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Heading for Yoro Falls.112 views
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At 8:25 pm, the three floats started to leave the shrine to return to their neighborhoods.112 views
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Marker commemorating the Crown Prince and Princess' visit in April 1995.112 views
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Electrical appliances from the 1950s-70s.112 views
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Site of Fuwa-no-seki Gate 不破関111 views
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Magistrate's living quarters 居宅（嵐山の間）111 views
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Monument for the decisive battle111 views
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At around 12:30 pm, some of the samurai staged a mock battle at Sasaoyama.111 views
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Ishida Mitsunari111 views
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Ishida's western forces ready for battle.111 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu at Mt. Momokubari, his base camp near the Sekigahara battlefield.111 views
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Ieyasu (left) and Mitsunari then walked toward each other and bowed to everyone together.111 views
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Cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoro Park. 養老公園111 views
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Entrance to Ogaki Castle tower. Admission 100 yen. Open 9 am to 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm). Closed Tue. The castle tower was rebuilt in April 1959.111 views
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Natural spring in Hachiman Shrine.111 views
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Renjishi lion dance.111 views
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Nagara River111 views
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Battle of Sekigahara signboard at Sekigahara Station110 views
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Central Sekigahara town110 views
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Large Hall (Dai-hiroma) where ceremonies and meetings were held. It could also be partitioned into three rooms. Total area is 48 tatami mats. 大広間110 views
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View of the Sekigahara battlefield from the top of Mt. Sasaoyama.110 views
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Battle continues.110 views
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Ishida Mitsunari kneeling.110 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu110 views
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Flood marker110 views
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Yoronotaki Falls is one of Japan's 100 Famous Waterfalls and 100 Famous Water Springs.110 views
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Top floor is a lookout deck operated by the city. Free admission. Elevator takes 45 sec. to get to the top.110 views
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View of Mt. Kinkazan (Gifu Castle) from Gifu City Tower 43.110 views
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Battle of Sekigahara signboard at Sekigahara Station109 views
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Sekigahara samurai warriors gather at Sasaoyama.109 views
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Execution of 109 views
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Looking toward Inui Turret.109 views
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View of JR Gifu Station from Gifu City Tower 43.109 views
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There is another lookout deck on the west side.109 views
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Inside cavern.108 views
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Straw pole pieces cut by a sword.108 views
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Ishida Mitsunari 全軍武者行列108 views
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Ishida Mitsunari spotted me and my camera and posed for me. He's a friendly guy. 108 views
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Samurai lay dead.108 views
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Basic layout of the city center. Ogaki Station is on the upper right. Canals used to be the castle moat.108 views
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Namazu-yama float. 鯰 (魚屋町)108 views
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Aioi-yama float. This is the newest float, reconstructed in 1996. 相生 (本町)108 views
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After the procession, all the float again visited Hachiman Shrine. Later in the evening, they lit up the floats like the night before.108 views
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Top of Shochiku-yama is a statue of Benzaiten.108 views
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JR Sekigahara Station platform107 views
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Tokonoma alcove107 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu107 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu was on one side of the field (Mt. Momokubari). The play mainly took the viewpoint of Ishida Mitsunari. 「義の人・三成〜運命の関ヶ原決戦〜」107 views
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In other directions, not much of a view from the Ogaki Castle tower.107 views
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Daikoku-yama float 大黒 (魚屋町・竹島町・俵町)107 views
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View of Mt. Kinkazan (Gifu Castle) from Gifu City Tower 43.107 views
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View of Mt. Kinkazan (Gifu Castle) from Gifu City Tower 43.107 views
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Guide to scenic points.107 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Sekigahara from his Kisokaido series.107 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama, the small hill that was Lord Ishida Mitsunari's base camp. Behind it is Mt. Ibuki.106 views
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My lord!!106 views
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Getting nearer to Yoro-no-taki Falls. It's a good uphill hike which will tire you. But it's not too long.106 views
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The karakuri doll is actually writing "Ogaki Matsuri" on a piece of paper.106 views
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Hachiman Shrine106 views
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Sneakers106 views
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Tamanoi-yama106 views
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Entrance to cavern.105 views
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On Oct. 19 during 10 to 11 am in the Sekigahara Fureai Center Hall, a free lecture about Ishida Mitsunari was given by a Shizuoka Univ. professor. The hall was packed.105 views
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The matchlock gun battalion arrives as well.105 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu105 views
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Mock battle staged during the Battle of Sekigahara Festival.105 views
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Ieyasu and his gang.105 views
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Way to Yoro Falls.105 views
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Bell in a gourd-shaped hole.105 views
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Namazu means catfish.105 views
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Nobunaga's golden statue at JR Gifu Station.105 views
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The Sekigahara Town Hall parking lots were used for flea markets, food stalls, and souvenir stands. These photos were taken on the second day of the festival when a samurai procession and mock battle were staged. 104 views
