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To my delight, it was an arch kite of hula girls.91 views
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Higashi-Omi has a sizable Brazilian population.91 views
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Giant kite pullers.91 views
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The Yokaichi Giant Kite Museum exhibits the city's giant kite used previously, as well as many different kites from all over Japan and the world. About 20-min. walk from Ohmi Railways Yokaichi Station. Map91 views
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Scale model of original Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.91 views
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Across the moat from Hikone Castle is Umoregi-no-ya, a reclusive house where Lord Ii Naosuke lived and trained in various arts from age 17 to 32. 埋木舎91 views
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Across the moat from Hikone Castle is Umoregi-no-ya, a house where Lord Ii Naosuke lived and trained in various arts from age 17 to 32. 埋木舎91 views
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The water temperature is just right. Not too hot at all.91 views
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Hot spring water composition. The water supposed to be good for a variety of ailments.91 views
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Genkyuen has miniature versions of Omi Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi). This is one of them, modeled after the Seta Karahashi Bridge in Otsu.91 views
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Biwako Ohashi Bridge is Shiga's longest bridge.91 views
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Inside the Tahoto is this altar for Dainichi Nyorai. 大日如来91 views
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Needs a new paint job.91 views
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Canal to Johama Port90 views
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View of Chikubushima island90 views
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Inside the former bank building90 views
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Todai's 4-man crew in the lead90 views
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Hino Station on the Ohmi Tetsudo railway before the building was renovated in 2019. On the right was the tourist info office. 近江鉄道 日野駅90 views
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Unkoji Temple, famous for satsuki azaleas. 雲迎寺（さつき寺）90 viewsVery many azalea bushes.
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River mouth90 views
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"This place changed a lot since my childhood..."90 views
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Nene, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife90 views
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White and red torii90 views
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Lighting torches.90 views
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Nagahama Station's first stationmaster.90 views
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Toriimoto-juku is the sixty-third of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road. It is the fourth Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Bamba-juku in Maibara), and one of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga.90 views
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Ohmi Railways Toriimoto Station building90 views
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Daitsuji temple Sanmon Gate 山門90 views
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Belfry90 views
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Stone monument90 views
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Exterior view90 views
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Anpukuji temple 安福寺90 views
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Battle monument90 views
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Mt. Ibuki was witness to the battle.90 views
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Model of fixed-seat boat90 views
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Lute Plaza, which includes Biwa Library in Nagahama, Shiga. 20-min. bus ride from Nagahama Station.90 views
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Biwa Library びわ図書館90 views
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First panel explaining Verses 1 and 2, Yokaichi Public Library 2nd floor gallery90 views
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Wedded Rock sacred rope90 views
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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90 views
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Group photo. Quite a few people worked during this 3-hour afternoon session.90 views
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Each lantern is lit with a small lightbulb. (No candles)90 views
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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 car90 views
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The steam locomotive pulled modern-looking passenger cars.90 views
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On the right, Route 8 can be seen crossing Yasu River.90 views
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Going down from the summit.90 views
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1.4 km to Karyoku Koen Park90 views
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Looks like a former bank building.90 views
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Stone monument at Takeheiro indicating that Emperor Meiji was here.90 views
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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90 views
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These miniature scenic sculptures are called bonkei (similar to bonsai), created on a plate. He essentially made a 3-D version of each ukiyoe print. It took him 10 years to complete all the 53 Tokaido stations. This one is for Nihonbashi in Tokyo. 盆景90 views
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Diorama of daimyo gyoretsu procession. The daimyo procession is reenacted at some festivals in Japan, such as the Kusatsu Shukuba Festival in Shiga.90 views
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Muddy pants. Passers by exclaimed, "Look at their feet!"90 views
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Road to Taga Taisha Shrine from Takamiya-juku90 views
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Built in 1616, Bishamon-do Hall is an Important Cultural Property. 毘沙門堂90 views
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Inside Kannon-do Hall90 views
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Behind the Kancho-do Hall is the Daishi-do Hall where Enchin is interred.90 views
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Samegai-juku and Nakasendo Road 醒井宿90 views
