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About the Castle well. One of three wells the castle had.38 views
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Samurai armor38 views
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About Hamamatsu as a post town.38 views
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Go up the stairs to the top floor for the lookout deck.38 views
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Picture panels show the landmarks seen from the castle tower.38 views
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Castle Gate stone wall.38 views
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Inside the Castle Gate rebuilt in the traditional style with wood.38 views
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About Mirror Stones.38 views
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Statue of Ieyasu in Hamamatsu Castle Park.38 views
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Ii Naotora banner, promoting 2017's NHK Taiga Drama about Ii Naotora who grew up in Hamamatsu.38 views
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Police box near the castle.38 views
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Map of the Ii Clan graves.38 views
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Toragozen-yama camp grounds.38 views
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Toragozen-yama camp grounds.38 views
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Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳38 views
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Ochanomizu is a neighborhood of schools, musical instrument shops, and religious edifices. JR Ochanomizu Station.38 views
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Map of Ochanomizu. North of the river is Bunkyo Ward, and south of the river is Chiyoda Ward.38 views
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Kaori Icho, freestyle wrestler who made Olympic history by winning the Olympic gold medal four times in a row (since Athens in 2004). No other woman has won an Olympic gold that many consecutive times for an individual event. 38 views
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JR Harajuku Station38 views
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Entrance to the bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island. Pay admission first.38 views
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Mikimoto Pearl Island is full of monuments.38 views
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I went in Jan. so almost no one was here.38 views
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Air and water temperatures in Jan.38 views
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The pearl divers are very friendly. They wave to you.38 views
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They drop into the ocean one by one with their floating buckets.38 views
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Diving for shellfish.38 views
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A narrator explains what the divers are doing and what they caught.38 views
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Pearl Museum is a comprehensive museum about pearl cultivation mainly in Japan.38 views
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Making the nucleus to be inserted into the oyster.38 views
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G7 Summit was held in Mie (Ise-Shima) in 2016.38 views
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The same lapel pin worn by the leaders was on sale for ¥24,300.38 views
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Boat for Dolphin Island.38 views
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JR Toba Station38 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1 at Shinbashi Station.38 views
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Behind the 0 Series Tokaido shinkansen cab38 views
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Squat toilet in the 0 Series shinkansen.38 views
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Tokaido shinkansen commemorative postage stamp38 views
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Sleeper train room38 views
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Class Kiha 42300 train car, Japanese government's first mass-produced steam train car. Used by many train lines from 1934.38 views
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Wooden interior of Class Kiha 42300 train car. 38 views
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Discover Japan rubber stamps.38 views
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Tokyu train in 1980.38 views
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Station staff articles38 views
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Our volunteer tour guide.38 views
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Kaijusenji's five-story pagoda is a National Treasure, built in 1214.38 views
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Sand Museum entrance.38 views
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The sculptures were created by professional sand sculptors (didn't know there was such an occupation) mostly from overseas.38 views
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John Wayne sand sculpture.38 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.38 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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American sports sand sculpture.38 views
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Football player sand sculpture.38 views
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About "American Sports."38 views
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American music, especially jazz. Looks like Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, and Preservation Hall in New Orleans.38 views
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Ella Fitzgerald sand sculpture.38 views
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The theme for this was "Prosperity and expansion to the world" with the Panama Canal as one example.38 views
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Rear part of the museum.38 views
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Based on the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" about slavery.38 views
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Looks like Gilligan from Gilligan's Island (Bob Denver).38 views
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Civil War and Abe Lincoln sand sculpture.38 views
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Signing the Declaration of Independence.38 views
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Mt. Rushmore sand sculpture.38 views
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"Washington Crossing the Delaware" sand sculpture.38 views
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"Washington Crossing the Delaware" sand sculpture. Very impressive.38 views
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Gold Rush sand sculptures.38 views
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Gold Rush sand sculptures.38 views
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Gold Rush sand sculptures.38 views
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Native Americans sand sculpture.38 views
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"The Wild West" sand sculpture.38 views
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"The Wild West"38 views
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About the "The Wild West."38 views
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About "American Art"38 views
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Outside the museum were a few medium-size sculptures. 38 views
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Complete with tikis.38 views
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Here's another outdoor sand sculpture.38 views
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President Donald Trump as a sand sculpture in Tottori, Japan.38 views
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President Donald Trump as a sand sculpture in Tottori, Japan.38 views
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Sand Museum's gift shop also sold Hawaiian goods.38 views
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View of the sand dunes from the Sand Museum.38 views
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First go up these steps.38 views
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Miyauchi-cho had almost finished their float. They just had to assemble the parts. The main piece is the dog of course.38 views
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Float support made of straw was built in the garage.38 views
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We visited another Sagicho float studio at Suwai-cho. 仲屋町38 views
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Suwai-cho float's dog almost done. The eyes still unfinished. 仲屋町38 views
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On the first day (Sat.), the floats are paraded along the streets as they arrive at the shrine and undergo judging for best design. Ishin-cho float. 為心町 38 views
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Ishin-cho float. 為心町38 views
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Omi-Hachiman's Sagicho Festival originated in neighboring Azuchi-cho town where Oda Nobunaga had his magnificent castle. Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町38 views
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When Oda Nobunaga died and Azuchi castle destroyed, people in Azuchi moved to Omi-Hachiman and restarted the festival here. Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町38 views
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Sanwakai float decoration was very elaborate. 参和会38 views
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Dai-ikku float. 第一区38 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会38 views
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Another festival highlight are the cosplayer float bearers. Long before cosplaying became a fad in Japan, the festival had costumers. 38 viewsAccording to legend, warlord Oda Nobunaga disguised himself lavishly when he joined in the festival. Modern people took that as a hint and started cosplaying in the festival decades ago.
