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Inside Nishikawa residence. Omi-Hachiman, Shiga. 国重要文化財295 views畳表や蚊帳を扱っていた江戸時代の豪商・西川利右衛門の旧宅
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Omi-Maiko with green pines on white sands. 近江舞子の「松は緑に 砂白き」295 views
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Rear view of the old Toyosato Elementary School before renovations.294 views
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Takamisakari carried a little boy (crying) from Maibara during the ring-entering ceremony.293 views
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Ninja show293 views
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Alumni race starting at Seta no Karahashi Bridge292 views
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Tsukubusuma Shrine (National Treasure)291 views
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Baruto flashes the peace sign to a photographer.291 views
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Memorial for Safety291 views
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We rowed for about 20 min. Great fun, but they don't offer this boat ride anymore during the choir contest. Probably due to the lack of demand. 今津中学校ボート部がフィックス艇の体験乗船もやって面白かった。291 views
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Seta Rowing Club's 2-story clubhouse located in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. The club is a registered NPO. The club is named after Seta River at the southern tip of Lake Biwa. Regattas are also held on the river, Lake Biwa's sole outflowing river.290 views
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Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (鬼は外! 福は内!)290 views
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Main stairs of Otemichi path289 views
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Traditional farmer's house 農家289 views
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Race course at the head of Seta River where it meets Lake Biwa. 1000-meter course with 6 lanes.289 views
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All the while, the PA system screamed, Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! (鬼は外! 福は内!)289 views
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Torii gate to Zaiji Hachiman Shrine in Kora, Shiga.289 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho's yokozuna rope is held by his attendant wearing white gloves.288 views
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Site of Hashiba Hideyoshi's quarters at Azuchi Castle.287 views
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Meaning "Long Life Temple," Chojuji's Hondo temple hall is a National Treasure. It belongs to the Tendai Buddhist Sect and one of the Konan Sanzan Temple Trio along with Jorakuji and Zensuiji Temples.287 viewsChojuji temple Entrance gate + fall colors.
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Gate to Seta Castle, Otsu, Shiga Pref. 瀬田城跡287 views
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The Shiranui style has both arms extended outward when going up. 横綱白鵬 不知火型の土俵入り287 views
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Scale model of Hikone Castle in the latter 18th and early 19th century.286 views
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Imazu Junior High School female students rowing in the 3rd Imazu Regatta. Also see my YouTube video here.285 views
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Enryakuji has three temple complexes. The main and largest one is called Todo (Toto 東塔) seen on the left on this map. On the right is the Saito temple complex. The summit has a tourist attraction called Garden Museum Hiei which is not part of Enryakuj285 views東塔, 西塔, 横川
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Ii Naomasa 井伊 直政284 views
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Lord Ishida Mitsunari was born in 1560 in Ishida village in Nagahama, Shiga Pref. You can see the site of his birthplace by bus from Nagahama Station. Get off at the Ishida bus stop. MAP284 viewsHis birthplace and former residence have monuments dedicated to this fallen but revered leader of the Western Forces which lost to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was a protégé and main samurai retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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Nichiren temple283 views
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More yellow and red283 views
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Hakuho won283 views
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The oar handles overlap when you pull them. Often my hands bumped into each other.282 views
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Hikone Castle moat and cherry blossoms.282 views
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Nagahama Castle, Shiga282 views
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Misaki Shrine Fire Festival in Aisho. The shrine has a 5-meter tall pile of bamboo which is lit to make a towering inferno within the shrine grounds. Very dramatic. Also see the video at YouTube.281 views
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Rice-planting Festival in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture with Mt. Mikami in the background. Also see my YouTube video here.281 views
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The Hyozu Matsuri is held at Hyozu Taisha Shrine during May 3-6, but the 5th is the climax with the mikoshi parade. 281 viewsThis is the shrine's first torii. This is at the front end of a 300-meter pine tree-lined path. Infrequent buses go to the shrine from Yasu Station (North exit). So infrequent that you might need to take a taxi. 一の鳥居
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Eigenji Hondo temple hall. Built in 1765.280 views
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Kongorinji's Temple Hondo, a National Treasure in Aisho, Shiga.280 views
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Two maids looked after Naosuke while he lived here.280 views
