boat. Seats 11 people on tatami mats. The roof is very low. 彦根城お堀めぐり79 views
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Rowing on the dragon boat79 views
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Twin fixed-seat boats. One is named "Chiaki/Taro" and the other is called "Yodo," after Yodogawa River in Osaka. Lake Biwa's water feeds Yodogawa River.79 views
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Ocean scull rowers and a sickly Chikubushima going bald. The numerous cormorants are killing off the trees on the island.79 views
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Odd bicycles for rent79 views
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In front of JR Takaoka Station (north side)79 views
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Inside Takaoka Station passage79 views
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Rear of Kannon-do main worship hall and autumn leaves79 views
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Benzaiten Shrine79 views
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Checking the furnace79 views
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Kabuki actor79 views
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Devil79 views
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During the Edo Period, sumo became more organized and professional. It began with fund-raising sumo tournaments (kanjin-zumo) held at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples to raise money for the shrine or temple's building construction and repair.79 views
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This is almost near the mountain's peak.79 views
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850 meters to Karyoku Koen flower park.79 views
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In spring, the cherries bloom in the botanical gardens. Lodging facilities, walking trails, playgrounds, and workshops are also provided. Water fountain. 近江富士花緑公園79 views
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JR Date-Mombetsu Station train platform.79 views
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Muddy pants. Passers by exclaimed, "Look at their feet!"79 views
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Soroban (Abacus) Monument79 views
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Another gate to Goho Zenjin-do Hall79 views
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The multi-level Osambashi Pier building is huge and goes beyond what your eye can see. The air-conditioning was quite high, making all of us sweat.79 views
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Entrance to Osambashi Pier in Yokohama. This is a terminal building and dock for large passenger ships. When there are no ships, the facility can be rented for various events.79 views
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C.I.Q Plaza stage where numerous hula troupes, etc., performed all day long.79 views
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Imasu-juku's Ichirizuka or milestone. Today, Imasu is a small, sleepy cluster of houses. It has no train station, but you could walk it from Kashiwabara Station. 今須宿の一里塚79 views
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Path to Myooji temple. 妙応寺79 views
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The Keisei Line train also had stickers advertising the iris festival.79 views
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Imazu Junior High School students start the race.79 views
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Lighting incense.79 views
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Yomeien Garden 陽明園79 views
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Inside Haiden Hall79 views
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On Benten-dori road was a small area in front of a kindergarten where the dance troupes performed. 第一会場 弁天通り79 views
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Namu-kun is modeled after Shotoku Taishi who introduced Buddhism to Japan. Created by a Buddhist association in Nara in opposition to Sento-kun (see below). But Namu-kun and Sento-kun played together at this festival in peace.79 views
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Sento-kun in front of his PR booth ogled by a large crowd. We couldn't touch him.79 views
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MC Chiho Ono from FM Shiga (e-radio) asks the twins a few questions. Also see the video here. 司会者 小野千穂79 views
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Statue of Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto 日本武尊像79 views
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Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen79 views
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Yukata with a logo of Lake Biwa.79 views
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Jerseys for sale.79 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team (equivalent to cheerleaders)79 views
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Otsu Castle marker79 views
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Entrance to Biwako Bunkakan museum. A lookout deck is on the top of this tower.79 views
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Moat of Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.79 views
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Last year's Toka Ebisu decorations are brought to the shrine and trashed.79 views
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The good guys, in the form of shrine priests, then appeared and started throwing roasted soybeans at the oni demons.79 views
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I also got hit on the shoulder while taking pictures. You should always look up and see where the mochi and beans are flying.79 views
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More exhibits about local history.79 views
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Global Loop and gondola79 views
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Rest stop79 views
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US Pavilion attendant on a Segway.79 views
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Cambodia79 views
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Indonesia79 views
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A foul by Babacar Camara led to a brief scuffle between him and John Humphrey. After some deliberation by the referees, both were expelled from the game.79 views
