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The regatta race course was 500 meters long off the Imazu Nakahama and Ichigasaki shore. It had four rowing lanes. 今津中浜〜市が崎沖合67 views
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Imazu shore67 views
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Carrying the boat to shore.67 views
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Way to Nakae Toju's hometown.67 views
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Rear of Toju Shoin Study.67 views
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The fourth and final number was the Finale called 江戸の心浅茅の賑い which consisted of six parts. They performed their zashiki dances.67 views
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The third part of the Finale. 五万石67 views
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Toward the end, they threw hand towels to the audience. Also see my YouTube video here.67 views
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Asakusa geisha bowing to the audience in three directions. Bravo!67 views
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This one-hour joint aerobics session was called the "Memorial Program."67 views
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The three South Korean aerobics teams were awarded with the International Exchange Award.67 views
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During the closing ceremony, Maibara Mayor Michio Hirao offer congratulations.67 views
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Ibukiyama Temple and souvenir shops on right.67 views
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Ibukiyama Driveway carved on the side of the Ibuki mountain range.67 views
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Shiga LakeStars warming up.67 views
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Iwasa Jun67 views
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Southern Lake Biwa67 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge and Mt. Mikami67 views
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Find some gamblers here inside the Biwako Kyotei stands. It's a modern and comfortable indoor facility.67 views
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Scoreboard67 views
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Start line. Note that you will need to apply for and obtain a permit to photograph the motor boat races. Otherwise, they will stop you from shooting.67 views
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JR Otsu Station before renovation.67 views
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Lake Biwa as seen from Nishinomaru.67 views
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People cheering for Fukuoka roar as the ball goes through the hoop.67 views
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Everyone got into position as they held a wooden box full of mochi and beans.67 views
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Crowds at corporate pavilions.67 views
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Kondo Hall veranda67 views
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Kondo Hall roof67 views
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End of the boat ride.67 views
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I was looking forward to seeing this festival held for the first time in six years on May 4, 2009. I was not disappointed. There were many photo ops. The shrine and festival site was amid lots of greenery.67 views
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The Hana-yakko dancers perform the Hanagasa Odori dance.67 views
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The climax of the festival was when they detached the bamboo support poles (called sasu サス) from the float decorations.67 views
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View of the shrine grounds from the steps.67 views
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Inside Chawan Matsuri no Yakata Museum is a life-size replica of a festival float.67 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.67 views
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They run around the shrine with the mikoshi and shout.67 views
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This Lake View room is a rest place.67 views
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Flute players pose for a picture.67 views
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Nigori-ike Koen Park, local park with a pond noted for cherry blossoms. MAP67 views
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Former Honjin moved building from Kashiwabara-juku in Maibara, Shiga.67 views
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Gate (closed).67 views
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Map of Nangu Taisha Shrine.67 views
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Maiden Dance Stage at Nangu Taisha.67 views
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紫雲閣（中町）義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら） 67 views
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Another Hikiyama, one called Hanrinkaku, was here in this traditional-looking neighborhood. 攀鱗閣（西町）67 views
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At around 5:35 pm, the three floats headed for Yaegaki Shrine for the festival eve event.67 views
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July 7 is also during Japan's rainy season, so it is unusual to see Tanabata on July 7. As you can see here, it did rain a bit. The festival is now held by the city government.67 views
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Inside one of the streamers. See the origami cranes.67 views
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Chuo-dori boulevard in Nihonbashi 日本橋 中央通り67 views
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Horse statue67 views
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Fuji View Stand, so named because Mt. Fuji can be seen on clear days.67 views
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Inside Fuji View Stand. Very spacious and modern, the Tokyo Race Course is a huge facility not only for horse racing and betting, but also for family recreation and amusement.67 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.67 views
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Meigetsu-in Yagura cave.67 views
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About Meigetsu-in Yagura cave.67 views
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Gofuku-machi hikiyama 呉服町67 views
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Kids gathered to caryy their mikoshi portable shrine.67 views
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Minakuchi Hikiyama Festival is famous for Minakuchi-bayashi festival music with flutes, taiko drums, and bells. During the festival eve, they play the music in front of their floats in the storehouse. This is Komeya-machi. 米屋町67 views
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Dragon crawling on top of the Tamachi-Katamachi float.67 views
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This plaque shows a woodblock print by Hiroshige depicting Minakuchi-juku. (A clearer image of this print is shown below.)67 views
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Pipe engraved with "Minakuchi."67 views
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The only part of the castle that looks like a castle is the small, rectangular area (connected by a short bridge) seen on the left side of the map. The large square area on the right is now an athletic/sports ground as you can see in the next picture.67 views
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View of Ikaho from Machi-no-Eki, an exhibition room and ropeway station. Ikaho's first Hawaiian Festival was held here.67 views
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Zeze Castle monument 膳所城跡公園67 views
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Next was Niagara Falls.67 views
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View from the hill.67 views
