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Nagahama Station wedding hall entrance61 views
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About the ride-on tractor, a step up from the power tiller.61 views
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Use the levers to bring the shovel down/up or swivel it left/right and to scoop up or release the little balls.61 views
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Nagahama Castle can be seen from the Yanmar Museum rooftop. 61 views
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Heiwado near Nagahama Station can be seen from the Yanmar Museum rooftop. 61 views
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Also visited Zensuiji in autumn. Thought it was more colorful than in spring.61 views
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Lockers61 views
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In Oct., it holds the Kappabashi Dogu Matsuri festival. Near Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza Line. Kappabashi entrance is marked by this chef.61 views
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Old American-style diner61 views
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Jukebox61 views
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For Chinese restaurants61 views
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Door signs61 views
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Tokyo Skytree tempura61 views
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Too many Otsu condos block lake views.61 views
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Togendai Station61 views
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Hakone-machi Port61 views
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After the Hakone Ropeway to Togendai, you can ride the pirate boat to either Hakone-machi Port or Moto-Hakone on Lake Ashi. I went to Hakone-machi Port.61 viewsOdakyu Line's Hakone Freepass is valid on the pirate ships.
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Hakone-machi port town 61 views
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A shopping place near the entrance of Hakone Sekisho.61 views
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Hakone Sekisho layout61 views
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Lake Ashi with a bit of Mt. Fuji61 views
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Hakone Shrine's large torii shows the way to the shrine. About 20-min. walk to the shrine from the port.61 views
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Outdoor cavern bath61 views
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2011 Part 2/2 高円寺阿波おどり61 views
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2009 Part 1/3 - Kokesaku 苔作61 views
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View from the upper floor of the temple museum.61 views
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Spectator seats were set up.61 views
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First they held aikido demonstrations.61 views
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Falconry demo was held twice in the day. The first demo had the hawks released from the top of a nearby skyscraper and they flew down to their falconers in the garden.61 viewsFor the demo, they showed the hawks swoop low from one falconer to another. They also showed a live capture (kill?) of a released pigeon. Very fast.
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Yokosuka curry61 views
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Chinese dinner61 views
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Sushi restaurant61 views
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Touch panel ordering for sushi61 views
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Kaiten Sushi61 views
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Reception lobby of the ANA Maintenance Facility's ANA Component Maintenance Building. There's a gift shop, model planes, and other exhibits. At lunch time, they sold bento so we had lunch here after the tour.61 views
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Notice that the butsudan shops are on the south side of the road so they are shaded from the sun that can damage the butsudan.61 views
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They also sell bigger items used in temples. Such items are typically bought by a temple member who donates it to the temple in memory of someone.61 views
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Tempura61 views
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Miyagahama is a quiet, spacious beach to enjoy Lake Biwa.61 views
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Bon Dance Panel 1 - The Japanese in Hawai’i61 viewsHow did the Japanese culture and lifestyle continue in Hawai’i up to today?
The Japanese was originally the largest ethnic group, accounting for over 40% of Hawai’i's population. This percentage began to shrink from the 1930s with the influx of other ethnic groups. By Dec. 1941, they still accounted for 37% of Hawai’i's population. According to the 2000 US Census, they comprised 20% of Hawai’i's population. Today, they are still a major ethnic group in Hawai’i.
By the early 1900s, as much as 70% of sugar plantation laborers were Japanese immigrants. Hawai’i's sugar industry saw explosive growth as it catered to the world market. There was a major labor shortage so they brought in cheap laborers from overseas starting with the Chinese. Later Japan and the Kingdom of Hawai’i signed the Kanyaku Imin agreement which allowed Japanese to emigrate to Hawai’i from 1885.
The early immigrants who worked on the sugar plantations as contract laborers had planned to make money in Hawai’i and return to Japan as rich men. They did not intend to live in Hawai’i permanently. The early Japanese immigrants lived together in their own plantation camps. People from the same hometown or prefecture would form an association and help each other. This lifestyle contributed to the transference of Japanese New Year's traditions and the bon dance to Hawai’i.
Panel photo: 1885 Kanyaku Imin contract for an immigrant named Otsuki.
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Top photo is some of the soldiers in the 100th Infantry Battalion at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin.61 viewsBottom photo are 100th Infantry Battalion soldiers taking a short break in Menton, France in 1944.
