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End of the ride.87 views
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Entrance to Gosha Shrine. 五社神社87 views
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Gosha Shrine torii87 views
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets Ishida Mitsunari87 views
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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall 大通寺本堂 MAP87 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.87 views
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Belfry87 views
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Seta River and reeds87 views
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Side of boat87 views
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The old Nagahama train station building being torn down in Jan. 2007.87 views
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Red rope for ringing a bell.87 views
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Entrance to Amida-do temple which is next to the Jizo temple 阿弥陀堂87 views
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In front of Gokasho Station is a map and stone monument. Gokasho is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).87 views
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Main guest room87 views
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Main guest room 主客間87 views
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Shopkeep's desk87 views
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Shopkeeper87 views
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Kitchen87 views
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2nd floor gallery area.87 views
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Fallen tree on riverbed87 views
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Crowd gathers87 views
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All we could see were the kite strings.87 views
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The kite strings were too tangled in the bamboo.87 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.87 views
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Free rides on this dragon boat were also provided.87 views
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Homes along the way are decorated.87 views
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Arched bridge leading to shrine gate.87 views
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Main shrine hall87 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum at Hikone Station east exit.87 views
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Torii to Benzaiten Shrine87 views
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A shrine with a view.87 views
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To the peak.87 views
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Entrance/Exit to Karyoku Koen-gawa Tozando87 views
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Lots of ferns.87 views
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Tree trunk87 views
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Hachiman Jinja Shrine in Echigawa-juku, Shiga87 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.87 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. MAP87 views
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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.87 views
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The Takamiya Station building is also a Community Center with an information counter and exhibition space.87 views
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Nakasendo Road in Takamiya-juku, Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.87 views
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Gate to Enshoji temple, established in 1498. It belongs to the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji Sect. 円照寺87 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.87 views
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Lake Biwa fishes87 views
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On the fringe of Miidera is Somon Gate 総門87 views
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Cherry blossoms at Miidera temple, Shiga.87 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), MAP87 views
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About 15,000 tulips (+sakura) bloom here. 上丹生チューリップ祭り87 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.87 views
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Finish line.87 views
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Fixed-seat boat race. フィックス艇87 views
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Jizo-zaka road as seen from the temple.87 views
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Kinomoto Jizo-in temple during the Kinomoto Jizo Festival held Aug. 22-25. MAP87 views
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How bamboo ribs for Japanese folding fans are made.87 views
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Everyone snap away with their camera phones when Sento-kun got on stage.87 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.87 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.87 views
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The winning teams performed their routines again.87 views
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The three South Korean aerobics teams were awarded with the International Exchange Award.87 views
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Statue of Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto 日本武尊像87 views
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Shiga LakeStars and Osaka Evessa on court for warm-up.87 views
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View from Biwako Bunkakan museum, looking west.87 views
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Zeze Castle Park87 views
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Stoney beach87 views
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Nishinomaru Sanju-yagura turret.87 views
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Tip off to start the game between the Shiga LakeStars and Fukuoka Rizing.87 views
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On stage, the oni was rained upon with paper streamers.87 views
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Feast for Okonai Festival.87 views
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Kondo Hall veranda87 views
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Kimono worn by the Chigo-no-Mai and Sanyaku no Mai dancers. 三役の舞87 views
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Program. 残念ながら、私どもがこのプログラムに掲載されていませんでした。87 views
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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.87 views
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Another path to the shrine decorated with paper lanterns.87 views
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Temple bell on the left. Public is welcome to ring the bell during New Year's Eve.87 views
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Tenno-cho hikiyama. 天王町87 views
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Tenjin-machi hikiyama float coming through.87 views
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Entrance to Osaki Camp grounds.87 views
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Kondo Hall carvings87 views
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Gate to Zeze Castle Park with cherry blossoms in full bloom in April. 膳所城跡公園 MAP87 views
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Zeze Castle monument 膳所城跡公園87 views
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They erected the straw column next to the one that was already standing.87 views
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Boom!87 views
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Next, they had some great fireworks in the sky and everybody watched.87 views
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The gourd was the canteen of the old days.87 views
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Mountain ascetic priests. Two of them blew conch shells once in a while.87 views
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Ondo folk dancers. 音頭87 views
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Taiko drummers in Suijo.87 views
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Yobidashi87 views
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Then they held the dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony performed by the men.87 views
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Joho Masashi #31 and Iwasa Jun #5 were former teammates with Tokyo Apache. 87 views
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Ogawa goes for a jump shot.87 views
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Lakestars lead 37-28 at halftime.87 views
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Wara87 views
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Happy high fives with the Lakestars as they start to smell victory.87 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.87 views
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They knock down the flower umbrella and people rush in to grab something. They repeated this several times. This part of the festival is called Hanabai (花ばい).87 views
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Leading the procession are 12 yakko-furi men who carry the horseback archer's wooden targets. Yakko-furi were manual laborers of the samurai. 奴振り87 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87 views
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Sculpture on Minato hikiyama float.87 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.87 views
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Girls' shower room has pink curtains.87 views
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Yaito Matsuri also features rickshaw rides.87 views
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Inside Kashiwabara-juku's former Honjin in Tarui, Gifu.87 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 2010.87 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.87 views
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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87 views
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Nakasendo Road: Toriimoto (Hikone). The sixty-third of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road.87 views
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Old Kinomoto Station has been totally renovated.87 views
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The festival name changed from Yokaichi Odako Matsuri to Higashiomi Odako Matsuri in May 2012 and the festival site changed in May 2013 to Fureai Undo Koen Park. Map87 views
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Kite-flying contest.87 views
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The outdoor bath is at the foot of a hill. You can gaze at the green trees and sky while bathing.87 views
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Now a much smaller target.87 views
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The entrance hall has an early diesel engine.87 views
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Always scenic to see Hikone Castle overlooking Genkyuen Garden.87 views
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Entrance to Keyaki Goten Palace or Rakuraku-en. Completed in 1679 by the fourth castle lord Ii Naooki as a familiy residence. It took two years to build. It was highly admired for its beauty. 槻御殿87 views
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Verse 6 Song Monument, Chomeiji Temple. Built in Nov. 2011.87 viewsDirections: From Omi-Hachiman Station on the JR Biwako Line, take a bus to Chomeiji. Takes about 20 min. Omi-Hachiman Station has a tourist information office where you can obtain directions and a map. You can also rent a bicycle at the station and follow the map to Chomeiji Port. The monument is in a small park in front of the port near the Chomeiji bus stop. The other Verse 6 monument is within the Chomeiji temple grounds. Climb the 800 steps (quite strenuous) to the temple or call a taxi to drive up near the top.
