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Castle parade route to Hikone Castle.67 views
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Heian Period (794-1185) women wearing veiled straw hats called ichime-gasa. 市女笠67 views
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Shrine maidens from Izumo67 views
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Daigokuden Former Imperial Audience Hall, Heijo-kyo, Nara67 views
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The Heijo-kyo History Museum includes a full-scale replica of the ship used to transport Japanese envoys to and from Tang China during the Nara Period. 平城京歴史館／遣唐使船復原展示67 views
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Looking toward Hyozu Taisha Shrine.67 views
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Festival crowd head for the shrine to pray.67 views
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The first hanagasa went directly to the kenketo dancers. They pulled out the little sticks attached with things like towels, gloves, and maybe some cash.67 views
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The floats are decorated with paper lanterns lit up. They return to Ebisu-so by 10:30 pm. When I went on May 3, 2010, there were local volunteer guides at the train station distributing maps of the parade route and giving directions. Very helpful.67 views
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Then the floats passed by Omi-Takashima Station which has a giant Gulliver statue.67 views
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Panel display showing the history of the campus.67 views
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Girls' shower room has pink curtains.67 views
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The water looked quite transparent to me. Couldn't quite understand the demo, and it was too hot under the sun to spend time asking questions.67 views
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Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri has three ornate floats, but usually only two of them appear in the festival. Both floats feature boys performing kabuki at few locations in the Maibara neighborhood shown here.67 views
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The kabuki actors ride the float.67 views
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Stone wall and Shinji-ike Pond.67 views
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One corner of Hibiya Park is occupied by the Hibiya Kokaido, an outdoor concert venue. 日比谷公会堂67 views
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More stalls selling charms, etc.67 views
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First you pass through a small torii.67 views
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Castle models.67 views
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In the afternoon of the 14th, people who made miniature torches can come to Himure Hachimangu Shrine and burn them.67 views
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Even the second cherry tree has a beautiful shape.67 views
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Yaito Matsuri also features rickshaw rides.67 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 2010.67 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Takasaki-juku (14th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. Mt. Haruna is in the background.67 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Moriyama-juku (68th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. Tea houses in spring.67 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Evening Glow at Seta from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series.67 views
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Omi-Maiko Beach, a rest stop.67 views
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Arriving at Nagahama Port. Nagahama is one of Shiga's major cities and covers northern Shiga almost entirely. Chikubushima is also part of Nagahama.67 views
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Portable boat landing decks (in blue) were used.67 views
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Drawings of the three Azai sisters by local children exhibited in Heiwado in Nagahama.67 views
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Nakasendo Road: Imasu (Gifu, on the border with Shiga). Shows the border between Imasu and Kashiwabara. There is an inn on the Imasu side (left) and Kashiwabara side.67 viewsNemonogatari-no-Sato is where the prefectural boundary between Gifu and Shiga is located. The inns are no longer here, but guests at both inns used to talk to each other across the border before sleeping.
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Descending Geese at Katata67 views
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Fish from Okishima island. 200 yen per pack.67 views
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Shuttered store.67 views
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine straight ahead.67 views
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Rock Garden67 views
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Myohonji is a Nichiren Buddhist temple founded in 1260. Site was formerly the estate of the Hiki Yoshikazu, a senior retainer of Minamoto Yoritomo. The temple grounds is noted for cherry blossoms and other flowers.67 views
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About Myohonji temple.67 views
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Nitenmon Gate at Myohonji temple, Kamakura.67 views
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Thank you letter from Azai Nagamasa to a temple for their cooperation in civil construction work.67 views
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The Nagahama Pavilion shows the history of NHK Taiga Drama series over the last 50 years. Almost the same as last year's Go and Azai Sisters Expo.67 views
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Motsuji temple is part of the "Historic Monuments and Sites of Hiraizumi" World Heritage Site. It belongs to the Tendai Buddhist sect. This is the gate to enter Motsuji temple. 67 views
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English translation of a Haiku poem by Basho, in reference to the temple buildings that were long gone when he visited.67 views
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About Motsuji's Hondo main hall. Nice to see English explanations.67 views
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Tataranuma Park also has a long wisteria trellis about 130 meters long.67 views
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The garden also has a nice restaurant. No outdoor vendors of food or plants.67 views
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Small Jizo statues.67 views
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Kaze-no-miya Shrine is dedicated to the gods of wind and rain, essential for farming. 風宮67 views
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The museum has one normal building and this decommissioned submarine accessible from the main museum building. The submarine is largely intact on the inside.67 views
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Entrance to Sumida Park during cherry blossom season. I visited in April 2012 to get shots of cherry blossoms with Tokyo Sky Tree in the background. Tokyo Sky Tree was to open in May 2012.67 views
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance center point under the dome in Oct. 2012.67 views
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Map of Hanno.67 views
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Kites for sale.67 views
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Members of the Giant Kite Preservation Society pull the front of the rope.67 views
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What makes the kite unique is that the kite paper is carved with numerous cutouts, based on the design. It is not a solid sheet of paper.67 views
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Kite train, called rendako 連だこ, based on Awa Odori dancers in Tokushima Prefecture.67 views
