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Central plaza with food stalls.65 views
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Quadruple race65 views
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Misspelled word (Prirate).65 views
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Yomeien Garden 陽明園65 views
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Yomeien Garden65 views
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Toju-no-Sato Adogawa, a roadside shopping and restaurant complex (michinoeki) selling local products. MAP65 views
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The first dance troupe perform after the opening ceremony. The dance festival lasted from 7 pm to 9 pm.65 views
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Entrance to Asakusa Kokaido and Asakusa Odori sign. In the 1950s, there were 550 geisha in Asakusa. Now there are only about 49 geisha in Asakusa. Not all of them appeared in the Asakusa Odori. The Asaji-kai dance was renamed Asakusa Odori in 1995.65 views
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The 2nd floor had a booth selling Asakusa geisha souvenirs. The dance program was 1,000 yen.65 views
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Dancing on the hanamichi65 views
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Then they all sat and started to bow. It was really an outstanding performance.65 views
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At 2 pm, all the teams sat in the front to listen to the announcement of the winners.65 views
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Awards ceremony with the winning teams on stage.65 views
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Banners line the way back to Maibara Station.65 views
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Path to summit65 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Lake Biwa off Imazu.65 views
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Festival grounds after dark.65 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, 2006.65 views
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Bobby Nash65 views
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Lynn Washington of Osaka65 views
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Most of the cheerleaders were recruited from Shiga and Kyoto.65 views
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Lookout deck in Biwako Bunkakan museum.65 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋65 views
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Lake front near Zeze Castle Park. Finally we see reeds.65 views
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Water fountain in front of the Shiga Prefectural Capitol.65 views
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Eight Views of Omi, Then and Now, exhibited on Otsu Post Office wall65 views
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Half-time show65 views
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With Bobby Nash scoring at the last second, the game ends in a tie. This means a tiebreaker period of 10 min. was added.65 views
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The birds rest on a small island close to the shore.65 views
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The ducks welcome feeding by humans. Cat food works well.65 views
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In the middle is a small pond and a Japanese-style bridge.65 views
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Room with a hearth.65 views
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Entrance to Ariake Colosseum for the game between Tokyo Apache and Toyama Grouses on Dec. 27, 2008.65 views
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John Humphrey and Bobby Nash65 views
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A few words by Apache head coach Joe Bryant. He said that bj league games are fun, and we should all come out to see the games. I agree.65 views
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Sakura Matsuri poster65 views
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Next to Shichiri-no-watashi was Kuwana-juku's Waki-Honjin.65 views
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Inside Oku no Hosomichi Musubi no chi Memorial Hall. Many exhibits about Basho and haiku.65 views
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Shiga LakeStars cheerleaders.65 views
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The Hana-yakko dancers supposed to be all local boys, but due to depopulation, now they include girls. They are intermediate and high school students.65 views
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The procession was headed by a boy dancing with a naginata sword.65 views
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The doll at the bottom is Oishi Kuranosuke, the leader of the 47 ronin who avenged their lord by capturing and beheading Kira who had taunted their master who drew his sword in the shogun's palace in anger and cut Kira's forehead.65 views
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The two baton twirlers (bo-furi 棒振り) are members of the juni-no-yaku musicians. They are followed by the drummers of the large taiko drum.65 views
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Upside-down baboon is connected only by his left hand. How are all these objects suspended like that?? 岩見重太郎 狒狒退治の場65 views
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At around 4 pm, the procession left Hachiman Shrine to head back to Niu Shrine. At 4:30 pm, they danced again at Niu Shrine.65 views
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At around 2:30 pm, the procession headed to Hachiman Shrine, a short walk away. Banner holders and hoko spear bearers behind them.65 views
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Musical instruments used in the festival. On the upper left are flutes, below it are batons. On the right are a bell and below is the sasara bamboo whisk and rubbing stick. Drums at the bottom.65 views
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The children carried the smaller poles called ko-nobori.65 views
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Children doing the sanyare dance at the Kawakami Matsuri in Imazu, Takashima. サンヤレ踊り65 views
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On the west side of Makino Station, you can visit Makino Highland. I went by bicycle.65 views
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Sacred sake is served.65 views
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Oh yummy! Looks delicious. There are ten fish, but the boys cut only three fish during the ceremony. We could readily smell the fermented fish.65 views
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The smell of the fish wafted through the air.65 views
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Local dignitaries attending the event. 65 views
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Delighted to find free Internet connection terminals if you have a your own computer.65 views
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Agri-Park Ryuo is open 10 am - 5 pm, closed Mondays (open if a national holiday and closed Tue. instead).65 views
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Entrance to Zensuiji. Admission 500 yen charged. MAP65 views
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After a wooded path, you will see this.65 views
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This is in early April.65 views
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Zensuiji stone marker.65 views
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One place where we can walk across the river.65 views
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Aikawa Riverbank65 views
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Site of Nakasendo Tarui-juku post town65 views
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Corridor 回廊65 views
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Inside the Corridor 回廊65 views
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Carving on Romon Gate.65 views
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Back of Shirankaku Hikiyama float. 紫雲閣（中町）65 views
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Kitajima Kosuke, breastroke swimmer who won gold at Athens.65 views
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Mitsukoshi Dept. Store annex65 views
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A pedestrian overpass connects the Fuchu Keiba Seimon-mae Station directly to the Tokyo Race Course's Fuji View Stand.65 views
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Decoration on Gofuku-machi hikiyama 呉服町65 views
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Each float has a different humanoid decoration called "dashi" (ダシ) on the roof.65 views
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The floats arrive one after another. This is the Tenno-cho hikiyama. 天王町65 views
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Festival scene at Minakuchi Shrine65 views