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Underwater baikamo flowers Jizogawa River, Samegai, Shiga Pref. 梅花藻、バイカモ MAP90 views
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Writing the winner's name on award certificates.90 views
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Introducing Sento-kun.90 views
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The contestants had to be at least 20 years old, but I think most people looked middle-aged.90 views
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View of the 3rd station (san-gome) below. The 3rd station is accessible by gondola from the foot of Ibukiyama at Ueno.90 views
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Omi-Nagaoka Station on JR Tokaido Line90 views
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Ice sculpture contest90 views
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Jerseys for sale.90 views
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Otsu and Lake Biwa as seen from the top of Otsu Prince Hotel.90 views
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Cheerleaders in a pregame show.90 views
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Second floor of the museum with a fake stone castle gate.90 views
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Directions to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine and the cable car station.90 views
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Trophies. The 1st place winner would receive 100,000 yen, 2nd place 50,000 yen, and 3rd place 30,000 yen.90 views
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Side view of Shirahige Shrine.90 views
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Makino Station. Makino was the first town in Japan whose name used katakana. The town was established in 1955 upon the merger of a few villages. The new town was named after its most famous spot, the Makino Ski Grounds which used katakana for "Makino90 views
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A Sugawara Michizane doll waiting to be lifted up on the Tenjin-machi hikiyama float.90 views
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Way to Hiyoshi Toshogu, in the same direction as the Hieizan cable car.90 views
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View of the boat pier.90 views
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Beyond the temple is a short trail going further north along the shore below.90 views
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Kaizu-Osaki as seen from the lake.90 views
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Part of the stage decoration were these towering bundles of reeds from Lake Biwa.90 views
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Stone marker and statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.90 views
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Sister city monument at Higashi-Omi City Hall.90 views
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Bell ringers90 views
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Hannaryz head coach David Benoit calmly looks on as his team trails the Lakestars.90 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi for a free throw.90 views
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Chris Schlatter90 views
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A small shrine along the way.90 views
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Inside the former bank building in Imazu. A nice place to rest. Exhibition panels explain about Vories.90 views
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Inside the former Samegai post office designed by William Merrell Vories.90 views
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Some pots inside a hut.90 views
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A Shinto ceremony is held at the shrine in the morning. Then by noon or so, over 30 portable shrines and taiko drums gather here on this path for the annual Hyozu Matsuri on May 5.90 views
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Sleeping quarters has orange life vests and blankets stored in the bins below. It's nice that all the sleeping quarters have real names instead of numbers like in a hotel.90 views
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Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge had four bamboo poles indicating where the mikoshi (portable shrine) boats will pass under. These photos were taken on Aug. 17, 2010, a very hot day. MAP90 views
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Tokugen-in temple has two weeping cherry trees. This is the older one, about 300 years old. The original cherry tree was planted by Kyogoku Doyo in the 14th century.90 views
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There are steps to go up the hill where there are more Kyogoku graves. These are for the older Kyogoku members, starting with the founder of the Kyogoku Clan.90 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Clearing Storm at Awazu from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series. Zeze Castle can be clearly seen.90 views
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Seta Rowng Club members in kimono.90 views
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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.90 views
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Goshu Ondo folk dance native to Shiga was performed.90 views
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And everyone formed a circle and danced. All the rowers who came to Japan were very happy that they decided to come. They all had an unforgettable experience. It's too bad there were many people who canceled their trip. They really missed out...90 views
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Indigo vats.90 views
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Hiko-nyan kite train and hula girl arch kite90 views
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Members of the Giant Kite Preservation Society pull the front of the rope.90 views
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Waterwheel objects on Notogawa Station's west side.90 views
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Nagahama Station wedding hall90 views
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Tea house on Hosho-dai hill. This was used by the daimyo to entertain guests with good views of the garden. 鳳翔台90 views
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During Ishiyama-dera's display of the hidden Kannon Buddha, they also allowed the public to ring the temple bell for a small fee.90 views
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Verse 3 Song Monument at Nagahama's Hokoen Park. It is shaped like a boat and the top has a wavy surface like the water. It is called the "nami-makura" (rolling waves) design.90 viewsThe glass bench is positioned for sunset views over the lake.
Update: Unfortunately, this glass bench monument cracked and was replaced with another bench monument in Sept. 2021.