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Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan (Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum), Imazu 琵琶湖周航の歌資料館87 viewsThe museum has various panel exhibits, videos, etc. Currently, no explanations in English. Tokiko Kato scored a national hit with the song in 1971.
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Priests throw wooden goma prayer tablets (written with people's wishes) into the fire. Tarobogu Shrine, Higashi-Omi, Shiga.87 views
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Northern Lake Biwa as seen from Mt. Shizugatake.87 views
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With shrines and temples, Chikubushima is a sacred island in northern Lake Biwa.87 views
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Chikubushima87 views
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Fudō Myōō (Acala) on Chikubushima. 不動明王87 views
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Sugaura is a length-wise town hugging the shore of the lake.86 views
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Trail goes further.86 views
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Side torii86 views
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4-man crew alumni boat race86 views
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Kyodai's 4-man crew try to keep up86 views
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Awards ceremony86 views
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Celebrations86 views
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Statue of Lord Gamou 蒲生氏郷公像86 views
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Hibarino park ひばり野86 views
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Hino Station platform at night. Old roof was replaced in 2019.86 views
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Tea bushes grown organically86 views
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Otsu Prince Hotel right across the lake.86 views
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Old train on Hokuriku Line.86 views
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Ticket window86 views
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Hikone View Hotel, formerly known as Hikone Prince Hotel.86 views
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Ohmi Railways Toriimoto Station building86 views
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Getting closer to the Sanmon Gate86 views
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Bishamonten Temple is also called Unjuji Temple (雲住寺). Also built by built by Fujiwara Hidesato descendants where his swords, spearheads, and family records are kept.86 views
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Ryuogu Hidesato-sha Shrine is also called Hashimori Ninja shrine (橋守神社). Worships Fujiwara Hidesato who killed the monster centipede from Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge and his wife the dragon king's daughter. Shrine built by his descendants.86 views
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Flags and temple roof.86 views
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Hondo steps86 views
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Torii86 views
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Inside shoin 書院86 views
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Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station building as seen from the train platform.86 views
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Entrance room86 views
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Foyer of house 玄関86 views
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Another guest meeting room 客間86 views
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Kitchen86 views
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Waiting room which no one uses.86 views
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Anegawa River Battle Memorial, dedicated to the war dead86 views
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Sign indicating the site of the Battle at Anegawa River.86 views
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Verse 5 photos (Hikone)86 views
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A small clearing was made around the kite.86 views
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No way would this guy be able to pull the kite out of this one...86 views
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White stones (which you can buy) written with your wishes or prayers.86 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: 0748-23-0081.86 views
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Getting a free ride were these girls heading for Sugaura, a small town on the northern shore of Lake Biwa.86 views
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Fixed-seat boats and ocean sculls rendezvous toward home in Imazu.86 views
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Hauling the fixed-seat boat to the boat house86 views
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As evening approaches, the crowd increases.86 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD presented to a winner. A CD was also presented to the regatta's youngest and oldest rower.86 views
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Maibara Exhibition, July 19 - Aug. 3, 2007 at Lucci Plaza, Maibara, Shiga. Near Omi-Nagaoka Station. Photo exhibition poster.86 views
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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.86 views
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Torii to Tenmangu Shrine 天満宮86 views
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Just beyond the tree is the peak.86 views
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Water fountain86 views
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Way to Hachiman Shrine.86 views
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The Hosokawa daimyo from Kumamoto stayed here quite a few times. When a daimyo was lodging at the Honjin, passers by were required to get off their horses while walking past the Honjin as a gesture of respect.86 views
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On the 2nd floor of the Tokaido Tenmakan Museum are two rooms. This one shows kiri-e cut-out pictures of all the Tokaido Road stations.86 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 inside86 views
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Washing their muddy feet.86 views
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Nakasendo Road in Takamiya-juku, the sixty-fourth post town on the Nakasendo Road. It was famous for Takamiya Jofu hemp cloth. Near the Ohmi Railways Takamiya Station.86 views
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Site of the Waki Honjin on the right. 旧脇本陣86 views
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Another building in the To-in area.86 views
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The lookout point is like a park with various monuments.86 views
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Gate to Goho Zenjin-do Hall86 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 2010.86 views
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Apparently someone released a similar species called itoyo into the river and they crossbred. Researchers found the hybrid fish, but no pure-breed hariyo. This has come as a shock to the locals. Hariyo is on Japan's endangered list.86 views
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