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Minakuchi Public Library and folk history museum. 水口歴史民俗資料館65 views
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This is the site of Minakuchi-juku's Toiyaba which was like a travel logistics office and lodging reservations agency. Staffed by one or more people, it handled horses, messengers, luggage, helpers, etc. 問屋場65 views
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A more traditional-looking part of the former Tokaido Road.65 views
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Inside Minakuchi Castle Museum 水口城資料館65 views
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Another intersection.65 views
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Minakuchi Castle Museum is open 10 am to 4 pm, closed on Thursday and Fri. 水口城資料館65 views
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Thatched roof of Higashi Hongu.65 views
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Sign says "Yoshibue Day" which is April 4. "Yoshi" means reed, and both yo and shi can also be translated as the number 4.65 views
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Gift coupons in exchange for black bass and blue gill fish. If you catch a non-native fish like black bass and blue gill fish in the lake, don't throw it back into the lake. This was at Zeze Castle park.65 views
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The smaller panel which burst into colorful fireworks to form a picture.65 views
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Bonbai (Bonsai Plum Tree) exhibition65 views
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After getting to the top of the riverbank, this is the spectacle I came to see and photograph. 65 views
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Mitaka Shoko-ren 三鷹商工連65 views
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Higashi-Omi City Hall 65 views
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This Honmaru bridge was accurately reconstructed in 2006. The stonework was also reconstructed in 2004. 大手橋65 views
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We can walk on the bridge to the Honmaru. 大手橋65 views
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Honmaru gate 本丸一文字門65 views
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Stairs to the second floor.65 views
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine is where the procession will arrive and where the taiko drum dance will be performed.65 views
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Taiko drummers in Suijo.65 views
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The seated drumming was also interesting.65 views
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Mt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holds an annual sumo festival on the third Mon. of Sept. It features mainly children's sumo and a sumo jinku dance by about 16 men. 65 viewsFor the sumo festival, the sumo ring is decorated with four pillars and pieces of cloth. Near JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line) in former Omi-cho town.
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The men performing the ring-entering ceremony for the west side.65 views
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bj-league commissioner Kawachi Toshimitsu gives a few words to open the game.65 views
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Iwasa Jun is easy to spot with his skin head.65 views
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It went in.65 views
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Jun and Wara again.65 views
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Two team captains at each other.65 views
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Game tip-off at 5 pm between the Shiga Lakestars and Takamatsu Five Arrows.65 views
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The trail is heavily wooded, and sometimes there is a clear area where you can see the scenery.65 views
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Magnee, official mascot, and Lakestars cheerleaders.65 views
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Like a big party.65 views
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Autmun maple leaves on Mt. Tsukuba-san.65 views
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Inside old Kinomoto Station, apparently used as an occasional exhibition space.65 views
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In 10th place and the last male runner to receive prize money is HASEGAWA Kiyokatsu (#149). He will receive a paltry 100,000 yen for his 2 hr. 15 min. 15-sec. run.65 views
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Pikachu65 views
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Tiger costumes were popular since 2010 is the year of the tiger.65 views
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Pink cowgirl65 views
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I thought I had seen everything, but Jesus Christ!! The cross was made of styrofoam.65 views
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Katsuura Lighthouse was not open to the public.65 views
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Vietnam/Indonesia65 views
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Hatsushima island65 views
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Hashi Yukio sings the "Yuru-kyara Ondo" in front of Yuru-Kyara characters in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.65 views
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And there they are on stage in Hikone. Notably absent was Sento-kun from Nara. (Boy priest with antlers.)65 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team "Superstar" (cheerleaders) performed also. 65 views
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During this game against the Tokyo Apache on March 6, 2010, Mikey Marshall makes his debut as a Shiga Lakestar.65 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team. I dunno how the team can afford such a huge group of cheerleaders. They number almost double the number of most team's cheerleaders.65 views
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No, Wara is not pinching Cohey's nose.65 views
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Start of the Hikone Castle Parade on Nov. 3. Boy Scouts help out by carrying signs.65 views
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Samurai wives65 views
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Dancers from Muromachi Period (1337-1573)65 views
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Sitting like royalty, local politicians such as the mayor sit in a special stand on the right in front of the horse stable. The rest of us stand and watch like peasants.65 views
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Top of Tokyo Skytree so far. That's 338 meters into the air, already taller than the old Tokyo Tower's 333 meters by April 2010 when these photos were taken.65 views
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We could also go outside on the balcony and see a good view.65 views
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Roof tile used in the reconstruction.65 views
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Display of a model of the emperor's residence (Imperial Domicile).65 views
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Eastern Palace Garden 東院庭園広場65 views
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Large sacred tree.65 views
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Kenketo dancers wearing peacock, pheasant and other bird feathers. Their feathered cap is called shagama. シャガマ65 views
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They wear home-made armor.65 views
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My YouTube video of these incredible taiko drummers at Tokyo Marathon finish line in 2007.65 views
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Looking at plankton through a microscope.65 views
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First was a children's mikoshi (portable shrine).65 views
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Near Yutani Shrine is a storehouse for the third hikiyama float (Shoouzan 松翁山). Every year, two of the three floats take turns to appear in the festival. Each float represents a neighborhood in Maihara.65 views
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About the Sakaki tree.65 views
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View of the garden from a bench.65 views
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Bonsai chrysanthemum modeled after Hakone.65 views
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Spikey flower.65 views
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Hawaiian concert at Hibiya Kokaido.65 views
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Rear view of Gundam.65 views
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Free moxa cautery treatments at Ibuki-do during Yaito Matsuri, Kashiwabara-juku. You can hardly feel anything. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店65 views
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