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Reenacts the daimyo procession of Lord Ii Naonobu from Hikone when he came to worship at Sakata Shinmeigu Shrine in 1733 in Maibara. 84 views
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Then the floats passed by Omi-Takashima Station which has a giant Gulliver statue.84 views
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Steps to the shrine's hall.84 views
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The open house consisted of two 2-hour sessions, one at 10 am to noon and another from 1 pm to 3 pm. Indoor shoes were required. A total of 616 visitors came in the morning and 468 in the afternoon.84 views
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On the 1st floor toward the stern is the shower room. This is the changing area.84 views
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Sign says that people cannot enter the middle section of the bridge under which the mikoshi will pass.84 views
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Near Yutani Shrine is a storehouse for the third hikiyama float (Shoouzan 松翁山). Every year, two of the three floats take turns to appear in the festival. Each float represents a neighborhood in Maihara.84 views
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This spectator area was set up, but the rain made it almost useless.84 views
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The kabuki actors ride the float.84 views
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Leaning torch crown closeup.84 views
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Graves of the Tadotsu Clan (多度津藩), a branch of the Kyogoku who ruled in Marugame. From left to right, Kyogoku Takateru (高琢), Takakata (高賢), Takabumi (高文), Takayoshi (高慶), and Takamichi (高通). 84 viewsNational Historic Site
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Hiroshige's Kashiwabara woodblock print in his Kisokaido series. It depicts Kameya, a shop selling mugwort from Mt. Ibuki used for moxa. Notice the Fukusuke statue on the right inside the shop.84 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Evening Glow at Seta from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series.84 views
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June 9, 2011 (Day 6): Rowing from Nagahama to Hikone (Satsuma Beach).84 views
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The Seta Rowing Club is in eastern Otsu. It has a two-story clubhouse and an annex for storing more boats. It fronts a small canal connected to the lake.84 views
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Passing by Shirahige Shrine in Takashima, western Lake Biwa.84 views
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June 8, 2011 (Day 5): Day trip to Enryakuji temple on Mt. Hie in Otsu. This is the cable car station at Sakamoto, at the foot of Mt. Hie (Hie-zan) in western Shiga.84 views
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Rakuyaji temple's bell.84 views
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Kannonji84 views
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Nakasendo Road: Imasu (Gifu, on the border with Shiga). Shows the border between Imasu and Kashiwabara. There is an inn on the Imasu side (left) and Kashiwabara side.84 viewsNemonogatari-no-Sato is where the prefectural boundary between Gifu and Shiga is located. The inns are no longer here, but guests at both inns used to talk to each other across the border before sleeping.
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Nakasendo Road: Echigawa (Aisho), the 65th post town on the Nakasendo. A bridge across Echigawa River. It was toll-free (Muchin-bashi). On the left across the river is Mt. Kannonji (Kinugake).84 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Night Rain at Karasaki84 views
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Maibara Station as seen from a train platform. The station's focal point is the huge window wall at the center.84 views
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It is indeed like an art museum with numerous galleries on campus open to the public.84 views
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They're even wearing a lei and a flower in their hair!!84 views
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First they use long poles to prop up the giant kite.84 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.84 views
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Hundreds of kites from all over Japan and the world84 views
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My video of shot on May 5, 2013 of kids visiting the kite museum and pasting wishing stickers.84 views
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Lately, they have been using this window wall to show artwork. In spring 2013, a calligraphy club from a high school in Ibuki exhibited their work. 84 views
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Nagahama Castle's Sotobori outer moat still here.84 views
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Beer place next to the outer moat.84 views
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Rear of rice transplanter.84 views
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Life-size boat in the middle of the museum is actually a simulator.84 views
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Boat landing.84 views
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Inside the entrance of Rakurakuen.84 views
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JR Nagahama Station in Jan. 2016 before the pedestrian overpasses to Ekimachi Terrace were built.84 views
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The old Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan (Lake Biwa Rowing Song Museum), dedicated to the Lake Biwa Rowing Song, Shiga's most famous song. 琵琶湖周航の歌資料館 MAP84 viewsThis old museum closed in March 2020, and moved to the Imazu-Higashi Community Center on April 1, 2020. Museum photos on this page show the old museum.
Photos of the new museum is here: https://shiga-ken.com/blog/2022/01/lake-biwa-rowing-song-museum/
In June 1917, a song called Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) was composed by college student Taro Oguchi during a boat rowing trip around Lake Biwa. He was a member of the rowing club at Dai-san High School (now Kyoto University). He composed it in Imazu, Shiga Prefecture during the second night of the trip.
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Kyoto University Rowing Club's official 2017 calendar includes "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" English lyrics for the 1st time. Back cover of the calendar made by Tetsuo Oshiro.84 views
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Sankei Shimbun article (April 17, 2017) about our Lake Biwa Rowing Song mini concert held in Imazu on April 16, 2017. 84 views
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Setagawa River boat cruise modeled after the Ichiban-Maru paddlewheel steamboat which cruised on Lake Biwa in the 19th century. In operation during warmer months from Ishiyama-dera port and stopping at Nango Aqua Biwa and Seta-no-karahashi ports.84 views
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Cycling path in Azuchi near Lake Nishinoko.83 views
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Cycling path in Azuchi near Lake Nishinoko.83 views
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Maruko-bune exhibits.83 views
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Thatched-roof gate, called Shisokumon 四足門, on the east end used to monitor outsiders entering the village.83 views
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Bridge to Yabase83 views
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Waiting room for 1st-class passengers83 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument for Verse 583 viewsAnother boat mate matched Oguchi's lyrics to the melody based on the old song called Water Lilies as modified by a young Chiaki Yoshida. It soon became a popular dormitory song.
