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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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Trail to go down71 views
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Tama River71 views
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Trail to Mt. Kumotori, Tokyo's tallest mountain. That's where the hikers were headed.71 views
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Fishing ponds71 views
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Mt. Ibuki was witness to the battle.71 views
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Central Tower71 views
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Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum)71 views
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Cemetary71 views
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We had to wait until the 1pm Ki-otoshi log came out.71 views
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Each log is preceded by flag bearers.71 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71 views
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Irises71 views
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2nd Imazu Exhibition, May 30 - July 1, 2007 at Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan, Takashima, Shiga. This was the second time to have an exhibition here. Photo exhibition poster.71 views
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Hanging on to the strings...71 views
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Tied bamboo intersections. The rod-like bamboo are supported by larger pieces of bamboo.71 views
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Getting a free ride were these girls heading for Sugaura, a small town on the northern shore of Lake Biwa.71 views
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Fixed-seat boats and ocean sculls rendezvous toward home in Imazu.71 views
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Welcome to Taga71 views
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Sugaura as seen from Lake Biwa.71 views
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Kuhio Beach Torch Lighting & Hula Show71 views
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Side of Kannon-do main worship hall and autumn leaves71 views
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New Year's decorations on the torii71 views
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Rear end of train.71 views
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Main stone of Yokozuna Rikishi Monument is inscribed with "Yokozuna Rikishi-hi" (横綱力士碑) which means Yokozuna Monument.71 views
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The right stone shows Yokozuna Jimmaku Kyugoro.71 views
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Names of yokozuna inscribed on the back of the centerpiece stone.71 views
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To the peak.71 views
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"Take home your trash"71 views
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Lots of ferns.71 views
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BBQ71 views
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Although the park is designed like a castle grounds with a castle wall and moat, it is not the site of any former castle.71 views
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After you get off the bus at Mikami Jinja-mae, you see this small road leading to the rear entrance of the shrine. MAP71 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine in Echigawa-juku, Shiga71 views
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Ohmi Railways Echigawa Station platform.71 views
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To celebrate his birthday, Emperor Meiji gave sake and dried squid to all the families in Tsuchiyama. The Honjin's Tsuchiyama family went to great lengths to prepare for the Imperial stopover. Besides renovating the house, they dug a new water well.71 views
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Diorama of daimyo gyoretsu procession. The daimyo procession is reenacted at some festivals in Japan, such as the Kusatsu Shukuba Festival in Shiga.71 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.71 views
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Matsuo-zaka Slope has this Suzuka Mago (Pack horse) Song Monument. The 10-verse song was sung by pullers of pack horses traveling over Suzuka Pass. It made the phrase "Ai no Tsuchiyama" famous. 鈴鹿馬子唄71 viewsThe first verse reads, "The slope shines, the Suzuka mountains are cloudy. Rain falls on Ai no Tsuchiyama."
The mago horse puller made his living by lending his horse to carry luggage or people. He would sing this song while ringing a bell. The song was very slow and drawn out, with many syllables sung for a few seconds. It was to match the pace of the horse. It has a series of 7 and 5 syllables. The song is one of Japan's most noted pack horse songs and kept alive by a song preservation society and annual song contest in Tsuchiyama.
