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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall 大通寺本堂 MAP81 views
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Large Hall 大広間. This is also one location where the film Idai Naru, Shurararabon (偉大なる、しゅららぼん The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom) was filmed. The sleepover scene.81 views
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Belfry81 views
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Seta Castle garden81 views
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JR Tokaido Line train tracks crossing Seta River81 views
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Okishima Port81 views
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The old train station building being torn down on the right in Jan. 2007.81 views
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Ground floor of new train station building.81 views
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Name plate with "Nagahama Eki" in old kanji characters.81 views
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Road to Mt. Yukinoyama, an ancient mountain and home to over 200 tumuli built during the 5th to 7th centuries. In 2013, it was designated as a National Historic Site.81 views
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Red rope for ringing a bell.81 views
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Entrance to Amida-do temple which is next to the Jizo temple 阿弥陀堂81 views
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Main guest room 主客間81 views
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Joeiji temple 浄栄寺81 views
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Mt. Ibuki was witness to the battle.81 views
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Nomura-bashi Bridge in the distance.81 views
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Model of fixed-seat boat81 views
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Verse 3 photos (Imazu)81 views
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Verse 6 photos (Chomeiji)81 views
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Yokaichi Public Library, near Yokaichi Station. 東近江市 八日市図書館81 views
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2nd Imazu Exhibition, May 30 - July 1, 2007 at Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan, Takashima, Shiga. This was the second time to have an exhibition here. Photo exhibition poster.81 views
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Of course, the Wedded Rocks is also good for married couples to maintain a good and happy marriage. Meoto-iwa 夫婦岩81 views
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Pit for offering white stones81 views
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The paper is Mino Washi, from Gifu Prefecture. It is white, and surprisingly thin. I thought it would be thicker. Six or so sheets are stacked while slightly spread apart.81 views
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Rowing on the dragon boat81 views
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Fixed-seat boat with Mt. Ibuki and Chikubushima in the background. 千秋・太郎号のフィックス艇81 views
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Homes along the way are decorated.81 views
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Arched bridge leading to shrine gate.81 views
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Main shrine hall81 views
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Odd bicycles for rent81 views
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Torii to Benzaiten Shrine81 views
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A shrine with a view.81 views
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To the peak.81 views
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Entrance/Exit to Karyoku Koen-gawa Tozando81 views
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Lots of ferns.81 views
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Tree trunk81 views
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Modern homes in Echigawa81 views
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Next to the Tokaido Tenmakan Museum's main building is the Daimyo Procession Hall which used to be a storehouse.81 views
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Matsuo-zaka Slope has this Suzuka Mago (Pack horse) Song Monument. The 10-verse song was sung by pullers of pack horses traveling over Suzuka Pass. It made the phrase "Ai no Tsuchiyama" famous. 鈴鹿馬子唄81 viewsThe first verse reads, "The slope shines, the Suzuka mountains are cloudy. Rain falls on Ai no Tsuchiyama."
The mago horse puller made his living by lending his horse to carry luggage or people. He would sing this song while ringing a bell. The song was very slow and drawn out, with many syllables sung for a few seconds. It was to match the pace of the horse. It has a series of 7 and 5 syllables. The song is one of Japan's most noted pack horse songs and kept alive by a song preservation society and annual song contest in Tsuchiyama.
「坂は照る照る 鈴鹿は曇る あいの土山 雨が降る」
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Yaku-otoshi Taiko Bridge from where you can "drop" your bad luck below. First buy good luck beans (fuku-mame) from the shrine. Make a wish before dropping the number of beans matching your age into the river below the bridge.81 views
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Gate of the Honjin, the town's most exclusive lodge. The Honjin is gone, and only the gate remains.81 views
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Another building in the To-in area.81 views
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Shuho Kannon. Worship her and become prosperous. 衆宝観音81 views
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Kannon-do Hall is the 14th temple in the Saigoku (Western Japan) pilgrimage circuit of 33 temples. Important Cultural Property 観音堂81 views
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The stone marker on the right indicates where Emperor Meiji was when he visited here.81 views
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On the fringe of Miidera is Somon Gate 総門81 views
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Samegai-juku is the sixty-first station or post town (shukuba) of the sixty-nine stations on the Nakasendo Road. It is the second Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Kashiwabara-juku), MAP81 views
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Samegai Museum in a former toiya-ba. 米原市醒井宿資料館 醒井宿問屋場（旧川口家住宅）81 views
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Jizo-zaka road as seen from the temple.81 views
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One famous local specialty is the Adoberry, a boysenberry-like berry used to make diverse products such as jam, juice, cakes, etc.81 views
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Jamie and Megan Thompson sing "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" at Sports Recreation Shiga 2008 on Oct. 18, 2008 in Kibogaoka Park, Yasu, Shiga Pref.81 views
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Path to summit81 views
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Summit buildings81 views
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Okinawan eisa taiko drummer 琉友会81 views
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View from Biwako Bunkakan museum, looking west.81 views
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Central Otsu as seen from Top of Otsu. The right half of this picture is basically reclaimed land.81 views
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Zeze Castle Park81 views
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Stoney beach81 views
