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Sumo wrestler's hairstyle.570 views
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Held only once every 5 years, the Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Dance was held on Oct. 3, 2010 in Ueno, a small neighborhood at the foot of Mt. Ibuki. 501 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple's three-story pagoda in Maibara, Shiga.462 views
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Asahi Honen Taiko Odori dancers and Mt. Ibuki in Maibara, Shiga.457 views
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Due to financial reasons, the Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Drum Dance is held only once every 5 years. I went to see it on Sept. 23, 2009. MAP446 views
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Green Park Santo was the site for the Ozumo Maibara Basho or Maibara Exhibition Sumo Tournament on Oct. 17, 2008. It was nice sunny day. Banners with the name of famous sumo wrestlers (rikishi) were up. グリーンパーク山東390 views
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Maibara Basho sumo booklet.388 views
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Takamisakari swings around the helpless young boy.345 views
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Baruto from Estonia and Tochinoshin from Georgia chat with each other (probably in Russian).340 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki 大関琴光喜330 views
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Kisenosato signs autographs. He's quite popular with the ladies.329 views
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Baruto also flies the kid around.328 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki326 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai says, "Sorry, no time for more autographs."308 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai301 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai297 views
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Finally, Yokozuna Hakuho appears. At first, his tsukebito attendants declined autographs. But when a lady following him asked for an autograph, he stopped and said okay.297 views
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Maibara Station is a major transfer point for the Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line, and shinkansen bullet train. From this station, you can go on to Kyoto (or Tokyo in the east) in the west or to Fukui, Kanazawa, and Toyama up north.292 views
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Baruto shares a laugh. 291 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai 大関千代大海288 views
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A large crowd instantly formed around Hakuho.287 views
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Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance 2010 video.285 views
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From Kashiwabara-juku, heading toward Samegai-juku.283 views
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Baruto signs autographs. This is something we cannot do during official sumo tournaments.281 views
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Rikishi waiting his turn to go in.278 views
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Mt. Ibuki and Mishima Pond, Maibara, Shiga Pref.278 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho and his yokozuna rope belt.277 views
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Homasho had very smooth skin.274 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki signs autographs.271 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho rests until it's time for his dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. Behind is Mt. Ibuki.270 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho waits to enter the sumo ring.268 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho's yokozuna rope is held by his attendant wearing white gloves.259 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple (Seiryuji Tokugen-in) is a pleasant 20-min. walk from JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line. In April, it is noted for cherry blossoms. You will also see these cherry trees next to Kashiwabara Junior High School on the way.259 views
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Heart of tulips256 views
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Baruto flashes the peace sign to a photographer.256 views
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Bamba-juku (Banba-juku) does not have any train stations within walking distance. The closest is Maibara and Samegai Stations. Buses and taxi available. From Samegai, go on Route 21 until you reach this intersection (3 km from Bamba) where you turn left.255 views
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Takamisakari carried a little boy (crying) from Maibara during the ring-entering ceremony.254 views
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To see the Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri, get out the east side of JR Maibara Station. Yutani Shrine and the hikiyama floats will be near the foot of the hill straight ahead.254 views
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The Shiranui style has both arms extended outward when going up. 横綱白鵬 不知火型の土俵入り248 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. 横綱白鵬247 views
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Hakuho won247 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai works out.245 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki245 views
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Yumitorishiki 弓取式245 views
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After it ended, the wrestlers rode on these buses. The next stop was Kyoto. Their autumn exhibition tour lasting till Oct. 26 would then take them to Tokushima, Kochi, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi Prefectures.245 views
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Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga.245 views
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Sports Recreation Shiga 2008 was held in Shiga during Oct. 18-21, 2008. Various sports tournaments were held all around Shiga. The aerobics competition was held in Maibara. Maibara Station had this sign.244 views
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Girl with nabe-kanmuri helmet, Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri, Maibara, Shiga Pref. Known as one of Shiga's more unusual festivals.232 views
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Santo-cho manhole with Mishima Pond ducks and fireflies. Maibara, Shiga Pref.232 views
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JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line and Mt. Ibuki. Kashiwabara is about 15 min. from Maibara Station.232 views
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If you ride the Tokaido Line train between Maibara and Samegai Stations and look out the window in the north, you might notice this low hill called Hinade-yama.229 viewsNear JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line) in former Omi-cho town is Mt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holding an annual sumo festival on the third Mon. of Sept. It features mainly children's sumo and a sumo jinku dance by about 16 men.
