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This was the temple's Hondo main hall until April 2011 when it was replaced with a new building built on the left. This building was transplanted here from a temple in Inbanuma, Chiba in 1951 since the previous Hondo was destroyed during World War II50 views
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Ema prayer tablets.50 views
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Walkway to the central cluster of buildings.50 views
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Different clusters of buildings have different designs to reflect their respective departments such as buildings that look like barns.50 views
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Coffee and cake.50 views
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A short walk to the plum grove. Plum blossoms were in full bloom in late Feb.50 views
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Tojo History Museum. Small admission charged. Hours: 9:30 am–5 pm, Closed Mon. 戸定歴史館50 views
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They passed out free paper flags for Kotoshogiku's victory parade.50 views
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In front of Matsudo Station.50 views
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The huge turnout is evidence of how much people yearned for a win by a Japanese wrestler. They all wanted him to be promoted to yokozuna. 50 views
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Too many people in front to get a good shot of the car with Kotoshogiku.50 views
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Local tourist information office in a traditional building on the Mito Kaido.50 views
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Drawing of Matsudo-juku.50 views
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Outside Matsudo Station50 views
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Hakone Tozan Railway50 views
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Chokoku no Mori Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway has a nice mural of the Open-Air Museum.50 views
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Cleaning a Henry Moore. Everything is well maintained.50 views
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Coffee bath. Mild aroma of coffee.50 views
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At the bottom of the Stone Steps is a waiting room and luggage lockers.50 views
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Ikaho's spring water runs right below these Stone Steps and you can see it at a few places such as this cascade.50 views
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Slightly up the Stone Steps is this outdoor stage where they hold hula performances in summer.50 views
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Oriental zodiac creatures along the steps. Each of the 12 zodiac creatures indicate the location of the original 12 inns built in the 16th century to heal Takeda Katsuyori's soldiers.50 views
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Map of Ikaho in the old days.50 views
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Ikaho Shrine is dedicated to the god of the hot spring and medical treatment.50 views
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Ikaho mascot50 views
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Pile of wood to be lit as a bon fire to light the torches.50 views
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Shingu Shrine ready for the festival.50 views
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A small candle flame inside a lantern dedicated at the shrine is carried to the large pile of wood at around 7:30 pm.50 views
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First the large torches led the procession.50 views
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Torch bearers pass through the torii as they leave the shrine.50 views
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Crossing Asahi Bridge.50 views
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Meiji Shrine or Meiji Jingu is Tokyo largest and most important Shinto shrine. Dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852–1912) and Empress Shoken (1849–1914). The most popular shrine during New Year's in Tokyo. It also holds a variety of seasonal events.50 views
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JR Omi-Imazu Station in spring with colorful azaleas.50 views
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JR Omi-Imazu Station's tourist information booth where you can pick up pamphlets and rent a bicycle.50 views
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Records of the song by various artists including Tokiko Kato.50 views
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Juge Shrine near Shiga Station50 views
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Water skier on Lake Biwa50 views
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Otsu lakefront as seen from the lake. Biwako Hall can be seen.50 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋50 views
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Otsu Prince and Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋50 views
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Eiffel Tower and Glico Man.50 views
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Gyoza restaurant in this retro area.50 views
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Large taiko shop (TaikoMasa) near Ashiharabashi Station on the Loop Line. This area has a number of taiko shops. Their quality taiko drums are made of zelkova wood (keyaki). They also make the taiko drums used in the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri.50 views
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Entrance to Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). Closest train station is JR Samegai Station on the JR Tokaido Line, but there's no public transportation to the trout farm from the train station. There are no taxis either. 50 viewsIf you need a ride from Samegai Station, call Omi Taxi Co. at 0749-52-8200 and reserve a taxi at least 1 hour before you want to ride. It's a joint-use taxi, meaning there might be other people in the taxi with you. It also leaves every hour and half hour. The fare is ¥800 per person one way to the trout farm. Another option is to take a taxi from Maibara Station. The ride is longer and will be more expensive.
