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About Keizuza and Yomotsuza.21 views
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They are scouring forests in Kunigami (northern Okinawa island) for this oak and native conifer. They will likely use different varieties of wood and use local materials as much as possible. 21 views
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At Shuri Castle, only this foundation and two other original structures are part of the World Heritage Site "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu".21 views (琉球王国のグスク及び関連遺産群). 正殿基壇の遺構
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Pillar foundation stones at the rear of Seiden Hall.21 views
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The rear of Seiden foundation, pillar foundations and rear steps.21 views
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A bit of good news is that some of the key members of the team involved in the 1992 reconstruction 30+ years ago are still alive and again taking on the job to rebuild the castle.21 views
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Nyokan Kyoshitsu's right corner scorched from the burning Seiden.21 views
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About Nyokan Kyoshitsu. 女官居室（にょかんきょしつ）21 views
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They first appeared in front of the Yohokoriden and posed for photos. Led by the King and Queen's attendants.21 views
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The main event is the Ryukyu Royal Procession (琉球王朝絵巻行列) with the Ryukyu King and Queen and their attendants parading on Kokusai-dori (Naha's main drag). However, the procession was canceled in 2020.21 views
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The Ryukyu King and Queen are selected every year from applicants. This year's King and Queen were played by Takara Tomoaki (高良朝壮) and Kamiyama Seika (神山聖加) respectively. (琉球国王・王妃出御)21 views
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Queen Kamiyama Seika is 25 and works as an occupational therapist in Nago. King Takara Tomoaki is 43 and works at a company in Naha. They were selected in Sept. 2019 from among 37 applicants.21 views
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Agari-no Azana lookout point. 東のアザナ21 views
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Exhibition of the "Tempest" TV series set in Okinawa.21 views
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Benzaiten-do at Shuri Castle. 弁財天堂21 views
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Benzaiten-do Hall roof tile corner.21 views
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Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.21 views
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Okinawan court dance called Kajadefu performed on auspicious occasions. Performers were students majoring in Ryukyuan arts at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts. 琉球古典舞踊「かじゃで風」21 views
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Kashikaki weaving dance showing a wife weaving clothing to express her love for her husband. It was nice that we saw a few classic Okinawan dances. 琉球古典舞踊「綛掛」21 views
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We drove around Kouri island, taking only 10 min. Island's circumference is about 8 kilometers21 views
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Haisai Okinawa Building on Kokusai-dori. ハイサイおきなわビル21 views
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The show is from 7 pm to 10 pm when they play three sets (two intermissions) for a cover charge of only ¥2,300 (as of Nov. 2020). Food and drink are extra.21 viewshttp://livehousesimauta.com/
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The sanshin is Okinawa's main musical instrument. What the sanshin is to Okinawa is what the ʻukulele is to Hawaii. Famous for the snakeskin (python) covered body, but cheaper sanshin might have fake snakeskin which is easier to care for.21 views
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Still photography is allowed, but no videos.21 views
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Uehara Nagisa (上原渚) is the oldest and current Nenes leader. Member since 2004.21 views
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Raunchy artwork and graffitti on Kokusai-dori.21 views
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Finally, the entrance to the riverbank lined with cherry blossoms.21 views
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Satte Station platform express train boarding marker.21 views
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Cherry blossoms in Kinshi Park (near JR Kinshicho Station in Sumida-ku) and Tokyo Skytree.21 views
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Visited Heisei Bridge in the last year of the Heisei Period (2019). Heisei Bridge was built in Dec. 1994 (Heisei 6). 平成橋21 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋21 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple, Dai-hondo main worship hall 大本堂21 views
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Feb. 3, 2019 was Setsubun, the traditional day marking the start of spring even though it's still cold as winter. 21 views
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Of course, the temple needs to take care of some expenses such as those gifts and constructing this platform for the bean throwers. 節分会・豆まき21 views
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About the Power stones (chikara-ishi) 力石21 views
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Kobo Daishi statue (Henro Daishi) depicted as a pilgrim on Shikoku. Pour water on the straw sandals to pray for good health and stamina on long treks. 遍路大師21 views
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Mari-zuka Monument built in May 1960. Festival is held every May 21 when famous enetertainers perform on a stage. まり塚碑21 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple has many monuments. This monument marks Kobo Daishi's 1,150th anniversary of his death.21 views
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Iroha Monument on the left and commemorative tree on the right.21 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine main worship hall in Feb. 2019.21 views
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2019 was the Year of the Boar.21 views
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Statue of Sugawara Michizane as a child.21 views
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Saimyoji Temple Hondo hall (National Treasure)21 views
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Mt. Ibuki and rowers in Imazu.21 views
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Pink whale shark Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800 at Naha Airport. Very eye-catching.21 views
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The building is now earthquake-resistant and painted dark brown. It now has a community space for a cafe, tourist information, and waiting room for passengers.21 views
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Hino Station now has a nice community space named "Nanairo" that serves as a cafe, tourist information space, and waiting room for passengers. Tourist pamphlets are on the left.21 views
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Nanairo cafe has a Western-style truss ceiling from the Taisho Period.21 views
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Cafe menu. Low prices. Udon, soba, and teishoku complete meals.21 views
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My teishoku lunch.21 views