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Samegai tulips, Maibara, Shiga223 views
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Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri procession held on May 3 by Chikuma Shrine, Maibara, Shiga Pref.218 views
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Sign to city hall with misspelled word. "Distract" should be "District."215 views
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My video of Maibara Hikiyama Festival 2010206 viewsMaihara Hikiyama Matsuri is held annually on the three-day weekend in Oct. around the 10th (Sports Day, a national holiday). Sunday is the main day.
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Odori dance in Maibara, Shiga.205 views
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Lake Biwa shore. If you leave Maibara Station and head straight for the lake, this is what you will see.201 views
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They are carried on the shoulders of a man to a waiting car.193 views
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This air-conditioned waiting room for regular trains was renovated finally by 2011.192 views
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Two sumo wrestlers near the gate greeted spectators. The sumo contingent's stop in Maibara was part of their autumn exhibition tour. The day before, they were in Noto, Ishikawa Pref.188 views
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Asahi Honen Taiko Odori dance in Maibara, Shiga.187 views
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The same men perform the ring-entering ceremony for the east side. There were about 20 men.184 views
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Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga.182 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai works out and gives a great photo op.180 views
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Sakata Shinmeigu Shrine Yakko-buri, Maibara, Shiga179 views
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Sakata Shinmeigu Shrine, near JR Sakata Station on the Hokuriku Line. The site of the annual Yakko-buri Procession held on April 29. I saw it in 2010. MAP176 views
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Sanyaku wrestlers: Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, and Kotooshu.175 views
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Camellias and Mt. Ibuki, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture.174 views
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The float is about 5.6 meters high. Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga. 壽山173 views
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This is the Shiranui style with two loops in the back. The rope has a wire core to stiffen the rope. 横綱白鵬 不知火型170 views
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Later, the top division Makunouchi wrestlers started practice. They wear white mawashi belts.168 views
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Poster for the Suijo taiko dance.168 views
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Bamba Chutaro Jizo-son statue, based on a character in the novel "Mabuta-no-Haha" 瞼の母 by Hasegawa Shin (1884-1963) 長谷川伸. 番場忠太郎167 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki signs autographs.167 views
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A frozen Mishima Pond (Mishima-Ike) and Mt. Ibuki in winter. The pond is small, but quite picturesque with Mt. Ibuki in the background. MAP167 views
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Waiting room on the platform. It had peeling paint.167 views
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Miyabiyama stands near the entrance gate to sign autographs.166 views
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Hanamichi to the sumo ring166 views
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Push-ups165 views
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Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance, Maibara, Shiga.164 views
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But the scenery is great atop Mt. Ibuki in summer. 東遊歩道163 views
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Ozeki Kaio161 views
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Takamisakari wins. He declined to sign any autographs, and just ran back to the dressing room. He must be tired of being mobbed all the time.161 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho signs autographs. Unfortunately, Yokozuna Asashoryu was in Mongolia recovering from an injury.160 views
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Demonstration of putting on the yokozuna rope belt on Yokozuna Hakuho.160 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki, the last bout of the day.160 views
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Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture.159 views
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Statue of Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo and Chiyo near Sakata Station in Maibara, Shiga. Unveiled on May 7, 2005. 「なでしこ」山内一豊と千代158 views
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A stone found in a river bank. Since it has a hole, it is thought to be a foundation stone for a building's pillar.156 views
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Picture-taking with Maibara mayor.155 views
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Old corridor of Maibara Station being dismantled.154 views
