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Akaka Falls57 views
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Tamagawa River bicycling path.57 views
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Foot of Mt. Toragozen-yama.57 views
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Rear view of Haiden and Two-story Gate57 views
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At 3:10 pm, they started to leave the rice paddy.57 views
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Reeds are vital for fish and birds. They can spawn or nest here and hide from predators. Reeds also function as a water purifier. Lake Biwa has lost much of its reed beds due to development.57 views
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Reed beds abound in the southern portion of the biotope. Invasive species are also very minimal compared with Lake Biwa.57 views
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On the northern area, is this flooded area. Less reeds than in the southern area. This area is more suited for migratory birds like swans which come here each winter. This place is popular with bird watchers and wildlife photographers in winter.57 views
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Turn left to hike to Kamaha Castle ruins. 鎌刃城57 views
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Stone marker pointing to Bamba-juku, the next post town.57 views
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Tokaido Line train near Samegai.57 views
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Tunnel monument and song monument.57 views
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Assembly hall. The museum sometimes holds events. Once a year, they conduct a homestay program for students from South Korea.57 views
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The street was most crowded in front of Bishamonten temple, the focal point of Kagurazaka.57 views
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All the mikoshi have gathered on this street in front of Kichijoji Station.57 views
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Shiga athletes applaud as the different athletes marched past.57 views
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Ryukoku University band entertains.57 views
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Paint it yourself.57 views
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The MC was an NHK Otsu TV newscaster.57 views
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Ligularia stenocephala メタカラコウ57 views
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Torii and gravesite along the East Hiking Trail57 views
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Parking lot in sight.57 views
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Stairs at Shiga Prefectural Gym57 views
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This area seen here has been flooded with water as part of the biotope. Reed beds now flourish. Mt. Ibuki is in the background. These pictures were taken in Feb.57 views
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Mt. Ibuki 57 views
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Ticket prices are also inexpensive. Perhaps they should offer 500 yen tickets on special campaign days so more people will come out to watch.57 views
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Sign for Tokyo Apache vs. Toyama Grouses on Dec. 28, 2008 at Ariake Colosseum.57 views
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Tokyo Apache is stunned by a defeat by the last-place team. Better luck the next day which I also attended.57 views
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Tip-off. This was the first time I saw the LakeStars at an away game. First time to see them wearing their white uniforms too.57 views
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LakeStars still lead.57 views
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Shiga LakeStars boosters. I wonder how many of them came to Tokyo all the way from Shiga? (I live in Tokyo.)57 views
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Entrance to Shiga Prefectural Cultural and Industrial Exchange Hall.57 views
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The cheap seats were on the ends of the court which are designed badly with the railing obstructing the view.57 views
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Pregame entertainment. A kids hiphop dance troupe from Nagahama performed.57 views
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Game tipoff: Shiga LakeStars vs. Toyama Grouses57 views
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Ray Schafer for a free throw.57 views
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One of the food stalls sold mochi made from Tochi-no-ki Japanese horse-chestnuts grown in Yogo. They pick it during fall and store the chestnuts for the year. Unfortunately, they were all sold out by the time I got to their stall. 栃の木57 views
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Hana-yakko dancers with flower umbrellas. 花奴57 views
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The Miko dancer used these bamboo leaves in his dance.57 views
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Shrine maidens57 views
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They all performed again at Ozu Shrine.57 views
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Flute players57 views
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Naginata bearers leave.57 views
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The procession was quite long, when the children were joined by their parents.57 views
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Despite their advanced age, these men were still quite lively.57 views
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Oguchi intersection. Turn left for Namura Shrine and Kawamori.57 views
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Ryuo-cho Public Library57 views
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Ryuo Town Hall, Shiga 竜王町役場 MAP57 views
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Fire department at Kawamori57 views
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Agri-Park Ryuo's farm house museum. Small admission of 200 yen charged. 田園資料館57 views
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Grounds of Suginoki Shrine and main venue for the Kenketo Festival in Ryuo.57 views
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A few pretty good views from the top.57 views
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Now let's see how a race is conducted. After displaying the horses in the paddock, they appear on the race course.57 views
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Lawn inside the track oval.57 views
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Inside the race track oval are amusement facilities for kids as well as betting windows and picnic areas. They are making it a place for family recreation.57 views
