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Biwako Ohashi Bridge 琵琶湖大橋110 views
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Making repairs. The boats are decades old.110 views
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One eye is closed. For people with eye or vision/health problems, the frogs are trying to take their place and bear the problem while the Jizo is to give blessings to the person. 身代わり蛙110 views
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Ishida Shrine110 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.)110 views
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Room inside Ando House. The city operated the house in the red, the main reason it closed the house in 2008. Reopened in April 2012.110 views
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The beautiful 15-page program included an ad for the Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD.110 views
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We were far behind, so a support boat pulled us along. Two fishing boats provided support for the rowing trip.110 views
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Dragon dance110 views
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Entrance to grove of Eastern Skunk Cabbage (zazenso). This is too far to walk from the train station, so you'll need a car to get here. 座禅草110 views
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We dipped the handkerchief in multiple vats, each successive vat had a higher density of indigo. The more vats we dip the fabric in, the darker the color.110 views
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Tsuchiyama-juku was the forty-ninth of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road, following Sakanoshita-juku in Mie. This section of the old Tokaido is lined with pine trees. Matsu-namiki 松並木110 views
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Plum tree grove called "bairin."110 views
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Toju Shoin Study (drawing room) where Toju lived and taught. Reconstruction of the original building which burned down. 藤樹書院110 views
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Jiimo-kun from Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka. じーもくん (福岡 北九州市門司区)110 views
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Pyuara promotes the waterworks bureau of Osaka city. Water droplet character. ぴゅあら (大阪 大阪市）110 views
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Kiyotaki Jinja Shrine110 views
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Bunka Zone garden, a nice place for a nap.110 views10 min. by bus from Seta Station on the JR Biwako or Tokaido Line (the kaisoku express train does not stop at Seta Station). Go to bus stop 1 and get on the bus for Shiga Idai (Shiga Medical Univ.). Get off at Bunka Zone-mae.
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This folding panel greets you with a portrait of Lord Azai Nagamasa and wife Ichi.110 views
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Sacred Horse (dummy) on a small truck proceeds around the shrine at 1 pm. I wonder how they did this in the old days. 御浦神事110 views
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Mikoshi on trucks to transport them to the boat dock.110 views
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Makino Sunny Beach looks best on a sunny day...110 views
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Attached lake in Makino in winter.110 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha's Romon Gate at Nishi Hongu Shrine is an Important Cultural Property. 楼門110 views
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Usa-gu Shrine Honden 宇佐宮 本殿110 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha once had as many as 108 shrines, but Oda Nobunaga torched all of it along with Enryakuji temple on Mt. Hiei in the 16th century. The buildings were since rebuilt.110 views
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Panorama from the top of Nagahama Castle, looking west toward Lake Biwa.110 views
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Cherry Blossom Plaque and Nagahama Castle Honmaru marker.110 views
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Plaque proclaiming Hokoen Park as one of Japan's 100 Best Cherry Blossom Places.110 views
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Shinoda Fireworks110 views
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There were about 50 taiko drummers. They also practiced every day during summer vacation. The boys drummed, while the girls played the flute.110 views
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Lake Yogo is 2.3 km long and 1.2 km wide with a 6.45 km circumference. Maximum depth is 13.3 meters and water surface area is 1.97 sq. km.110 views
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Takumi Ponzan, a tanuki potter mascot from Shigaraki, Koka, Shiga110 views
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Vivace-kun is a beaver promoting Viva City shopping mall in Hikone, Shiga. ビバッチェくん (滋賀 彦根市）110 views
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May 3 is the Yoimiya or festival eve when they parade the five ornate hikiyama floats in the evening from 6:45 pm. They first gather in front of Ebisu-so, near Omi-Takashima Station. This is the Minato (湊) float.110 views
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Peak of Mt. Odani as seen from the Ouma-ya.110 views
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The tour was quite interesting. Our tour guide was a retired local person. It's too bad these tours would last only in 2011. It should be continued.110 views
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Sakura-no-Baba is between the Oumaya Horse Stable and the Ohiroma Hall.110 views
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Site of Kurogane-mon Gate that was the entrance to the O-hiroma bailey. They also filmed a scene here for the NHK Taiga Drama, "Go." 黒金門110 views
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Kyogoku-maru was the site of the Kyogoku clan's residence. This residence fell to Toyotomi Hideyoshi on Aug. 27, 1573 and cut off the connection between Azai Hisamasa staying in Komaru and his son Nagamasa who was in the Honmaru.110 views
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Atop a hill, a sign points to another rare stone wall.110 views
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About the large stone wall in Japanese.110 views
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Sannomaru is 400 meters high on the mountain.110 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu110 views
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Yaito Matsuri sign110 views
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Small shrine for the White Snake God, a messenger of goddess Benzaiten. 白巳大神110 views
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Modeled after Tenson Shrine, the karakuri puppets reenact the shrine's yudate Shinto ritual. 110 views
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Ebisu (god of fishermen) fishing for sea bream.110 views
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The karakuri shows Empress Jingu using her bow to write kanji characters on a large rock.110 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music and anything that flows. Tarobogu Shrine, Higashi-Omi, Shiga.110 views