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Implements used by Hino Station staff. Lower left is a paper ticket holder. Preprinted tickets were organized according to the destination.21 views
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Koike-ya, gift shop for traditional paper prints. 絵草紙・小池屋21 views
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Samurai Training Institute21 views
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Throwing shuriken knives at a target.21 views
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Ninja Training Hall corridor.21 views
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Echigoya on the left.21 views
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Wood panel in a gift shop.21 views
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Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura's official mascot. White cat named Nyanmage, a samurai cat. He also appears in person and walks around the park for photos.21 views
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Koyama Castle in Yoshida, Shizuoka. It is modeled after Inuyama castle and does not reflect the design of the original Koyama Castle.21 views
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From Satomi Park, the remaining walk went along Edogawa River to the train station. 21 views
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Yumi Katsura Lover's Sanctuary Monument built in 2006. Yumi Katsura is a wedding dress designer.21 views
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Monument for awards bestowed on Kaiwo Maru Park for waterfront park design and concept.21 views
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Brief history of Kaiwo Maru.21 views
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Boarding the Kaiwo Maru museum ship.21 views
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On the 2nd deck which is the cadet's quarters.21 views
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Knots21 views
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Hallway on upper deck.21 views
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Dispensary21 views
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Love Sanctuary room. The Kaiwo Maru was launched on Feb. 14 Valentine's Day, so people have associated the ship with love.21 views
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Plaque from Hilo, Hawaii for Kaiwo Maru's July 1988 visit.21 views
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Inside Japan Sea Culture Center (日本海交流センター) showing models of sailing ships from around the world.21 views
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Monument for a poem by Emperor Akihito when he visited here in 2015 for the Marine Environment Convention. It refers to deep-sea fish fry (which he released) growing up in Toyama.21 views
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Shin-Minato Ohashi Bridge at Toyama Shinko Port. Cruise ships don't pass under it.21 views
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Ao Ike is certainly a beautiful blue.21 views
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The beech forest trail eventually goes to the main road.21 views
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Being on the Tsugaru Strait, Matsumae was a strategic defensive position for northern Japan during the samurai era. This is the Matsumae Castle ticket gate. Small admission fee charged.21 views
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Cruise ship approaching Naze Port's Nagahama area on Amami-Oshima island.21 views
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Back of Kigensugi cedar tree.21 views
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Cruise ship dock at Miyanoura Port, Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan.21 views
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About 70% of Yakushima is made of granite. The island has many mountains higher than 1,000 meters. It's Japan's wettest spot where it rains the most.21 views
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Miyanoura Port's cruise ship dock.21 views
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Gods worshiped by Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine. They include deities for transportation safety, safe childbirth, and family security.21 views
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Entrance to the park has this sign indicating how many years the park has been operating since Aug. 27, 1958. Visited in 2022, so it was 63 years. It also says the park currently has 14 cranes.21 views
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Endo has a kabuki kesho mawashi ceremonial apron.21 views
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Yokozuna Terunofuji performing the dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. 照ノ富士21 views
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Hoshoryu 豊昇龍21 views
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Mashu Maru was a train ferry connecting Aomori Station and Hakodate Station. It linked the Japan National Railway line across the ocean strait between Honshu and Hokkaido.21 views
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Bow of Mashu Maru with Mt. Hakodateyama in the background.21 views
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Approaching Hakodate with Mt. Hakodate in view.21 views
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Inside JR Hakodate Station.21 views
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Floor map of JR Hakodate Station terminal building.21 views
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Hakodate Ekimae Station on the tram.21 views
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Hakodate Ekimae Station on the tram.21 views
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Shiga has been pursuing a reed expansion program to increase reed fields around Lake Biwa and in attached lakes. The reeds help to clean the water and also provides refuge for fish and birds.20 views
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Smaller groups can ride hand-powered boats.20 views
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Beach in front of Hotel Laforet in Moriyama is the day's final stop.20 views
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Rowing off central Otsu.20 views
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Students from Otsu High School and Shiga University greet and cheer on the rowers from FISA. 大津高、滋賀大経済学部、滋賀大教育学部の部員たち20 views
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The large bridge is the Meishin Expressway for cars linking Nagoya and Kobe.20 views
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Rowing past Zeze Castle Park.20 views
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The main Shirakabe kura warehouse in Kurayoshi, Tottori. 赤瓦二号館20 views
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Dairenji Temple bell20 views
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In front of JR Kurayoshi Station.20 views
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Main Deck had a cherry blossom-theme projection mapping on the windows.20 views
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After 12 min. 49.64 sec., Waseda squeaked by Keio to win. Here they are after winning. 20 views
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The winning crew acknowledge cheers from the crowd.20 views
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Waseda and Keio are also fierce rivals in other sports like baseball, soccer, and rugb20 views
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Singing the national anthem for both USA and Argentina.20 views