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Otsu Hikaru-kun, official mascot of Otsu. He is based on the Hikaru Genji character in the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) novel. おおつ光ルくん280 views
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Taga Matsuri is held annually on April 22 at Taga Taisha Shrine. It's basically a procession of Shinto priests, children in costume, women warriors, and other people on 40 horses. These photos were taken in 2009.280 views
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At this stage, the fire is quite hot. Sagicho Matsuri, Omi-Hachiman280 views
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Lake Yogo as seen from Mt. Shizugatake in Nagahama, Shiga. This is in May.280 views
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Buying New Year's decorations and charms.279 views
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Merchant's house 商家279 views
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The rowing lesson starts with an ergo workout.279 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho performs the yokozuna dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. 横綱白鵬279 views
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Tsuchiyama Saio Princess Procession あいの土山斎王群行279 views
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At Yume no Ogawa park, the Saio princess performed the Misogi-shiki purification ceremony in Tsuchiyama, Shiga. 禊ぎ式279 views
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During the choir contest, Imazu Jr. High rowing club offered rides on a wooden, fixed-seat boat. It is a replica of the boat used 90 years ago by Oguchi Taro and crew.279 views
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Taga Matsuri279 views
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No wind. This flight lasted only about 30 sec. We ran about 50 meters, then the kite fell back to Earth. Also see the video at YouTube.278 views
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Bamba-juku (Banba-juku) does not have any train stations within walking distance. The closest is Maibara and Samegai Stations. Buses and taxi available. From Samegai, go on Route 21 until you reach this intersection (3 km from Bamba) where you turn left.278 views
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Heart of tulips278 views
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Imazu Junior High School female students rowing in the 3rd Imazu Regatta.277 views
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Torii gate and bridge to Tsukubusuma Shrine, also called Chikubushima Shrine.276 views
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Temple Hondo, a National Treasure276 views
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Being my first regatta, I was at first daunted by the rowing terminology for the different types of boats.276 views
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2nd floor with Hina festival dolls276 views
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Statue of Furukawa Tetsujiro, the man who donated his own money to build the school in 1937. He donated 600,000 yen which is equivalent to today's value of a few billion yen.276 views
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Plum tree bonsai greets visitors. 長浜盆梅展275 views
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Showcase full of bin-temari.275 views
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Cute warrior275 views
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Zaiji Hachiman Shrine, the family shrine of the Todo clan. This place in Zaiji (Kora, Shiga) was Lord Todo Takatora's birthplace. Takatora later became lord of Tsu Castle in Mie Prefecture. MAP275 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple (Seiryuji Tokugen-in) is a pleasant 20-min. walk from JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line. In April, it is noted for cherry blossoms. You will also see these cherry trees next to Kashiwabara Junior High School on the way.275 views
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On Aug. 8, 2007, I was allowed to join the Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club as they rowed from Nagahama to Imazu. Photo: A briefing by the club's coach before departure in front of a minshuku lodge near Nagahama Castle.274 views
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View of Seta River in spring from Ishiyama-dera. Ahead is Lake Biwa.274 views
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The Azai sisters. On the left is Chacha-hime, based on the eldest daughter Chacha (later Lady Yodo-dono) of Lord Azai Nagamasa and Oichi (sister of Oda Nobunaga) who lived in Odani Castle in Kohoku-cho. Middle is Hatsu, and Go on the right. 茶々姫274 views
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"Tell your friends back home that JAPAN IS FINE!!" says Masaki Unose, tour director. Shiga was totally safe from any radiation. I was disappointed in Shiga's tourism bureau and other organizations which failed to assert that Shiga was safe 274 views
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Jamie and Megan Thompson sing in English in front of the Verse 4 song monument, Chikubushima. Next time we need to have an amplifier.273 views
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North face of Chikubushima in 2007 was also badly damaged and going bald. The cormorant bird droppings and nesting activities (breaking off branches) are killing off the trees.273 views
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Bin Temari no Yakata Museum exhibits temari threaded balls in round glass bottles. Temari is a symbol of Echigawa. Near Echigawa Station. Intersection in Echigawa with a bin-temari monument. Map273 views
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Along the way, you will see pottery shops with tanuki dolls to catch your attention.273 views
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He holds a bell in his right hand and a gohei sacred staff with zigzag paper hanging. (御幣). 稚児の舞 鈴の舞273 views
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First-floor corridor.273 views
