 Most viewed - SHIGA 滋賀県 |
2nd floor gallery area.84 views
|
|
Signs indicating the Battle of Anegawa River. This is next to the battle memorial.84 views
|
|
Verse 5 photos (Hikone)84 views
|
|
Crowd gathers84 views
|
|
First panel explaining Verses 1 and 2, Yokaichi Public Library 2nd floor gallery84 views
|
|
The kite strings were too tangled in the bamboo.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Hikone Castle Moat Boat Ride Poster84 views
|
|
Entrance to the annex and a sign indicating the day's event or work. Today, July 7, 2007, was the Noritsuke Pasting Ceremony. 八日市大凧まつり のりつけ式84 views
|
|
July 8, 2007: On the day after the pasting ceremony, the Kamitsugi or paper joining was next. 紙継ぎ84 views
|
|
Group photo. Quite a few people worked during this 3-hour afternoon session.84 views
|
|
Twin fixed-seat boats. One is named "Chiaki/Taro" and the other is called "Yodo," after Yodogawa River in Osaka. Lake Biwa's water feeds Yodogawa River.84 views
|
|
Ocean scull rowers and a sickly Chikubushima going bald. The numerous cormorants are killing off the trees on the island.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Each lantern is lit with a small lightbulb. (No candles)84 views
|
|
The shrine also recently got its roof rethatched. The roof looked spanking new.84 views
|
|
Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD presented to a winner. A CD was also presented to the regatta's youngest and oldest rower.84 views
|
|
Maibara Exhibition, July 19 - Aug. 3, 2007 at Lucci Plaza, Maibara, Shiga. Near Omi-Nagaoka Station. Photo exhibition poster.84 views
|
|
Confection in the shape of Eastern Skunk Cabbage flowers84 views
|
|
View of Imazu from Imazu Sun Bridge Hotel.84 views
|
|
It's the real thing, belching thick black smoke and steam. Tickets can also be bought one month before departure at major JR train stations. The train ride between Maibara and Kinomoto Stations takes about an hour. The locomotive pulls five train car84 views
|
|
On the right, Route 8 can be seen crossing Yasu River.84 views
|
|
Going down from the summit.84 views
|
|
1.4 km to Karyoku Koen Park84 views
|
|
Shops along the Nakasendo84 views
|
|
Stone monument at Takeheiro indicating that Emperor Meiji was here.84 views
|
|
Tsuchiyama-juku Honjin is at the center of Tsuchiyama-juku along the old Tokaido Road which meanders along Route 1. Notice the stone monument on the left of the Honjin. 土山宿本陣84 views
|
|
Muddy pants. Passers by exclaimed, "Look at their feet!"84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Inside Issaikyo-zo Hall84 views
|
|
Built in 1616, Bishamon-do Hall is an Important Cultural Property. 毘沙門堂84 views
|
|
Steps leading to the Kannon-do Hall on a hill in the southern precinct of Miidera.84 views
|
|
Inside Kannon-do Hall84 views
|
|
Beautiful cherry blossoms at night.84 views
|
|
Stone marker in central Nagahama marking the location of the castle's Sotobori outer moat.84 views
|
|
Underwater baikamo flowers Jizogawa River, Samegai, Shiga Pref. 梅花藻、バイカモ MAP84 views
|
|
Takatsuki Kannon Temple (Daienji temple) is also near Takatsuki Station, in the south. Temple noted for a 1000-arm Kannon statue. 大円寺 MAP84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
A baby sumo wrestler?84 views
|
|
Cat mascots were numerous.84 views
|
|
The contestants had to be at least 20 years old, but I think most people looked middle-aged.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Filipendula multijuga. We saw this everywhere back in 2006. However, in 2023, these flowers are mostly gone due to wild deer eating the plants. シモツケソウ84 views
|
|
Brayden Bilbe for free throw. He's from the state of Washington.84 views
|
|
Michigan cruising on Lake Biwa.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Moat of Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Tip off to start the game between the Shiga LakeStars and Fukuoka Rizing.84 views
|
|
The good guys, in the form of shrine priests, then appeared and started throwing roasted soybeans at the oni demons.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
I also got hit on the shoulder while taking pictures. You should always look up and see where the mochi and beans are flying.84 views
|
|
Lotus84 views
|
|
Second floor of the museum with a fake stone castle gate.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Directions to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine and the cable car station.84 views
|
