 Most viewed |
Slit in the floor to drop stones and arrows.61 views
|
|
This taiko dance is unique for having these yakko men painted. It takes about 30-45 min. to paint a belly.61 views
|
|
You can see yakko-furi men in samurai processions such as daimyo gyoretsu festivals reenacting the sankin kotai procession.61 views
|
|
Men dressed as mountain ascetic priests (yamabushi).61 views
|
|
One after another, they slowly enter the shrine.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Fukube-furi comes through (again).61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
One day in 2009, I finally investigated this mountain in Maibara. It's about 2 km from JR Sakata Station on the Hokuriku Line toward Nagahama. You can rent a bicycle at Sakata Station.61 views
|
|
Within the Hinade Shrine grounds is this entrance to a hiking trail going up Mt. Hinade-yama. Elevation is only 240 meters so it's an easy climb.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Naganoya, Yamauchi Kazutoyo's childhood home. The front gate, made of wood, collapsed some years ago, and this wooden structure is all that's left. 長野家61 views
|
|
Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders performing at their first home game in Shiga for the 2009-2010 season.61 views
|
|
A few of the cheerleaders from last season have remained, while the others are new for this season.61 views
|
|
Team huddle before tip-off.61 views
|
|
Joho and Head Coach Robert Pierce.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Bobby tries to block a shot.61 views
|
|
Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders in their other outfit.61 views
|
|
Lakes boosters61 views
|
|
Bobby Nash and Shinya61 views
|
|
Joho flashes a smile during a timeout as victory seems certain.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle. Looking toward Kishiwada City Hall.61 views
|
|
Tip-off at about 5 pm between the Shiga Lakestars and Osaka Evessa.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Free throw game. People who sunk the ball in received a small prize.61 views
|
|
An NPO called Hitotsubu no Kai (一粒の会) has an office inside and they work to renovate the building.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Site of Kinomoto-juku's Honjin. 本陣跡61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
In 7th place at Tokyo Marathon 2010 is Rachid Kisri (#1) of Morocco. His paycheck will be 400,000 yen.61 views
|
|
Finally a woman. This is Alevtina Biktimirova, a Russian who was the first woman runner to cross the finish line and claim 8 million yen in prize money for Tokyo Marathon 2010.61 views
|
|
Sazae-san61 views
|
|
GO. There were cheerleaders performing at other points along the marathon route. Even hula dancers and belly dancers too. Maybe see them next year.61 views
|
|
Pair of bees.61 views
|
|
Kept him warm.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Individual flower exhibits61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Water fountain for lovers.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
They had a lot more mascot characters than the previous year.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Fujiwara covers Cohey.61 views
|
|
Gary Hamilton shoots.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Mikey Marshall gets ready to pass to Joho.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
The cars and buses are irritating, but not dangerous since there is a sidewalk for us.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Next to the bus stop is the Entrance Plaza, the site's main entrance. The Food Court is here too, as well as souvenir shops. エントランス広場61 views
|
|
Bus terminal at the Entrance Plaza. The free shuttle buses can take you to both JR and Kintetsu Nara Station.61 views
|
|
Daigokuden Hall as seen from Suzaku Gate.61 views
|
|
At the Hands-on Learning Center, kids can try their hand at archeological digging in this sand box. They don't get to keep what they find. Reservations required.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
A strange sight.61 views
|
|
This area is still being excavated so it's off limits.61 views
|
|
Unfortunately, they did not have any signs for each group of people in the parade so I can't identify who's who and what's what.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
One mikoshi was missing. Maybe it was lost.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