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Our boat paddler.109 views
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Lakeside park in northern Nagahama (Biwa-cho), slightly south of Oku Biwa Sports no Mori. Nice cycling path along the lakeshore.109 views
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Water intake for Lake Biwa Canal No. 2109 views
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In front of JR Hikone Station109 views
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Miniature Kannon. Pay money to have your name under one of them.109 views
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Hondo altar109 views
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Bell tower109 views
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Ishibe was usually the first overnight stop for travelers going from Kyoto to Edo (Tokyo). The Honjin is no longer in existence, and only a normal house sits on the site.109 views
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Recycling truck109 views
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Kyoto Univ. in dark blue T-shirts109 views
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Side view of a float109 views
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Mixing with sailboats.109 views
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Fireworks platform for the Biwako Fireworks that night.109 views
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Seta Karahashi Bridge on Seta River. 瀬田唐橋109 views
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This man holds multiple torches.109 views
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Stone monument for Ishida Mitsunari Birthplace 石田三成公出生地109 views
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Poem about the Battle of Sekigahara.109 views
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Ishida Jinja Shrine109 views
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The tumuli in Ritto are estimated to have been built during the 6th to 7th centuries.109 views
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View from Tarobogu.109 views
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Student uniform for Daisan Koto Gakko school.109 views
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The new kite design was then announced. Called Han-jimon (判じもん), the design expresses a certain theme using word play with a pair of animals and one or two kanji characters. 八日市大凧は３年に一度図柄を変える。109 views
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Lunch break at Sugaura, a scenic lakeside town. It is also where the scenic Oku Biwako Parkway road starts.109 views
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Before the train departs, the passengers take pictures from the train platform. 109 views
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Traditional-style building109 views
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Stone monument for the Mountain Goddess in Ozuchi. She is said to be ugly, and can get jealous and angry if a woman comes to worship her. So only men worship her. Fertility rites are also performed here. 山の神109 views
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Shoreline of Hokoen Park facing Lake Biwa.109 views
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Mamyu from the Kyoto International Manga Museum. He wears a pen on his head. About his name, "Ma" is manga, and "myu" is for museum. マミュー (京都 京都市）109 views
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Arena layout and ticket prices. The cheapest ticket was 4,000 yen and the most expensive near ringside was 14,000 yen.109 views
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Inside Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.109 views
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Rear view of Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.109 views
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Festival participants make their way to the shrine.109 views
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Nishi Hongu Haiden Hall has the mikoshi portable shrines.109 views
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My bicycle. I once cycled around Lake Biwa, taking 3 days and two nights.109 views
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They wear kesho mawashi ceremonial aprons normally worn by sumo wrestlers. These aprons are possessed by local families and passed down to successive generations.109 views
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Path to Nishinomaru in spring. This area is also good for pinicking.109 views
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival is held annually on April 4 by Hieda Jinja Shrine in Okubo and Seon (大窪、清雲). 南山王の祭 Map109 views
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Inside Hieda Shrine 日枝神社109 views
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Secondary shrines in need of repair (donations welcome).109 views
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Next to Nishi Hongu is Usa-gu Shrine.109 views
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Across the water are more cherry trees along the Oku-Biwako Parkway road.109 views
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Old map of Nagahama Castle. There were many moats and canals.109 views
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Ready to rumble.109 views
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If you think it looks pretty plain and unimpressive, you'll be in for a big surprise later in the evening. MAP109 views
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A pillow for this winner.109 views
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Replica of Japan's largest dotaku found in Yasu.109 views
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Ii Naosuke procession109 views
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My YouTube video of the Omizo Matsuri in 2010.109 views
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The Senko-sai festival personifies the marine journey of legendary prince and warrior Yamato Takeru. It also prays for water safety. Yamato Takeru is one god Takebe Taisha Shrine worships.109 views
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Soon the entire torch burns.109 views
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Hot rowers in a cool Lake Biwa.109 views
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Small monument at Iba Goten.109 views
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The palace seems to have had a large spread. The palace is known to have been designed by Kobori Enshu, a famous artist from Shiga. The place is now used as a park.109 views
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About the Kyogoku-maru in Japanese.109 views
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Kakkyo digging a hole with a hoe and finding a pot of gold while his wife holds their son to be buried.109 views
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Somebody made a tanuki model and placed it near the float.109 views
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Keihan Ishiyama-dera Station109 views
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On the way to the main castle tower (tenshu), you can take a tea break at this small tea house called Choshoan (聴鐘庵).109 views
