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Tokyo Skytree and azalea and wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.79 views
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The Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Festival is a Kagoshima dance parade held annually near Shibuya Station in Tokyo in May. About 2,200 dancers in 63 troupes dance along the Dogenzaka and Bunkamura-dori main roads for almost 3 hours from 1:20 pm to 4 pm.79 views
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Very fragrant pieces of wood such as hinoki cypress.79 views
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The trail also has these informative signs explaining about the monkeys. Also helpful to know how far you have walked and how much more to go.79 views
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Scale model of Genkyuen Garden next to Hikone Castle at the top of the picture. Garden has a large pond.79 views
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In 1994, this gate and a yagura turret in the ninomaru were re-constructed out of wood.79 views
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You can go inside the reconstructed ninomaru structure.79 views
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Toshogu Shrine in Shiba Park.79 views
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They even waved at the people in the train station.79 views
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Second floor has tatami mats. The second floor is open to the public only on weekends and during the hula festival in summer.79 views
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Map of the Irwin Park.79 views
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Newspaper article about King Kalakaua's visit to Japan.79 views
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Old 1902 map of Ikaho.79 views
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Dishes and cutlery used in Irwin's Ikaho residence. Most were imported from Europe and the US. Some are also from Japan.79 views
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Wife Iki's winter coat.79 views
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Top panel shows the floor layout of Irwin's original Ikaho summer home. Bottom panel shows pictures of the present house being disassembled 79 views
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Behind the museum is a little plaza and the Stone Steps. The plaza has trees.79 views
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Quite a few people braved the cold to ring the temple bell on New Year's Eve on Dec. 31, 2014.79 views
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Chiyoda Line running at 3 am on New Year's morning.79 views
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Biwako Ohashi Bridge is Shiga's longest bridge.79 views
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Dinner at Hisamatsu near the irori hearth while the friendly proprietress chatted with us. I asked her about the difficulty of having a successor to take over the minshuku.79 viewsShe said it was a common problem among the minshuku operators there and hoped that one of her daughters would take over. She explained the Three Golden Rules that they follow: Do not sell, do not rent, and do not destroy the farmhouse. They are trying to change the rule about "do not rent." Perhaps if they rent it, the owner family can have another family operate their lodge.
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East Gate ticket gate79 views
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Rocks are temporarily stored here from another part of the castle wall being repaired.79 views
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What the Hommaru Palace will look like when completed.79 views
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Elegant roof line79 views
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Next to the Ninoma room is the Genkan entrance hall’s Ichinoma room that includes an alcove. 18 tatami mats. 一之間79 views
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Paintings show scenes from Wakayama.79 views
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Donations are welcome.79 views
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About Nagoya Castle's stone walls.79 views
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Corridor to entrance hall in the smaller tower.79 views
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Ninomaru Garden79 views
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Ninomaru East Garden79 views
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Karate-do79 views
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Kendo79 views
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TDA's (Toa Domestic Airways) cabin attendant uniform (left) and JAS (Japan Air System) cabin attendant uniform. Bot TDA and JAS merged with JAL.79 views
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Bon Dance Panel 6 - Bon Dance Songs Still in Use79 viewsThe songs played at bon dances in Hawai’i are either recordings from CDs or tapes or performed live. Recordings include modern ondo songs like Tanko-bushi and Pokemon Ondo. New recorded songs are also added every year. Songs performed live have a deep connection to the specific prefecture from where immigrants hail.
In 1924 when Japanese immigration was banned, the Japanese population in Hawai’i was 125,361. Most of them came from (in order of the highest number): 1. Hiroshima, 2. Yamaguchi, 3. Kumamoto, 4. Okinawa, 5. Fukuoka, 6. Niigata, 7. Fukushima, and 8. Wakayama. Of the five prefecture-specific bon dance songs that were performed in Hawai’i until the postwar years, only three of them have survived: Iwakuni Ondo (from Yamaguchi), Fukushima Ondo (from Fukushima), and Eisa (from Okinawa).
Table shows the number of immigrants from each prefecture and their percentage in the Japanese population in Hawai’i (same order as listed above from 1 to 8). Right column shows the five prefecture-specific bon dance music genres that they practiced.
