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Train schedule for Obama Station. Very few train runs, about once an hour or less.87 views
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Entrance to Izumi-cho shopping arcade.87 views
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At 7 pm, fireworks were launched near the temple as the signal to start ringing the Hagaji temple bell. About eight temples in Obama (as well as in Nagasaki where there is Obama Onsen spa) started ringing the temple bell at 7 pm for world peace.86 views
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Kehi Shrine's torii is 11 m high. One of Japan's three most famous wooden toriis. The other two being Miyajima's Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Pref. and Kasuga Shrine in Nara.86 views
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Castle tower foundation85 views
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Obama sake84 views
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View from Obama Castle stone foundation for the main castle tower.84 views
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Sign urging the construction of a train line to Obama via Shiga Prefecture.83 views
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Main drag (Hamakaze-dori) from Obama Station83 views
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Road leading to the hilltop Obama Park where the youth hostel used to be.83 views
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Izumi-cho also has a small museum for the Saba Kaido seen on the right.83 views
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JR Obama Station platform82 views
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Whoever owned the castle land apparently sold off some house lots.82 views
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Next on the program was a letter to Barack Obama read aloud by the chairman of the Obama for Obama Association. After reading it, he put the letter in an envelope to be mailed to the US President.81 views
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Lookout deck in Obama Park.81 views
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Saba Kaido Museum. You can see what the mackerel merchants wore when traveling.81 views
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Various people rang it a total of seven times to spread peace over the seven oceans of the world. The temple priest was the first to strike the bell.80 views
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Welcome to Obama80 views
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The castle grounds now has Obama Jinja Shrine, a Shinto shrine.80 views
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Obama City Hall80 views
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Near the Hondo hall were tents selling Obama food and merchandise. The sign celebrates the birth of US President Obama.79 views
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The castle suffers from unsightly parking lots and private homes encroaching on its historic remains. 79 views
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Obama Castle wall79 views
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On top of castle wall.79 views
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Obama Castle's foundation for a turret.79 views
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View from Obama Park.79 views
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Obama soba noodles, 500 yen per bag.78 views
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Starting point of the Saba Kaido road. 鯖街道78 views
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After the choir, the Obama Girls hula dancers took over the stage and danced two songs. For someone like me from Hawaii, it was trippy to see hula dancing in a Buddhist temple.77 views
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Other people who rang the bell included members of the Obama Girls who were to perform later.77 views
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Saba Kaido Museum displays accounting books for selling saba mackerel fish.77 views
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Path to Hagaji temple's main Hondo hall.76 views
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JR Obama Station76 views
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Lookout deck in Obama Park. This was where the Chimuras were abducted by North Korea in 1978. Obama was one of the main places North Korean agents used to enter Japan.76 views
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The temple priest prays after ringing the bell.75 views
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After the bell ringing, a large local choir sang Beethoven, including three professional soloists who sang for free.75 views
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Kehi Jingu Shrine is a 20-min. walk from JR Tsuruga Station. I visited on New Year's Day 2016 when it was a warm period with no snow.64 views
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Getting closer to the main shrine.58 views
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Established in 702 and nicknamed "Kei-san," Kehi Jingu is a major shrine in the Hokuriku Region.57 views
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Built in 1645, the wooden torii is an Important Cultural Property and World War II survivor. 57 views
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Inside the main shrine.57 views
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Brisk business for amulets and omamori.57 views
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No snow, but a few puddles.57 views
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Purify your hands and mouth.56 views
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Kehi Shrine56 views
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The place to buy lucky charms.56 views
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Omikuji fortunes56 views
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Second torii before the main shrine.55 views
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Statue of Basho, haiku poet54 views
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Japan's first PCCV construction of a nuclear reactor housing.54 views
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It took about 35 min. to get here for what would normally be a one-min. walk. Five bell ringers for worshippers.53 views
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Nuclear power plants in Japan.53 views
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Long line.52 views
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Offshore sandbar popular with swimmers.52 views
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Otorii ema from Kehi Jingu.51 views
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Omikuji fortunes51 views
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Safety of nuclear power plant workers.51 views
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From JR Tsuruga Station, it's a scenic bus ride to the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. 50 views
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. All fenced in with security cameras everywhere.50 views
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Atomic Theater shows how a nuclear power plant works.50 views
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Fukui Prefecture produces the highest amout of nuclear power in Japan.50 views
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Another power plant49 views
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Out in the boondocks of Tsuruga is the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. All fenced in.49 views
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Near the plant is their public relations facility and museum called the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion or Tsuruga PR Pavilion. A 40-min. bus ride from JR Tsuruga Station.49 views
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Model of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. On the lower right is the two additional reactors they had planned to build, but shelved after the Tohoku disaster in 2011.49 views
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Model of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant.49 views
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Nuclear waste canister49 views
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How a nuclear reactor produces electricity.49 views
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Thermal power generation49 views
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From the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion, we can view the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant.48 views
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Natural Gallery48 views
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Playground for kids.48 views
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Model trains powered by winding.48 views
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion or Tsuruga PR Pavilion.47 views
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Nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture.47 views
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Outside the museum, you can walk around the park-like grounds.46 views
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What's what at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant started operating commercially on March 14, 1970, the same day when Expo '70 opened in Osaka. 45 viewsExpo '70 in Osaka was the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Station's first commercial customer.
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Natural Gallery45 views
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Nuclear waste drum.45 views
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant (敦賀発電所). The cylindrical domed building on the left is the No. 1 reactor, Japan's first light-water reactor that operated from 1970 to 2015. 44 viewsSquare building on the rght is No. 2 reactor, a pressurized water reactor in operation since 1987. Supplies power to Kansai, Hokuriku, and Chubu Regions.
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Held during the Bon season on Aug. 16, toro nagashi is candle-lit paper lanterns floated on the ocean as a Buddhist offering to the spirits of the deceased.31 viewsTsuruga holds its mass toro nagashi (6,000 lanterns) on its famous Kehi no Matsubara beach at 6:30 pm, and then shoots off a grand fireworks display. My video of Toro Nagashi and brilliant marine fireworks taken on Aug. 16, 2017.
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