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Tokyo Racecourse Finish line as seen from inside the track oval.57 views
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Being near the finish line is the worst place to shoot unless you're one of these press photographers.57 views
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JR Koiwa Station, north exit sculpture57 views
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Minakuchi Shrine torii57 views
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About Higashi-Mitsuke Gate. After reaching this gate, you might as well backtrack back to the train station.57 views
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This Community Center also houses a hikiyama float.57 views
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Saw this along the way to Minakuchi Castle.57 views
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About Vories.57 views
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This is a reconstruction of the Kosatsu bulletin board which displayed official notices from the shogunate. These bulletin boards were placed where many people passed by so they can stop and read the bulletins. 高札場57 views
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Rock with Buddha's footprints.57 views
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Inconsiderate photographers. This is why more temples ban tripods.57 views
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Orchid exhibition. Held at the same time and place as the Bonbai (Bonsai Plum Tree) exhibition.57 views
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Rhythm-ren りずむ連57 views
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Inokashira-ren 井之頭連57 views
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Inokashira-ren 井之頭連57 views
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Poor baby57 views
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One thing I like about Koenji Awa Odori is that it's huge (the biggest awa odori in the Tokyo/Kanto area), but there are still places where it's less crowded where you can see the dancers up close.57 views
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Flute players enter the shrine.57 views
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First they danced in a circle.57 views
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Looking north57 views
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Steps to the gym are decorated. Gates opened at 3 pm.57 views
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Bobby Nash shoots for 3 points early on.57 views
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Gary Hamilton takes the ball down court.57 views
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Joho and Takada Hidekazu57 views
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FUJIWARA Takamichi #11 is also the team captain as he was last season.57 views
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KOJIMA Yuta #0357 views
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ISHIBASHI Haruyuki #1257 views
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Moriyama gym entrance.57 views
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Cheerleaders perform.57 views
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Mike Hall #23 with the ball.57 views
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Many homemade banners cheering the Lakestars.57 views
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Kojima Yuta #03 going up.57 views
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Mike Hall #2357 views
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Bobby Nash #3357 views
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Joho Masashi #31 for a free throw.57 views
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Vories Memorial Chapel on the 5th floor of the Omi Brotherhood Schools main building. ヴォーリズ平和礼拝堂57 views
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About the former Vories residence. It is owned by the Omi Brotherhood Co. The house was originally built in 1931 as a dormitory for teachers at the kindergarten, but it was turned into a residence instead. A Japanese-style room was also added.57 views
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The Omi Brotherhood Corporate Group is involved in education, medicine and welfare, architectural design, and health-care products.57 views
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Special guest Hiko-nyan enters the gym and gives high fives to spectators. A most welcome guest for the Lakestars' for the first time in Hikone.57 views
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Hokkoku Kaido goes to the Hokuriku region. MAP57 views
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Site of Kinomoto-juku's Honjin along the Hokkoku Kaido road south of Jizo-in. 本陣跡57 views
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Myorakuji Temple in Kinomoto. 明楽寺57 views
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The front plaza was still under construction in Jan. 2007. 57 views
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Bicycle garage and new Kinomoto Station.57 views
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Front of station still under construction.57 views
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Kinomoto Station as seen from the train.57 views
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All the celebrity bean throwers introduced themselves. Arimura Miki. 有村実樹57 views
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Pink afro57 views
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Red-nosed reindeer57 views
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Tiger57 views
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Kids cheerleaders57 views
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Bee again. A costume shop must've had a clearance sale of bee costumes.57 views
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Mailman57 views
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Hardly anyone patronized the booths. Everyone was busy chasing after and photographing numerous mascot characters. Over 70,000 people attended the festival during the three days. 夢京橋キャッスルロード57 views
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Tipoff between Shiga Lakestars and Tokyo Apache at 6 pm.57 views
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Cohey Aoki covered by Wara.57 views
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Entertainment by Tokyo Apache Dance Team57 views
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Ray Schafer57 views
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Wara shots as he shoots.57 views
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Aoyama Cemetery is one of Tokyo's noted spots for cherry blossoms. However, having hanami picnics is not allowed.57 views