A priest blesses each children's mikoshi.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Toyoki-iri-Hiko-no-Mikoto was the son of Emperor Sujin, the 10th emperor of Japan. Portable shrine is stored in the Haiden Hall during the festival.61 views
|
|
The boys walk back again.61 views
|
|
Omizo Matsuri float passing by Omi-Takashima Station.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
They ran while pulling the float into the shrine grounds.61 views
|
|
I then took some pictures of each hikiyama. This is the Ryu (dragon) hikiyama float (龍).61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
A ninja show performed by an Iga-ryu ninja trouope called Kurondo from Iga, Mie. 黒党61 views
|
|
My YouTube video featuring three outstanding awa odori dance troupes on Aug. 29, 2009 in Koenji: Kokesaku (from Tokushima) 苔作, Edo-uki-ren 江戸浮連, and Edokko-ren 江戸っ子連.61 views
|
|
Pilot's chair. The Uminoko also has a bow thruster that is a propeller that can turn 360 degrees for easy steering. It doesn't need a tugboat.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Wiping off the water on the roof of the hikiyama float.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Pulling a hikiyama at night in Maibara.61 views
|
|
Women dancers and taiko drum players.61 views
|
|
The taiko drummers include a good number of grade school boys who practiced hard during the summer for this festival.61 views
|
|
Hinoki cypress, another coveted tree species in Japan.61 views
|
|
Stone Age model61 views
|
|
Rest house has an exhibition space on the 2nd floor.61 views
|
|
But you have to keep off the grass.61 views
|
|
JR Utsunomiya Station61 views
|
|
Gundam looms over Shizuoka Hobby Fair sign.61 views
|
|
Proceeding to the shrine. First they had a ceremony.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Bridge in Osugi-cho. 大杉町61 views
|
|
Kawara Roof Tile Museum in spring.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
The torches are propped up with bamboo poles and ropes.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Watching this festival made me think how wonderful and miraculous this thing called fire is. We worship and need it, even though it can very destructive.61 views
|
|
Cherry blossoms and Amanogawa River famous for fireflies in June.61 views
|
|
Kiyotaki in the background.61 views
|
|
Statue of Yamato Takeru at Samegai's water spring. He defeated the boar, but not before the boar showered him with poisonous rain. He went to Isame no Shimizu whose waters healed him. Then he went on to Ise, but died soon afterward. 日本武尊の61 views
|
|
The second of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one is called Juo-sui. 十王水61 views
|
|
Kanpai! (Cheers)61 views
|
|
Ground staff wore bright yellow T-shirts with the Lake Biwa logo on the back.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Omi-Maiko is Lake Biwa's most famous and popular beach. Well-known for white sands and green pine trees. In summer, people from Kyoto come here to swim and sun bathe.61 views
|
|
"Shirahige" means white beard, and so people pray here for long life and longevity. The shrine is dedicated to a god named Sarutahiko.61 views
|
|
Rowing through the torii. Seta Rowing Club ground crew greet the rowers from land.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Trees on a sandbar, a haven for birds.61 views
|
|
Rough waves.61 views
|
|
Approaching Matsubara Beach in Hikone.61 views
|
|
Matsubara Beach in Hikone, a rest stop.61 views
|
|
Isakiji temple holds a Buddhist ritual on Aug. 1 where participants jump off the plank into the lake 7 meters below. They do it to wash away bad luck and build up courage.61 views
|
|
Leaving the shrine. The procession is headed by the two mikoshi.61 views
|
|
The old JR Koka Station (south side), photographed in 2004. It was a small station.61 views
|
|
The Koka area was rich in medicinal herbs. This mural depicts women picking the herbs in Koka in the old days.61 views
|
|
Inside the Public Library in Kafuka Yume no Mori park.61 views
|
|
Splendid work of Azai sisters made of small rolls of paper.61 views
|
|
Thatched-roof gate 茅葺きの楼門61 views
|
|
Pray here in front of the Honden Hall. Normally, you cannot enter beyond this point.61 views
|
|
Haiden hall, reconstructed anew.61 views
|
|
Steps to the Hondo main hall of Kannonji temple.61 views
|
|
Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)61 views
|
|
Nakasendo Road: Bamba (Maibara). The 62nd station on the Nakasendo.61 views
|
|
Nakasendo Road: Takamiya (Hikone). The sixty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road.61 views
|
|
