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Steps to Jobodai-in temple's main hall in Kashiwabara-juku, Maibara, Shiga.53 views
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Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen.53 views
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Near Omi-Nagaoka53 views
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The old Ohmi Railways Museum had indoor and outdoor (trains) exhibits. This museum in Hikone closed and reopened inside Yokaichi Station in Higashi-Omi.53 views
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On the east side of Hikone Station in 2007, there was almost nothing.53 views
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Some kind of eatery decorated with beautiful wisteria in Hikone.53 views
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The Ii Clan from Hikone, Shiga (Omi Province) had their residence here near The New Otani.53 views
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The Ii Clan from Hikone, Shiga (Omi Province) had their residence here near The New Otani.53 views
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About the Ii Clan's residence here near The New Otani.53 views
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Shrine priests.53 views
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store near the entrance.53 views
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Azaleas bloom in late April-early May.53 views
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Approaching Wakasu Park. This is the northern end.53 views
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Fukuryu Maru had a crew of 23 men. They all got radiation sickness.53 views
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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 II53 views
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How Fukagawa Fudodo Temple was founded.53 views
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JR Nagahama Station flanked by Mondecool (Heiwado) supermarket.53 views
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Pose with a cutout of popular rikishi Endo.53 views
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Kura storehouse53 views
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Japanese-style rooms inside Tojotei.53 views
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Urinal and toilet53 views
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Matsudo Shrine53 views
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Site of Matsudo-juku's Honjin lodge for VIPs. Now occupied by a condo/apartment building near the Edogawa River.53 views
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Sounzan Station is the end of the line for the Hakone Tozan Cable Car and starting terminal for the Hakone Ropeway.53 views
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Chokoku no Mori Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway has a nice mural of the Open-Air Museum.53 views
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Picasso Pavilion has 300 works.53 views
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In 2014, they had a Tokyo Skytree in chrysanthemums at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.53 views
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Free foot bath courtesy of a local inn.53 views
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The festival is held to give thanks to fire (for use in pottery kilns, industry, everyday life, etc.) and to pray for fire safety.53 views
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They held a Shinto ceremony at the shrine from 7 pm to 7:25 pm.53 views
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The Shigaraki taiko drummers were very good. 信楽太鼓「炎」53 views
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Where you wash/purify yourself. Temizuya53 views
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Map of Daio Wasabi Farm. It is quite expansive.53 viewsAddress: 〒399-8303長野県安曇野市穂高3640
3640 Hotaka, Azumino, Nagano
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Wasabi for sale. It's a root plant.53 views
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You can sample the farm's cold spring water.53 views
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Near the entrance/exit is a souvenir shop.53 views
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Wasabi beer53 views
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Taxi ride back to Hotaka Station from Daio Wasabi Farm.53 views
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Sign promoting an exhibition at Ueda Castle in tandem with the NHK Taiga drama "Sanada Maru" in 2016.53 views
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Main gate of Ueda Castle.53 views
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Snowy view from the South Turret.53 views
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East Turret over the East (main) Gate.53 views
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North Turret of Ueda Castle.53 views
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Koishiya, a budget ryokan inn where I stayed in Shibu Onsen. Koishiya opened in the 1920s-30s, but closed in 2013. A company bought the building and renovated it and reopened the inn in Aug. 2015. 53 viewsWebsite: http://yadoroku.jp/koishiya/en/
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Dinner at a restaurant near Yudanaka Station.53 views
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Inside the express train back to Nagano Station from Yudanaka.53 views
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JR Omi-Imazu Station in spring with colorful azaleas.53 views
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JR Omi-Imazu Station's tourist information booth where you can pick up pamphlets and rent a bicycle.53 views
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Song museum's listening station where you can listen to many cover versions of the Lake Biwa Rowing Song recorded by Japanese singers and groups.53 views
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Records of the song by various artists including Tokiko Kato.53 views
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Heron hunting for dinner.53 views
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JR Kosei Line near Hira.53 views
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JR Shiga Station on the Kosei Line.53 views
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Sailboats on Lake Biwa53 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋53 views
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Bento to Mixed Plate exhibition in 2001 at National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka.53 views
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Kasuga Taisha Shrine worships four deities. People can come to pray here for almost anything. 53 views
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ANA plane parked outside the maintenance hangar.53 views
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JAL's "Sky Museum" shows JAL's history, interactive exhibits like a cockpit, first-class seats, and a special room showing special plane seats used by the emperor before Japan got its own Japanese Air Force One. In Japanese only though53 views
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Arashiyama is a National Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. This is the Oi River.53 views
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From July 1 to Sept. 23, Arashiyama also has ukai cormorant fishing. Buy your tickets at this booth slightly upstream from Togetsukyo Bridge.53 views
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Reminder that this was the site of the 1998 Winter Olympics.53 views
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Okaden Bus53 views
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JR Okayama Station corridor53 views
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West side of JR Okayama Station at night.53 views
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My video introducing Konan's treasures also shows Zensuiji.53 views
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Soshido Hall53 views
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Omikuji53 views
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Koban police box near the entrance of the shrine.53 views
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Menu for The Calendar.53 views
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Bookshelves of books for sale. Couldn’t find any books about Otsu.53 views
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Beautiful urinals53 views
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The Calendar as seen from Otsu Station platform.53 views
