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Finally, they are in sight of Sannomiya Shrine.52 views
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It took them about 90 min. to reach the shrine.52 views
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They started to form a circle and danced.52 views
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Now the fukube-furi kids came out and paraded around in a circle.52 views
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Three-story Pagoda at Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple, Maibara, Shiga. The pagoda was built by Kyogoku Takatoyo, the 22nd Kyogoku Clan leader. in 1672.52 views
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Altar on the left of the main altar in the Hondo with Fudomyoo at center. In the background on the right is the famous "ghost scroll painting." The ghost seems like it's stepping out of the picture. 絹本淡彩(けんぽんたん�52 viewsLike Sadako stepping out of your TV...
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Former site of Kashiwabara's village hall. Now a medical clinic seen in the rear. The traditional-looking building on the left is a public toilet.52 views
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Kashiwabara has one long main street called Nakasendo.52 views
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Former Kashiwabara Bank being renovated.52 views
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Tokugen-in is famous for two beautiful cherry blossoms trees. This one is a weeping cherry tree.52 views
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Tokugen-in main hall. 清滝 徳源院52 views
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Inside Tokugen-in's main hall. 52 views
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Tokugen-in is also famous for the graves of the Kyogoku Clan.52 views
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Jobodai-in temple's Hondo main hall. This temple served as lodging for the likes of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Azai Nagamasa, and Kobayakawa Hideaki. 成菩提院52 views
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About Isame no Shimizu and Yamato Takeru.52 views
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Jizo-bon in Samegai, Maibara.52 views
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Exhibition in Mizunoeki52 views
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Hondo on left and Yakushido on right.52 views
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Changing the ads inside the train.52 views
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The Maibara oyako portraits are in four panels, one for each season.52 views
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The second Maibara oyako portrait panel is about summer. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special.52 views
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The old Ibuki Kogen Hotel used as a rest house.52 views
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Waki-Honjin lodge. Now a post office and ordinary private home. Decorated for Yaito Matsuri.52 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Gifu Station.52 views
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot.52 views
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This old corridor gets a nice touch with artwork by local kids.52 views
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The old Maibara City Hall that was near Maibara Station. Replaced by the new city hall next to Maibara Station.52 views
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Chikuma Shrine torii 筑摩神社51 views
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Cherry tree path to Tokugen-in Temple.51 views
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Red maple leaves51 views
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Looking back at the summit.51 views
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Looking toward Sakata Station which is on the right of the white roof near the center of the picture.51 views
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Nagahama51 views
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Sign promoting NHK Taiga Drama in 2006, "Komyo ga Tsuji."51 views
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One of the boy kabuki actors is carried from a car to the hikiyama.51 views
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The second hikiyama called Asahiyama 旭山, starts its kabuki play.51 views
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Heading for the shrine entrance.51 views
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After Yutani Shrine, this hikiyama performs at a small neighborhood for its second performance of the day.51 views
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Tapestry on rear of hikiyama.51 views
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The procession is met by the shrine priest.51 views
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Boy taiko drummers.51 views
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About the Kyogoku Clan graves at Tokugen-in temple. It was Kyogoku Takatoyo, lord of Marugame in Shikoku, who in 1672 acquired the temple land and gathered all the Kyogoku graves scattered in the area to Tokugen-in.51 views
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About Ochaya Goten. 御茶屋御殿跡51 views
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Road markers are commonly found at intersections to tell travelers which way to go.51 views
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Cherry blossoms next to Kashiwabara Junior High School sports ground.51 views
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Haiku poem by Basho Matsuo about Mt. Ibuki.51 views
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Way to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave51 views
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Cross the train tracks to visit another temple.51 views
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Jobodai-in temple51 views
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Shirashozu. Note that this water has not been certified for safe drinking. 白清水51 views
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Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin in Tarui, Gifu. During the Meiji Period while still in Kashiwabara, the former Honjin was used as a primary school before it was moved to Tarui.51 views
