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Statue of Oda Nobunaga at Kiyosu Park, Aichi.200 views
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Castle tower199 views
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Dry moat on east side of castle.197 views
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All the men look in the direction of the Sacred Man, but few can actually see him or touch him for good luck.197 views
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Northwest corner turret. 西北隅櫓196 views
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Wisteria196 views
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Inuyama Castle194 views
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A sweet confection to eat with the matcha tea.192 views
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Top floor veranda191 viewsThe fence is quite low and anyone can easily fall over...
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Another torii189 views
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Inside entrance188 views
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JR Gamagori Station. In the foreground is my bicycle.188 views
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After passing through this gate, the men enter the shrine grounds. Romon Gate 楼門188 views
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Tagata Shrine torii and entrance 田縣神社188 views
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Kiyosu Castle as seen from the train on the Tokaido Line going to Nagoya.188 views
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Very steep187 views
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Reconstructed turret187 views永勝庵
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Rabbit Island185 views
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Inside the shrine hall.185 views
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Tagata Shrine Honden main hall which worships shrine worships a deity called Tamahime-no-Mikoto who was a daughter of a powerful local lord from the 5th century.185 views
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Northwest corner turret. Also called the Inui or Kiyosu Turret. Very photogenic with the wide moat in front. 戌亥櫓（いぬいやぐら）、清洲櫓、西北隅櫓183 views
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This photo from 2006 shows an empty lot next to the main castle tower.182 views
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Kiyosu Castle182 views
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Top floor181 viewsThe top floor was called the Koran Room.
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East Gate ticket gate. Nagoya Castle admission is ¥500 for adults. Open 9 am to 4:30 pm. Closed Dec. 29–Jan. 1.181 views
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Bridge and azaleas181 views
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Steps to castle gate180 views
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Bridge to caslte180 views
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Men start to pour into the shrine.180 views
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Kiso River179 views
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Southeast corner turret179 views東南隅櫓
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Ooagata Shrine grounds179 views
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More stairs178 views
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Portraits of castle lords and owners on top floor178 viewsEleven generations of the Naruse Clan are shown here.
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Sotobori moat 外堀178 views
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Site of palace building before it was rebuilt. Only foundation stones remained.178 views
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Bridge across the Sotobori moat to East Gate 東門177 views
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Romon Gate 楼門177 views
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Now they start to splash cold water on the men, and some of the spectators.177 views
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Steps to castle gate176 views
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Although Nagoya Castle is impressive, it never had the pizazz or aura of being anything special compared to other major castles (especially the National Treasures) in Japan.174 viewsMainly because the main castle tower is a 1950s ferro-concrete reconstruction of the original National Treasure that sadly got destroyed by WWII fire bombings. It has been a relatively humdrum castle, and people in Nagoya knew it.
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Nagoya City Pavilion Earth Tower. The pavilion features a giant kaleidoscope on the ceiling and wall.174 views
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Another pair of trees bonded together.173 views
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Inside castle tower172 views
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Banzai cheers when an extra-large pole was brought to the shrine.172 views
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View of castle grounds171 views
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Himenomiya Shrine 姫之宮171 views
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Reconstructed Honmaru Gate170 views
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Palace foundation stones. The palace, destroyed during WWII, served only as luxury lodging for the shogun passing through. 170 viewsThe architecture was similar to the palace at Nijo Castle.
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Water supply169 views
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Foundation of the Nana Magari-mon Gate168 views
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And another...168 views
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Mt. Ibuki in Shiga Prefecture in the Railway model diorama at SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya.168 views
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Now empty, this path will soon be filled with thousands of men in loincloths.167 views
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Splashing water167 views
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This is Nagoya Castle when I visited in 2006. In the foreground, you can see the stone foundations of the Honmaru Palace still remaining.166 views
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Rabbits166 views
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Stacking up the poles.166 views
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On the right of Himenomiya Shrine, is a narrow, non-descript path going to the rear.166 views
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Torii to Oku-no-miya Shrine, next to the Honden main hall.166 views
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O-sugisama Sacred Cedar Tree165 viewsThis tree existed even before the castle was built over 650 years ago. It stood 24 meters tall, higher than the castle tower. It absorbed hits by lightning in place of the castle and also protected the castle tower from high winds. The tree then came to be worshipped as castle guardian.
The tree was severely damaged during the Ise-wan typhoon in 1959, and died in 1965.
