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Pine tree planted to mark the 20th anniversary of the Heisei Era.46 views
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Yokai parade led by Gao.46 views
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West side of train station.46 views
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Nagahama Station and wedding hall as seen from Heiwado.46 views
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West side of JR Nagahama Station with the wedding hall in view.46 views
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Koinobori carp streamers.46 views
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Tokyo Gate Bridge under construction in 2008.46 views
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Tokyo Gate Bridge under construction in 2008.46 views
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From the corner of Wakasu Park.46 views
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Wakasu Park has this small yacht harbor for yachting classes.46 views
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Entrance to Yumenoshima.46 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine also holds setsubun ceremony on Feb. 3, but at night. First the ogre appeared as they growled toward the shrine.46 views
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Giant waraji straw sandal.46 views
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Fukagawa Fudoson prayer tablet.46 views
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Entrance to the Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan (近江日野商人ふるさと館). On the road leading to the entrance of Umamioka Watamuki Shrine.46 viewsYamanaka Shokichi was a Hino merchant born in 1809. He became a sake brewer in Shizuoka Prefecture. By the 1920s, his family became one of Shizuoka's most successful sake brewers.
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Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan was purchased and restored by Hino Town. It opened in April 2015.46 views
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Dessert was fig. Yummy!46 viewsReservations are required to have lunch here. Prices are affordable, starting at around ¥1,500. Call 0748-52-0008 (in Japanese). Address: 1264 Nishioji, Hino-cho, Gamou-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1628 (滋賀県蒲生郡日野町大字西大路1264番地)
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Western-style room in Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan.46 views
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Dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hokoku Shrine is geared for business prosperity and success in life.46 views
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For Toka Ebisu, the shrine has many booths selling Toka Ebisu decorations that supposed to bring business prosperity.46 views
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Selling decorations for Toka Ebisu.46 views
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Old New Year's decorations to be burned.46 views
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Good luck maidens ride in the parade46 views
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Very sparse crowd.46 views
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Nagahama mayor also throws mochi. 46 views
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Yokozuna Taiho's tournament victories.46 views
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Before 7 pm, they light a few fire lamps.46 views
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Meiji Shrine's forest was man-made, not natural.46 views
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The main worship hall is flanked by these two large trees.46 views
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Wedding couple on their way to their ceremony inside the shrine with the wedded trees in the foreground.46 views
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On the left, there is a gate where you can exit and go to the shrine's park area.46 views
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Main worship hall in front and a large offering pit where you throw money, etc.46 views
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In June, iris garden at Meiji Shrine.46 views
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Daio Wasabi Farm's founding pioneers. The founder was Fukazawa Yuichi (1886-1941).46 views
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Wasabi Mascot46 views
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Main gate of Ueda Castle and North Turret.46 views
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The turrets were used to store spears and other weapons.46 views
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Sanada Clan crest on prayer tablets for sale.46 views
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Nagano Dentetsu train stops.46 views
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Shibu Onsen is also where most people stay when visiting the famous snow monkeys at Jigokudani Yaen Koen monkey park.46 views
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Water is pretty hot.46 views
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Koishiya entrance. 46 views
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My room at Koishiya in Shibu Onsen.46 views
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My room at Koishiya. Tokonoma alcove46 views
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Dinner at a restaurant near Yudanaka Station.46 views
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Signboard for Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin. Says that Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi once stayed here.46 views
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Wore hard hats and toured JAL's maintenance hangar for about 40 min. JAL's airplane maintenance hangar at Haneda Airport. Huge facility.46 views
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Togetsukyo Bridge 渡月橋 46 views
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Gifu is not the only place where you can see ukai cormorant fishing.46 views
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JR Okayama Station is also a shinkansen station.46 views
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Inside Konan Marché (now closed). Products made of yahei-togarashi hot chili peppers grown in Konan.46 views
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Yahei-togarashi hot chili peppers grown in Konan.46 views
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Upper Secret, a popular American-style local cafe specializing in Indian curry with Konan's yahei hot chili peppers and confections. Open 9 am-5:30 pm, closed Tue., Phone: 0748-60-507746 viewsNear JR Kosei Station.
