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The festival climaxed with fireworks.56 views
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Tanabata decorations in Hikone in early Aug.56 views
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Sign in front of Hikone City Hall urging Hikone Castle to be designated as a World Heritage Site.56 views
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See my recent video of Inagi Awa Odori (Part 2) taken on Sept. 7, 2013.56 views
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Hikoneguchi Station on the Ohmi Railways. This station building was torn down in Aug. 2014. 彦根口駅56 views
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Hikoneguchi Station platform.56 views
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Train for Maibara at Ohmi Railways Hikoneguchi Station.56 views
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Mail box with a samurai helmet sculpture on it. In reference to the Battle of Shizugatake.56 views
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Inside Old Kinomoto Station. Apparently used occasionally.56 views
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Traditional buildings near Kurokabe Square56 views
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Ando House, a Japanese-style house built in 1905. The Ando family was one of the local administrators of Nagahama while Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the Nagahama Castle lord. 北国街道 安藤家56 views
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Bicycles parked at the old Nagahama Heiwado store.56 views
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Top floor of the old Nagahama Heiwado store is being cleared out. 56 views
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Omi-Shiotsu Station platform.56 views
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Irises and hydrangea.56 views
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On weekends, swan boats and rowboats can be rented. The building in the background is Sports Kaikan, a gym and indoor pool.56 views
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Approaching Wakasu Park. This is the northern end.56 views
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Tokyo Gate Bridge under construction in 2008. It was completed in 2012.56 views
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Pose with a cutout of popular rikishi Endo.56 views
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After the parade, they take down the banners.56 views
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From Hakone-Yumoto Station, take the Hakone Tozan Railway train to Gora. 56 views
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Nude near the Picasso Pavilion.56 views
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Hakone manju is famous.56 views
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Took a bus to Yunessan.56 views
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Coffee bath. Mild aroma of coffee.56 views
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About Doctor Fish56 views
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Hokoku Shrine holds Toka Ebisu Festival on Jan. 9-11. The main day is Jan. 10 when they hold a parade.56 views
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Approaching Ikaho Shrine at the top of the Stone Steps.56 views
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Waiting room near the bus stop.56 views
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They held a Shinto ceremony at the shrine from 7 pm to 7:25 pm.56 views
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Ema prayer tablets.56 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence56 views
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From around 4 pm, they started parking the floats to put on paper lanterns.56 views
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Clean water flows through the fields.56 views
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A little factory where they process wasabi plants.56 views
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Ice cream time56 views
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Wasabi soft-serve ice cream. Quite good.56 views
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About the history of the castle park.56 views
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Ueda Castle was the base of the Sanada Clan who defended the castle against the Tokugawa in 1585 and 1600. The battle here prevented Tokugawa Hidetada from joining Ieyasu at Sekigahara in 1600.56 views
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East Turret over the East (main) Gate.56 views
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Inside the East Turret over the East (main) Gate.56 views
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East Turret over the East (main) Gate.56 views
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Ueda banners56 views
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Inside the North Turret.56 views
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West Turret, Ueda Castle's only original structure.56 views
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West Turret as seen from the train.56 views
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Get off at Yudanaka Station.56 views
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Koishiya entrance. 56 views
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Adjacent to Shibu Onsen is Yudanaka Onsen, another hot spring town that is seamless with Shibu Onsen.56 views
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The Koishiya staff drove me to a hot spring bath at a large inn called Yorozuya (officially spelled Yoroduya) in neighboring Yudanaka Onsen.56 viewsWebsite: http://yudanaka-yoroduya.com/
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Manohama Beach56 views
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Lots of neon signs, like Ginza in Tokyo.56 views
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Osaka subways are more international than in Tokyo. This destination sign is displayed in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. In Tokyo, we only see Japanese and English.56 views
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine is next to Nara Deer Park not far from Todaiji temple. Major attraction in Nara and one Japan's most famous Shinto shrines.56 views
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Hirata Station on the Ohmi Railways.56 views
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Pose56 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.56 views
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Tire, cockpit window, lights.56 views
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Engine removed from the plane.56 views
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Tires are not that huge. Tires are inflated with nitrogen, not air (one thing that they always mention).56 views
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ANA plane parked outside the maintenance hangar.56 views
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Jet engine cowlings.56 views
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Deluxe boat for seeing cormorant fishing.56 views
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Ukai cormorant fishing on the river at Arashiyama was quite enjoyable. It's cheaper than in Gifu, and the cormorants passed by maybe 6 times.56 views
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JR Okayama Station.56 views
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JR Okayama Station is also a shinkansen station.56 views
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West side of JR Okayama Station.56 views
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My video introducing Konan's treasures also shows Zensuiji.56 views
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Miyagahama beach56 views
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Gallery Karahashi is a fine-art rental gallery near Seta Karahashi Bridge ギャラリー唐橋56 views
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Statue of Nichiren56 views
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Nakayama Hokekyoji temple's Five-Story Pagoda 五重塔56 views
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Map of Nakayama Hokekyoji temple56 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.56 views
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Temple cemetery56 views
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It's the fourth longest undersea tunnel in the world.56 views
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Convenience store inside the station.56 views
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The station building is now named “Vierra Otsu” (ビエラ大津).56 viewsAccording to the building’s developer, JR West Real Estate & Development Co., the word “Vierra” was created with the Spanish words “vida” (life) and “tierra” (land or earth), so it supposed to mean
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Taxi at Otsu Station56 views
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Menu for The Calendar.56 views
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Bookshelves of books for sale. Couldn’t find any books about Otsu.56 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).56 views
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Toyota Automobile Museum has a world-class collection of classic cars, not just Toyota. A huge complex of cars. More like an art museum of automobile sculpture. The cars are beautiful works of art.56 viewsFrom JR Nagoya Station, it takes about 45 min. to the museum by subway and train. First take the Higashiyama subway line to Fujigaoka. Then transfer to the Linomo Line. Get off at Geidai-dori Station. Museum is a short walk away.
