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Sumiyoshi Shrine was established in 1369.64 views
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Crowd in front of JR Ome Station64 views
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The five original floats were much taller with three tiers topped with a large doll like this. Overhead power lines installed in 1911 forced the floats to downsize and remove the dolls.64 views
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Another stationary entertainment stage.64 views
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This part of town has more traditional buildings.64 views
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Six floats gathered here for a joint performance.64 views
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After the joint jam session, the floats proceeded back to town.64 views
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The floats paid its respects to another doll housed here.64 views
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More floats arriving for the finale in front of Shimin Kaikan.64 views
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Castle wall foundation rocks.64 views
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In summer.64 views
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About the ride-on tractor, a step up from the power tiller.64 views
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Current model of a Ride-on tractor.64 views
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Closeup of Rice transplanter. When one arm goes down to plant, the other goes up to pick another seedling.64 views
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This was the most fun thing. It's a Hydraulic excavator that you can operate. 64 views
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Heiwado near Nagahama Station can be seen from the Yanmar Museum rooftop. 64 views
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During the 17th and 18th-centuries, over 1,000 maruko-bune sailed on the lake. The busiest ports were Shiotsu in the north and Otsu. After railroads were built, maruko-bune dwindled. Today, there are no maruko-bune on Lake Biwa.64 views
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Red maples greet you as you approach Zensuiji's main hall.64 views
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Clubhouse for Wakasu Golf Links.64 views
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Multi-purpose field64 views
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Kitte Building (post office)64 views
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Imperial Palace in the distance64 views
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Scale model of University of Shiga Prefecture.64 views
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The central buildings are encircled by a circular moat lined with cherry trees.64 views
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The moat comes complete with ducks. The university has a duck club that takes care of the ducks.64 views
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A new lecture hall and offices.64 views
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Engineering school64 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.64 views
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Takeshima island.64 views
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Second torii before the main shrine.64 views
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Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms64 views
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The place was crowded.64 views
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When I visited in Nov. 2015, the ropeway was still closed between Sounzan and Owakudani. So at Sounzan, we boarded a bus for Ubako.64 views
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The substitute bus brought us here near Ubako Station, a ropeway station beyond Owakudani.64 views
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Our pirate boat awaits on Lake Ashi.64 views
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Kyoto-side gate to Hakone Sekisho Checkpoint, originally built in 1619 and operated until 1868.64 viewsHakone Sekisho was one of 53 checkpoints along the major roads during the Edo Period. It's where they checked the identities of women leaving Edo to make sure they were not the hostage daimyo wives and children fleeing Edo.
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Edo-side gate of Hakone Sekisho. Go out here to walk to the Hakone Sekisho Exhibition Hall64 views
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Scenic views along the way to the Hakone Sekisho Exhibition Hall.64 views
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Inside the pirate boat Royale.64 views
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Moto-Hakone Port with Hakone Shrine's large torii in view.64 views
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Moto-Hakone Port64 views
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Order ama-sake, coffee, tea, etc.64 views
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Bus terminal at Hakone Yumoto64 views
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Ikaho Checkpoint was at the bottom of the Stone Steps. The bottom of the Stone Steps has since been extended more downward.64 views
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About the Tobacco and Tea Shop64 views
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Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba has a waterfall.64 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence64 views
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Food stall area64 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.64 views
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Float pullers also dance and sing (wasshoi!) when the float stops. Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.64 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.64 views
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From 5 pm, the floats came to this intersection to perform the no-no-ji mawashi turn. のの字廻し64 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.64 views
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JR Hotaka Station is the nearest station to the Daio Wasabi Farm.64 views
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A publicity team dressed in period costume greets visitors to Ueda Castle.64 views
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Samurai helmet monument64 views
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Water lilies64 views
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Matsunoura Camp grounds along Lake Biwa near Shiga Station.64 views
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Manohama Beach64 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha's waterfront torii as seen from the lake.64 views
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Eiffel Tower and Glico Man.64 views
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Restaurant row is fun too. Crab restaurant Kani Dōraku's crab sign has been here since 1960.64 views
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Gyoza restaurant in this retro area.64 views