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Miyabiyama sits in a spectator seat as he waits his turn.153 views
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Mishima Pond, Maibara, Shiga.153 views
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Mishima Pond, Maibara, Shiga.152 views
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A comedic sumo called shokkiri. 初切151 views
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Takamisakari151 views
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First the lower ranking Makushita wrestlers practiced on the ring.150 views
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Upsy daisy149 views
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Maibara Mayor Michio Hirao greets the crowd. If he were a woman, he would not be allowed to stand in the sumo ring. 149 views
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Cutouts for you face.149 views
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Shrine maidens also danced.149 views
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Singing sumo jinku songs. 相撲甚句148 views
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This says "Tadaima" or "I'm home."148 views
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Chiyotaikai and kid147 views
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Taiko drumming demonstration. 檜太鼓打分け147 views
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Outside the tent arena was a grassy area where the rikishi warmed up. About 160 rikishi were in the tournament.146 views
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Baruto146 views
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Group photo of the kids.146 views
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Zabuton cushions with "Maibara Basho" imprinted were also sold for 1100 yen.144 views
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Maibara basho zabuton cushions144 views
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About 1,800 people attended the sumo tournament.144 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.144 views
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Rengeji Hondo Hall, Banba-juku, Maibara, Shiga. Quite a few emperors favored this temple. The 95th Emperor Hanazono (1297-1348) gave the temple an Imperial sanction to receive Imperial prayers. Hence, the temple's Imperial crest. 蓮華寺143 views
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Makunouchi dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony on the west side.143 views
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Arch to the sumo arena. 大相撲米原場所142 views
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Around 21 kids from Shiga got to push around these rikishi.142 views
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Inside Rengeji Hondo Hall, main altar at the center. There are two figures: Amida Nyorai and Shaka Nyorai. Jodo-shu Buddhist sect. 蓮華寺 本堂141 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho and his yokozuna rope to be put around him by his attendants.141 views
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Naotaka Shrine, dedicated to Lord Ii Naotaka, the third lord of Hikone Castle. 直孝神社140 views
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My YouTube video of the Yakko-buri Procession in 2010.140 views
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The sumo arena was under a large tent. The ground was covered by a blue, vinyl tarp.138 views
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Baruto and kid.138 views
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Yaito udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Yaito is moxa. The red dot (red ginger) is the burning flame.138 views
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Ha-ha, I pushed you out...137 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki137 views
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Up you go...136 views
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In the end, the kid pushed out Takamisakari.134 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple's three-story pagoda132 views
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The sumo festival started at 1 pm. They had kids and men on both sides of the sumo ring.132 views
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Bamba-juku monument131 views
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Banners above written with "Maibara Basho" and "Full House." It actually wasn't sold out.130 views
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Mt. Ibuki in the background.129 views
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高見盛127 views
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Hinade Shrine is dedicated to a god called Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto and Okinaga-sukuneo. 少毘古名命（すくなひこなのみこと）・息長宿禰王（おきながすくねおう）MAP127 views
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Lake Biwa shore126 views
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Kannonji temple Hondo main hall in Maibara, Shiga. Ishida Mitsunari was suppsedly a young monk here where he met Toyotomi Hideyoshi.126 views
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Kotooshu125 views
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Entrance to Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). Established in 1878 and operated by Shiga Prefecture, the Samegai Trout Farm is Asia's largest trout farm with many trout ponds. 醒井養鱒場123 viewsFrom JR Samegai Station, it's a one-hour walk.