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot Sucurry.50 views
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When you enter the building, you will be in the reception lobby.50 views
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Panel about the 747. ANA retired its last Boeing 747 in March 2014. ANA first flew 747s in 1979. Will be missed.50 views
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Extra hangar space.50 views
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ANA plane parked outside the maintenance hangar.50 views
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JAL's tour also started with a 30-min. talk and slide show in Japanese.50 views
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JAL Boeing 787.50 views
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Names of Okayama towns.50 views
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JR Okayama Station.50 views
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My video introducing Konan's treasures also shows Zensuiji.50 views
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Keihan Yamashina Station is right next to JR Yamashina Station on the right.50 views
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Halloween costumers and cosplayers of all kinds gathered in Shibuya on on Oct. 31, 2016. 50 viewsHalloween in Japan is fast becoming a major seasonal/commercial event, on par with Valentine's Day. Halloween merchandise has been taking off in Japan.
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Ironically, nobody said "trick or treat" and I didn't see anyone giving out Halloween candy. (No one carried candy bags either.) 50 viewsJapan invents its own Halloween (and Valentine's Day).
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On the left are Hawai’i Daijingu omamori and ema tablets. On the right are Hawai’i Ishizuchi Jinja omamori.50 views
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They also had a rest area where they served tea and sweets amid the foliage. Brisk business.50 views
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Chomeiji is also part of the Lake Biwa Japan Heritage.50 views
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Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge in autumn. 瀬田之唐橋50 views
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The old Heiwado AL Plaza Otsu being torn down.50 views
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Stairs to The Calendar on the 2nd floor. No elevators.50 views
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Otsu Heiwado AL Plaza being torn down in Nov. 2016.50 views
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The Calendar as seen from Otsu Station platform.50 views
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Imazu Port. The end of the pier has a red lamp which is also a song monument for Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song).50 views
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End deck of megumi.50 views
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Just beware of the cars on the narrow road.50 views
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1928 Ford Model A50 views
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Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, 1959.50 views
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Inside the lobby.50 views
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300 Series Shinkansen (Third generation). The "Robocop" design.50 views
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300 Series Shinkansen (Third generation) headlight50 views
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Inside Nozomi 700 Series Shinkansen50 views
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Tokaido Line 111-series train. Pumpkin colors.50 views
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Maglev Theater and exhibit area50 views
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The new maglev railway will be mostly underground between Tokyo and Nagoya.50 views
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2nd generation experimental maglev train.50 views
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Kids' playroom on 2nd floor.50 views
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This must be Japan's largest collection of steam locomotives on diplay.50 views
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Cleaning a steam locomotive.50 views
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Ride on a real steam locomotive for a low fare.50 views
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Showa-no-Eki Station platform.50 views
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Kids' playroom on 2nd floor50 views
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From JR Tsuruga Station, it's a scenic bus ride to the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. 50 views
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. All fenced in with security cameras everywhere.50 views
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Atomic Theater shows how a nuclear power plant works.50 views
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Fukui Prefecture produces the highest amout of nuclear power in Japan.50 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei50 views
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Raining wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.50 views
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Yaesu side of Tokyo Station under construction in 2012.50 views
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The new Daimaru Dept. Store already constructed before the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station is constructed.50 views
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Plum blossoms50 views
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Museum courtyard50 views
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Bunka Zone bus stop from Seta Station.50 views
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JR Seta Station50 views
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Nagisa Terrace50 views
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Asakusa Samba 201650 views
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Manpukuji has a lot of covered corridors linking the major buildings.50 views
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Grave of Richard Irwin (Robert Walker Irwin's second son) and his son Takeo and daughter Yukiko Irwin.50 views
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Toward the lake shore next to Nagahama castle is this glass bench. It's a monument for Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) verse 3 where Nagahama is mentioned.50 views
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View of Takeshima, an island with many shapes. Near Hikone.50 views
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You may think these homes in Ine are sitting ducks for high waves, typhoons, high tides, etc. But they are in a sheltered bay facing south, away from the Sea of Japan. 50 viewsMountains shield the bay on three sides and a small island (Aoshima) on the bay's entrance acts like a breakwater. Ine Bay is largely untouched by the rough seas of the Sea of Japan and the water is very calm. Also, the ocean tide varies by only 50 cm at most. See Ine's location here: https://goo.gl/maps/sXVERESwvMT2
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This boat house was used in Tora-san movie No. 29 with Ishida Ayumi and Atsumi Kiyoshi. Looks the same.50 views
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Company president Tamiya Kyoji answered our many questions about this amazing kimono. 50 viewsHis father Tamiya Katsuichiro took two years to develop and invent a method to inlay shell pieces in fabrics and showed their first example on a kimono obi sash in 1977.