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Junibo Onsen Yurara's mascot.46 views
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Inside Konan Marché (now closed). A variety of local produce and gifts.46 views
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Lots of sexy costumes too.46 views
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Koban police box near the entrance of the shrine.46 views
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Temple bell.46 views
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Turnstile area is nice and new.46 views
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The station building is now named “Vierra Otsu” (ビエラ大津).46 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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Mt. Toragozen is near JR Torahime Station on the Hokuriku Line. Mt. Toragozen is an easy walk. MAP46 views
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Very early classic car collection.46 views
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Mercedes-Benz 500K from 1935.46 views
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Thunderbird46 views
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Fins on Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, 1959.46 views
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1979 Ferrari BB512 Berlinetta Boxer46 views
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1975 Honda Civic46 views
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Toyota i-REAL, Wheelchair46 views
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Annex building connected by an overpass.46 views
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Inside Annex building46 views
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DeLorean, 1982.46 views
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Japanese household appliances from the 1950s-1960s.46 views
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Museum gift shop46 views
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License plates around the world.46 views
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Natural Gallery46 views
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Nuclear waste drum.46 views
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Outside the museum, you can walk around the park-like grounds.46 views
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Lake Biwa pearl mussel (Hyriopsis schlegelii イケチョウガイ) endemic to Lake Biwa.46 views
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Mikimoto Pearl Crown46 views
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Mikimoto's Five-Storied Pagoda (御木本五重塔). Exhibited at Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1926. It has 12,760 pearls.46 views
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Biwako Bunka Park or Bunka Zone, featuring a Japanese garden, the Museum of Modern Art, and Shiga Prefectural Library.46 views
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Stone grinders grinding matcha (tencha) tea leaves into fine matcha power at Horii Shichimeien's tea factory.46 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).46 views
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Entrance to Takumi no Yakata (匠の館).46 views
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In the end, we could even eat the used tea leaves which tasted like spinach maybe.46 views
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You can see this stone wall topped by three turrets.46 views
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When you get off the Lakeline bus, you will be near this moat and Otemon Gate.46 views
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Mao of Matsue Castle.46 views
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Statue of Lord Horio Yoshiharu who first built Matsue Castle in 1611.46 views
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Entrance to Matsue Castle near Otemon Gate.46 views
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Map of Matsue Castle.46 views
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About the lower area of Ninomaru.46 views
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Taiko Drum Turret46 views
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Stone steps to Matsue Castle.46 views
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Matsue Castle's main tower (National Treasure). It was built as a watchtower and it was not a residence for the castle lord.46 views
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Matsue Castle's Tenshu main tower, a national Treasure since July 2015. 天守46 views
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About Matsue Castle.46 views
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Front view of About Matsue Castle tower.46 views
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Side view of the entrance hall.46 views
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Side view of Matsue Castle toward the rear.46 views
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Back of Matsue Castle's main tower.46 views
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Matsue Castle's heavy metal door.46 views
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Matsue Castle's entrance hall. You must take off your shoes. Admission charged. Foreigners may get a discount.46 views
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Water well in Matsue Castle's basement.46 views
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1st floor.46 views
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Samurai armor inside Matsue Castle.46 views
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Stairs are somewhat steep.46 views
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Castle window46 views
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Lacquerware46 views
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Samurai armor46 views
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Arrows46 views
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Up to the next floor.46 views
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Opening to drop stones.46 views
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Ceiling46 views
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Final stairs to the top floor of Matsue Castle.46 views
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Top floor of Matsue Castle.46 views
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Certificate indicating that Matsue Castle is a National Treasure.46 views
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Ceiling.46 views
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Rest house near the castle tower.46 views
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About the Ninomaru.46 views
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Taiko Drum Turret (Taiko Yagura). Reconstructed in 2001.46 views
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About the Taiko Drum Turret.46 views
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Castle wall along the stone wall.46 views
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Central Turret (Naka Yagura). Reconstructed in 2001.46 views
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About the Central Turret.46 views
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Inside the Central Turret.46 views
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South Turret ceiling.46 views
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Kounkaku's upper floor.46 views
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One end of the Kounkaku's upper floor was the lodging quarters for Crown Prince Yoshihito who stayed here in 1907 while he toured the San'in Region.46 views
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Living room for the Crown Prince Yoshihito. The carpets and curtains are replicas since the originals no longer exist.46 views
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Bedroom for the Crown Prince Yoshihito.46 views
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Kounkaku balcony.46 views
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Exiting Matsue Castle the back way.46 views
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Shisei Kuwabara (b. 1936) is still alive and is originally from Tsuwano. He's a documentary photographer most famous for his Minamata disease photos (like W. Eugene Smith).46 views
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Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center is a small local museum.46 views
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Stained glass inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会46 views
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Mori Ogai Memorial Museum 森鴎外記念館46 views
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Former JR Nara Station is used as a tourist facility.46 views
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Inside former Nara Station.46 views
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