Most viewed - Ritto 栗東市 |
Symbol of Ritto and Ritto Station278 views
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Entrance road to JRA (Japan Racing Association) Ritto Training Center. MAP192 views
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Hi horsey!159 views
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Free gift given at the end of the tour: Pen, stapler, and ruler set. Very interesting tour even though you don't see any horses running on the track. (That's Wednesday's early morning tour.)148 views
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Map of Ritto Training Center. Horse stables dominate the area.145 views
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Staff living quarters141 views
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Practice horse track at JRA Ritto Training Center in Ritto.138 views
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Horse stables, newly constructed.128 views
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Uphill training course with wood chips. 坂路調教馬場127 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone in Ritto.124 views
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Kachidoki (Victory) Bridge with race horse motif.123 views
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The training track consists of several different tracks with grass, dirt, or wood chips.122 views
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Horse stable model122 views
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Unloaded a horse after a race. Horse trucks often arrived. One truck usually holds up to four horses.122 views
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Wada Tumuli is the group of nine small tumuli in Ritto. 和田古墳群 MAP118 views
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Horse stables.117 views
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Ritto Station. MAP116 views
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Inside Ritto Station and sign celebrating the decision to build a shinkansen station in Ritto. Celebration has been muted after the new governor was elected in July 2006.116 views
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Horse stables.116 views
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Practice track115 views
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Starting gates. The left gate has the largest width for beginner horses until they can get used to the narrow gates on the right. Some horses refuse to leave the gate.115 views
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Nice view of uphill training course. The wood chips, which eventually wear out, are replaced once a year.115 views
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Unusual horse with a white face.115 views
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Starting gate training ground.113 views
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Uphill training course with observation building. The wood chips are soft, making the horse less prone to injury.113 views
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What the horse sees inside the narrow starting gate.112 views
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Swimming pool for horses. There is a circular pool and straight and narrow pools.111 views
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This one is named Meisho Ittetsu. メイショウ イッテツ111 views
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The left profile is brown.111 views
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Horse stables.108 views
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Inside the observation building's press room.108 views
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Horses in stable.108 views
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Ritto Archaeological Center right next to the Wada Tumuli. 栗東市出土文化財センター108 views
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Water fountain in front of Ritto Station107 views
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24-hour strict security in place. Since 1969, the government-run Japan Racing Association (JRA) has trained jockeys and race horses in Ritto. It offers free tours of this large, impressive facility on Sunday afternoons and early Wednesday mornings.107 views
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Site of Okamura Castle 岡村城跡107 views
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Recycling truck106 views
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Horse feed, mainly grain. No meats.105 views
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No need to say giddy-up.105 views
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View of track from press room.102 views
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Mt. Anyoji from afar looks like a tumulus.102 views
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Horse ride.101 views
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Washing a horse with warrm water.101 views
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Recycling truck99 views
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Welcome to the JRA office, where the free 90 min. (1 pm - 2:30 pm) tour starts. (Reservations by phone required.)98 views
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Horse stables.98 views
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Ritto History Museum, accessible by bus from Kusatsu Station. 栗東歴史民俗博物館 MAP98 views
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Bridge sidewalk.97 views
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The tumuli in Ritto are estimated to have been built during the 6th to 7th centuries.97 views
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地山古墳93 views
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Power line tower on Mt. Anyoji92 views
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Starting gate on training track.90 views
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Hoof marks on sand.90 views
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How jewelry was worn.90 views
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Kachidoki Bridge89 views
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Site of the proposed shinkansen station in Ritto. Not exacttly convenient.86 views
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Horse ride with a guide guiding the horse.86 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.85 views
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The tour includes a ride on a retired race horse.84 views
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Workers restore unearthed artifacts.84 views
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Tumulus No. 577 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.77 views
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Dedicated to Susano-O no Mikoto, Daiho Shrine is a short walk from JR Ritto Station. Main torii. MAP76 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).76 views
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Many items found in and around the tumuli.75 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.75 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji 安養寺山75 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone.74 views
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Side torii73 views
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Tumulus No. 1 at the top of the slope.73 views
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Beads73 views
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Nature trail into bamboo forest.73 views
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Kuri-chan bus in front of Tehara Station.71 views
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In front of Tehara Station.71 views
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Tehara Station on the JR Kustatsu Line. 手原駅 MAP69 views
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Path to shrine68 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji.67 views
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Gate66 views
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Another Kuri-chan bus.66 views
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Sign in front of Ritto City Hall66 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター65 views
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Earrings65 views
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Bus stop in front of city hall with the timetable torn off.65 views
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Ritto City Hall. MAP65 views
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Path back to Ritto Station64 views
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Another broken sign.63 views
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Most of the tumuli are just dirt mounds with no chamber opened for inspection.61 views
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Main shrine60 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター60 views
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Statue for crossing the street safely.60 views
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Ritto manhhole58 views
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The archeological museum and tumuli on right, at the foot of My. Anyoji.56 views
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View Hira mountains from Mt. Anyoji.56 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji. Marvelous view if it weren't for the trees...55 views
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Sumo ring within shrine grounds53 views
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Small shrine53 views
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Mt. Anyoji trail sign totally illegible. No map on the mountain to tell you where ypu are either.53 views
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Main shrine52 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji.52 views
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Ritto History Museum, stone buddha replica. 栗東歴史民俗博物館51 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館48 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.47 views
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Nature trail46 views
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Display of different rocks.46 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.44 views
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Nature Center, also serves as a birdwatching station and nature classroom (mainly for kids).44 views
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Stuffed boar.44 views
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Nature trail44 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.43 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館42 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館42 views
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Reading room.41 views
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Entrance to Ritto Nature Observation Forest. 栗東自然観察の森 MAP40 views
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Inside Nature Center. Many nature exhibits.40 views
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Ritto History Museum's buddha statues 栗東歴史民俗博物館39 views
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