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Hikone Castle kite, displayed in 2007, the 400th anniversary of the castle.67 views
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It started with a ceremony with the mayor of Higashi-Omi and the four "Wind Goddesses."67 views
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After writing their wishes, kids paste their wishing stickers on the kite.67 views
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Hashima Shiyakusho-mae Station 羽島市役所前駅67 views
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Hashima Folk History Museum and Movie Museum. 羽島市歴史民俗資料館・映画資料館67 views
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Lately, they have been using this window wall to show artwork. In spring 2013, a calligraphy club from a high school in Ibuki exhibited their work. 67 views
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Nakasendo road crowded.67 views
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Hula dancers at Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri Festival.67 views
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French Formal Garden in autumn at Shinjuku Gyoen Garden.67 views
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Walk a little further to see more cherry blossoms along the Chidorigafuchi Moat.67 views
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Dotaku means bronze bell. Yasu is the site of the discovery of Japan's largest ancient bronze bells. The Dotaku Bronze Bell Museum (Dotaku Hakubutsukan) explains the history and discovery of Yasu's bronze bells.67 views
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Nagahama Castle's Sotobori outer moat still here.67 views
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Going through Niomon Gate which has a large paper lantern.67 views
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About Issaikyodo Hall (Buddhist Scriptures Hall) 一切経堂67 views
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Nagahama Station wedding hall67 views
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store as seen from Nagahama Station. This building was demolished and replaced with a small shopping complex called Ekimachi Terrace Nagahama that opened on July 29, 2017.67 views
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About the power tiller.67 views
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This is one end of Sendaibori Park, also running along along a river. It also intersects with Yokojukken River.67 views
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Tea house on Hosho-dai hill. This was used by the daimyo to entertain guests with good views of the garden. 鳳翔台67 views
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Hikone Castle67 views
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University of Tokyo Hongo Campus is the main campus. It is near Hongo-sanchome Station on the Marunouchi subway line.67 viewsThe red arrow points to the main gate of the university’s Faculty of Agriculture.
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In front of Hakone Yumoto Station at about 2:10 pm.67 views
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Hakone geisha on rickshaw67 views
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Myozenji's Hondo Main worship hall67 views
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Irori hearth in Myozenji temple67 views
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When you want to stay overnight in Shirakawa-go, it's hard to decide which minshuku (farmhouse lodge) to stay in. There's a good number of minshuku in Shirakawa-go.67 views
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Martial arts demonstrations start at 1:15 pm and lasts until 2:30 pm. People from each martial art performed in turn. First was kyudo archery.67 views
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Shorinji Kenpo67 views
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Judo67 views
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Kendo people were a noisy lot with their swords hitting each other.67 views
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The Budo Hajime ended at 3:10 pm. What a spectacle it was.67 views
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Bon Dance Panel 6 - Bon Dance Songs Still in Use67 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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Places on Oahu that hold a bon dance.67 views
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Museum's exhibition flyer.67 views
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Kyoto University Rowing Club's official 2017 calendar includes "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" English lyrics for the 1st time. Back cover of the calendar made by Tetsuo Oshiro.67 views
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Most of the audience had to leave to go on the 3:30 pm cherry blossom cruise to Kaizu-Osaki from Imazu Port. So we were the only ones left at the end when we sang the song in Japanese the traditional way.67 views
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Sankei Shimbun article (April 17, 2017) about our Lake Biwa Rowing Song mini concert held in Imazu on April 16, 2017. 67 views
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Oguchi Taro exhibit.67 views
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During Ishiyama-dera's display of the hidden Kannon Buddha, they also allowed the public to ring the temple bell for a small fee.67 views
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This bus was made by Nissan in 1951.67 views
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Verse 3 Song Monument, Nagahama. Built and unveiled on June 25, 2017 by a non-profit citizens group in Nagahama formed to build this new song monument for the song's 100th anniversary. 三番の歌碑。長浜城のそば67 viewsThe new Verse 3 Song Monument is near Nagahama Castle near the lake shore. It was unveiled with great fanfare by singer Kato Tokiko and others.
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Izumo Taisha Shrine is one of Japan's Top Three most famous and important Shinto shrines. Historically, it may be Japan's oldest shrine. The Honden hall is a National Treasure.67 viewsIzumo Taisha Shrine's first torii called Otorii (Giant Torii). I visited Izumo Taisha on New Year's Day Jan. 1, 2018. 大鳥居
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Shokokan, a museum of dolls. Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. 彰古館67 views
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Back of Izumo Taisha's Honden in the Taisha-zukuri style. National Treasure. 本殿67 views
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East Jukusha Shrines where the millions of visiting gods lodge during the Kami-ari-zuki festival in autumn. There's also a twin building on the west side. 十九社 八百萬神67 views
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Near the gate to the Honden are souvenir tents during New Year's.67 views
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Rear side of the giant shimenawa straw rope.67 views
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Under the giant shimenawa straw rope.67 views
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Shimane's official tourism mascot named "Shimanekko," a yellow cat with a shrine roof cap. しまねっこ67 views
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Within the shrine grounds is the very impressive Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo. (島根県立古代出雲歴史博物館)67 views
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Remains of the giant pillars of the ancient Izumo Taisha.67 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. 67 views
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High wooden pillars supporting the Honden Hall so that it is closer to the gods.67 views
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Rear view of the shrine scale models.67 views
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Statue of Izumo no Okuni dancer near the first Otorii gate.67 views
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