|
Poster for song competition. 第11回「琵琶湖周航の歌」音楽祭 合唱コンクール84 viewsHeld annually in June since 1997, this song contest has over 20 choirs, mainly from western Japan, compete by singing two songs each. One song they must sing is Biwako Shuko no Uta, while the other song can be anything. On June 17, 2007, the English version, called "Lake Biwa Rowing Song," was sung for the first time at this contest. 第11回「琵琶湖周航の歌」音楽祭 合唱コンクールでジェイミーとメゲン・トンプソン姉妹がコンクールで英語版を歌った。
|
|
On Imazu's lakeshore road, Chojiya ryokan. From the roadside, it looks like a small building, but it has much depth toward the lake shore. 丁子屋84 views
|
|
Side view of Shirahige Shrine.84 views
|
|
Right across Makino Station is this building which houses the local tourist information office. This is where you can rent a bicycle and obtain sightseeing maps.84 views
|
|
Romon Gate rear84 views
|
|
About Nishi Hongu Honden Hall84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Kaizu-Osaki Port. Boat cruises along the Kaizu-Osaki coast are offered during the cherry blossom season.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
View of central Otsu which is experiencing a building boom along the lake shore. This has prompted local residents to seek a building height limit, otherwise the lake would disappear from view.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Bell ringers84 views
|
|
For their debut game, the Hannaryz played against the Shiga Lakestars. Being close neighbors, the Lakestars and the Hannaryz are destined to be eternal rivals and friends at the same time. There are more games scheduled between Shiga and Kyoto.84 viewsBeing close neighbors, the Lakestars and the Hannaryz are destined to be eternal rivals and friends at the same time. There are more games scheduled between Shiga and Kyoto.
|
|
The name "Hannaryz" refers to the well-known word "hannari" (はんなり or 花なり) which in the Kyoto dialect means classy or distinguished-looking as well as cheery, bright, and colorful.84 views
|
|
First the cheerleaders wore these black T-shirts and red, harem-style pants. At first, I thought they were hula dancers.84 views
|
|
Lakestars captain Fujiwara Takamichi #11.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Man-to-man defense.84 views
|
|
Hannaryz head coach David Benoit calmly looks on as his team trails the Lakestars.84 views
|
|
Reda84 views
|
|
Free throw by Bostic.84 views
|
|
Chris Schlatter84 views
|
|
A small shrine along the way.84 views
|
|
Tiger Princess statue 84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Chris84 views
|
|
Miss Plum Blossom from Mito, Ibaraki Pref. Mito's connection with Hikone lies in the radical samurai who assassinated Ii Naosuke near Edo Castle.84 views
|
|
A few foreigners too.84 views
|
|
"Ayame" means iris flower, in reference to women. Out of the 30+ portable shrines (mikoshi) and taiko drums to be paraded during the festival, two of them, called Ayame, are carried only by women. These women will carry the Ayame mikoshi and tai84 views
|
|
Then they took a break and most people left. After the break at 4 pm, they danced again at the baba and went to the Otabisho near Yasu River where a ceremony was held. The portable shrines are also carried around. 84 views
|
|
Going to board the Michigan paddlewheel boat.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Hachiman Park cherry blossoms.84 views
|
|
Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave. Kitabatake Tomoyuki (1290-1332) was a high-ranking Imperial Court official during the late Kamakura Period. National Historic Site 北畠具行卿墓84 views
|
|
Prefectural boundary between Gifu (Imasu) and Shiga (Kashiwabara) is this narrow groove. The cross-border bedtime chatter in the old days gave this place the name Nemonogatari-no-Sato.84 views
|
|
Shiga side84 views
|
|
Nemonogatari-no-Sato (Bedtime Story Town) momument. 寝物語の里84 views
|
|
Hiroshige's woodblock print of Clearing Storm at Awazu from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series. Zeze Castle can be clearly seen.84 views
|
|
June 6, 2011 (Day 3): Rowing from Moriyama to Imazu. They made history by being the largest (around 40) and perhaps only group from overseas to row completely around Lake Biwa.84 views
|
|
Rest stop in Sugaura.84 views
|
|
Passengers sit on the floor like in a Japanese room and have lunch as they ride through reed fields in and around Lake Nishinoko in Omi-Hachiman.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
