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The offerings included fish, vegetables, fruits, etc.41 views
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The children's mikoshi already arrived at this little park next to Ugano Shrine.41 views
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"Ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo from Higashi-Azai, Shiga Prefecture. 清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図41 views
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In Sept. 2018, this front wall of Tokugen-in temple collapsed due to a strong typhoon. It fell face down as the winds blew from behind.41 views
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It was pretty shocking to see this. Fortunately, no one was hurt.41 views
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The bags of waste materials were taken away by a crane truck on the fourth day.41 views
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The island in the middle has a Bamba-juku monument.40 views
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Intersection with a Bamba-juku stone monument. A good place to rest and eat your box lunch.40 views
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Bamba-juku stone monument.40 views
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Smack dab in front of Rengeji temple is this monstrosity that is the Meishin Expressway.40 views
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Rest assured, it's very peaceful in the temple. Rengeji's Sanmon Gate (right) and bell tower on left.40 views
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Over 430 gravestones. Hojo Nakatoki and his men were besieged in Bamba by Southern Imperial Court forces. They fought back, but lost and slit their bellies in front of Rengeji's Hondo main hall.40 views
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The Asahi Honen Taiko Odori start walking from the Asahi neighborhood near Hachiman Shrine.40 views
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Shrine maiden dancers.40 views
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Group photo of the keri yakko-buri men. "Keri" means to kick.40 views
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The procession started at around 2 pm with the children's mikoshi (portable shrine).40 views
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Two lesser graves for Kyogoku Tadataka (京極忠高) and Takakazu (京極高和), the eldest son of Takatsugu.40 views
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Tokugen-in Temple is also famous for autumn leaves in mid-November.40 views
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They also serve tea to guests.40 views
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Nice place to relax and talk while viewing the garden. Tourists maycome by the busloads in autumn though.40 views
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.40 views
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The famous "ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo at Tokugen-in Temple in Kiyotaki, Maibara, Shiga.40 views清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図
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Collapsed wall gone. Now the tourists comingto see the fall leaves won't be so shocked to see the mess that was here.40 views
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The temple's front wall (about 20–30 meters long) collapsed in the Sept. typhoon and as of late Oct. they still had no plans to remove the debris due to a lack of manpower and funds. 40 viewsI couldn't bear the thought of tourists (often by the busloads) coming to see the foliage in Nov. and also see this unsightly mess of collapsed wall. Doesn't reflect well on the neighborhood and on the city.
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It took three days to disassemble the wall into scrap wood, dirt and plaster, bamboo, and kawara roof tiles.40 views
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Bamba-juku monument marking the location of the Kure Ichirizuka milestone. 久禮の一里塚 MAP39 views
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Marker for site of a Toiya-ba which was a travel logistics office where you can get pack horses, forward your baggage, and find a place to stay in Bamba. 問屋場39 views
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On the left of the road is the path to Rengeji temple.39 views
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Mausoleum of Saint Ikko Shunsho.39 views
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Naotaka Shrine Honden Hall39 views
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Then they removed the offerings and put them back.39 views
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Ugano Shrine. 宇賀野神社39 views
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.39 views
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Statue of Saicho on the right side of the main altar.39 views
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The famous "ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo. The ghost seems like it's stepping out of the picture. The scroll is displayed only during certain months.39 views清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図
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Little Shinto shrine and red maples.39 views
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The temple wall also hit and slightly damaged the temple's tourist signs.39 views
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At first, I thought we would need a power shovel. But we were able to take everything apart by hand (or crow bar, shovels, and chain saw).39 views
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Thescrap wood would be hauled away separately from the waste bags.39 views
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Bamba-juku is the third Nakasendo station in Shiga, following Samegai-juku which is also in Maibara.38 views
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Next to the Bamba-juku stone monument is an old map of Bamba-juku.38 views
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Stone marker with a finger pointing the way to Maibara Port where you can board a boat to go to Otsu via Lake Biwa. This is at the same intersection across from the Bamba-juku stone monument.38 views
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Going further down the road in Bamba.38 views
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Path to Rengeji temple.38 views
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Until 1943, the temple was a dojo for the Jishu Ikko sect. It then converted to Jodo-shu. Admission is charged, I think 300 yen. There's a unmanned collection box near the entrance.38 views
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Rengeji Hondo Hall's framed nameplate. The temple's name was written by Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596–1680).38 views
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Memorial for victims of the Pacific War.38 views
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Also behind the Hondo is this Ikko-sugi tree, 700 years old. Named after the temple's founding priest Saint Ikko, it was planted where Ikko was cremated. Over 30 meters high and 5 meters wide. 一向杉38 views
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Naotaka Shrine38 views
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Hachiman Shrine38 views