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About Former Shimada Home.67 views
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Inside a classroom67 views
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Green Park Santo tennis courts67 views
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The Hokule'a visited Yokohama from Hawaii in 2007.67 views
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Happy Road goes straight to this road which leads to Fureai Road, another dance venue and Saty shopping mall (now AEON) at the end of the road. The entire route quite short.67 views
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Next was Buyu-ren.67 views
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Miyako-ren 美奴連（みやこ連）67 views
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They want to also reconstruct buildings on the stone foundations seen here. The problem is, they don't have accurate records of what the floor plan and buildings looked like in the 18th-19th century. They are calling on the public for any old photos.67 views
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Wearing an autographed Hannaryz T-shirt, the mayor of Kyoto city also speaks.67 views
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Ogawa goes for a jump shot.67 views
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Lakestars boosters were a loud bunch.67 views
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Another successful layup by Chris.67 views
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Final score: Hannaryz 73, Lakestars 82. I can sympathize with Kyoto losing its debut game in the bj-league. The Lakestars also lost its debut game a year ago.67 views
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Cheerleader in our midst.67 views
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At one end of the summit area is a hiking trail leading to the far end of Lake Yogo, toward Yogo Station. The trail is 3.9 km.67 views
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Lookout deck on top floor of Kishiwada Castle tower.67 views
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Former Omi Mission Double House designed by William Merrell Vories. Today, two families still live in the house. Not open to the public. 旧近江ミッション・ダブルハウス67 views
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Near Karamon Gate is Ryukoku University affiliated with Nishi Hongwanji.67 views
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Building on Jizo-zaka which was later torn down.67 views
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These flowers amazed everyone with man-made patterns painted or stamped on the petals. I overheard someone comment that they looked too "unnatural."67 views
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Cohey gives the signal.67 views
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Banners with the crest of the Ii clan.67 views
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Fireman's ladder67 views
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View of Daigaku-dori (looking toward Kunitachi Station) from the pedestrian overpass.67 views
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Path toward the central area. The Daigokuden Imperial Audience Hall is in the distance on the left. This Heijo-kyo area is a National Special Historic Site.67 views
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About the Former Imperial Audience Hall in English.67 views
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Metal fittings on a door.67 views
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Twice a day, the colorful Aoni-yoshi Parade is held for 30 min. in front of the South Gate. 平城遷都1300年祭 あをによしパレー67 views
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Display of a model of the emperor's residence (Imperial Domicile).67 views
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Gigaku performers wore these large, wooden masks. These gigaku masks depict Chinese women. 伎楽67 views
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A set routine is lowering and raising the mikoshi.67 views
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The lost mikoshi.67 views
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Almost got run over by this one.67 views
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These kenketo dancers got a lot of goodies. They deserve it since they practiced hard for the dance.67 views
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Looking very similar to the Komaba Museum on the opposite side is this former Lecture Theater.67 views
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Sakaki tree whose leaves and branches are used in Shinto ceremonies.67 views
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Nice place to have lunch for nearby office workers.67 views
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Bonsai chrysanthemum.67 views
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This grassy lawn we could walk on.67 views
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Hibiya Kokaido in Hibiya Park. 日比谷公会堂67 views
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Food stalls67 views
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Sumo wrestlers including Aran.67 views
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Torch top look similar, but they are different. 67 views
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More torches in front of Himure Hachimangu Shrine. This is also where they hold the Sagicho Matsuri in March. MAP67 views
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Leaning torch crown closeup.67 views
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Leaving Kiyotaki amid cherry blossoms in Maibara.67 views
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Kashiwabara-juku is the sixtieth station or post town (shukuba) of the sixty-nine stations on the Nakasendo Road. It is the first Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Imasu-juku in Gifu), and one of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga.67 views
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Moxa made by Ibuki-do in Kashiwabara. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店67 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Tarui-juku from his Kisokaido series. It shows a daimyo procession.67 views
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They carried the mikoshi around a few times.67 views
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Rakuyaji temple main worship hall. Inside is Japan's largest statue of a seated Kannon Buddha with 11 faces. The Buddha is hidden, shown only once every 33 years. Last shown in fall 2018. 日本最大坐仏十一面観音菩薩 櫟野寺67 views
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Two of the mikoshi are put back into the storehouse.67 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu67 views
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Maibara Station as seen from a train platform. The station's focal point is the huge window wall at the center.67 views
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Memorial plaque in Japanese and English.67 views
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Cherry trees along the Dankazura path to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.67 views
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Exotic peonies at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine's Japanese garden.67 views
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Armor worn around the belly by low-ranking samurai to protect against spears and swords. Supposedly used in the Battle of Anegawa.67 views
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JR Nihonmatsu Station.67 views
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About Poet Takamura Chieko's birth home. 高村 智恵子67 views
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Dairinji temple is the temple for the Niwa Clan who lived in Nihonmatsu Castle. 大隣寺67 views
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Nihonmatsu is proud of its lantern float festival in autumn.67 views
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