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Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.81 views
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Shiga Lakestars jerseys, T-shirts, and sweats for sale.81 views
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Ryan going for a free throw.81 views
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Ray Schafer successfully block s a shot.81 views
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Ogawa Shinya goes for a three-pointer.81 views
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Speech by coach Robert Pierce.81 views
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Kondo Hall veranda81 views
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Lake Biwa Canal and cherry blossoms above the tunnel entrance.81 views
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New LakeStars cheerleaders are already being recruited from May 2009 for the 2009-10 season.81 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81 views
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Other altars in Saikyoji's Hondo hall. 81 views
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Jamie Thompson コンクールで初めて英語で歌われた。歌が終わると大きな拍手。81 views
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Inside Chojiya. Very impressive Japanese-style inn with lake views. This ryokan is also well-known for duck dinners.81 views
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Japanese-style room in Chojiya ryokan. Very quaint and quiet place fronting the lake.81 views
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Many of the aprons have a kanji character for dragon, tiger, or other macho themes.81 views
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Diagram showing how many minutes it takes to go from Makino Station to other stations. Around 68 min. to/from Kyoto and 32 min. to Omi-Takashima. Makino is also accessible from Maibara via Omi-Shiotsu Station.81 views
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Not a spectacular view, but the lake can be seen.81 views
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Another path to the shrine decorated with paper lanterns.81 views
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Shimoda-yaki is characterized by deep-blue colors on white. They exhibit and sell Shimoda-yaki pottery and also offer pottery lessons. You should make reservations at 0748-72-7444. Take a bus from Mikumo Station and get off at Higashi Iwane 東岩根.81 views
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Tenjin-machi hikiyama float coming through.81 views
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Hikiyama floats started to appear at Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri in 1735. Initially, there were nine floats. This number increased to as many as 30 hikiyama floats.81 views
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There are a few tunnels along the road. 81 views
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Kaizu-Osaki and Chikubushima island81 views
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View of Kaizu-Osaki.81 views
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They erected the straw column next to the one that was already standing.81 views
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Boom!81 views
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Next, they had some great fireworks in the sky and everybody watched.81 views
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Yobidashi81 views
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Hannaryz huddle81 views
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Looks like the cheerleader uniforms can be called "hannari." Although I prefer shorts or skirts on cheerleaders.81 views
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Bobby Nash #33 goes for 3 points.81 views
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Mike Hall gets a Halloween face from John Clifford #44.81 views
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Lookout deck for Lake Yogo.81 views
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The lobby of the OMI Corp. displayed their early products and current products. Their main product was Menturm. I asked if they still had the original product that the company first made. They didn't.81 views
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Minakuchi Christian Church81 views
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Cohey and Wara81 views
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Gary Hamilton shoots.81 views
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Ray Schafer dunks one and thrills the crowd.81 views
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Samurai laborers carrying luggage for a traveling daimyo.81 views
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Sarugaku is a centuries-old form of entertainment and a precursor to Noh and Kyogen.81 views
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Foreigners carry the shishimai lion heads, but they did not perform with it.81 views
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Haiden Hall of Sakata Shinmeigu Shrine. 坂田神明宮81 views
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Eight more work horses in the procession. The horses comes from the eight former villages under the shrine's tutelage. 役馬81 views
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Sculpture on Minato hikiyama float.81 views
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Otsu Port as seen from Hama-Otsu Station on the Keihan Line. Just a 3-min. walk from the station. The Uminoko can be seen on the right. Same port where the Michigan paddlewheel boat is based.81 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.81 views
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Entrance to teacher's quarters (named Kiho 帰帆) on the 1st floor.81 views
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The water looked quite transparent to me. Couldn't quite understand the demo, and it was too hot under the sun to spend time asking questions.81 views
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Otsu Port as seen from the boat dock.81 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.81 views
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Yaito Matsuri also features rickshaw rides.81 views
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Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave 北畠具行卿墓 81 views
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Inside Kashiwabara-juku's former Honjin in Tarui, Gifu.81 views
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The island is noted for its giant stone monument inscribed with the prayer words "Namu Myo-horenge-kyo" from the Lotus Sutra.81 views
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A small park outside the mall next to the pond.81 views
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Indigo vats.81 views
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I went on the second day in mid-afternoon and already many booths had sold out. This is a "Sold out" (kanbai 完売) sign.81 views
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Old Kinomoto Station has been totally renovated.81 views
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Kite-flying contest.81 views
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Wind Goddesses fanning wind the traditional way.81 views
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What makes the kite unique is that the kite paper is carved with numerous cutouts, based on the design. It is not a solid sheet of paper.81 views
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Hundreds of kites from all over Japan and the world81 views
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My video of shot on May 5, 2013 of kids visiting the kite museum and pasting wishing stickers.81 views
