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It rained on this day on Oct. 10, 2010, so the floats were covered and the kabuki performance was delayed.72 views
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Stall selling charms.72 views
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Giant Gundam statue is clearly visible from Higashi Shizuoka Station.72 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Imasu-juku next to Kashiwabara-juku shows the border between Imasu and Kashiwabara. There is an inn on the Imasu side (left, called Ryogokuya Inn) and Kashiwabara side (called Kameya Inn).72 views
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Wall mural sideways, showing ninja and a river.72 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Descending Geese at Katata72 views
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Azai Sisters Expo poster.72 views
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Omi Italian sausage. Hot dog like I've never tasted before. Very good.72 views
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More dolls above the entrance.72 views
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Foot bath at Yumoto Onsen Spa.72 views
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Bust of novelist Tayama Katai.72 views
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Taka-no-miya Shrine 多賀宮72 views
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Inside the bus going to Naiku from Ise-shi Station.72 views
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Two periscopes.72 views
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They allow you to walk around like this.72 views
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Whale signin front of JR Akishima Station south exit.72 views
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Hiko-nyan kite train72 views
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Giant kite pullers.72 views
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Wind Goddess kite.72 views
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Across the moat from Hikone Castle is Umoregi-no-ya, a house where Lord Ii Naosuke lived and trained in various arts from age 17 to 32. 埋木舎72 views
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Hashima Movie Museum 羽島市 映画資料館72 views
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Twelve floats with noisy musicians paraded around central Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan from 5:30 pm and gathered at the main festival plaza for the climax at 8:45 pm.72 views
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Outdoor bath at Sugatani Onsen Spa in Nagahama, Shiga.72 views
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The outdoor bath is at the foot of a hill. You can gaze at the green trees and sky while bathing.72 views
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Cherry blossom that blooms in Oct.72 views
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Long line for rowboats. 1,600 yen/hour or 800 yen/30 min.72 views
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There are great spots to just sit or meet up with a friend. 72 views
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Japan's largest dotaku bronze bell is 134 cm high and dated from around 100 BC to 300 AD (Japan’s Yayoi Period).72 viewsDotaku bells in Kinki area are known for their protruding "ears," whereas dotaku found in Shizuoka (another dotaku hotbed) usually don't have ears.
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Japan's largest dotaku bronze bell on special display at Dotaku Museum in Yasu, Shiga. This bell was used as a religious ceremonial piece rather than as a real bell.72 views
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Kameido Umeyashiki is a rest place for tourists at the street corner near Kameido Tenjin Shrine.72 views
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This museum opened in March 2002 with the help of donations. In 2020, the museum completed renovations and reopened in June 2020. Most exhibits now have English captions. Mother and Child statue72 views
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Sign at the site of John Manjiro's house in Koto-ku, Tokyo. He served as a translator for the Shogunate when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1853.72 viewsFamous for getting shipwrecked on a small island while fishing and getting rescued by an American whaling ship which took him to America where he worked for 8 years. He returned to Japan in 1851 with valuable knowledge of the West. He served the Tosa Clan from Kochi Prefecture from 1868 and their large Tokyo residence (shimo-yashiki) was located here. Manjiro lived here for 11 years while teaching at the university that was to become Univ. of Tokyo.