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They later danced in a circle.38 views
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During the ceremony, they passed on the offerings to be placed in the shrine's main hall.38 views
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I assume this is Lord Ii Naonobu. (But he should be in a palanquin or on a horse.)38 views
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Ugano Shrine. 宇賀野神社38 views
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The mikoshi and procession started arriving at Ugano Shrine.38 views
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They held a Shinto ceremony at Ugano Shrine. During the ceremony, the yakko-buri men and others took a break.38 views
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Offerings on the mikoshi.38 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.38 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.38 views
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Front entrance to temple grounds.38 views
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Tokugen-in temple's Hondo main hall. Tokugen-in belongs to the Tendai Buddhist sect, Enryakuji School. It was founded by 1283 when Kyogoku Ujinobu built the original Hondo Hall. Ujinobu started the Kyogoku Clan. 本堂38 views
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Pay the small admission and enjoy the garden and see inside the Hondo main hall. This is inside the Kyakuden (Guest Hall). 客殿38 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple garden in autumn.38 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.38 views
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Altar inside Tokugen-in temple's Hondo main hall.38 views
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The Corridor displayed some objects of worship that were kept by Tokugen-in's secondary temples that were nearby. Those temples are no more, but these statues were saved.38 views
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So two of my friends and I volunteered to remove the fallen wall in mid-Nov. 2018. One friend John W. is an American experienced in disaster cleanups. Other friend was a nearby resident who had a handy chain saw. 38 viewsWe were advised to take apart the wall and separate the materials into large bags and piles.
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After removing the plaster and dirt from the wall, we could see the bamboo framework. The bamboo could be easily pulled out.38 views
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Some refreshments from the priest's wife during our lunch break.38 views
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Marker indicating that Emperor Meiji took a break here once.37 views
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Red plum blossoms in front of Rengeji Hondo Hall, in early April.37 views
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A few steps up a slope.37 views
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Monument for Asahi village near Hachiman Shrine.37 views
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They move to the shrine's main hall.37 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.37 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.37 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.37 views
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On the left is the Hondo. The building on the right is the entrance. Pay the small admission and see the inner garden on weekends and spring/fall season.37 views
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.37 views
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View of Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.37 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.37 views
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Tokugen-in's Three-story Pagoda.37 views
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I had a great autumn photo shoot this day at Tokugen-in.37 views
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Graves of previous temple priests.36 views
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View behind the Hondo.36 views
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The Asahi Honen Taiko Odori dancers at Hachiman Shrine on a beautiful, sunny day on Oct. 4, 2009.36 views
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With Mt. Ibuki in the background, the top of the children's mikoshi. Looks like the Ii family crest is on it.36 views
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The Hokuriku Line was right next to Ugano Shrine.36 views
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After the ceremony was over, they headed back to the procession route. That's Mt. Ibuki in the background.36 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music36 views
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After 3 days, the three of us disassembled the collapsed wall and produced seven large bags of kawara roof tiles, three bags of dirt and plaster, and two big piles of bamboo and scrap wood. 36 views
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Inside Rengeji Hondo Hall, right altar.35 views
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From Rengeji temple, a short distance away on the Nakasendo Road is this path to Naotaka Shrine.35 views
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The shrine has no human staff, but a security camera operates.35 views
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There's no explanation about the shrine.35 views
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First they danced in two columns in the center.35 views
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Asahi is the name of the village, and Honen means rich harvest.34 views
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Hachiman Shrine33 views
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The Asahi Honen Taiko Odori is a National Intangible Folk Cultural Property.33 views
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Mishima Pond (Mishima-Ike) and Mt. Ibuki in spring with cherry blossoms. 22 views
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker or milestone used by travelers to gauge how far they have traveled. 20 views
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker.20 views
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Kashiwabara-juku Ichirizuka distance marker.20 views
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Rice fields in autumn.20 views
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Rice field in autumn.20 views
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Kashiwabara Ichirizuka distance marker or milestone used by travelers to gauge how far they have traveled. This is a reconstruction in the approximate location.19 views
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Mt. Ryosen in the distance.19 views
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Mishima Pond and Mt. Ibuki with cherry blossoms. 19 views
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Mishima Pond stone lantern and cherry blossoms. 18 views
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Mishima Pond stone lantern and cherry blossoms. 17 views
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Video of Maihara Hikiyama matsuri in 2010.8 views
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