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Nagahama in the distance from Minamihama108 views
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Scenic point at end of trail108 views
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It's all too beautiful108 views
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Garden at Kongorinji108 views
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Autumn leaves and stone wall108 views
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Nitenmon Gate to main temple (Hondo)108 views
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Closeup of pagoda108 views
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Bell tower 鐘楼108 views
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Inside temple108 views
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Tokaido History Museum is adjacent to Shukuba no Sato. It explains the 53 stage towns of the Tokaido Road between Edo and Kyoto. 東海道歴史資料館108 views
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The procession proceeds with people chanting "yare, yare."108 views
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Base of giant Jizo statue and frogs. Buy a frog for 1,000 yen and write your name and age on it and place it here. 身代わり蛙108 views
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Road on left goes to Ishida's former residence.108 views
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Ritto History Museum, accessible by bus from Kusatsu Station. 栗東歴史民俗博物館 MAP108 views
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Mt. Anyoji from afar looks like a tumulus.108 views
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Bathroom sink108 views
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Room with Hama Chirimen display. Ando House MAP108 views
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2nd floor of Ando House108 views
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The first person to sing the English song in public outside Shiga.108 views
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Nesting herons can be quite noisy in spring.108 views
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The Lake Biwa Rowing Song CDs were donated by Philbert Ono.108 views
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Chikubushima and ocean scull108 views
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Way to Homanji temple where St. Shinran once stayed.108 views
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Tsuchiyama is next to the Suzuka mountains with lots of greenery.108 views
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Inside the Miidera Bell Pavilion, the source of the "Evening Bell at Miidera temple."108 views
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Vintage postcard view of the same scene in Miidera. Otsu was much less developed.108 views
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Slightly north of Amenomori is Okaido, a site where the ruins of numerous Yayoi-Period homes and canals and artifacts were found. 15-min. by taxi from Takatsuki Station. 大海道遺跡 MAP108 views
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Giant Jizo statue overlooks food stalls within the temple grounds.108 views
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He wasn't in the guide book.108 views
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The festival starts at 5 pm with food stalls and a variety of entertainment. The stage is in the middle and the ice sculptures in the foreground. Food stalls ring the grounds.108 views
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Stage for entertainment and ceremonies. In 2006, the festival included a Balinese dancer, an Okinawan group, and ice sculpture contest.108 views
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The oni went back on stage.108 views
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The Hitsuji offerings include arrows, bells, brushes, dolls, flowers, and sweets. Priests give prayers as they deliver the offerings.108 views
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Afterward, they move to Hiyoshi Taisha's Nishi Hongu Shrine.108 views
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All the torch groups head for the temple.108 views
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Ceremony attendees.108 views
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They then carried the mikoshi from the Haiden to the Sando road.108 views
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One after another, they carried out the seven mikoshi.108 views
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Heading down Sando road.108 views
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At 2:30 pm, they started carrying the mikoshi.108 views
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Mikoshi bearers are taken by bus to the boat dock at 七本柳の浜 which was too far away for me to reach in time.108 views
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Statue of Priest Shinsei ( 真盛) as a boy. Founder of Tendai Shinsei Sect to which Saikyoji belongs.108 views
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Sakamoto Castle marker108 views
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Inside Pieri Moriyama. It was in financial trouble due to competing megamalls in southern and eastern Shiga. Many stores closed. MAP108 viewsThe mall is being revived.
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The first torii you see when you enter the sprawling shrine grounds. Hiyoshi Taisha worships the mountain god of Mt. Hiei and the god protecting the nation. MAP108 views
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Near Nishi Hongu is this small river and restaurant.108 views
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Yomiya-jo108 views
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A small admission is charged to enter the shrine. 求法寺108 views
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If you're walking, there's a side path here. (Some people walk from Makino Station.)108 views
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Afterward, more children's sumo.108 views
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Magnee joins the Lakestars cheerleaders.108 views
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At Otsu Port, passengers wait to board the Michigan.108 views
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Another torch burns. One after another, they set the giant torches on fire.108 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Evening Bell at Miidera temple from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series.108 views
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The Sannomiya mikoshi passes in front of us as they dragged it down the rocky slope. People do get hurt. I saw one guy who had hurt his foot, but was able to walk back down the mountain while accompanied by a fireman.108 views
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Nakanomaru had three terraces that can still be seen. 中丸108 views
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Third terrace of Nakanomaru. You can see the Sword-washing Pond marker on the right.108 views
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