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Setagaya Boro-ichi in the old days.72 views
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Mochi mortars for sale.72 views
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Directions72 views
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One entrance to Okayama Castle72 views
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About Akazu-no-mon Gate72 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.72 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.72 views
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Island in the pond.72 views
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The crowd follows Hanada Masaru.72 views
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These men are the luggage carriers carrying the hasami-bako boxes containing clothing and other necessities. Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu. 挟み箱72 views
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Foot soldiers. 徒士72 views
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At about 11 am, they arrived at Hotel Nanpuso for a 30-min. break. ホテル南風荘72 views
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At around 11:30 am, the procession resumed. This is Marching Band Hakone 21. マーチングバンド箱根２１72 views
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Busy preparing and packaging the mochi.72 views
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Also crowded at night.72 views
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Photo of the original Hommaru Palace before it was destroyed during World War II.72 views
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Elegant roof line72 views
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Thin pieces of wood are stacked on the roof.72 views
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Corridor between the smaller tower and main tower.72 views
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The 7th floor was the top floor of Nagoya Castle being an enclosed lookout deck.72 views
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About the Palanquin for ladies72 views
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Behind the castle tower is this large woodshop where they cut and shape the wood for the palace.72 views
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Inside the woodshop, curved wooden beams for the palace.72 views
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A small shrine72 views
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Household Shinto altar.72 views
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Showcase had more exhibits about Iwakuni Ondo with an umbrella, happi coat, and tenugui hand towel from the Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai.72 views
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JR Sodegaura Station. By bus it takes 45 min. or longer to get to the German Village.72 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. 72 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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The main road near the shrine was jammed with cars and people on New Year's Day.72 views
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There's a footpath along the shore.72 views
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Hondo72 views
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Ishiyama-dera's bell72 views
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Dainichi Nyorai. 大日如来72 views
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豊浄院 temple museum72 views
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Inside 豊浄院72 views
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Statue of Lady Murasaki writing Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari).72 views
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Statue of Lady Murasaki writing Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari).72 views
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Keihan Line at Ishiyama Station.72 views
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TripAdvisor certificate displayed at Ishiyama-dera.72 views
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Tohoku shinkansen, 200 Series Shinkansen72 views
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Tohoku shinkansen's snow sweeper.72 views
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Kitchen of Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅72 views
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Old photo of Enryokan State Guesthouse.72 views
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Tokyo Tower with koinobori carp streamers in early May.72 views
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About 500 people drag this boat along a 1,200-meter route of paved streets. They lay wooden beams on the road for the boat to traverse on. 72 views
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Boat dock71 viewsFirst we all donned orange life jackets.
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Tree growing on solid rock71 views
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Nagahama City Hall, Nishi-Azai Branch. An incredibly large and beautiful town hall for a small town (Later merged with Nagahama.)71 views
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Omi-Shiotsu Station corridor to the tracks upstairs.71 views
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Going down to the lake shore of Sugaura.71 views
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San-mon Gate 山門71 views
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I hope the former submarine commander Scott Waddle comes here on each anniversary of the accident and pray for their souls.71 views
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Men's triathlon starting line71 views
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Perhaps the most common species of plum blossom.71 views
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Path going further up the hill71 views
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Cherry blossom roof71 views
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Walkway sculpture71 views
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Kyodai's 4-man crew try to keep up71 views
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Hino Station on the Ohmi Tetsudo railway before the building was renovated in 2019. On the right was the tourist info office. 近江鉄道 日野駅71 views
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Statue of Lord Gamou 蒲生氏郷公像71 views
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Unkoji Temple, famous for satsuki azaleas. 雲迎寺（さつき寺）71 views
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Inside Hino Station at night before the building was renovated in 2019. 日野駅71 views
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Lantern71 views
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Entrance to Gosha Shrine. 五社神社71 views
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Gosha Shrine torii71 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.71 views
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Preparing for a head stand.71 views
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Old train on Hokuriku Line.71 views
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Waiting room for 1st-class passengers71 views
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Sanmon Gate as seen from the Hondo main hall71 views
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Seta Castle garden71 views
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Okishima Port71 views
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.71 views
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To Omi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga, Fukui.71 views
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Road to Mt. Yukinoyama, an ancient mountain and home to over 200 tumuli built during the 5th to 7th centuries. In 2013, it was designated as a National Historic Site.71 views
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Hondo 本堂 地蔵堂71 views
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Omikuji fortune paper tied to strings.71 views
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Back view of Jizo statue71 views
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Red rope for ringing a bell.71 views
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Small Jizo statues out front71 views
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Kuri-chan bus in front of Tehara Station.71 views
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In front of Tehara Station.71 views
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Main guest room 主客間71 views
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Tags and certificates.71 views
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Shopkeep's desk71 views
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Oshiro Shrine torii 大城神社71 views
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Entrance to Itoh Chube'e Memorial House71 views
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2nd floor gallery area.71 views
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This is not the waterfall.71 views
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There it is. Notice the smaller falls at the top.71 views
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Kichijoji Falls, Hinohara, Tokyo71 views
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Winter-flowering cherry blossoms 寒桜71 views
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Cherries all over the park71 views
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