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These brick buildings are not open to the public.50 viewsMaizuru Brick Park, Kyoto Prefecture.
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Would you believe a cannon on Amanohashidate?50 views
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The cannon was never based or used on Amanohashidate. It was originally from the Battleship Kasuga. Donated by the Imperial Navy to the village in 1923 to promote the Imperial Navy.50 views
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Time schedule and fares for Cable Car and Chair Lift. The chair lift runs non-stop so it's faster than waiting for the next cable car. 50 views
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Bathroom sink.50 views
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Visitors to Amanohashidate can hardly miss Chionji Temple when you see this large Sanmon gate next to the entrance of Amanohashidate at the southern end. Since you're there, might as well see the temple too. 山門50 viewsMap: https://goo.gl/maps/Anjk19rRLzT2
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Shinkoro Clock Tower was orignally used to beat taiko drums from 7 am to 9 am to notify people that the castle lord arrived at the castle. A mechanical clock from the Netherlands was later donated by a local doctor to make it a clock tower in 1881. 辰鼓50 views
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Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork has a few buildings amid large rice paddies and mountains.50 views
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The Oriental white stork has black and white wings and a black bill.50 views
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The storks are carnivores, feeding on fish, frogs, snakes, rabbits, mice, etc. 50 views
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As of Oct. 2018, Japan has over 140 Oriental white storks in the wild. They are also successfully breeding in Tokushima, Shimane, and Kyoto Prefectures. 50 viewsIt's still an endangered species, with only slightly over 2,000 of them in the Far East.
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Crows also drop by.50 views
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Park's website: http://www.stork.u-hyogo.ac.jp/en/50 views
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Nankun-sha cat shrine (楠珺社). 50 views
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Nankun-sha cat shrine altar (楠珺社). It promotes "Hattatsu" worship. At Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka. 初辰まいり50 viewsYou supposed to come here and worship monthly and collect a total of 48 cat figurines over a period of 24 years. Then you'll get the jackpot of family safety and business prosperity. It's based on a play of words with "48" (shijuhachi) that can be pronounced similarly to "shiju-hattatsu (始終発達) which means "constant advancement or development."
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Abalone steak.50 views
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Breakfast included natto fermented soybeans. Ibaraki is famous for natto.50 views
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Excellent cycling path around Lake Yamanaka.50 views
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Lookout tower.50 views
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Lake Kushu in northern Rebun, Hokkaido. 久種湖50 views
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Ryukyu matsu pine trees are native to Okinawa. 琉球松50 views
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. 50 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50 views
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Fudō Myōō (Acala) on Chikubushima. 不動明王50 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 MAP50 views
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Shigaraki Station on the Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line. One-car train, diesel powered.50 viewsTo reach Shigaraki by train, first get on the JR Kusatsu Line, get off at Kibukawa Station where you transfer to the Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line.
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Shigaraki Station platform decorated with tanuki raccoon dogs.50 views
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Little duckies trail the drummers.49 views
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Father and son. He later turned around and rolled the other way with his son on his shoulders.49 views
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This year (2004), it was successful.49 views
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The Kiba Kiyari songs were sung by men on the river in Kiba sorting out the logs. 木場の木遣49 views
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Drawing for prizes donated by Shiga businesses. 抽選会49 views
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Rear view of Fudo Hall49 views
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Inside Hondo hall 本堂49 views
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The other side of the bridge is a trail to a nearby village.49 views
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JR Okutama Station 奥多摩駅49 views
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Kiyose Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Only about 23 min. from Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo.49 views
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"Lake Biwa Rowing Song" was played all day long over the PA system.49 views
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Trophy for you.49 views
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Natsuhara Satoru, Chairman of the Shiga Prefecture Town Mayors' Association and also the mayor of Taga town.49 views
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Very impressive, although Takatsuki has no connection with Egypt.49 views
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This greenery area features a variety of flora and fauna, insects, and birds such as the kingfisher.49 views
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