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Mikami Jinja's Honden. This was Shiga's first Shinto shrine building to be designated as a National Treasure. 本殿272 views
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Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga.272 views
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Todai and Kyodai coming round the bend271 views
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki271 views
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One of Otsu's Big Three Festivals, the Senko-sai is a portable shrine procession on boats going down Seta River from Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge to Nango sluice and back. Held annually on Aug. 17 by Takebe Taisha Shrine. The festival starts at 5 pm.271 views
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Foot of Mt. Azuchi270 views
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Japan's first National Treasure undergoing renovation of the roof. Saimyoji temple's Hondo hall (National Treasure) in Kora, Shiga. 本堂270 viewsIn 1571, Oda Nobunaga ordered Saimyoji to be burned down right after scorching Enryakuji on Mt. Hiei. Fortunately, this Kamakura-Period main hall and the pagoda survived.
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Jorakuji's Three-story pagoda is also a National Treasure Built in 1400.270 views
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Shinmachi-dori road with traditional Omi merchant homes. This area is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区). 近江商人の新町通り MAP270 views
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Built in 1894 (Meiji 27), the Jizo statue is Japan's largest Jizo statue. 地蔵大銅像270 views
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So what does "Coral shrine" mean in the song? (There's no coral in the lake.) "I think it just refers to a beautiful place..." 「珊瑚の宮」はどういう意味？270 views
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We landed on Chikubushima for about an hour. Jamie and Megan also sang in English in front of the Verse 4 song monument.270 views
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Taume rice-planting girl at Taga Taisha Rice-planting Festival, Shiga Prefecture.270 views
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To see the Maihara Hikiyama Matsuri, get out the east side of JR Maibara Station. Yutani Shrine and the hikiyama floats will be near the foot of the hill straight ahead.270 views
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Manyoshu Monument269 views
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Omi-Maiko Beach Management Office269 views
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The 31st temple on the Saigoku (Western Japan) Pilgrimage circuit, Chomeiji (Long Life Temple) worships the Kannon goddess dedicated to long life and good health. It belongs to the Tendai Buddhist sect. This sign points the way.269 viewsAccessible by bus from Omi-Hachiman Station.
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JR Adogawa Station (East exit) on JR Kosei Line. MAP269 views
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Lake Nishinoko268 views
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View of Takeshima. Before the boat left, it circled around the island to show how different it looked from different angles.268 views
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On the grounds of Shinoda Jinja Shrine is this large wooden panel with a large design. It is about 15 meters high and 20 meters wide. Held annually on May 4 at Shinoda Shrine, the Shinoda Hanabi display is a surprisingly spectacular fireworks display.268 views
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Torahime manhole, Nagahama, Shiga Pref.268 views
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Ii Naomasa (井伊直政) (1561-1602 ) was the first lord of Hikone from 1600. He was a general under Tokugawa Ieyasu whom he helped to win the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He was rewarded with the fief of Omi (now Shiga) and built Hikone Castle.268 views
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Santo-cho manhole with Mishima Pond ducks and fireflies. Maibara, Shiga Pref.267 views
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This is one of two rooms in the building which has been reconstructed as a classroom for display purposes.267 views
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Benzaiten-do Hall, the main worship hall of Hogonji temple. 266 views
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Entrance Gate. This is where you pay admission. 総門266 views
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Ishiyama-dera's Moon-viewing Pavilion and cherry blossoms. Not open to the public. 月見亭266 views
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Moriyama manhole, Shiga Pref.266 views
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Attached lake behind the beach265 views
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Vintage postcard of Genkyuen Garden. Little has changed except that boats no longer ply on the pond.265 views
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Rolling with the waves265 views
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Manhole in Echigawa-juku, Shiga, with a temari (thread ball) design.265 views
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Ozeki Chiyotaikai works out.265 views
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About the Iba Goten Palace. 伊庭御殿遺跡265 views
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Site of Hashiba Hideyoshi's quarters.264 views
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Yamashina map showing the exposed portion of the Lake Biwa Canal near JR Yamashina Station in Kyoto.264 views
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Saw me and they flew away264 views
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Statue of Omi merchant peddler carrying his trademark "tenbin" pole.264 views
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Verse 2 Lyrics (Omatsu/Omi-Maiko) 二番の英訳（雄松264 views"Pine trees are very green, on sands very white.