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The water temperature is just right. Not too hot at all.81 views
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Now a much smaller target.81 views
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Path to shrine80 views
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Hino's most prominent shrine is best known for the Hino Matsuri festival on May 2-3. The shrine was originally atop Mt. Watamuki, Hino's tallest mountain. It was moved to its present location in 796.80 views
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In 1582, when Oda Nobunaga was assassinated in Kyoto, Lord Gamo Katahide brought Nobunaga's wife and children from Azuchi Castle to Hino Castle for their safety. The castle was abandoned in 1597.80 views
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Statue of Lord Gamou 蒲生氏郷公像80 views
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Unkoji Temple, famous for satsuki azaleas. 雲迎寺（さつき寺）80 views
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Serving free sake.80 views
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Bicycling road on the "Sazanami Kaido" lakeshore road going south.80 views
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End of the ride.80 views
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Gosha Shrine torii80 views
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Getting closer to the Sanmon Gate80 views
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Gate to Seta Castle ruins 瀬田城跡80 views
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Seta Castle site80 views
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Seta Castle stone lantern80 views
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Seta River and reeds80 views
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Flags and temple roof.80 views
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Hondo steps80 views
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Torii80 views
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Inside shoin 書院80 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.80 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji 安養寺山80 views
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Entrance room80 views
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Exterior view80 views
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View from station window. The area in front of the station is now lined with shops like Heiwado department store.80 views
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Waiting room which no one uses.80 views
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The sign says "Arigato gozaimasu" (Thank you). I guess the bamboo was hungry for a giant kite.80 views
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Hanging on to the strings...80 views
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After every kite-making session, they take a picture of all the volunteer participants. It was very interesting. Anybody can participate on any day. Call the kite museum for schedule details: 0748-23-0081.80 views
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"Today is Imazu or, Nagahama huh..."「今日は今津か 長浜か」80 views
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Fixed-seat boats and ocean sculls rendezvous toward home in Imazu.80 views
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Hauling the fixed-seat boat to the boat house80 views
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As evening approaches, the crowd increases.80 views
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Almost departure time80 views
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Rear end of train.80 views
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Just beyond the tree is the peak.80 views
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Water fountain80 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine in Echigawa-juku, Shiga80 views
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The entrance is decorated with wooden signs (sekifuda 関札) of the VIPs who stayed here. Whenever a VIP stayed here, the wooden sign with his name on it would be displayed on the gate.80 views
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Old Tokaido Road in Tsuchiyama-juku. The asphalt is dirt-brown and the houses along the road is a mixture of traditional and modern ones. MAP80 views
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Stone lantern in Tongu80 views
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Near Taga Taisha Shrine is the sacred rice paddies divided by a cross in the middle to form the kanji "ta" (田) which means rice paddy. This is the site of the rice planting festival starting at 2 pm. A 500 yen donation is required to go inside80 views
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Washing their muddy feet.80 views
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Takamiya Shrine. On the Sunday closest to April 10, the shrine's spring festival is held with a procession featuring a giant taiko drum.80 views
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On the right is a pine tree. A similar pine tree before this one was here when Emperor Meiji stayed over. An Imperial official told the temple to cut down the pine tree because it was a hindrance to the Emperor entering the temple.80 views
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Lake Biwa fishes80 views
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Hydrangea80 views
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Bishamon-do Hall. 毘沙門堂80 views
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The lookout point is like a park with various monuments.80 views
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Cherry blossoms at Miidera temple, Shiga.80 views
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Jizogawa River was also noted for a freshwater fish called hariyo or stickleback. However, researchers have found that the hariyo seems to have become extinct here by May 2010.80 views
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About 15,000 tulips (+sakura) bloom here. 上丹生チューリップ祭り80 views
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This is the museum room with various exhibits related to Amenomori Hoshu and Japan-Korean relations during the Edo Period. Hoshu was based in Tsushima in Nagasaki, an island close to Korea.80 views
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The Imazu Regatta was originally held annually during 1927-36 by the rowing club of the local high school in Imazu (the present Takashima High School). However, the war forced the annual regatta's cancellation.80 views
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The finish line was in front of the Sunbridge Hotel seen here. It was a nice, sunny, and calm day for a regatta. レガッタのBGMは「琵琶湖周航の歌」英語版。80 views
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Fixed-seat boat race. フィックス艇80 views
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I got to row in this quadruple boat.80 views
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Kinomoto Jizo-in temple during the Kinomoto Jizo Festival held Aug. 22-25. MAP80 views
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Gate to Yomeien Garden, a Chinese-style garden.80 views
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Everyone snap away with their camera phones when Sento-kun got on stage.80 views
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After the stage appearance, Sento-kun appeared in front of his PR booth on the street. A huge crowd again formed to see him.80 views
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Audience in the seats.80 views
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