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Pass under the torii89 views
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Lookout point, Chikubushima island in the distance89 views
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Trail going up the mountain.89 views
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Musa's Honjin89 views
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Snowy path. I was the only fool walking here, I saw no one else. But the scenery was great.89 views
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Kyoto Univ. is unable to correct their misdirection89 views
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The shrine also holds the Hino Matsuri on May 2-3.89 views
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Travel passport required to travel around Japan89 views
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Boat ride89 views
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Kami shibai storyteller telling a story about Nobunaga. 紙芝居89 views
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Towering inferno of bamboo on fire. The shrine has a 5-meter tall pile of bamboo which is lit to make a towering inferno within the shrine grounds. Very dramatic. 89 views
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Seta Castle garden89 views
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Seta Castle stone lantern89 views
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JR Tokaido Line train tracks crossing Seta River89 views
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Fishing boats at Horikiri Port89 views
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Okishima Port89 views
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.89 views
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To Omi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga, Fukui.89 views
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View of central Ryuo-cho town from Mt. Yukinoyama.89 views
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Tumulus No. 5 with a reconstructed chamber made of stone (looking out).89 views
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You can buy a set of tickets to all four Omi merchant homes and the museum which cheaper than buying a ticket at each place. Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station 近江鉄道五箇所駅89 views
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Main guest room89 views
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Old photos of Omi merchants89 views
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Tags and certificates.89 views
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Omi merchant dolls89 views
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Shopkeeper's desk89 views
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Nomura-bashi Bridge in the distance.89 views
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Verse 1 photos (Otsu)89 views
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Hachiman Primary School 近江八幡市立八幡小学校89 views
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Stack of cut bamboo.89 views
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Haiden ceremony hall 拝殿89 views
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July 8, 2007: On the day after the pasting ceremony, the Kamitsugi or paper joining was next. 紙継ぎ89 views
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Awards ceremony89 views
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Three ocean sculls wander in front of Mt. Ibuki89 views
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Mantosai sign under the torii89 views
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Benzaiten Shrine89 views
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Tenmangu Shrine 天満宮89 views
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The steam locomotive was built in 1939.89 views
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Summit in sight.89 views
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Camping lodge89 views
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Some modern buildings along the Nakasendo in Echigawa-juku89 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine, Echigawa-juku89 views
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Model of Tsuchiyama-juku during the 19th century.89 views
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Stone garden at the Tsuchiyama Tokaido Museum89 views
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Tongu is the site where the Saio princess lodged on her way to worship from Kyoto to Ise Grand Shrines in Mie Prefecture.89 views
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Gate of the Honjin, the town's most exclusive lodge. The Honjin is gone, and only the gate remains.89 views
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In the center of the To-in complex is the Kancho-do Hall. Its a dojo exercise hall for entering the priesthood and conducting Buddhist initiation ceremonies. 潅頂堂89 views
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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89 views
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Side view of Kannon-do Hall.89 views
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Steps leading to the Kannon-do Hall on a hill in the southern precinct of Miidera.89 views
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Ema tablet89 views
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Moon-viewing stage 勧月舞台89 views
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Beautiful cherry blossoms at night.89 views
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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.89 views
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Imazu Junior High School Rowing Club banner and members going to the regatta's awards ceremony.89 views
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Toshinaga-kun to promote the 400th anniversary of Takaoka, Toyama Pref. Based on Lord Maeda Toshinaga. 利長くん (富山 高岡市）89 views
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PR booth for Sento-kun and Nara.89 views
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Other animals included a racoon dog89 views
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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89 views
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Brayden Bilbe for free throw. He's from the state of Washington.89 views
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Otsu Port and this area is reclaimed land.89 views
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Inside Biwako Bunkakan museum.89 views
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Central Otsu as seen from Top of Otsu. The right half of this picture is basically reclaimed land.89 views
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Panoramic photo of the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa as seen from Top of Otsu.89 views
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Behind Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.89 views
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Ray is one tall guy with long arms.89 views
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A time out for a basketball challenge for these two girls.89 views
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Mishima Pond is adjacent to the Green Park Santo recreational park. The nearest train station is Omi-Nagaoks on the JR Tokaido Line. Take a bus.89 views
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The ducks welcome feeding by humans. Cat food works well.89 views
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Sakura tunnel.89 views
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When I visited in Feb. 2009, there was an exhibit showing artifacts of a local Okonai Festival (held in various locations during Jan. to March to pray for a good harvest).89 views
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At 11 am, the Chigo-no-Mai dances began. The Chigo-no-Mai consisted of five dances starting with the Miko-no-Mai (Sacred Child Dance). 稚児の舞 神子の舞89 views
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Other members of the Juni-no-yaku musicians. On the left is the drummer of a small taiko drum (kodaiko). In the middle is a baton twirler called bo-furi (棒振り) in a bear costume. The boy on the right is a tsuzumi shoulder drum player.89 views
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Stone marker indicating Saikyoji as the headquarters of the Tendai Shinsei Sect.89 views
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Hall lobby and reception desk where you pay 500 yen admission.89 views
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Megan Thompson 昼休み中だったし、プログラムにも載っていなかったので大勢の客が退場した後に英語版が歌われた。89 views
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Inside Chojiya. Very impressive Japanese-style inn with lake views. This ryokan is also well-known for duck dinners.89 views
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Pieces of concrete indicate that something was here before.89 views
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Murasaki Shikibu poem monument89 views
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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.89 views
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Monument dedicated to the eight college rowers from Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture and three rowers from Kyoto who died while rowing in waters off Haginohama beach on April 6, 1941..89 views
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