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At Imazu Port, the boat named "megumi" goes to Kaizu-Osaki.53 views
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Upper, open-air deck of megumi.53 views
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1965 Porsche 91253 views
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1969 Corvette C3 42753 views
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1973 Datsun Sunny Excellent GX53 views
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We could talk to the car owners, see the interior, under the hood, etc.53 views
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Duesenberg's side mirrors are strapped onto the spare tire.53 views
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Packard Twelve "Roosevelt's Car" (FDR) from 1939.53 views
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Packard Twelve "Roosevelt's Car" (FDR) from 1939.53 views
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Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe from 1955, one of the most beautiful cars ever designed. Photos don't do it justice. Expect a selling price of 7 figures in dollars.53 views
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Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, 1959.53 views
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You can enter the the original 0 Series Shinkansen (1st generation).53 views
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The latest maglev train design.53 views
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Osaka end of diorama. Small trains move on the tracks.53 views
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Near the plant is their public relations facility and museum called the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion or Tsuruga PR Pavilion. A 40-min. bus ride from JR Tsuruga Station.53 views
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Natural Gallery53 views
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Model of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant.53 views
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Model trains powered by winding.53 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei53 views
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Raining wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.53 views
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Ogoto Onsen Station turnstile.53 views
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Reeds53 views
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Current exhibitions.53 views
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Nagisa Terrace53 views
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Grinder face53 views
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Entrance to Takumi no Yakata (匠の館).53 views
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From the top of the dune.53 views
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Kids love to climb the slopes.53 views
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Sculpture outside the museum entrance.53 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.53 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.53 views
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About "American Sports."53 views
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President Theodore Roosevelt sand sculpture in Tottori.53 views
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Thomas Edison, American inventor.53 views
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About American Invention and Industrialization.53 views
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Civil War and Abe Lincoln sand sculpture.53 views
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About "Civil War and Abraham Lincoln."53 views
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Signing the Declaration of Independence.53 views
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Mt. Rushmore sand sculpture.53 views
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"Washington Crossing the Delaware" sand sculpture.53 views
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"Washington Crossing the Delaware" sand sculpture. Very impressive.53 views
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Gold Rush sand sculptures.53 views
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Bison53 views
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"The Wild West" sand sculpture.53 views
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"The Wild West" sand sculpture.53 views
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"The Wild West"53 views
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American space exploration with the old Space Shuttle.53 views
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However, the Hawaiian sculpture's explanation was disappointing. As you can see, it doesn't mention Hawaii's special relationship with Japan and the fact that hula is very popular in Japan. 53 viewsNot to mention that Tottori Prefecture also has a hot spring resort named "Hawai Onsen" (羽合温泉) where they hold a hula festival every summer.
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Here's another outdoor sand sculpture.53 views
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View of the sand dunes from the Sand Museum.53 views
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When you get off the Lakeline bus, you will be near this moat and Otemon Gate.53 views
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Shimane Prefectural Capital is next to Matsue Castle.53 views
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South Turret and stone wall.53 views
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Ninomaru53 views
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These pictures were taken in ealry Jan. so the trees and grass are not so green.53 views
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Shachi ornaments on Matsue Castle.53 views
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South Turret (Minami Yagura). Reconstructed in 2000.53 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53 views
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Entrance to Anno Art Museum during New Year's.53 views
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About Sagimai White Heron Dance costumes.53 views
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The famous koi carp in the roadside stream along Tono-machi road.53 views
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Tsuwano has signs in English.53 views
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The main Shirakabe kura storehouses in Kurayoshi, Tottori. 赤瓦二号館53 views
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Gifu's tourism ambassadors hold the parade banner. About 200 people were in the parade.53 views
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The matchlock gun battalion in formation and ready to fire their guns. 火縄銃鉄砲隊53 views
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Local students also dressed in historical costumes. 少年少女時代行列53 views
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Scale model of the old Todaiji Temple.53 views
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Kurotani village was blessed with this clean Kurotani River, essential for papermaking. Kurotani washi is quite famous now, even overseas.53 views
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Ine in northern Kyoto Prefecture has 230 funaya boat houses on the waterfront stretching for about 5 km.53 views
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Moto-Ise Kono Shrine torii. No photos beyond this torii.53 views
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Toyooka's bag bus.53 views
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Corridor with pebbled floor leading to the outdoor bath.53 views
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Prop for the movie "Tenshin."53 views
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Izura Misaki Park has this lookout tower. 五浦岬公園 展望慰霊塔53 views
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Lunch was Hoto noodles, famous in Yamanashi Prefecture. Thick, flat udon-type noodles in delicious miso-based broth, mixed with cut vegetables. Also came with Inari-zushi. 53 viewshttp://www.houtou-fudou.jp/english.html
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Mt. Nosokodake (野底岳), Ishigaki’s second highest mountain at 282 m. Can be climbed up a steep, narrow trail in about 15 min. We didn't climb it though.53 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)53 views
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. 53 views
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