Omatsugasato is, a young maiden's home.
Bush of red camellia, hides her teary face.
She's weeping o'er a lost love, much too short to last.
松は緑に 砂白き
雄松が里の 乙女子は
赤い椿の 森蔭に
はかない恋に 泣くとかや
Matsu wa midori ni, suna shiroki
Omatsugasato no, otomego wa
Akai tsubaki no, morikage ni
Hakanai koi ni, naku toka ya
Omi-Maiko is still famous for white sand beaches and pine trees. In summer these beaches are cluttered with people trying to get a tan.
See more photos of Omi-Maiko here.
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Minamihama swimming beach, Nagahama 南浜263 views
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End stairway with wash basin.263 views
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My YouTube video of the Shichikawa Matsuri in 2010.263 views
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At the top of the stairs262 views
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Kaeru frog to wish you a safe return. 東門院262 views
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Shirahige Shrine 白髭神社262 views
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Omi-Maiko appears in the song.262 views
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Bus service is also available along Hiei-zan Driveway.262 views
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Kinomoto manhole, Shiga Pref.262 views
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Rice-planting festival dancer, Yasu, Shiga Pref.261 views
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After it ended, the wrestlers rode on these buses. The next stop was Kyoto. Their autumn exhibition tour lasting till Oct. 26 would then take them to Tokushima, Kochi, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi Prefectures.261 views
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Albino Lake Biwa Giant Catfish261 views
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Seta River, Shiga Pref. 瀬田川260 views
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Sports Recreation Shiga 2008 was held in Shiga during Oct. 18-21, 2008. Various sports tournaments were held all around Shiga. The aerobics competition was held in Maibara. Maibara Station had this sign.260 views
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Yumitorishiki 弓取式260 views
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Biwako Ohashi Bridge spanning Lake Biwa from Moriyama to Katata.260 views
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Kyoto Univ. goes on to win the main race of the day in 10 min. 11 sec., over 20 sec. ahead of Todai.259 views
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Map of Mt. Odani and Odani Castle (National Historic Site). There is a series of castle keeps (maru) along the mountain ridge. Odani Castle was thus a yamajiro or mountain castle.259 views
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Yokaichi Odako giant kite Air borne258 views
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Nagahama Castle from Lake Biwa258 views
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Otowa Castle's hilltop center, now a playground.258 viewsIn Hino, Shiga Pref.