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Tosanoumi123 views
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Pulling it tight.120 views
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Hotaru (firefly) udon served by the Kashiwa restaurant inside Kashiwabara-juku History Museum in Maibara, Shiga. Firefly made of eggplant with the light from an egg slice.120 views
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Comedic sumo. It actually takes quite a bit of practice to put on comedic sumo, another thing we don't normally see during regular tournaments.119 views
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This is something we don't seeing during regular grand sumo tournaments held every other month in Tokyo (3 times), Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.119 views
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Snowcapped Mt. Ibuki and Mishima Pond in winter in Maibara.118 views
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He faced all four directions before stepping down from the ring.118 views
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Paragliders. There is a paragliding school on the 3rd station where anyone can take a daylong or half-day paragliding lesson.117 views
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At 11 am, it was sumo with the little kids. Here's Takamisakari. 人気力士とちびっ子の稽古117 views
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Then the children's sumo matches. Boys only, no girls. This was the main highlight and crowd pleaser.117 views
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Baruto practicing.116 views
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Sumo souvenirs115 views
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From 11:40 am, sumo matches began. Started with the Makushita wrestlers. (Notice their black mawashi belt.)115 views
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View from Kiyotaki Jinja Shrine114 views
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Kisenosato114 views
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Uneven match.114 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine in Asahi, Maibara. The Asahi Honen Taiko Odori is supposed to be performed at Oka Shrine, but they perform it here on Oct. 4. MAP114 views
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Ibukiyama Driveway toll road going to Mt. Ibuki summit. 伊吹山ドライブウェイ113 views
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Bus and taxi stops at Maibara Station's west exit. On this side of the station, you'll find Heiwado department store and the Maibara City Hall. MAP113 views
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Aerobics team from Hiroshima.111 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki practicing.111 views
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Chiyotaikai and Kotooshu111 views
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Ozeki111 views
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Mt. Ibuki or Ibukiyama is Shiga Prefecture's tallest mountain at 1,377 meters as well as one of Japan's 100 most famous mountains. It is well-known for the legend of Yamato Takeru and 1,200 species of wild flowers and plant life.111 views
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Sunset on snowy Mt. Ibuki in winter at the 2nd station.110 views
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A relaxing day at sumo. Notice the seat numbers written on the vinyl sheet. Four seats per "box" called masu-seki.110 views
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Now the top-division Makunouchi wrestlers start to fight. The judges enter. This is former Ozeki Kirishima.110 views
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Sumo tournament winners.110 views
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One benefit of exhibition tournaments is that the rikishi are able to practice with different wrestlers from different stables.109 views
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Makushita match109 views
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Kokkai (left)109 views
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They performed for about an hour and ended at around 4:15 pm. They were scheduled to end at 3:30 pm. Suijo is lucky to have such a great spectacle of a festival.109 views
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West side108 views
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Makunouchi dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.108 views
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Sanyaku (top three ranking wrestlers) wrestlers: Ama, Hakuho, and Kaio.108 views
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The winners received various household and kitchen goods like towels, pillows, toaster, etc.108 views
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Referee106 views
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Rice paddy106 views
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Snowcapped Mt. Ibuki and half-frozen Mishima Pond in winter.105 views
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Baruto is a big guy. He's Ozeki material. (Currently Komusubi.)105 views
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Kaio vs. Kotooshu105 views
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Inside the sumo arena. It was pretty full. 105 views
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Ama is the winner. In Nov. 2008, he was promoted to Ozeki and was renamed Harumafuji.105 views
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Gate to the sumo arena. The gate opened at 8 am. The last exhibition sumo tournament held in Shiga was in 1999 in Nagahama Dome.104 views
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Day's bouts.104 views
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Now the Yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.104 views
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Masu trout sushi at Mimasu in Samegai Trout Farm, Shiga Prefecture.104 views
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Lake Biwa103 views
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Driver's cabin103 views
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Snow on Mt. Ibuki and Lake Biwa as seen from the ski lift to the 3rd station.103 views
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At around 1 pm, the Ring-entering ceremony by Juryo wrestlers on the east side. 十両土俵入り103 views
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Dohyo-iri Ring-entering ceremony by Juryo wrestlers on the west side.103 views
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Mt. Ibuki and Mishima Pond cherry blossoms.103 views
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The children's sumo were based on age. And they got older.103 views
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JR Maibara Station with a Spo-rec welcome banner.102 views
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At around 1:30 pm, the Makunouchi dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony is held. This is the east side.102 views
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Note that this taiko dance will be canceled if it rains.102 views
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Taiko drummer added atmosphere.101 views
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Boxing101 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony.101 views
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