1. Joining train cars on the Tokaido Line, Maibara Station.61 views
|
|
Joining train cars on the Shirasagi express train, Maibara Station.61 views
|
|
In front of Maibara City Hall on the west side of Maibara Station is an old snow-clearing train on display.61 views
|
|
Warm-up period.61 views
|
|
Hawaii huddle.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Hawaii Head Coach Gib Arnold.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Trevor Wiseman61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Daikoku and Ebisu, two gods of good fortune.61 views
|
|
Another large poster for Spa Resort Hawaiians at Yumoto Station.61 views
|
|
I wonder how Yumoto Spa can compete with Spa Resort Hawaiians.61 views
|
|
Ichinomiya mikoshi or portable shrine No. 1. The biggest of the three.61 views
|
|
This is the baton twirler (bo-furi 棒ふり) in orange pants followed by the bird feeder.61 views
|
|
Patrol boats stand by. There was a lot of security on the river for this procession.61 views
|
|
Barge docking at Higashi Sando Sanbashi Pier. 東参道桟橋61 views
|
|
Ichinomiya portable shrine arrives and carefully makes it way down the narrow stairway.61 views
|
|
First they headed north to Sakura-bashi Bridge, then went south all the way to Ryogoku.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Tobu train line and Tokyo Sky Tree.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
選仏場61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
The main pavilion in Kinomoto is a short walk from Kinomoto Station. Jizo-zaka sloping road going to the Hokkoku Kaido road.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
The park's moats are lined with cherry blossoms.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Other side of Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate. 土橋門61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Behind the shrine is this Benzaiten Shrine in a little pond.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Shofukuji temple's Sanmon Gate. 山門61 views
|
|
Hayashi was also famous for his portraits of famous Japanese novelists. This is a replica of a bar which was a backdrop for one of his famous portraits of Osamu Dazai.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
All the cherry trees have a tag or sign indicating the species. In this album, the photo of the tree tag/sign follow the tree or flowers that it indicates.61 views
|
|
The park also has an old thatched-roof house.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
The second largest of the five lakes at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Lake Kawaguchi is well developed for tourists. This is Kawaguchiko Station on the Fujikyuko Line. From central Tokyo, going by bus is more convenient, although traffic delays a always possible61 views
|
|
Southern shore of Lake Kawaguchi with gingko and poplar trees. I saw quite a few foreign tourists, including Chinese. It's a great weekend getaway for Tokyoites.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
The outdoor museum is not huge, but big enough to spend a good amount of time. On clear days, it gives good views of Mt. Fuji.61 views
|
|
2nd floor of this house had woodblock prints.61 views
|
|
Gold medal for Tokyo Marathon winner.61 views
|
|
The Tokyo Marathon Expo includes some entertainment.61 views
|
|
Tokyo Marathon 2012's top Japanese woman finisher was Eri Okubo. 大久保 絵里61 views
|
|
Side entertainers included yosakoi dancers.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
JR Akishima Station on the Chuo Line.61 views
|
|
100,000 yen for hina dolls.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Edogawa Heisei Garden was built in 1989, the first year of the Heisei Period. It occupies the northern part of Gyosen Park.61 views
|
|
Weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.61 views
|
|
The crowd gets thicker near the shrine's entrance.61 views
|
|
Took maybe an hour to get to the shrine. MAP61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Massage chairs.61 views
|
|
Outdoor bath at Sugatani Onsen Spa in Nagahama, Shiga.61 views
|
|
The 3rd station is halfway up Mt. Ibuki. A small plateau.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
Bicycles near Tamagawa-Jōsui Station.61 views
|
|
Cemetery seen from Tama Toshi Monorail Line near Tamagawa-Jōsui Station.61 views
|
|
Setting/installing cobblestones.61 views
|
|
Huge crowd of hanami picnickers on a weekday.61 views
|
|
Bridge to cross the pond.61 views
|
|
61 views
|
|
| 71461 files on 284 page(s) |
 |
|
175 | |
|
|