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It was the first time the stadium saw this many people.20 views
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I walked completely around the stadium on the ground level outside.20 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 20 views
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Corporate sponsor booths.20 views
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My seat, made of hard plastic. 20 views
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Map of a block of seats on 2nd tier. Each block has two corridors/entrances. Enter the corridor closest to your seat.20 views
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This supposed to be Japan's largest waraji straw sandal. It's an offering to pray for healthy legs/feet. Fukushima Waraji Matsuri 福島わらじまつり20 views
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20 viewsThe Nebuta float is accompanied by dancers called haneto. They hop all over while shouting "Rasse, Rasse, Rassera!" ねぶた祭
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Starting on the Green Team was Muraoka Momoka. 村岡桃佳20 views
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J-pop duo Yuzu appeared as an unannounced, surprise guest performer. They sang "Eiko no Kakehashi." 栄光の架橋20 views
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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.20 views
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Forest of Japanese beech trees nicknamed "Climax Forest." ブナ林20 views
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Restaurant where we had lunch. The building was designed to look like clouds or snow on Mt. Fuji. Houtou Fudo Kitamoto Branch (ほうとう不動) near Lake Kawaguchi.20 views
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Okegawa-juku marker along the Nakasendo.20 views
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Inari Shrine's Power Stone (chikara-ishi) has to be wet for us to see the engravings. 力石20 views
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Gate to Jonenji Temple in Okegawa-juku. 浄念寺20 views
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Lots of salt.20 views
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Large wooden vats where the soy sauce is fermented and aged.20 views
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Waste materials from making shoyu.20 views
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Shoyu soft-serve ice cream.20 views
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Entrance hall has this rare stone tiles on the floor.20 views
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Shinto shrine altar near the fancy ceiling.20 views
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Tea ceremony room.20 views
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Transom with a paulownia design.20 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. 20 views
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Fusuma sliding door.20 views
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JR Saitama-Shintoshin Station exterior view.20 views
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International Basketball Games was held first, with Japan vs. Tunisia on Aug. 25, 2019.20 views
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Daiki Tanaka. Tunisia in white.20 views
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Strolling along the lake is pleasant for tourists.20 views
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Atami Station shinkansen platform.20 views
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Izu Kogen Grand Illumination covering a huge area with 6 million colorful LED lights called "Granillumi." Also holds light shows. 20 viewsIzu Highlands Granillumi 伊豆ぐらんぱる公園イルミネーション
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JR Ito Station platform.20 views
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In front of JR Ito Station. Geisha available for hire.20 views
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One of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Ito Onsen.20 views
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One of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Ito Onsen.20 views
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Stand for soft-serve with freshly-grated wasabi.20 views
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Katsura Bridge in Shuzenji Onsen decorated with chrysanthemum.20 views
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Shuzenji Temple's Sanmon Gate. 修禅寺 山門20 views
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About the Child Daishi statue. 湯掛け稚児大師像20 views
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Drinkable hot spring water in Tokko-no-Yu Park.20 views
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Entrance to Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum. Parking also available here.20 views
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Reconstruction of a shop.20 views
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From Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum, we walked east along the Naasendo Road.20 views
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This building used to be the Juroku Bank, Ota Branch from 1907 to 1965. 旧十六銀行 太田支店20 views
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Former Juroku Bank, Ota Branch. 旧十六銀行 太田支店20 views
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Yoshida Family Residence (吉田家住宅) was first operated as an inn during the Edo Period for Ise Grand Shrine pilgrims, then became tobacco merchant Komatsu-ya from the 1920s.20 views
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Yusenji Temple in Ota-juku, Gifu. 祐泉寺20 views
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JR Mino-Ota Station on the Takayama Main Line. The closest station to Ota-juku. Impressive building. There's a tourist information office too.20 views
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Opened in Oct. 1989, the Saiku History Museum (officially and incorrectly named "Saiku Historical Museum") is located on the former site of the Saiku Palace. 20 viewsOpen 9:30 am to 5 pm. Closed Mon. and Dec. 29–Jan. 3.
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Government official wearing a Heian-Period sokutai costume. 武官人形「束帯」20 views
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About the aristocratic boy's Heian-Period suikan costume. 童男人形「水干」20 views
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Living quarters of the Saio princess in the 11th century. 斎王居室復元模型20 views
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Saiku is also known for ancient burial mounds (kofun) or tsukayama. This one is near the history museum. 塚山2号墳20 views
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It is said that Wajima lacquerware dates back some 1,000 years. It takes 75 to 124 meticulous steps to produce Wajima lacquerware. 輪島塗20 viewsThere are four basic stages: Procuring and preparing the wood, shaping the wood into the desired form, lacquering, and decoration.
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Kami Tokikuni-ke home. Both Tokikuni-ke homes are National Important Cultural Properties.20 views
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A short walk away is the less grand Shimo-Tokikuni-ke, the residence of a branch family of the Tokikuni. 下時国家20 views
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Tsukumo Bay boat cruises are available. 九十九湾20 views
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