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Demonstration of matchlock guns, Azuchi Nobunaga Festival in Azuchi, Omi-Hachiman.258 views
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About 100 meters offshore are two large rocks in the lake. They appear above the surface only when there is a water shortage. This little shrine with two rocks are for praying for rain. 二ツ石258 views
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On the 2nd floor, this classroom has been reconstructed to look like what it was before.258 views
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The first NHK Taiga Drama series in 1963 was called "Flowering Life" 花の生涯, based on Naosuke's life here in Umoregi-no-ya. This room shows scenes from that TV series.257 views
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Shigaraki Station 信楽駅257 views
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Great views of northern Lake Biwa as seen from Mt. Shizugatake.257 views
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And who knows when another FISA World Rowing Tour will be held again in Japan. Not anytime soon as there are many other significant countries in Asia.257 views
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Ahoy there!256 views
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Samegai tulips, Maibara, Shiga256 views
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Moriyama Station, west side. The west side of the station (toward the lake) is the main side. The east side is mainly residential. This building also has the Moriyama tourist info office to obtain maps and info. 守山駅256 views
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Tundra swans from Siberia at Lake Biwa.256 views
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Incredibly beautiful255 views
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This rice paddy near the foot of Mt. Mikami and next to Mikami Shrine was used to produce the rice offering used for the Showa Emperor Hirohito's accession to the throne in 1928. Such a paddy is called Yuki Saiden. 悠紀斎田255 views
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Lake Biwa Canal (Biwako Sosui) and cherry blossoms. This is one of two canals which supply water from Lake Biwa to Kyoto. National Historic Site255 views
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It then swooped down to the water and I started clicking away whether it would catch a fish or not. I was delighted to see it catch this large fish and captured the moment.255 views
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Miidera's Three-story pagoda (Sanju-no-to)255 views
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Genkyuen Garden's tea houses named Hakkei-tei.254 views
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Panel displays showing the history of Echigawa.254 views
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Pine tree from Tsuchiyama at the site of Shinagawa-juku's Honjin in Tokyo.254 views
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Anyone can now enter this old building and look around. Free admission. The school is Toyosato's symbol. 254 views
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Bean geese at Lake Biwa.254 views
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Notogawa Station on JR Tokaido/Biwako Line. Beautifully designed station resembling a water wheel, the symbol of the town. East Exit. 能登川駅253 views
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Three-day (Aug. 9-11, 2006) rowing route around the southern half of the lake by the Kyoto Univ. rowing club.253 views1st day: Home base in Seta River to Manohama (crew change), then to Omi-Maiko.
2nd day: Omi-Maiko to Manohama, then to Chomeiji.
3rd day: Chomeiji to Manohama where crew changes. Then to home base in Seta River.
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival in Hino, Shiga.253 views
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Beauitful leaves252 views
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Saimyoji temple Hondo Hall (National Treasure) in Kora, Shiga. In 1571, Oda Nobunaga ordered Saimyoji to be burned down right after torching Enryakuji on Mt. Hiei. Fortunately, this Kamakura-Period main hall and the pagoda survived. 本堂252 views
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Echigawa-juku was the sixty-sixth station or post town (shukuba) of the sixty-nine stations on the Nakasendo Road. It is the sixth Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Takamiya-juku in Hikone), and one of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga.252 viewsIn front of Echigawa Station, a sign point the way to Echigawa-juku (go right).
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Wooden tanuki (raccoon dog) mask worn by Jihei, the man who started Otsu Matsuri.252 views
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On the Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line, get off at Shigaraki Station at the end of the line. 信楽駅252 views
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Lake Yogo as seen from the hiking trail on Mt. Shizugatake in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture.252 views
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First floor corridor and stairway. Notice the rabbit sculpture.252 views
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Sagawa family of mascots from Sagawa Art Museum in Moriyama, Shiga.252 views
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Hikone's official mascot Hiko-nyan appears three times daily for a 30-min. show: 10:30 am and 1:30 pm in front of the main castle tower (tenshu) and at 3:00 pm outside Hikone Castle Museum.252 viewsAccording to legend, one day, Ii Naotaka, the third lord of Hikone Castle, was doing falconry in Tokyo and was near a temple when he saw this cat raising its paw. He was led inside the temple where he was able to rest inside. A major thunderstorm ensued, and the cat saved him from getting wet.