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Honmaru of Kuwana Castle. No castle buildings remain. Only moats and turret foundations. A shrine occupies much of the Honmaru area.79 views
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Site of Tatsumi turret.79 views
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Site of Ogaki Castle's Takebashi-guchi Gate79 views
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On Imazu's lakeshore road, Chojiya ryokan. From the roadside, it looks like a small building, but it has much depth toward the lake shore. 丁子屋79 views
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Inside Chojiya. 79 views
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Murasaki Shikibu poem monument79 views
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They encountered strong winds from the Hira mountains. The boys from Kanazawa were students at the No. 4 High School 第四高等学校 which today is Kanazawa University.79 views
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Old-style train on Kosei Line at Makino Station.79 views
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Kosei Line train going to Makino Station.79 views
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Portable Shrine Storehouse 神輿舎79 views
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All three floats were finally lit.79 views
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Arigato gozaimashita!79 views
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Outside JR Hiratsuka Station79 views
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Inside the Hondo hall.79 views
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Entering Nishi Hongu Shrine.79 views
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Usa-gu Shrine is also in the Hie-zukuri style, but smaller than Nishi Hongu. Important Cultural Property built in 1598.79 views
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View of the boat pier.79 views
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Photo of the original Fuchu school.79 views
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The Kanko Maru was built in 1987 in Holland.79 views
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Raising a sail.79 views
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Safety net below so it was not dangerous to walk on the pole.79 views
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At 5:30 pm, they held a short demonstration of awa odori dancing on Happy Road with the local Kita-Urawa Aho-ren dancing.79 views
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West side of Yamagata Station. Look at all that land right in front of the station.79 views
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Left side of Ninomaru Higashi Otemon Gate. The train line passes through.79 views
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Second floor has more exhibits.79 views
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Introduction of Hannaryz head coach David Benoit (pronounced ""Benwa").79 views
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Upon the introduction of Lakestars players, each one greeted opposing head coach David Benoit. This is Luke Zellar.79 views
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Hannaryz mascot and cheerleaders. Dig those zori slippers they are wearing. No cartwheels in those things.79 views
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Chris sinks in another one.79 views
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Kishiwada Station, west side. I stopped over in Kishiwada on Sat. night so I could see the festival the next day as well.79 views
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Leaving city hall was a blessing in disguise as I was able to get great shots of the floats with Kishiwada Castle in the background.79 views
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You may wonder if those men on the danjiri roof ever slip and fall. Well, they wear rubber-soled footwear and the roof is covered with grippy matting.79 views
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In Haruki, this section in front of the shopping mall was the most crowded.79 views
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After you get off the chair lift, walk up the slope for 300 meters to the summit.79 views
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On the right is the Hyde Memorial Building designed by William Merrell Vories. 近江兄弟社学園ハイド記念館（旧淸友園幼稚園）79 views
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Inside the former Samegai post office designed by William Merrell Vories.79 views
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View from Miyukigahara.79 views
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Miyukigahara.79 views
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Trail to climb up to Mt. Nantai.79 views
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On Nantai, there's an easy hiking trail going around the peak.79 views
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Hiking trail around Mt. Nantai. There are two other lookout points along the trail.79 views
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The cable car runs every 20 min. Fare is 570 yen one way. There are trails going down the mountain as well.79 views
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Cable car going up to Mt. Nantai on Mt. Tsukuba.79 views
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Tsukuba-san cable car on Mt. Tsukuba's Miyukigahara, near Nantai.79 views
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Entrance to Tsukuba-san cable car station.79 views
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Boxes of food (biscuits).79 views
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At least they recovered some things.79 views
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Karamon Gate, a National Treasure. 唐門79 views
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The rain stopped and the sun came out in the afternoon, but it was still cold. These girls didn't look cold at all. They were hot...79 views
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Hachiman Misaki Park was the former site of Katsuura Castle. Masaki Yoritada was the castle lord until 1590.79 views
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Katsuura Lighthouse79 views
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