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Seimon Gate (reconstructed in 1959). The gate was destroyed during WWII, and was reconstructed in 1959 together with the castle tower. 正門165 views
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Haiden Hall 拝殿165 views
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Hime-no-miya Shrine 姫之宮165 views
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Behind the rocks are two trees bonded together.164 views
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Omikuji fortune163 views
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To East Gate162 views
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Omote Ni-no-mon Gate (Important Cultural Asset). Entrance where most people enter the castle's center. 表二之門162 views
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Stone wall corner162 views
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Lord's Room (Jodan no Ma)161 viewsThis room was used by the castle lord.
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Himenomiya Shrine 姫之宮160 views
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Veranda159 views
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Mini torii. Pay money to crawl under the torii (looks like only a child can do it) for good luck.159 views
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Meitetsu Railway Gakuden Station, nearest to Ooagata Shrine. 楽田駅（がくでん）159 views
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Sign for boat going to the islands (no longer in service)157 views
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Oagata Shrine torii157 views
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Castle tower and southwest corner turret.156 views未申櫓, 西南隅櫓
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Azaleas155 views
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Castle photo exhibition154 views
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The East torii gate of Atsuta Jingu Shrine, made of wood. Atsuta Jingu worships Atsuta-no-Ookami or Amaterasu-Omikami, the Sun Goddess represented by Kusanagi-no-tsurugi, the sacred sword.154 views
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West side near the Uzura no Kubi inlet153 views
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Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社153 views
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Mikuji paper fortunes for love and romance, marriage, and childbirth.153 views
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Votive tablets152 views
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Mikoshi portable shrine 神輿151 views
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West side of Nagoya Castle150 views
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Monkey Island (Sarugashima)150 views
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Gakuden Station platform150 views
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Tagata Shrine stone marker150 views
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Inuyama Yuen Station. Closest station to Inuyama Castle on the Meitetsu Line.149 views
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Gakuden Station platform149 views
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Feeding a rabbit148 views
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Monkey Island (Sarugashima)147 views
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The Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Jodan-no-Ma Room which is reserved for daimyo of Nagoya Castle. 上段之間.146 views
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Nagoya Castle manhole, Aichi.146 views
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Sliding door painting in the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ichi-no-Ma Room 一之間. Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace.144 views
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Seimon Gate 正門142 views
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All the paintings are painstakingly hand-painted replicas of the original art. Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace.141 viewsThey have excellent records and photos of the original palace (floor plans, etc.) so they are working to reconstruct the palace as close to the original as possible. Magnificent.
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Leopard at Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace.141 views
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Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社139 views
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Southwest corner turret 西南隅櫓138 views
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Outside Seimon Gate137 views
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Ooagata Jinja Shrine Plum Garden 梅園137 views
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Rabbit Island136 views
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Weeping white plum blossoms 白梅136 views
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View from Rabbit Island135 views
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Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社135 views
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In the rear of Ooagata Jinja Shrine, a Plum Garden on a slope.135 views
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Beautiful weeping pink plum blossoms133 views
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Weeping white plum blossoms on a slope. 梅まつり132 views
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Weeping pink plum blossoms130 views
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Nagoya's new Hommaru Palace is right next to the tenshukaku main castle tower.130 views
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Atsuta Jingu is one of Japan's most important shrines as it enshrines one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan, the sacred (and perhaps legendary) sword called Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi ("Grass Cutting Sword"). 草薙の剣128 views
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Matchlock gun127 views
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North side of castle126 views
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Weeping white plum blossoms126 views
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Banner read "Happy New Year."126 views
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New Year's prayers at Atsuta Jingu Shrine on Jan. 1.126 views
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Entertainment after the Honen Festival125 views
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Spain (nice facade)125 views
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View of Komaki from the plum garden.124 views
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Night show at the Koi Pond. Snow monkey and swan.124 views
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Mochi-nage area.123 views
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View of shrine from plum garden122 views
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Matchlock gun122 views
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West side of Osu Kannon Temple. The space on the right is where you can have your car blessed (for a fee) by the temple priest for traffic safety.122 views
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Kiyosu Castle tower and rock garden.121 views
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Osu Niomon-dori shopping arcade.120 views
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Plum blossoms bloom in mid-March119 views
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The first floor of the castle tower shows some samurai armor.119 views
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Entrance to Osu Niomon-dori shopping arcade.119 views
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Beckoning cat, a popular meeting place.119 views
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Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude" 犬山国際観光センター“フロイデ”118 viewsNear Meitestu Inuyama Station, a community center for international exchange, sports, and cultural activities.