The third mikoshi, called Ninomiya, passes through the torii. 二の宮 84 views
|
|
Namura Jinja Shrine is noted for its Nishi Honden hall which is a National Treasure. The shrine's architecture is from the Kamakura Period. 楼門84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Nagahama Pavilion84 views
|
|
Hiko-nyan kite train and hula girl arch kite84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Japan's smallest dotaku. 3.4 cm high.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Hikone Castle84 views
|
|
Rakuraku-en or Rakuraku no Ma. In the 1800s, the 12th lord Ii Naoaki built an annex building called Rakuraku-en which faces the garden. 楽々園84 views
|
|
Kyoto Shimbun article mentioning the song's roots in the UK, May 27, 201584 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
Ema prayer tablet84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
心経堂84 views
|
|
Needs a new paint job.84 views
|
|
Lotus pond at Oku Biwa Sports no Mori. In summer, the lotus bloom.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Maruko-bune exhibits.83 views
|
|
Inside the former bank building83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Sugaura is one of the best areas of northern Shiga and northern Lake Biwa. Quiet, clean, and scenic.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Sugaura Local History Museum 菅浦郷土史料館. Contains historical documents related to the town. But it was closed when I went.83 views
|
|
Beyond the east end of Sugaura (beyond the east thatched-roof gate) is a scenic walking trail along the peninsula's shore.83 viewsAfter you pass through the town, there is a hiking/bicycle trail along the peninsula.
|
|
On Aug. 9, the Jizo statues are lit with candles.83 views
|
|
3-story pagoda83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Musa's Honjin83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
One of the main events, the 4-man boat race between Todai and Kyodai on a 3200-meter course.83 views
|
|
Kyodai's 4-man crew try to keep up83 views
|
|
Celebrations83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Yabase lakeshore park 矢橋帰帆島83 views
|
|
Kami shibai storyteller telling a story about Nobunaga. 紙芝居83 views
|
|
Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife83 views
|
|
Lantern83 views
|
|
Ohmi Railways Toriimoto Station building83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Belfry83 views
|
|
Fishing boats at Horikiri Port83 views
|
|
Okinoshima in sight83 views
|
|
The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.83 views
|
|
View of central Ryuo-cho town from Mt. Yukinoyama.83 views
|
|
Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).83 views
|
|
Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station building as seen from the train platform.83 views
|
|
Foyer of house 玄関83 views
|
|
Corridor to rooms and garden.83 views
|
|
Shopkeep's desk83 views
|
|
Omi merchant dolls83 views
|
|
Hachiman Primary School 近江八幡市立八幡小学校83 views
|
|
All we could see were the kite strings.83 views
|
|
A small clearing was made around the kite.83 views
|
|
No way would this guy be able to pull the kite out of this one...83 views
|
|
White stones (which you can buy) written with your wishes or prayers.83 views
|
|
Mantosai sign under the torii83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Toronto, Nagano, Hakodate, Argentina, and Kochi. Outside Japan, there is a Shiga Kenjinkai in Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, and Alberta), Argentina, USA (Seattle, California, and Hawaii), Hong Kong, Indonesia, UK, France, and Germany.83 views
|
|
Restaurant shaped like a pyramid.83 views
|
|
Benzaiten Shrine83 views
|
|
Tenmangu Shrine 天満宮83 views
|
|
Summit in sight.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Camping lodge83 views
|
|
Some modern buildings along the Nakasendo in Echigawa-juku83 views
|
|
Looks like a former bank building.83 views
|
|
Hachiman Jinja Shrine, Echigawa-juku83 views
|
|
Honjin stone marker (reads "Tsuchiyama-juku Honjin ato"). By 1843, Tsuchiyama's population was 1,505. There were two Honjin and 44 inns.83 views
|
|
Stone garden at the Tsuchiyama Tokaido Museum83 views
|
|
Tongu is the site where the Saio princess lodged on her way to worship from Kyoto to Ise Grand Shrines in Mie Prefecture.83 views
|
|
Ohmi Railways Takamiya Station83 views
|
|