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Lots of tourists. Dotonbori is quite a spectacle at night.64 views
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First they held aikido demonstrations.64 views
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Notice that falconer wears a small pouch on his waist. It contains bird food. The bird is rewarded each time it does a trick. 64 views
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Chiba Marine Stadium is next to the ocean behind the Makuhari Messe convention center. Near JR Kaihin-Makuhari Station on the Keiyo Line, about 40 min. from Tokyo Station.64 views
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Entrance to Chiba Marine Stadium or QVC Marine Field.64 views
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Official merchandise shop for the Marines.64 views
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They come by very often. 64 views
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The hangar can get very noisy when they are testing an engine.64 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.64 views
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Hawai’i Izumo Taisha omamori including one for Sports and Marathon.64 views
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As long as they don't do this on real turtles. Must be the Urashima Taro influence.64 views
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Passengers flying to or from Haneda Airport can usually see Umihotaru from the plane.64 views
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Umihotaru showing its age with rust here and there.64 views
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Chiba skyline is mostly industrial.64 views
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Yasuragi Kannon statue at the bottom of the steps of Amida-do Hall.64 views
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Hojo-ike Pond. The two-story pagoda (Tahoto) in the distance.64 views
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The two-story pagoda (Tahoto) is a short climb up the stairs. Worth the view.64 views
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Bridge to Benten-shima on Hojo-ike Pond.64 views
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I was a few days too late to see the peak. Will return again in autumn.64 views
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The original Seta-no-Karahashi Bride was the site of historic battles. It has two bridges, one long and one short going over an island in the river.64 views
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Near Toragozen-yama64 views
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Admission tickets sold by vending machine.64 views
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Inside JR–Maglev MLX01-164 views
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Shinkansen Train Zone64 views
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Side stripe on 300 Series Shinkansen (3rd generation)64 views
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Side stripe on 700 Series Shinkansen64 views
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Smoking used to be allowed on trains. Can you imagine?64 views
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Nagoya Station64 views
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80 series EMU car KuHa 8600164 views
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First-generation 0 Series shinkansen.64 views
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This must be Japan's largest collection of steam locomotives on diplay.64 views
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This real steam locomotive offers rides a few times a day.64 views
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Inside Nijo Station that was moved here. Now the museum gift shop.64 views
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Inside Osaka Loop Line train64 views
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Main Hall64 views
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Train kiosk from the good old days (1950s-60s).64 views
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Kiosk owner's space.64 views
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Inside Showa-no-Eki Station.64 views
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Showa-no-Eki Station gate to platform.64 views
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Train schedules64 views
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Train simulators64 views
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Train diorama64 views
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Chinese acrobat.64 views
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After the old Daimaru was demolished, construction starts on the Yaesu side.64 views
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Entrance to the old Daimaru Dept. Store in 2007.64 views
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The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga entrance. These photos were taken in March 2017 a few days before it was to close for a three-year renovations.64 views
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A gate being renovated.64 views
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The Sanmon main gate (Important Cultural Property). 三門（さんもん）64 views
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Very fine roof.64 views
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Chinese-style architecture is obvious with the roof corners curling upward.64 views
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Manpukuji temple bell in a corridor.64 views
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Corridor to Daiohoden Hall.64 views
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About Daiohoden Hall.64 views
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Entrance to Matsue Castle near Otemon Gate.64 views
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Water well in Matsue Castle's basement. It's 24 meters deep.64 views
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Matsue Castle's basement was a backup space to store food in case of any attack.64 views
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Matsue Castle's main tower is basically a museum with showcases of samurai artifacts. No air conditioning.64 views
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Up to the next floor.64 views
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Scale models of Matsue city on this floor.64 views
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About the Ninomaru.64 views
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Inside Taiko Drum Turret.64 views
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Location of the castle lord's palace.64 views
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Inside the South Turret.64 views
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After Crown Prince Yoshihito stayed here, the Kounkaku was used for a variety of purposes. During the 1940s war years, it was the Japanese Navy's personnel office. 64 viewsAfter the war, Kounkaku served as an annex for the Shimane Prefectural Capital until 1952. Then it housed the Matsue Board of Education until 1962. A local museum from 1973–2011. Then after renovations were completed in 2015, the building was opened to the public in Oct. 2015.