「坂は照る照る 鈴鹿は曇る あいの土山 雨が降る」
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Stone lantern in Tongu71 views
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Washing their muddy feet.71 views
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Ohmi Railways Takamiya Station71 views
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Inside Issaikyo-zo Hall71 views
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Inside bell tower71 views
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Samegai-juku is the sixty-first station or post town (shukuba) of the sixty-nine stations on the Nakasendo Road. It is the second Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Kashiwabara-juku), MAP71 views
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Samegai Museum in a former toiya-ba. 米原市醒井宿資料館 醒井宿問屋場（旧川口家住宅）71 views
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Jizogawa River was also noted for a freshwater fish called hariyo or stickleback. However, researchers have found that the hariyo seems to have become extinct here by May 2010.71 views
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Kagura-ren かぐら連71 views
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Hall Stage71 views
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The outdoor stage was the best and roomiest facility for sitting down and watching the entertainment.71 views
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Finish line.71 views
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Fixed-seat boat race.71 views
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How bamboo ribs for Japanese folding fans are made.71 views
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Adogawa is also noted for the production of the bamboo ribs for Japanese folding fans.71 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71 views
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Odo-ren perform in front of Keio Yomiuriland Station. 乙奴連71 views
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A baby sumo wrestler?71 views
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Cat mascots were numerous.71 views
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Sento-kun in front of his PR booth ogled by a large crowd. We couldn't touch him.71 views
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The crowd at its thickest.71 views
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Other animals included a racoon dog71 views
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Hand sculpture.71 views
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Local children watch aerobics behind a "Welcome to Maibara" sign.71 views
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The winning teams performed their routines again.71 views
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Mt. Ibuki's summit is easily accessible via this Ibukiyama Driveway toll road (3,000 yen for passenger cars) from Sekigahara, Gifu Pref. This road opened in 1965 and is open to traffic during April to Nov.71 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Hikone.71 views
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Lynn Washington, one of the league's top scorers, goes for the basket.71 views
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Ryukyu Golden Kings practice.71 views
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Nice dunk71 views
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Otsu Port and this area is reclaimed land.71 views
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Otsu and Lake Biwa as seen from the top of Otsu Prince Hotel.71 views
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Behind Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.71 views
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Speech by coach Robert Pierce.71 views
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Shrine offerings71 views
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Last year's Toka Ebisu decorations are brought to the shrine and trashed.71 views
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And they're off.71 views
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When I visited in Feb. 2009, there was an exhibit showing artifacts of a local Okonai Festival (held in various locations during Jan. to March to pray for a good harvest).71 views
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Fan said to have belonged to Ichi.71 views
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Waiting times (Germany is popular with 2-hour waiting time).71 views
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Malaysian dancer71 views
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Progression of a dunk shot.71 views
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Kondo Hall corner wood beam71 views
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The good old days when Boeing 747s still flew into Naha Airport.71 views
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She's selling goya (bitter melon) juice. I tried it.71 views
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The Hana-yakko part of the procession was included during the late Edo Period, designed to liven up the festival.71 views
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Nakaizashi-no-Mai. Although a total of six Chigo-no-Mai dances were performed this year, there are actually more dances which could not be performed due to a lack of dancers. 中居指の舞71 views
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Another part of the museum was a replica of the living room and kitchen in a local farm house.71 views
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The Chigo-no-Mai dances were performed again. This time at Hachiman Shrine. This is the Miko-no-Mai Dance. 神子の舞71 views
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Directions to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine and the cable car station.71 views
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Makino Station corridor with a photo showcase.71 views
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In spring when the cherry blossoms bloom at Kaizu-Osaki, a makeshift food stall is setup outside Makino Station selling local foods.71 views
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Kaizu stone wall is what you see along the way to Kaizu-Osaki on the distance.71 views
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There's a walking path along both sides of the trees.71 views
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Entrance to Makino Highland (Makino Kogen). Free admission. マキノ高原71 views
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Another path to the shrine decorated with paper lanterns.71 views
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The boys had these small bells on their back.71 views
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And there it is, the National Treasure. Zensuiji's Hondo Hall. Zensuiji worships Yakushi Nyorai (the buddha of healing and medicine).71 views