Going toward the southern precinct of the temple, you see this Bimyoji temple with an 11-faced Kannon statue, an Important Cultural Property. The building was reconstructed in 1776. 微妙寺83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Side view of Kannon-do Hall.83 views
|
|
Statue inside Kannon-do Hall83 views
|
|
Ema tablet83 views
|
|
Finish line. It cost only 500 yen (insurance) to race in the regatta. You do not have to form a rowing team to participate. Single individuals could also register to race in the regatta.83 views
|
|
Writing the winner's name on award certificates.83 views
|
|
Statue of Nakae Toju (1608–1648) in front of Adogawa Station. He is one of Takashima city's favorite sons. 中江藤樹83 views
|
|
Sign outside Adogawa Station announcing the 400th anniversary in 2008 of Confucian philosopher Nakae Toju's birth.83 views
|
|
Statue of 17th-century Confucian philosopher Nakae Toju in front of Adogawa Station. He is noted for embodying filial piety, especially to his mother. 中江藤樹83 views
|
|
Introducing Sento-kun.83 views
|
|
Tiger Lily コオニユリ83 views
|
|
Mt. Ibuki summit area with pretty patches of summer flowers.83 views
|
|
Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen83 views
|
|
Lynn Washington, one of the league's top scorers, goes for the basket.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Inside Biwako Bunkakan museum.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Shiga Prefectural Capitol (Shiga Kencho) is a short walk from Otsu Station. This original building was built in 1939. Newer wings have since been built. 滋賀県庁83 views
|
|
Kyobashi Bridge goes to Yume-Castle Road which is a street of local shops and restaurants. In the moat, you might see a few black swans which were gifts from Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture.83 views
|
|
Introduction of LakeStars team members.83 views
|
|
Introduction of starting lineup.83 views
|
|
Ryan Rourke now sporting some facial hair.83 views
|
|
Time-out entertainment by the LakeStars cheerleaders amd mascot Magnee.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
The ducks welcome feeding by humans. Cat food works well.83 views
|
|
Part of the pond is lined with beautiful cherry blossoms which bloom in April.83 views
|
|
Sakura tunnel.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Kondo Hall83 views
|
|
Stone marker indicating Saikyoji as the headquarters of the Tendai Shinsei Sect.83 views
|
|
Imazu-cho Tourist Association booth in the lobby where they sold song-related souvenirs, including our Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD.83 views
|
|
Murasaki Shikibu poem monument83 views
|
|
They encountered strong winds from the Hira mountains. The boys from Kanazawa were students at the No. 4 High School 第四高等学校 which today is Kanazawa University.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Old-style train on Kosei Line at Makino Station.83 views
|
|
Kosei Line train going to Makino Station.83 views
|
|
Kaizu stone wall is what you see along the way to Kaizu-Osaki on the distance.83 views
|
|
Map of Makino Highland. Quite a large area.83 views
|
|
Mayor of Moriyama drinks the sake as Uno Osamu, one of Shiga's National Diet members, looks on.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Back at Suginoki Shrine.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
A Sugawara Michizane doll waiting to be lifted up on the Tenjin-machi hikiyama float.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Right side of Higashi Hongu Honden. The front looks almost identical to Nishi Hongu.83 views
|
|
Path to Mt. Hachioji where there are two more shrines.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
View of the boat pier.83 views
|
|
Beyond the temple is a short trail going further north along the shore below.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Kaizu-Osaki as seen from the lake.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Zeze Castle was built in 1601 upon the order of Tokugawa Ieyasu after he won the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. He dismantled Otsu Castle and assigned Zeze Castle as a guard for the Tokaido Road.83 views
|
|
Stone monument marking the site of the original Nagahama castle donjon.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
After the ring-entering ceremony, the men remained on the ring and performed the sumo odori dance accompanied by sumo jinku singing.83 views
|
|
Wearing an autographed Hannaryz T-shirt, the mayor of Kyoto city also speaks.83 views
|
|
| 18510 files on 74 page(s) |
 |
|
32 | |
|
|