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Inside Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum. It's a nice museum, but only one exhibition room, not huge, but it's large enough. 64 views
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This is the symbol of Tofukuji temple, a bridge named Tsutenkyo (通天橋) that goes across this mass of red Japanese maple trees. You see this photo in all the Kyoto travel brochures.64 views
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View from Tsutenkyo Bridge. 64 views
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Biwa means "lute."64 views
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Chikubushima is home to Hogonji Temple first built in 724 as ordered by the Emperor to worship the Goddess Benzaiten. It belongs to the Shingon Buddhist Sect (Buzan School) and it is the 30th temple in the 33-Temple Pilgrimage of Saigoku. 宝厳寺64 views
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A small stream empties into Lake Biwa through Haginohama Beach. Numerous streams and rivers like this one feed water to the lake.64 views
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A small stream empties through Haginohama Beach on the western shore.64 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge in southern Lake Biwa leading to Seta River.64 views
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Biwako Bunkakan museum closed in March 2008. The museum was known for Buddhist art, including National Treasures.64 views
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Lake Biwa Canal near Miidera Temple supplies lake water to Kyoto.64 views
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Lake Biwa pearls.64 views
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How Amanohashidate sandbar formed. Sand from the east coast of Tango Peninsula carried by ocean currents were repeled by the river current of the Noda River. The sand thereby accumulated from the northern end to enclose the bay.64 viewsUnderwater, Amanohashidate looks like a sand wall.
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Cycling on Amanohashidate through thousands of Japanese pine trees. It takes 10-15 min. by bicycle without stopping. But there are a number of monuments, shrine, commemorative pine trees, and beaches to photograph along the way. So it took me 30-40 min.64 views
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About swordsman Jutaro Iwami's testing stone.64 views
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West side of Amanohashidate.64 views
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A few pine trees died or were knocked down.64 views
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Good to know how far away you are.64 views
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Don't ever get tired of the scenery.64 views
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Fork in the road. Go left.64 views
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Cable car if you're afraid of heights.64 views
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Arriving Kasamatsu Park on cable car.64 views
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Look at Amanohashidate upside down.64 views
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Path to nearby Moto-Ise Kono Shrine.64 views
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Boat dock on the northern end to cross by boat if you don't want to cycle.64 views
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Chiarlift down from Amanohashidate Viewland.64 views
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Amanohashidate Station as seen from Amanohashidate Viewland.64 views
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Eirakukan's rotating kabuki stage.64 views
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The storks are carnivores, feeding on fish, frogs, snakes, rabbits, mice, etc. 64 views
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Landing on a nesting platform.64 views
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Nankun-sha cat shrine (楠珺社). 64 views
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Look into the big mouth and see another set of teeth on the throat. All the teeth are pointed inward so its pray cannot escape. Like the aliens in the movie "Alien."64 views
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Map shows the Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycling road race course.64 views
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Feeding koi fish.64 views
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View from Lookout tower.64 views
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Plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.64 views
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Tree of Love. The leaves are ball shaped. Chinese hackberry in Ota-juku, Minokamo, Gifu.64 views
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Such an impressive sight at one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the Tokyo or Kanto area.64 views
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Statue of the late, great Yokozuna Kitanoumi Toshimitsu at Kawasaki Daishi Temple. Erected on the third anniversary of his death by his family. He was only 62. Kitanoumi was one of the greatest yokozuna. 北の湖銅像64 views
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. She plays the biwa lute.64 views
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On the Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line, get off here at Shigaraki Station at the end of the line. 信楽駅 MAP64 views
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Lake Yogo's wildlife includes birds like black kites hunting for fish in the lake, mice, frogs, etc Black kites are know to swoop down and steal food from your hand. So watch out if you're eating.64 views
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Fukaura is in southwestern Aomori Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan. Nice coastal scenery on Route 101.64 views
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Minabe in Wakayama Pref. is the only place where I saw more plum blossoms than this.63 views
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