Panel photo shows Eisa drummers at the Okinawan Festival at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu in 2013.
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Tenugui hand towels often worn or used by bon dancers.79 views
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They have "Tokyo" in their name, but it's quite far from Tokyo. 79 views
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LEDS lights on the facade.79 views
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Very impressive, it was worth the trouble to get here by bus.79 views
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Fuji-san Hongu Sengen Taisha is the Shinto shrine that basically owns Mt. Fuji, especially the summit area of the mountain. 79 viewsJR Fujinomiya Station is the closest train station to the shrine, but from Tokyo, it's most convenient to take a bus from Tokyo Station to Fujinomiya Station, taking about 2.5 hours for a little over ¥2,000.
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Inside the Tahoto is this altar for Dainichi Nyorai. 大日如来79 views
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Statue of Lady Murasaki writing Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) at Ishiyama-dera buddhist temple79 views
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Another 0 Series shinkansen whose cockpit was open to the public.79 views
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Railway Museum highlight: The first locomotive used on Japan's first railway between Shimbashi and Yokohama in 1872. Imported from the UK, a Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 179 views
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Hoiro, a hot drying plate for kneading tea buds to make sencha. 79 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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Map of Izumo Taisha Shrine. Not as huge as Ise Jingu, but large enough.79 views
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Fence surrounding the Honden.79 views
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Back of Izumo Taisha's Honden in the Taisha-zukuri style. National Treasure. 本殿79 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79 views
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Taisha-zukuri architecture.79 views
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Izumo Taisha has many smaller shrines surrounding it. 79 views
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Izumo Taisha ema prayer tablet for a good marriage.79 views
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Small dishes for a sip of sake if you give a small donation. They also had this in front of the Honden. 79 views
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The museum's centerpiece exhibit is this scale model of Izumo Taisha's Honden Hall from the 10th-century Heian Period. 79 views
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High wooden pillars supporting the Honden Hall so that it is closer to the gods.79 views
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Rear view of the shrine scale models.79 views
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Iwami kagura dance costumes79 views
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Enoshima Station79 views
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Tokyo Tower with koinobori carp streamers in early May.79 views
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Sorihashi Bridge (反橋) is a symbol of the shrine and one of the larger taikobashi.79 views
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Unique Shinto festival where they drag a sacred fishing boat across land instead of water. The boat has no wheels. All other boat festivals have the boat sailing on water, but not this one.79 views
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Rebun is part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park which means it's very scenic. It's 29 km long and 8 km wide.79 views
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Disassembly78 viewsThe paper is actually large strips that can be removed and rolled up.
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Hiking trail78 viewsIt was very lush with forest, berries, mushrooms, and lichen.
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Tree78 views
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Shooting the rapids78 views
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Finnish horse and owner78 views
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Cycling path in Azuchi near Lake Nishinoko.78 views
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Cycling path in Azuchi near Lake Nishinoko.78 views
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The maruko-bune boat is a symbol of Nishi-Azai town which is now part of the city of Nagahama.78 views
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Sugaura Local History Museum 菅浦郷土史料館. Contains historical documents related to the town. But it was closed when I went.78 views
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Path to shrine78 views
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Castle wall and fall colors78 views
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樹下神社78 views
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Stage at Tokyo City Hall78 views
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Out of the water and racing to the bicycles.78 views
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Same route as the women.78 views
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Petals78 views
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Swan boat with cherry blossoms.78 views
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Lotus in Shinobazu Pond (June).78 views
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Photo contest exhibition78 views
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View from top78 views
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There's a Web site that shows the condition of the blooming blossoms every day during March. So you know when to go.78 views
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Todai's 4-man crew in the lead78 views
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There is a bell at the top which is rung 4 times a day. The bell or gong looks like a temple bell.78 views
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Kurazukuri earthen buildings were fire-resistant, so they built these fire-resistant shops after the Great Fire. "Kura" means warehouse.78 views
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2nd floor of station building.78 views
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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall 大通寺本堂 MAP78 views
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Taming the firre.78 views
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Ema votive tablets with Year of the Boar78 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.78 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.78 views
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Tags and certificates.78 views
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Shopkeeper's desk78 views
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The Yokaichi Station building was replaced by a new building in 1998. March 1, 1997 was the last day when the old station building was used before it was torn down. Omi Railways issued this commemorative ticket to mark the occasion.78 viewsThe drawing of the station and my photograph look almost exactly the same. The same advertising and billboards are on the building. Even the vending machines on the left are pictured in both.