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Stone monument on the top of Sasaoyama marking Ishida Mitsunari's base camp.104 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu104 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu104 views
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Inui Turret104 views
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Sakaki-yama float. 榊 (竹島町)104 views
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This float had karakuri mechanical puppets.104 views
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Giant's Leg 巨人の足103 views
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The main building was built in 1816.103 views
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Food stalls103 views
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Ishida Mitsunari103 views
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After a brief ceremony, the samurai procession started to leave Sasaoyama at 1:30 pm. They headed for Jinbano (Fureai Hiroba Square).103 views
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The procession leaving Sasaoyama.103 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu 103 views
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Castle wall with weapon holes.103 views
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Emperor Meiji also once stayed here.103 views
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On the first day of May 9 called Shigaku (試楽), the eleven floats first performed in front of Hachiman Shrine, then proceeded to Ogaki City Hall where also performed karakuri.103 views
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While Ogaki City Hall officials sat comfortably under the shade like nobility, the floats came by one after another to perform katakuri doll stunts. The rest of us sweated under the sun.103 views
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Sakaki-yama at night in front of Hachiman Shrine.103 views
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Gifu and Ibuki mountains.103 views
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Path leading to the entrance of Takehana Betsuin temple.103 views
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JR Sekigahara Station platform102 views
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Rainbow trout in the clear (and cold) spring waters.102 views
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The troops enter town on a perfectly sunny day for a festival.102 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu kneeling.102 views
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Roadside stream102 views
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The Eki-dori road was lined with food stalls.102 views
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View of JR Gifu Station from Gifu City Tower 43.102 views
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Arch Tower in Ichinomiya, Aichi.102 views
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Gifu city manhole with cormorant design.102 views
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Statue of Oda Nobunaga at Gifu Station. Personally, I have mixed feelings about revering Nobunaga this much. 102 viewsYes, he's a major historical figure, but he was also a ruthless warrior who killed a lot of people and caused much mayhem torching temples, etc. Yet he's worshipped like a hero today. A different time, different mindset, and different standard. The dark side of human nature.
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Large Hall (Dai-hiroma)101 views
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At the Monument for the decisive battle, one lord's troops give out a battle cry.101 views
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The foot of Sasaoyama is full of samurai and spectators.101 views
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While Ishida Mitsunari was on the stage on the other side of the field.101 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu never engaged in actual combat.101 views
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After the hour-long play ended, a photo opp for all. Mitsunari and his gang here.101 views
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About Ogaki's Honjin101 views
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The Hoo (Phoenix) float staged a scene from the play "Ichijo Okura kyookuden." 鳳凰山（東町）一条大蔵卿奥殿之場（いちじょうおおくらきょうおくでんのば）101 views
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The Eki-dori road in front of Ogaki Station was closed to traffic.101 views
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Tamanoi-yama101 views
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After the end of the karakuri performance, they tossed out small bags of beans like setsubun.101 views
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Shojo-yama float. 猩々(宮町)101 views
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The lower floors have shops and restaurants. Upper floors are condominiums. The 43rd floor at the top is a lookout deck and restaurant.101 views
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View of JR Gifu Station from Gifu City Tower 43, looking toward Nagoya.101 views
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View of Ibuki mountain range from Gifu City Tower 43.101 views
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The cavern is 518 meters long, taking 20 min. to walk it.100 views
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Top of Mt. Sasaoyama.100 views
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Soon after the samurai procession arrived at Fureai Hiroba Square at 2 pm, a mock battle was staged in the form of a narrated outdoor play. It opened with a lady walking across the field. 関ヶ原合戦絵巻2008100 views
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Ieyasu (left) and Mitsunari bowing to everyone.100 views
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Heading back down.100 views
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The other two floats did not stage their plays.100 views
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The tapestry features the Omi-Hakkei scenes.100 views
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Atago-yama float. 愛宕 (岐阜町)100 views
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Old Sekigahara Station in the 1980s.100 views
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From 1 pm to 1:30 pm, all seven floats took turns to perform. 100 views
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Height of the cavern is barely enough for an adult to walk througgh.99 views
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There were two festival venues. One was at the Fureai Hiroba Square (Jinbano) and the other was at Mt. Sasaoyama. A free shuttle bus plied between the two venues, but it was short enough to walk.99 views
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Mt. Sasaoyama had a smoke signal rising.99 views
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A total of about 130 actors/actresses took part, and 80 of them were recruited from all over Japan. A few were professional actors. The scale was much smaller than the 800 people recruited for the 400th anniversary in 2000.99 views
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Then Ieyasu's guns fired.99 views
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It got darker. 99 views
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Kibi Shrine 吉備神社99 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Yoro Falls from his "Famous Views of the 60 Provinces" series.99 views
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Takehana Matsuri is a festival of ornate floats paraded in central Hashima on May 3. Each float features a performance of puppets (karakuri) or kids dancing. The festival is coupled with the Wisteria Festival at Takehana Betsuin temple.99 views
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Lookout deck on Mt. Sasaoyama98 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu98 views
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The floats make a turn from Eki-dori road to proceed to the shrine.98 views
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