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Entrance to the Toyota Automobile Museum.56 views
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Headlight on Nozomi 700 Series Shinkansen56 views
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Upper level (dining car) of two-story car in 100 Series Shinkansen.56 views
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The different experimental maglev trains are displayed. This was the first model.56 views
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Nagoya Station56 views
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View from 2nd floor.56 views
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Another power plant56 views
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Thermal power generation56 views
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Tokyu train in 1958.56 views
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Biwako Bunka Park or Bunka Zone, featuring a Japanese garden, the Museum of Modern Art, and Shiga Prefectural Library.56 views
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Plum blossoms56 views
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Small grinder.56 views
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Tourists visiting Byodo-in temple can also experience and taste Uji tea at nearby Takumi no Yakata (匠の館).56 views
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This man told me that this happens only when there are strong winds. I was relieved to hear that it wasn't every day.56 views
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Kids love to climb the slopes.56 views
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The sand sculptures are made with tightly packed sand (minimal air between the grains). They don't use any adhesive. Just sand and water packed in a wooden mold, then carved.56 viewsThey don't use any reinforcing frames inside the sculptures either. So it's quite common for parts of the sculpture to fall off or break while the artist is making it.
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Football player sand sculpture.56 views
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About "American Sports."56 views
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About "American Music."56 views
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President Theodore Roosevelt sand sculpture in Tottori.56 views
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About American Invention and Industrialization.56 views
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Based on the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about slavery.56 views
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About "Declaration of Independence."56 views
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"Washington Crossing the Delaware" sand sculpture.56 views
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Gold Rush sand sculptures.56 views
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Bison56 views
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President Donald Trump as a sand sculpture in Tottori, Japan.56 views
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Besides Matsue Castle, the other four National Treasure castle towers are at Hikone Castle (Shiga Prefecture), Matsumoto Castle (Nagano), Inuyama Castle (Aichi), and Himeji Castle (Hyogo).56 views
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Shachi ornaments on Matsue Castle.56 views
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Side view of Matsue Castle.56 views
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Chairs56 views
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Looks like the pillars were stapled together.56 views
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Within the Ninomaru of Matsue Castle, the Kounkaku was a guesthouse originally built in 1903 for Crown Prince Yoshihito (Emperor Taisho). 興雲閣56 views
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Stairs to the upper floor.56 views
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Kounkaku balcony.56 views
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Matsue Shrine's heart-shaped ema prayer tablets.56 views
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Leaving Matsue Castle tower.56 views
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Entrance to Anno Art Museum during New Year's.56 views
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More traditional Japanese buildings on Tono-machi road.56 views
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Another sight along Tono-machi road is the Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会56 views
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This traditional builing was being renovated.56 views
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Walked along the river...56 views
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Gifu's tourism ambassadors hold the parade banner. About 200 people were in the parade.56 views
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列56 views
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With tall banners and the surrounding foot soldiers, the parade's main character of Oda Nobunaga was unmistakable.56 views
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View of Takeshima, an island with many shapes. Near Hikone.56 views
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View of Lake Biwa and Otsu. Omi Ohashi Bridge in the background. The towering building is Otsu Prince Hotel.56 views
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Ine in northern Kyoto Prefecture has 230 funaya boat houses on the waterfront stretching for about 5 km.56 views
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The kimono was woven with pearly shell pieces from five species of oysters. 56 viewsMight be hard to see which parts of the kimono are the shell inlay, but the shiny parts are not the shell pieces. Very glittery.
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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56 viewsMap: https://goo.gl/maps/Anjk19rRLzT2
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Before air conditioners, they had these sliding slats for ventilation in summer.56 views
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Western-style (Spanish) 2nd floor bedroom.56 views
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Dressing room.56 views
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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56 views
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Oriental white stork nests are large, about 2 meters diameter, made of tree branches and straw.56 views
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Otori Taisha shrine suffered major damage from Typhoon No. 21 in Sept.2018. Part of the roof on the main shrine was damaged.56 views
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Part of the Buzan residence.56 views
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Hina dolls displayed inside Tenshin's home for Girl's Day (March 3).56 views
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Kita-Ibaraki also has flat, sandy beaches.56 views
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Shuri Castle illumination monument was lit up in the evening until midnight from Oct. 28 to Nov 15, 2020. Many local businesses sponsored the artwork. (首里城うむいの燈(あかり)モニュメント)56 views
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. 56 views
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Hogonji's Shinto shrine has this iconic torii facing the lake. You can buy small clay dishes to throw at the torii. 56 viewsIf your dish goes through the torii, your wish will come through. However, most dishes never make it through the torii. They litter the ground.
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Under arrest by the Edo police. Rope handcuffs.56 views
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Rolling with a fan. 扇子乗り55 views
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Another highlight and difficult stunt.55 views
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Chikuma Shrine torii 筑摩神社55 views
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Trail going down the middle of the mountain.55 views
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