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Trail to Hossawa Falls78 views
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Main intersection in central Hinohara78 views
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White plum blossoms78 views
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Entrance to Takahata Fudoson Kongoji temple78 views
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Below Ariake Station on Yurikamome Line 有明駅78 views
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JR Kameari Station platform78 views
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Tangerines are easily squished in your hands (juice squirting out) if you catch one.78 views
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Staged shot78 views
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Tama River78 views
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Path to Otaki Waterfalls 雄滝78 views
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Trail to waterfalls78 views
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Fishing pond78 views
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Picnic pavilion with charcoal grill (for the fish caught).78 views
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Mt. Ibuki was witness to the battle.78 views
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Verse 3 photos (Imazu)78 views
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Verse 6 photos (Chomeiji)78 views
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Hachiman Primary School 近江八幡市立八幡小学校78 views
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Ochiair River with nanohana rape blossoms.78 views
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Notice the black legs and yellow feet.78 views
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Hanamatsuri Parade on April 8, Buddha's birthday.78 views
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Bamboo grove78 views
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We had to wait until the 1pm Ki-otoshi log came out.78 views
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Basho Haiku Monument written with the famous haiku of the frog jumping into the pond. 芭蕉の句碑78 views
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Wisteria78 views
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All we could see were the kite strings.78 views
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How he wished that he could just pull the strings to drag the kite out.78 views
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Hikone Castle Moat Boat Ride Poster78 views
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Bringing the boat to dock.78 views
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Target destination in sight78 views
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These lanterns above are the smallest ones, requiring a donation of only 1,500 yen. They are the most numerous.78 views
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Maibara Exhibition, July 19 - Aug. 3, 2007 at Lucci Plaza, Maibara, Shiga. Near Omi-Nagaoka Station. Photo exhibition poster.78 views
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Kitaoumi Resort bought the entire Egypt Pavilion and brought it here in Sept. 2006.78 views
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Swan78 views
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Inside Takaoka Station passage78 views
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In 1684, government permission was granted for holding fund-raising sumo tourneys on the grounds of the Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine. Sumo tournaments were then held every year at the shrine.78 views
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Statue of Ino Chukei (Tadataka) (1745-1818), Japan's first geographical surveyor and cartographer. He helped to produce the first accurate map of Japan. Monument built in Oct. 2001. 伊能忠敬78 views
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Going down from the summit.78 views
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850 meters to Karyoku Koen flower park.78 views
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Samurai armor displayed on the first floor veranda of the Geihinkan.78 views
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Shops along the Nakasendo78 views
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Modern homes in Echigawa78 views
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Honjin stone marker (reads "Tsuchiyama-juku Honjin ato"). By 1843, Tsuchiyama's population was 1,505. There were two Honjin and 44 inns.78 views
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Tongu is the site where the Saio princess lodged on her way to worship from Kyoto to Ise Grand Shrines in Mie Prefecture.78 views
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Lotus pond78 views
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Water fountain78 views
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Underwater baikamo flowers Jizogawa River, Samegai, Shiga Pref. 梅花藻、バイカモ MAP78 views
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This is the museum room with various exhibits related to Amenomori Hoshu and Japan-Korean relations during the Edo Period. Hoshu was based in Tsushima in Nagasaki, an island close to Korea.78 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.78 views
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Imasu-juku's Ichirizuka or milestone on the west end of Imasu. 今須宿の一里塚78 views
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Shinshuji temple 真宗寺78 views
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Tatsumi Yagura as seen from behind.78 views
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Imazu Junior High School students start the race.78 views
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Jizo-zaka road as seen from the temple.78 views
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On Hokkoku Kaido Road fronting the temple, more food/game stalls.78 views
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