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Temple bell on the left. Public is welcome to ring the bell during New Year's Eve.71 views
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Looks quite new now.71 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）71 views
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Monument marking Tokyo's fish market during the Edo Period before it was destroyed by the 1923 earthquake and moved to Tsukiji in 1935.71 views
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History of horse racing.71 views
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Map of Tokyo Race Course. There are also amusement facilities within the race course oval itself, accessible through an underground tunnel.71 views
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Soyu-do Founder's Hall71 views
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A Sugawara Michizane doll waiting to be lifted up on the Tenjin-machi hikiyama float.71 views
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Tenno-cho hikiyama. 天王町71 views
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Tenjin-machi hikiyama float coming through.71 views
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This is a must-see shrine. Very ornate and colorful, similar to Toshogu Shrine in Nikko. Important Cultural Property.71 views
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Special halftime entertainment provided by a Uyghur dish dancer by a Chinese dancer. She is an graduate student attending Hyogo University. ジャミラ ウライム71 views
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Kannon-do on the left.71 views
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Kondo Hall carvings71 views
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Kondo Hall and cherry blossoms.71 views
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View of central Otsu which is experiencing a building boom along the lake shore. This has prompted local residents to seek a building height limit, otherwise the lake would disappear from view.71 views
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Zeze Castle was built in 1601 upon the order of Tokugawa Ieyasu after he won the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He dismantled Otsu Castle and assigned Zeze Castle as a guard for the Tokaido Road.71 views
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Nagahama Castle71 views
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Finally at 9:50 pm, they shot a small rocket to the big panel which then exploded loud enough to knock your pants off.71 views
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First we heard taiko drum beating and they entered the shrine at around 8:30 pm.71 views
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Hydrangea71 views
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Mt. Ibuki and the entire shinkansen whizzing by.71 views
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Most tourists traveling between Tokyo and Kyoto barely notice Mt. Ibuki and Lake Biwa along the way.71 views
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Hula dancers71 views
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Entrance to Tomorrow Park71 views
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Kanko Maru departing the pier.71 views
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First duty of the day was to raise the mast.71 views
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On the first day, the dancing is held from 6 pm to 9 pm. (Opening ceremony at 5:30 pm.) On the second day, it is from 6 pm to 8:40 pm.71 views
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Two faces71 views
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Kita-Urawa Aho-ren 北浦和阿呆連71 views
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West side of Yamagata Station. Look at all that land right in front of the station.71 views
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View of Yamagata on the east side of Yamagata Station as seen from Kajo Central.71 views
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Hinade Shrine's priest blesses the wrestlers.71 views
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The Hannaryz booster club is called Fannaryz, promoted here by TV idol Yasuda Misako who is from Kyoto.71 views
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The name "Hannaryz" refers to the well-known word "hannari" (はんなり or 花なり) which in the Kyoto dialect means classy or distinguished-looking as well as cheery, bright, and colorful.71 views
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Pregame entertainment by the Hannaryz cheerleaders.71 views
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Bobby Nash #33 goes for 3 points.71 views
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Kojima Yuta #3 passes to Ogawa.71 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi for a free throw.71 views
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Josh and Chris71 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.71 views
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Kishiwada Castle and danjiri float.71 views
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The largest Vories building on this tour was the Hyde Memorial Building at this school called the Omi Kyodaisha Gakuen (Omi Brotherhood Schools). 近江兄弟社学園ハイド記念館（旧淸友園幼稚園）.71 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）71 views
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The lobby of the OMI Corp. displayed their early products and current products. Their main product was Menturm. I asked if they still had the original product that the company first made. They didn't.71 views
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Minakuchi Christian Church designed by Vories and built in Nov. 1930. In Koka, Shiga. MAP71 views
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Minakuchi Christian Church71 views
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Mt. Nantai marker for 871 meter elevation.71 views
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Hiking trail around Mt. Nantai. There are two other lookout points along the trail.71 views
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Kemari is held at other shrines at other times of the year.71 views
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Torii island71 views
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When Oman-no-kata was 14, Katsuura Castle was beseiged by Hideyoshi's forces and she, her mother and little brother escaped near here by using a white sheet to go down the cliff to a small boat which took them to Tateyama.71 views
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Fireworks. (In Japanese, fireworks are literally called "fire flowers" or hanabi.71 views
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