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Jizo altar at Jizo-do temple in Samegai, Maibara.51 views
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Fortune-telling octopus.51 views
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THe east exit has a nice, wooden, relief sculpture of Maibara's major sights. Made by woodcarvers in Kami-nyu in Samegai.51 views
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Inside Maibara Station's east exit, just a large empty space.51 views
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More Oyako photos in the corridor toward the east side. Maibara Station finally looks better with these photos.51 views
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End of the corridor at the east side.51 views
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Old Maibara Station's shinkansen turnstile entrance.51 views
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Old Maibara Station's comfortable waiting room was accessible by all. Now, only shinkansen passengers have a nice waiting room. The waiting room is near the shinkansen turnstile. It had a TV, noodle shop, vending machines, and air conditioning.51 views
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Former Kashiwabara Bank51 views
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The new Maibara Station building being built in late May 2007.51 views
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The new Maibara Station building being built in late May 2007. On the left will be the main building.51 views
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Kyogoku clan graves. Grave of Kyogoku Takatsugi is on the left.50 views
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Looking toward Nagahama.50 views
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Mt. Ibuki50 views
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Sakata Station building right next to the train platform. But you don't go through this building to get to the train platform. Very unusual. The building is almost deserted.50 views
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The main characters featured in the NHK Taiga Drama in 2006, "Komyo ga Tsuji." Chiyo was Kazutoyo's wife and was born in this area. Chiyo became a nun after her husband died.50 views
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Gravesite of Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo's mother Hoshuin. 法秀院の墓50 views
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Haniwa figure shaped as a house.50 views
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It starts with a Shinto ceremony at 1 pm.50 views
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At the shrine exit, the float stops to unload the kabuki actors.50 views
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Turning the wheels using wedged sticks.50 views
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It was quite a bit of work to turn this float.50 views
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Front wheel for steering.50 views
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About Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri.50 views
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The male flue players are followed by female flute players from a local junior high school.50 views
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They head for Sannomiya Shrine only about 120 meters away.50 views
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They finally reached the shrine steps.50 views
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Approaching Kiyotaki, a small settlement next to a mountain.50 views
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The Guest Hall has this veranda where we can sit and admire the garden. They also served us tea.50 views
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Palanquin50 views
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Other Kyogoku Clan graves.50 views
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About Shirashozu. This might be the spring where Yamato Takeru healed himself after being poisoned by the evil god on Mt. Ibuki. 白清水50 views
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Kashiwabara-juku stone marker.50 views
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East end of Kashiwabara-juku.50 views
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Hiking path to Mt. Ryosen. Best not to hike alone.50 views
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Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin in Tarui, Gifu. The former Honjin served as the Nangu Shrine priest's residence.50 views
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The Honjin was where VIPs such as daimyo lodged.50 views
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Jizo-bon is held along the Nakasendo road with various displays of paper mache figures made by local school children.50 views
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Some displays move.50 views
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Exhibition space in Mizunoeki50 views
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Inside Biwako Line train to Nagahama50 views
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Oyako photos taken by people with their cell phones.50 views
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Tatoo artist parents.50 views
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Singer Kayama Yuzo and dad.50 views
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Old Maibara Station's waiting room.50 views
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Going back down on the gondola.50 views
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Gate to Jobodai-in temple during open house when we could tour inside the temple.50 views
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Entrance to Samegai Trout Farm (Yosonjo). Closest train station is JR Samegai Station on the JR Tokaido Line, but there's no public transportation to the trout farm from the train station. There are no taxis either. 50 viewsIf you need a ride from Samegai Station, call Omi Taxi Co. at 0749-52-8200 and reserve a taxi at least 1 hour before you want to ride. It's a joint-use taxi, meaning there might be other people in the taxi with you. It also leaves every hour and half hour. The fare is ¥800 per person one way to the trout farm. Another option is to take a taxi from Maibara Station. The ride is longer and will be more expensive.