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Nakayama Hokekyoji temple's Five-Story Pagoda, an Important Cultural Property 五重塔61 views
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Path to Soshido Hall, the main temple. 祖師堂61 views
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Bus schedule on Umihotaru. You can either go back to Kawasaki or go on to Kisarazu in Chiba.61 views
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Umihotaru floor plan. It has 5 floors. The 4th and 5th floors are the main floors.61 views
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Yokohama Chinatown's main temple called Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟). Busy with Chinese New Year worshippers. 61 views
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Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871 displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.61 views
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Top floor of Hikone Castle's Nishinomaru turret.61 views
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Map of the Byodo-in temple complex. It's not that big. The Phoenix Hall has a central hall flanked by two L-shaped wings in front of a pond. 61 views
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Byodoin Museum Hoshokan displays many Buddhist art treasures of the temple. Opened in 2001. You can visit this museum after you see the Phoenix Hall.61 views
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Since photography inside the central hall is not allowed, here's a photo of the replica at Valley of the Temples in Hawaii. It is very similar. One thing missing are the celestial Buddhas decorating the white walls behind the Buddha.61 views
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Jozan Inari Shrine by Hearn.61 views
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Uchibori Moat behind Matsue Castle.61 views
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About the Otorii.61 views
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Water basin 手水舎61 views
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Izumo Taisha's Haiden worship hall's shimenawa sacred rope.61 views
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Gate to the Honden, the god's residence.61 views
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Offerrings to the Daibutsu.61 views
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Kamakura souvenir shop.61 views
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Omi-Maiko is Shiga's most popular swimming beach.61 views
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A local fish delicacy called "heshiko." Heshiko is made in this coastal region of Kyoto and Fukui Prefectures. It uses mackerel (saba), sardines (iwashi), or Pacific saury (sanma) that are salted and then fermented in rice bran (nuka). 61 viewsFor heshiko, mackerel is most popular and the process takes two years. It is a traditional way to preserve fish for later consumption without refrigeration. It was a common (and cheap) food for the masses, but now it's a delicacy.
This restaurant believes too much salt is not so healthy, so they take only two weeks to salt and ferment the fish. This method is called asazuke (浅漬け) which means "lightly pickled." We sampled the mackerel prepared this way (and grilled), but I thought it was very salty already and hardly any taste of fermentation.
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One home on the Chirimen Kaido Road the public can enter is the Former Bito Family Merchant's House (Kyu-Bitoke 旧尾藤家). The Bito family was a raw silk and chirimen wholesaler since the Edo Period. 61 viewsVery prominent and rich local family who also became active in local government and business during the Meiji Period.
http://www.yosano.or.jp/chirimen-kaido/?page_id=162
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Izushi soba is famous for having cold soba served on five small plates. Dip the noodles in the broth while adding different garnishes like grated yam, onions, and raw egg. 出石そば61 views
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The small red pavilion is Izura Rokkakudo (五浦六角堂), the symbol of Kita-Ibaraki. Izura Rokkakudo was originally designed and built in 1905 by artist Okakura Tenshin (岡倉天心) as part of his residence. His house is on the left..61 views
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Artist-inspiring scenery around Rokkakudo, Kita-Ibaraki.61 views
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The friction between the boat hull and pallets makes it smoke each time the boat is dragged. The pallets are scorched.61 views
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Everyone here are volunteers, includng the festival staff behind the scenes. The festival is directed by a group (named Komachi 小町) of former Saio princesses and other characters who train the current year's festival participants.61 views
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Irises in early June in Meiwa, Mie Prefecture. Meiwa's official flower. Ancient texts mention that pilgrims going to worship at Ise Shrines described it like walking on clouds of purple.61 views
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The museum has this colorful Seki-juku manhole, Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. They even give you a manhole card.61 views
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Statue of the late, great Yokozuna Kitanoumi Toshimitsu. I love sumo, but with the premature deaths of great wrestlers like Kitanoumi and Chiyonofuji in recent years, 61 viewsI've been having ambivalent feelings toward sumo because of how it seriously affects the person's health.
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Main shrine60 views
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Photo Imaging Expo 2006 sign60 views
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PIE 2005, ticket booth60 views
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Inari Shrine 稲荷神社60 views
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Entrance to castle grounds, now a picnic and playground.60 views
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Trench or moat60 views
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Nice to see a non-Japanese dancer.60 views
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Double head stands60 views
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Inside old Nagahama Station60 views
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Stationmaster's office60 views
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Nagahara Station60 views
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Sanmon Gate as seen from the Hondo main hall60 views
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Main hall60 views
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Crossing Seta Karahashi Bridge60 views
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Seta Castle ruins 瀬田城跡60 views
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Seta Castle site60 views
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Annual festival held on May 3 by Chikuma Shrine. It is a procession along the shore of Lake Biwa featuring eight 8-year-old girls wearing a "nabe" or pot helmet.60 viewsThe shrine is dedicated to the God of Food and the nabe pot is for containing food offerings to the god.
