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Turn-around point for another lap.75 views
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Baskets for running shoes75 views
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Finish line75 views
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Ticket booth75 views
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Monorail75 views
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Hino Station platform at night. Old roof was replaced in 2019.75 views
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Kyoto Univ. practicing75 views
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Kyoto Univ. practicing75 views
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1:00 pm: Rest stop at Oshioi Shrine. 小汐井神社75 views
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Fishing too75 views
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Bridge to Yabase75 views
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Entrance to Gosha Shrine. 五社神社75 views
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Preparing for a head stand.75 views
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Old train on Hokuriku Line.75 views
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Ohmi Railways Toriimoto Station building75 views
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Main hall veranda75 views
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Sanmon Gate as seen from the Hondo main hall75 views
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Bishamonten Temple is also called Unjuji Temple (雲住寺). Also built by built by Fujiwara Hidesato descendants where his swords, spearheads, and family records are kept.75 views
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Seta River and reeds75 views
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Hondo 地蔵堂75 views
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Omikuji fortune paper tied to strings.75 views
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Basement corridor of Hondo. 御戒壇巡り75 views
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Small Jizo statues out front75 views
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Inside Amida-do altar75 views
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Shoin 書院75 views
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Shoin75 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.75 views
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Many items found in and around the tumuli.75 views
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Kuri-chan bus in front of Tehara Station.75 views
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Tehara Station on the JR Kustatsu Line. 手原駅 MAP75 views
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Exterior view75 views
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Record books75 views
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Baba-dori street 馬場通り75 views
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Lobby of Iki-ikikan75 views
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Kitchen75 views
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It's a short trail, but very nature-rich75 views
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Gorge75 views
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Kichijoji Falls, Hinohara, Tokyo75 views
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Koi75 views
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First-aid team and a stretcher standby at the finish line75 views
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Cherries all over the park75 views
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JR Kameari Station, north exit75 views
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Trail to go down75 views
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Decorating the path to Mogusaen Garden75 views
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Entrance to Mogusaen Garden75 views
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Kokoku bus in front of Nagahama Station east exit.75 views
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Anegawa River75 views
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Map of Tonogayato Teien Garden.75 views
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Iwasaki Yataro, the founder of the Mitsubishi Zaibatsu, acquired the estate in 1878 and developed the garden with a pond and famous stones brought from all over Japan.75 views
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Huge and hungry carp75 views
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As I expected, they soon started cutting down the bamboo.75 views
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Each person holds one edge-pasted sheet and line up to align and join the sheet. Each sheet measures about 90 cm by 60 cm. There are also half-size sheets.75 views
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The stacked paper is put on a table where water-based paste is applied to one horizontal and one vertical paper edge.75 views
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The last sheet is pasted and joined. The job was finished in 3 hours.75 views
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After every kite-making session, they take a picture of all the volunteer participants. It was very interesting. Anybody can participate on any day. Call the kite museum for schedule details: 0748-23-0081.75 views
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Dragon boat75 views
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Local cable TV station also came to cover the kite-making progress.75 views
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The design sketch is being completed.75 views
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Exhibition title even on the rear side of the exhibition panels.75 views
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Imazu Junior High School rowers on the shore of Sugaura. They row across the lake between Imazu and Nagahama every summer.75 views
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They row in a fixed-seat, wooden boat based on a traditional design circa 1917. Off Sugaura. Oku Biwako Parkway Road going up the mountain.75 views
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Kaneohe Beach windsurfing75 views
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North Shore75 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum at Hikone Station east exit.75 views
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The buildings were destroyed in the Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and the property was donated to Tokyo in 1924 to commemorate the start of Emperor Showa's reign.75 views
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Grave of Okuma Shigenobu75 views
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Shrine souvenirs75 views
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Torii to Tenmangu Shrine 天満宮75 views
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Basho haiku monument75 views
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Baseball rivals75 views
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In the middle row, from right to left: Kotozakura, Wajima, Kitanoumi, Wakanohana (II), Mienoumi, Chiyonofuji, and Takanosato.75 views
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Names of yokozuna inscribed on the back of the centerpiece stone.75 views
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Grassy lawn75 views
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On display on the first floor were samurai armor.75 views
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The Hosokawa daimyo from Kumamoto stayed here quite a few times. When a daimyo was lodging at the Honjin, passers by were required to get off their horses while walking past the Honjin as a gesture of respect.75 views
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Model of a Toiya-ba which was like a travel logistics office and lodging reservations agency. Staffed by one or more people, it handled horses, messengers, luggage, helpers, etc.75 views
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They performed the Rich Harvest Taiko Dance (Honen Taiko Odori). 豊年太鼓踊り 国指定無形文化財75 views
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The shrine priests and taume girls return to Taga Taisha Shrine.75 views
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On the right is a pine tree. A similar pine tree before this one was here when Emperor Meiji stayed over. An Imperial official told the temple to cut down the pine tree because it was a hindrance to the Emperor entering the temple.75 views
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Lake Biwa fishes75 views
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Hydrangea75 views
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Tendai Daishi statue75 views
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Bell tower next to Kannon-do Hall.75 views
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The lookout point is like a park with various monuments.75 views
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Trout fishing for a fee75 views
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The local Kagurazaka Awa Odori troupe is Kagura-ren. かぐら連75 views
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Food stalls serving Hawaiian-like food.75 views
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Another stage was in the C.I.Q Plaza. Standing room only.75 views
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Higashi Gomon Grassy Lawn75 views