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Along the way, you will pass by the famous Hitotsubashi University. This road was thus named "University Avenue."57 views
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About halfway, there's this pedestrian overpass, pretty crowded with people.57 views
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Yoyogi Park is one of the more popular parks for hanami flower-viewing picnics in late March-early April in Tokyo.57 views
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Nikken Sekkei (日建設計) which designed Tokyo Skytree, also designed many other famous towers in Japan such as Tokyo Tower, Sapporo TV Tower, Nagoya TV Tower, and Kobe Port Tower. No doubt, the Tokyo Sky Tree will be their greatest creation.57 views
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Haiden Hall on the right and children's mikoshi on the left.57 views
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Honden Halls beyond the fence.57 views
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The main halls of both shrines: Tagi Daimyojin-no-Miya on the right and Tenmangu on the left. In 2005, both these shrine buildings were rebuilt anew. They look very new and nice.57 views
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After the festival umbrellas, the young boys started their kenketo odori dance on the baba area. 馬場踊り57 views
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Shrine parishioners from three districts (Maeno, Iwamuro, and Tokuhara (前野、徳原と甲賀町岩室) around the shrine participate in the Kenketo Matsuri. Each district takes turns providing the boys who dance each year. 57 views
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This flower umbrella came all the way to where I was.57 views
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After lunch, the yakko-furi arrived at the shrine at around 1 pm.57 views
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The yakko-furi proceeded to the steps leading to the shrine and then dispersed.57 views
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Yabusame horseback archer.57 views
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The wheels are pretty small compared to other floats in Shiga.57 views
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Each mascot was introduced in detail by its handler.57 views
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The three mikoshi head upstream.57 views
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Six boys perform in this play.57 views
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Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Procession in front of Ueno Kaikan Hall.57 views
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Entrance to Rakujukan villa. 30-min. guided tours are provided at certain times. Just wait in front of the entrance a few minutes before the tour starts. 楽寿館57 views
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Rakujukan in Rakujuen Garden. The villa was originally built for Prince Komatsu Akihito. The rocks originate from Mt. Fuji lava flows. 楽寿館57 views
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Pine tree いこいの松57 views
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Retired steam locomotive from 1942 on display. 蒸気機関車57 views
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Sumo stablemasters Dewanoumi and Mihogaseki.57 views
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Thw 2011 Tokyo Marathon's 3rd place winner is KAWAUCHI Yuki from Saitama. He's also the top Japanese winner.57 views
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Lots of cross dressers this year. A fairy?57 views
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Tokyo Yosakoi dancers. 東京よさこい57 views
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Best Costume of the day.57 views
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Nasubi (eggplant) pair57 views
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The path to Tokugen-in temple in Kiyotaki is lined with cherry blossoms.57 views
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Kyogoku Clan graves at Tokugen-in temple. Kyogoku Takatoyo, the 22nd Kyogoku Clan leader, renamed the temple Tokugen-in after the posthumous Buddhist name of his father Takakazu.57 views
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Ibuki-do on the left. The current Fukusuke statue is the second one made by the 6th-generation shop owner Shichibei. The original statue was hand-carved on the order of 2nd-generation shop owner. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店57 views
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Ibuki-do on the right. Fukusuke (福助) is based on an actual person who was a shop clerk at the Kameya moxa shop. He had a large head and big ears and was honest, friendly, and a hard worker.57 views
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Site of a sake brewer.57 views
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History and old map of Kashiwabara.57 views
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Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in a beautiful Japanese-style home with a garden and kura storehouse. Besides exhibits of local history, there is a restaurant and gift shop. 柏原宿歴史館57 views
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Kashiwabara-juku History Museum has more exhibits in the detached kura storehouse.57 views
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Kashiwabara has been converting its buildings into a traditional look.57 views
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Kashiwabara-juku stone marker.57 views
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Path to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave57 views
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Way to Tokugen-in temple in Kiyotaki during cherry blossom season in April.57 views
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This is one of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one, in front of Kamo Shrine, is called Isame-no-Kiyomizu. 居醒の清水57 views
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Next to Isame no Shimizu is a statue of Yamato Takeru.57 views
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Three of Samegai's famous rocks are here, indicated by these wooden signs. 鞍懸石57 views
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On Aug. 23 and 24, Samegai's Jizo-do temple holds the annual Jizo-bon festival at night. The Nakasendo Road has food stalls and displays of paper mache figures. 地蔵盆57 views
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The lead boat (normally a fishing boat) leads the way.57 views
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Too bad the rowers didn't have time to visit the island. It might tire them though as there are a lot of steps to climb.57 views
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