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Tenjin Shrine 天神社60 views
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Mountain God Memorial 山の神60 views
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Trail flanked by ferns60 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター60 views
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Statue for crossing the street safely.60 views
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Storage area60 views
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Tokonoma alcove60 views
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This is actually the Tenbin no Sato Culture Center. てんびんの里文化学習センター60 views
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Toyosato Station platform.60 views
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Explanation sign60 views
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Highway next to Kichijoji Falls60 views
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如意輪堂60 views
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Side view of Dai-Hondo60 views
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Salt Jizo 塩地蔵60 views
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Fudo Hall from the 14th century, Important Cultural Property 不動堂 (重要文化財)60 views
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Took 5 years to build this.60 views
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama. The large white building is the Seibu baseball dome in Tokorozawa.60 views
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The procession started at 3:30 pm at a nearby shrine.60 views
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Basho haiku monument 芭蕉句碑60 views
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Daffodil スイセン60 views
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Nagahama Station, west side (Nagahama Castle side)60 views
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Track switching point60 views
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On the side of the road near the bus stop, there is a trail going down to Tama River.60 views
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Tama River as seen from the bridge.60 views
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Numerous monkey poop along the road.60 views
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Verse 5 photos (Hikone)60 views
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Verse 5 song monument photos (Hikone)60 views
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Verse 6 photos (Chomeiji)60 views
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Verse 2 photos (Omi-Maiko)60 views
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Photo exhibition in Biwa Library, Nagahama, Shiga Pref.60 views
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Photo exhibition panels at Biwa Library60 views
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Opening ceremony for the Culture Festival (Bunka-sai) at this public hall near Chomeiji temple in Omi-Hachiman.60 views
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My photo exhibition with two panels showing photos of places mentioned in the song and song monuments.60 views
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Cherry tree shadow60 views
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Hanamomo60 views
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The garden is also noted for fall leaves.60 views
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Tenso Shrine 天祖神社60 views
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The top two rows of washi sheets already pasted together.60 views
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Dragon boat60 views
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii60 views
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Riverside Mall shopping street in Izumi60 views
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The area includes two ponds. Here's one called Hyotan Pond. ひょうたん池60 views
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Benzaiten Shrine next to the pond.60 views
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The Manyo Poetry Monument is 3 meters tall near azalea bushes and a nice cherry tree. (Photos taken in Dec.)60 views
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The Yokozuna Rikishi Memorial Monument is also flanked by this smaller monument on the left. This is for sumo rikishi who acheived more than 50 consecutive wins.60 views
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This Rikishi Monument for Over 50 Consecutive Wins has 10 sides, and only five sides are inscribed with names. Which means only five rikishi have achieved more than 50 consecutive wins. One of them is Chiyonofuji.60 views
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The Ozeki Monument also has a Strong Sekiwake Monument inscribed with the names of outstanding Sekiwake.60 views
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Cherry blossoms next to the Geihinkan were beautiful in early May.60 views
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Toiya-taku stone marker. The building next to it is not original and not open to the public.60 views
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Tamuramaro told the people to worship the spot where the arrow landed, and that's how Tamura Shrine was established, according one local legend. There's no sign explaining this bamboo though.60 views
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She dips two green branches into the pot, then...60 views
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Rice seedlings await.60 views
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The boys in blue on both ends are holding a string to serve as a guide for planting the seedlings in a straight line.60 views
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The work continues, without the singing and dancing.60 views
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The shrine priests and taume girls return to Taga Taisha Shrine.60 views
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Fureai no Yakata, a gift shop (closed)60 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji stayed here.60 views
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Path to Enshoji temple's main hall.60 views
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Jizo-do temple houses a Jizo statue. Originally built by the Ogaki Castle lord Ishikawa Hyuga 石川日向守 in the Edo Period after he recovered from illness. The temple holds the Jizo-bon festival in Aug. 地蔵堂60 views
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The garden's highest point has a small hut as seen on the left.60 views
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Have a Nice Day wooden bench at the train station.60 views
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Entrance to the second water tunnel. This is much larger, large enough for a car to pass through. No longer used as a water drainage tunnel. We could easily walk through this tunnel.60 views
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Entry to the Amenomori Hoshu-an. It exhibits things, books, documents, etc., related to Amenomori Hoshu. Admission 250 yen. Hours: 9 am - 4 pm, closed Mon. Phone: 0749-85-509560 views
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At age 18, Hoshu went to Edo and studied Confucianism under Confucian scholar Kinoshita Jun'an. He was later employed by the Tsushima clan and was put in charge of Korean relations at age 22.60 views
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Tea ceremony room.60 views
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To mark the site, Okaido has a small park where two sample Yayoi-Period structures stand. This adobe is pretty much a hole in the ground with a thatched roof over it.60 views
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Rice paddies next to Okaido.60 views
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Entertainment stage (I was too late to see any entertainment.)60 views
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Quadruple with cox going to the start line.60 views
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Regatta starting line. By hosting a regatta, the local junior high and high school kids can learn about the hard work that goes behind a regatta.60 views
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Single scull60 views
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Street corner plaque with one of Toju's sayings.60 views
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Library in Nakae Toju Memorial Hall60 views
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Toju Shrine60 views
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Temple with Nakae Toju's gravestone. 藤樹先生墓所60 views
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Toju Shoin Study (drawing room). 藤樹書院60 views
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Nakae Toju portrait60 views
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Odo-ren make their way to the dance area in front of the train station.60 views
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Before 3 pm, all the mikoshi come one after another.60 views
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The play is set during the cherry blossom season.60 views
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After the aerobics performances, there was a one-hour lunch break at noon, and a group picture-taking session of all the aerobics teams and officials.60 views
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