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot Sucurry.50 views
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Bamba today is a quiet, rural settlement. It is divided into east Bamba and west Bamba.49 views
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Site of another Toiya-ba.49 views
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Road to Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple in autumn. Tokugen-in is also noted for autumn leaves.49 views
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Famous cherry tree (in fall)49 views
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Kiyotaki49 views
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Easy hike and well worth it for the great views of Maibara. This is one of those places you've never heard of, but should visit.49 views
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Gravesite of Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo's mother Hoshuin. 法秀院の墓49 views
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Unloading the kabuki actors from the hikiyama.49 views
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A bow at the end of the play.49 views
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Two men on the hikiyama float's roof make sure overhead wires and cables are lifted out of the way.49 views
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They perform the same play.49 views
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Rear view of hikiyama. The actors await their cue to appear.49 views
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Sannomiya Shrine at the foot of Mt. Ibuki.49 views
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After dancing in a circle, they danced in different formations.49 views
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They also performed while sitting on straw mats.49 views
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Male flute players and dancers.49 views
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Corridor from the Hondo to the Mortuary Hall (Ihaido). 位牌堂49 views
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Grave of Kyogoku Takatoyo, second lord of Marugame in Shikoku. 京極高豊49 views
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Another temple in Kiyotaki.49 views
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Kashiwabara Bank opened in 1901 by local merchants. There were other branches nearby such as Omi-Nagaoka and Imasu. The bank merged with Shiga Bank and closed in 1943.49 views
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Jobodai-in temple's Bell tower49 views
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Water spring called Shirashozu. 白清水49 views
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Cross the train tracks here on the east end of Kashiwabara.49 views
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Summer in Maibara.49 views
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Fall in Maibara.49 views
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Winter in Maibara.49 views
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Gate to Jobodai-in temple founded by Saicho in 815. It later became a betsuin temple of Enryakuji temple. 成菩提院49 views
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Temple treasure tour is held in autumn in Maibara.49 views
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Steps to Jobodai-in temple's main hall in Kashiwabara-juku, Maibara, Shiga.49 views
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Priest of Jobodai-in temple who conducted tours inside the temple during the open house.49 views
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Then you'll see a fork in the road. Take the smaller right road which is the former Nakasendo Road.48 views
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Grave of the lord of Kamaha Castle who helped to rebuild the Rengeji temple.48 views
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There are more steps which lead to graves of temple priests and Saint Ikko's mausoleum.48 views
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Side of the Hondo48 views
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Temple garden. Best during spring when the flowers bloom.48 views
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Graves of the Tadotsu Clan (多度津藩), a branch of the Kyogoku who ruled in Marugame. From left to right, Kyogoku Takateru (高琢), Takakata (高賢), Takabumi (高文), Takayoshi (高慶), and Takamichi (高通).48 views
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Kannon statues48 views
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The lookout deck in view at the end of the trail.48 views
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Now this is what I saw from the train. It is a wooden lookout deck.48 views
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Sakata Station platform48 views
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Sakata Station has a nice station building (next photo), but it is not connected to the train station. Totally separate.48 views
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Sakata Station amid rice paddies.48 views
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The taiko drum procession proceeded very slowly to the shrine.48 views
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Greeted and led by the shrine priest, the taiko drum procession starts to enter the shrine grounds.48 views
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For the finale, they all approached the shrine hall and performed.48 views
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Junior high school flute players.48 views
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Mt. Ibuki and cherry trees near Kiyotaki.48 views
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Cherry blossoms greet you at the entrance to Kiyotaki.48 views
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This path used to be lined with secondary temples affiliated with Tokugen-in.48 views
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This older cherry tree is about 10 meters high and a trunk 2.3 meters in diameter.48 views
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Supporting poles prop up the branches of this grand old sakura tree.48 views
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The two Doyo Sakura trees at Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple in Maibara, Shiga. The left tree is older.48 views
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Benches for viewing the cherry trees, made by the local Kashiwabara Jr. High School. 48 views
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The second cherry tree and the Three-story Pagoda at Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple, Maibara, Shiga.48 views
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