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Top deck of boat going from Nagahama to Chikubushima251 views
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Panorama251 views
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Starting line251 views
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Girl with nabe-kanmuri helmet, Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri, Maibara, Shiga Pref. Known as one of Shiga's more unusual festivals.251 views
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The new JR Nagahama Station opened in Oct. 2006.251 views
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Rice-planting festival dancer, Yasu, Shiga Pref.251 views
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Omi-Hachiman's manhole depicts Hachiman-bori moat adorned with cherry blossoms. Shiga Prefecture.251 views
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JR Kashiwabara Station on the Tokaido Line and Mt. Ibuki. Kashiwabara is about 15 min. from Maibara Station.251 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Kusatsu-juku (69th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. 251 views
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Kite train or "rendako." These kites are pretty to watch. 連凧250 views
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Bin-temari mail box in front of Echigawa Station.250 views
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Makino Station on the JR Kosei Line. The only train station in the Makino area of Takashima. MAP250 views
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Azuchi Castle tower foundation stones still remain.249 views
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East view of Chikubushima in 2007, whose trees are badly ravaged by kawau cormorants. Over 30,000 of these birds live on the island.249 views
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Hashi Yukio249 views
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Held annually during May 2 and 3, the Hino Matsuri is the largest festival in eastern Shiga Pref. In 2006, sixteen ornate floats and three portable shrines were paraded through the streets. It is the spring festival of the Umamioka Watamuki Shrine.248 views
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Hino Hifuri Festival, Shiga.248 views
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Ukimido Floating Temple, one of the Eight Views of Omi (Omi Hakkei). 堅田 浮御堂（近江八景）247 views
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Another ukiyoe woodblock print by Hiroshige showing "Descending Geese at Katata" with Ukimido in the background. 近江八景「堅田の落雁」247 views
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Water and ice246 views
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Four-man race starts with the cox at the front.246 views
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What a catch. It was my first time to capture a shot like this. I love these graceful and elegant birds which have a distinct cry.246 views
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Omi Jingu Shrine's Rōmon Gate (楼門)245 views
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Mini wisteria245 views
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Buffet restaurant245 views
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Shiromochi-kun marks the 400th anniversary of Lord Todo Takatora entering Tsu Castle in Mie Pref. Obviously resembling a stack of mochi rice cakes. This character was actually an inflatable plastic balloon. シロモチくん (三重 津市）245 views
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The kids then run around the fire while chanting "Masse-masse!"245 views
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Public library in old Toyosato Elementary School. The renovations are very impressive.245 views
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Tabi-maru. a traveler character from Kusatsu, Shiga. Kusatsu was a crossroads on the old Tokaido and Nakasendo Roads where many travelers lodged. "Tabi" means "travel." たび丸 (滋賀 草津市)245 views
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Goddess for lake safety244 views
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Keage Incline postcard244 viewsThe Keage Incline was in operation until 1948.
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Sutra Repository 経堂244 views
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Pulling another float at the Hino Matsuri, Shiga Pref.244 views
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The Saio is actually on a wheeled cart.244 views
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If you ride the Tokaido Line train between Maibara and Samegai Stations and look out the window in the north, you might notice this low hill called Hinade-yama.244 viewsNear JR Sakata Station (Hokuriku Line) in former Omi-cho town is Mt. Hinodeyama with Hinode Jinja Shrine holding an annual sumo festival on the third Mon. of Sept. It features mainly children's sumo and a sumo jinku dance by about 16 men.
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On display are old photos of the school.244 views
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The old library checkout counter.244 views
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This is Shinagawa-juku in Tokyo, the site of the Honjin. On the left is a pine tree from Tsuchiyama.243 views
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Barge loaded with mikoshi approaching Wakamiya Port. Sanno-sai Festival.243 views
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They had special shuttle buses plying between Yogo Station and Hashimoto at the festival site. The bus had drawings by local school children.243 views
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Honmachi float leaving Himure Hachimangu Shrine. Sagicho Festival, Omi-Hachiman, Shiga. 本町のだし243 views
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Sign to city hall with misspelled word. "Distract" should be "District."242 views
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Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri procession held on May 3 by Chikuma Shrine, Maibara, Shiga Pref.242 views
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Shigaraki Kogen Railways Shigaraki Station. You can take a bus to reach Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in 5 min., or walk for 20 min. 信楽駅242 views
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"Anagama" kiln diagram and explanation in Japanese and English.242 views
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They pulled the floats to the Chawan Matsuri no Yakata museum festival grounds to be displayed. The rest of the procession headed back to Niu Shrine where they performed the Chigo dances again from 4:30 pm. Most people left the festival by 4 pm.242 views
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The new Toyosato Elementary School building.242 views
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Otemon-dori shopping arcade in central Nagahama with banners showing the way to the Go and Azai Sisters Expo venue. The expo has three pavilions in three different locations: central Nagahama, Odani, and Azai.242 views
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