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Adogawa is also noted for the production of the bamboo ribs for Japanese folding fans.75 views
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Odo-ren on Land-eki Kita-dori road75 views
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The highlight and newsmaker was this group called the Tokimeki Silvers consisting of women in their 80s and 90s. They were from Shiga.75 views
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Audience in the seats.75 views
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No entry. From Hama-Otsu, it was very difficult to figure out where the free viewing area was. These photos were taken on Aug. 11, 2006.75 views
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Shiga LakeStars and Osaka Evessa warming up.75 views
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The Koto Ward mayor tosses the ball for a tip-off.75 views
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Ishibashi Haruyuki75 views
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Panoramic view of the Ogaki Cycling Stadium bicycle racetrack as seen from the free seating section.75 views
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Russian Federation75 views
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Poland75 views
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Dunk shot progression.75 views
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Kondo Hall roof75 views
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Site of Kanbe turret.75 views
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Shichiri-no-watashi at Kuwana, Mie. Adjacent to Kyuka Park is the Kuwana-juku post town on the Tokaido Road. The building on the right is on the site of the Waki-Honjin.75 views
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The controversial Nagaragawa Dam. The Nagaragawa River and Ibi River run parallel to each other in this area until they merge as the Ibi River.75 views
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The building in the background is the Oku no Hosomichi Musubi no chi Memorial Hall.75 views
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The good old days when Boeing 747s still flew into Naha Airport.75 views
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Chawan Matsuri Hana-yakko flower umbrella dancers 花奴75 views
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Kimono worn by the Chigo-no-Mai and Sanyaku no Mai dancers. 三役の舞75 views
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At 5 pm, they started to carry the mikoshi again in their neighborhoods. This local festival features men dressed as sumo wrestlers (rikishi) carrying the two mikoshi portable shrines. This is the Nishihama group.75 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.75 views
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Entrance to Makino Highland (Makino Kogen). Free admission. マキノ高原75 views
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First they moved the fish to the left side in unison. 75 views
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Within the shrine grounds is this monument indicating that legendary Emperor Jimmu worshipped here. 神武天皇遥拝75 views
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Plaza in front of Moriyama Station, west side. MAP75 views
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The boys had these small bells on their back.75 views
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Naginata dance 長刀仕舞振り（長刀芸）75 views
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Looking at Sugaura in Nishi-Azai.75 views
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The place name "Tarui" got its name from this famous well spewing crystal-clear water. Haiku poet Basho also once sat here and composed a poem.75 views
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The site is now occupied by a school.75 views
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Romon Gate75 views
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The float pullers started acting crazy and went wild with the ropes.75 views
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We waited around for about 30 min. until someone gave the signal, and suddenly men appeared on all three floats to hang the paper lanterns in a race to light up the float first.75 views
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Float ornament with a phoenix in the background.75 views
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They also have a Tanabata dance parade along the main street led by the Shonan Hiratsuka Orihime weavers. 湘南ひらつか織り姫.75 views
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There were 12 races this day, and before each race the horses were paraded around the paddock for all to see.75 views
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On the right is the paddock. (More paddock photos later.)75 views
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The quiet-motor Yakatabune boat is a replica of the daimyo's boat.75 views
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Under a hoinobori, made of bamboo strips wrapped with paper and attached with paper flowers, usually pink.75 views
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Lookout deck on Mt. Uenoyama.75 views
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Entrance to Osaki Camp grounds.75 views
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On the lookout deck.75 views
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Cherry blossoms in April.75 views
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Zeze Castle wall75 views
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Gate to Zeze Castle Park with cherry blossoms in full bloom in April. 膳所城跡公園 MAP75 views
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Zeze Castle monument 膳所城跡公園75 views
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Nagahama Castle75 views
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Next, they had some great fireworks in the sky and everybody watched.75 views
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Kobo Daishi statue75 views
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Even Emperor Meiji once stopped in the Tanaka Home.75 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.75 views
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I thought the cobblestones were more scenic, so I went back.75 views
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The 32nd Kita-Urawa Awa Odori was held on Sept. 5, 2009 from 6 pm to 9 pm. About 11 awa odori dance troupes participated. Most of them from Saitama.75 views
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Kita-Urawa Awa Odori banner.75 views
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The rooms now are exhibition rooms showing mainly medical-related pictures and surgical instruments.75 views
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Mountain ascetic priests. Two of them blew conch shells once in a while.75 views
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Hannaryz huddle75 views
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Wara going it for it, but is fouled instead.75 views
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An easy one by Mike Hall #2375 views
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Chris taking the ball.75 views
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In the lookout deck is this board to hang votive tablets on which people write their wishes.75 views
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Older votive tablets which were removed from the wall are preserved as photos in this photo album.75 views
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Lake Yogo as seen from Mt. Shizugatake. This is in Sept. Looks greenish due to algae perhaps. Been like that since Aug. It turns blue again in fall.75 views
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View of Nagahama.75 views
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Dense forest, somewhat rocky at times. Go right here.75 views
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This trail is the shortest route to Lake Yogo. It goes down to the Yogo-so minshuku.75 views
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Entrance lobby is decorated with player cutouts. We had to take off our shoes when entering the Moriyama gym. Slippers were provided.75 views
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Cheerleader on roller blades.75 views
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Around the cable car station below the mountain, the fall leaves were very nice.75 views
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Sign says, "Keep our town beautiful."75 views
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Near Karamon Gate is Ryukoku University affiliated with Nishi Hongwanji.75 views
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The game is preceded by a ceremony. 75 views
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Map of Hachiman Misaki Park, an easy walk from central Katsuura.75 views
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Katsuura Lighthouse and cherry blossoms75 views
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Thailand75 views
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Lots of sloping roads in hilly Atami.75 views
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Ferries go to Hatsushima and Oshima islands.75 views
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This elevated structure served as a storehouse.75 views
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