犬山国際観光センター“フロイデ”
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View of Komaki from the plum garden.118 views
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This scene shos Oda Nobunaga going off to battle at Okehazama to defeat Imagawa.118 views
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There was no ceremony. We just sat and were served tea and sweet.117 views
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The 3rd floor shows more feudal-era artifacts and a model of the golden shachi roof ornaments which Kiyosu Castle was famous for. The original shachi are now preserved at Sofukuji temple in Gifu.117 views
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Oda Nobunaga116 views
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Noh masks115 views
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Hot fire fueled by old decorations and charms.115 views
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Nagoyajo subway station on the Meijo subway line. Nagoya Castle is near Nagoyajo Station (used to be named "Shiyakusho") which is also near Nagoya's city hall. This station exit has a castle motif.114 views
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Kiyosu Castle's 2nd floor includes this mannequin setup showing Oda Nobunaga and his cohorts.113 views
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The stage was appropriate for New Year's.112 views
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Samurai armor in Kiyosu Castle.112 views
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Woman playing the tsuzumi shoulder drum.112 views
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Ryukasui at Seijuin, monument for an old well.110 views
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JR–Maglev MLX01-1110 views
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After Nobunaga died, his second son Nobukatsu occupied the castle and he expanded it in 1586. When Tokugawa Ieyasu made Nagoya the capital of the region in 1610, Kiyosu fell into obscurity. Parts of Kiyosu Castle were used to build Nagoya Castle.109 views
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Osu Niomon-dori shopping arcade.109 views
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Inside Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall at Meiji Mura.109 views
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Kiyosu Castle was also where the Kiyosu Conference was held by Hideyoshi and other Oda generals to decide who would succeed Nobunaga after his assassination.108 views
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On the 4th floor balcony. The views are good, but not so pretty with factories and other buildings all around.108 views
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Burning the old New Year's and shrine decorations and charms.108 views
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100 Series Shinkansen (2nd generation). I call this the "Slit-eye" model.108 views
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Urakuen Garden tea ceremony house107 views
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From the castle park, you can see this red Otebashi Bridge leading to the rebuilt Kiyosu Castle.107 views
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Gate to Kiyosu Castle. It was during New Year's so the kadomatsu pine decorations flank the entrance.107 views
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Gate of the Kiyosu-juku Honjin. Behind it is a modern private house. The Honjin was the exclusive lodge of VIPs traveling through.107 views
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Osu Kannon Temple 大須観音107 views
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Urakuen Garden105 views水琴窟
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Rock garden105 views
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Matchlock gun bullets of various sizes.105 views
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The other side of the 2nd floor shows rock-dropping slits in the floor.105 views
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Kiyosu Castle 105 views
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Also nearby is the site of the Honjin main lodge of Kiyosu-juku along the Mino Kaido Road. 清洲宿本陣105 views
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Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall at Meiji Mura. Originally built as a church next to Wailuku River in Hilo, Hawai'i at around 1889 by Okabe Jiro (岡部次郎), a Christian minister.105 views
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Class 955 "300X" experimental Shinkansen105 views
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Tea ceremony house104 views
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Inside the Bunkaden Culture Hall for tea.104 views
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The red bridge makes it quite picturesque, even though the castle tower is reconstructed in April 1989.104 views
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Rock garden below and shinkansen passing by.104 views
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The 4th floor is the top floor with a lookout balcony.104 views
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Inuyama Cultural History Museum103 views犬山市文化史料館
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Karakuri Doll Museum103 viewsThe karakuri dolls, set atop ornate floats, are controlled with strings.
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This is what we wanted to see. The offertory pit where people throw their money in front of the Hongu main shrine. 本宮103 views
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This is the Bunkaden Culture Hall which is behind and attached to the Treasure Hall. This is where they held the tea session.103 views
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Marker indicating that Emperor Meiji once stopped here.103 views
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Czech Republic, another nice facade of wooden sticks.103 views
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From the shinkansen bullet train and Tokaido Line train, you can see the castle. The four-story ferro-concrete castle tower houses a local history museum.102 views
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Also in the park are war memorials.102 views
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Meitetsu Inuyama Station, west entrance101 views
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Rock-dropping slits in the floor.101 views
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School girls on a school trip at Aichi Expo101 views
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Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude"99 viewsRestaurant
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