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Suwai-cho float. 仲屋町38 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会38 views
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Float design judge.38 views
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From 2 pm, the procession starts and the floats start to exit the shrine. 38 views
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In front of the torii and Hakuunkan. Uwai-cho float leaving the shrine. 魚屋町38 views
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Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町38 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会38 views
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Ikeda-machi float. 池田町38 views
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Miyauchi-cho float 宮内町38 views
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Dai-niku float 第二区38 views
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Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町38 views
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Sanwakai float losing strength. 参和会38 views
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Dai-niku float sold these hand towels for ¥500. 第二区38 views
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Dai-Juikku float's Tosa dog is a fighter. 第十一区38 views
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Cute doggie pouches. Suwai-cho. 仲屋町38 views
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Dai-Juikku float's Tosa dog. 第十一区 38 views
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Ikeda-machi float. 池田町38 views
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Uwai-cho float partying. 魚屋町38 views
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Jukku-kai float at the shrine. 十区会38 views
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Dai-ikku float. 第一区38 views
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Lots of straw on the ground, serves up lots of dust.38 views
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Shichikukai children's float. 紫竹会38 views
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Shichikukai children's float. 紫竹会38 views
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Dai-Juikku float in the shrine at night. 第十一区 38 views
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Honmachi float arrive at the shrine for the fiery festival climax.38 views
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The larger floats are burned from 8 pm. They burn 5 or 6 floats at a time until 10:30 pm. Miyauchi-cho float. 宮内町38 views
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Since they burn multiple floats at the same time, you can't photograph them all burning.38 views
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Line for the bus back to Omi-Hachiman Station.38 views
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Tarobogu's ema prayer tablets have a blank tengu goblin face. You draw the face yourself. How interactive.38 views
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Tarobogu Shrine on this mountain holds a bonfire festival on the first Sunday in December. Near Tarobogu-mae Station on Ohmi Railways Line from Omi-Hachiman or Yokaichi Stations.38 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.38 views
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From 1:00 pm–2:00 pm, they parade on the main drag from near JR Gifu Station to the foot of Mt. Kinkazan, the location of Gifu Castle.38 viewsThese photos were taken on Oct. 8, 2017.
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Flags of Gifu's sister cities.38 views
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Oda Nobunaga was played by actor Hiroshi Fujioka, famous as the actor who portrayed "Kamen Rider" in the 1970s TV series. 38 views
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Chacha, the oldest Azai sister who at age 19 became 51-year-old Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine.38 views
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Go was the youngest Azai sister.38 views
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Chiyo, another native of Shiga, was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.38 views
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.38 views
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Chiyo was the devoted wife of samurai Yamanouchi Kazutoyo.38 views
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Gifu city's main shopping arcade named Yanagase, made famous by enka songs. It's usually like a ghost town, but not on this day. Was bustling for a change.38 views
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The festival included a Cosplay Procession from 2 pm to 3 pm. ぎふコスプレパレード38 views
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Shin-Yokaichi Station on the Ohmi Railway, the stop before Yokaichi Station terminal.38 views
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Shin-Yokaichi Station on the Ohmi Railway, the stop before Yokaichi Station terminal.38 views
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Shin-Yokaichi Station looks brown from the sides, but it's green on the front.38 views
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