The song became a national hit in 1971 when singer Tokiko Kato recorded it. Numerous famous Japanese singers and groups have since released cover versions of the song. The town of Imazu even holds an annual song contest in June when choir groups from around Japan sing the song in a competition. The town even has a museum dedicated to the song.
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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall and belfry83 views
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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall 大通寺本堂83 views
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Sinking yakata-bune boat83 views
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Seta Castle stone lantern83 views
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Turnstile entrance83 views
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Great way to warm up.83 views
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New train platform and station building83 views
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Hondo 本堂 地蔵堂83 views
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Tumulus No. 1 at the top of the slope.83 views
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Nature trail into bamboo forest.83 views
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Ohmi Railways Gokasho Station, waiting room.83 views
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Omi merchant display83 views
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Guest meeting room 客間83 views
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Baba-dori street 馬場通り83 views
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Lobby of Iki-ikikan83 views
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Entrance to Itoh Chube'e Memorial House83 views
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Maid's room83 views
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Tokonoma alcove and scroll. 奥の間83 views
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Built in 1882 as Nagahama Station's first station building.83 views
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The battle site is next to Nomura village. Nobunaga and the Azai called it the Battle at Nomura.83 views
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This is where the Azai and Oda Nobunaga armies clashed.83 views
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Anegawa River is a shallow river.83 views
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Anegawa River83 views
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Mt. Ibuki83 views
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The first verse is wriiten, but the first line about Chomeiji being the 10th temple in the Saigoku Pilgrimage is omitted.83 viewsChomeiji is the 31st temple in the Saigoku Pilgrimage, not the 10th temple as sung in the song.
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Verse 3 photos (Imazu)83 views
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Verse 6 photos (Chomeiji)83 views
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Below the photos were explanation of the song and English lyrics.83 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.83 views
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Hanging on to the strings...83 views
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More dignitaries paste the sheets of kite paper together.83 views
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Rowing on the dragon boat83 views
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Wing corner83 views
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Bamboo rods and sticks.83 views
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Still more tying to do.83 views
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Approaching the main shrine hall.83 views
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Odd bicycles for rent83 views
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New Year's decorations on the torii83 views
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The shrine grounds was filled with cars on New Year's Day. Apparently, the shrine has no parking lot.83 views
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Pile of coal83 views
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Chain railing83 views
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Modern homes in Echigawa83 views
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The Tsuchiyama-juku Honjin operated until 1870 when the shukuba system was abolished. For over three centuries, the Tsuchiyamas took care of the Honjin. Their 15th-generation descendants live here now and take care of it as a tourist attraction.83 views
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The daimyo himself travels in a palanquin. These processions helped to develop the towns and roads to and from Edo. It also helped to spread Edo culture to the provinces.83 views
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Tsuchiyama-juku town officials greet the daimyo procession as they arrive. They will lodge at Tsuchiyama.83 views
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Tokaido Road at Matsuo-zaka Slope. Travelers from Kyoto might have stood here gazing at the difficult Suzuka Mountains ahead. "It's sunny here, but cloudy at Suzuka. In-between, it's raining in Tsuchiyama." The origin of Suzuka Mago-uta?83 views
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All the dolls have different faces. Some of them are even smiling. They are probably happy to have arrived in Tsuchiyama. They must be tired after climbing the Suzuka mountains.83 views
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Tsuchiyama Folk History Museum (Rekishi Minzoku Shiryokan) 甲賀市土山歴史民俗資料館83 views
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"Traverse Road" is painted on the fence.83 views
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Rice-planting dancers sit through the Oyushiki ceremony.83 views
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On the Nakasendo in Takamiya83 views
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Taga Taisha torii gate on Taga-michi road which goes to Taga Taisha Shrine in neighboring Taga town.83 views
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Waki Honjin on the right.83 views
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A private house sits on the Honjin site.83 views
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Takamiya temple83 views
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Marker for Takamiya Castle83 views
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An outdoor tent art show.83 views
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The art theme was "Lake Biwa: Life-giving Water." The show was from June 1 to July 20, 2008.83 views
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Tendai Daishi statue83 views
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Bishamon-do Hall and maple leaves. Should return in fall.83 views
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Inside the former toiya-ba.83 views
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Crystal-clear Jizogawa River 地蔵川83 views
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Saigyo-sui must be clean enough to drink.83 views
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Starting line83 views
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View from the temple.83 views
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Adogawa is also noted for the production of the bamboo ribs for Japanese folding fans.83 views
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A Caffy doll in front of the hall. Aerobics participants from all over Japan gathered in the hall. The Sports Recreation event is held annually in a different prefecture. It is open to adults of all ages.83 views
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Banners guide the way to the Shiga Prefectural Cultural and Industrial Exchange Hall (Shiga Kenritsu Bunka Sangyo Koryu Kaikan) 滋賀県立文化産業交流会館83 views
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Poster for the Tokimeki Silvers83 views
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High-altitude butterfly on rock83 views
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Summit is right there.83 views
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Shiga LakeStars and Osaka Evessa warming up.83 views
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Shiga LakeStars warming up.83 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge and Mt. Mikami83 views
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Pine trees of Awazu. This road is near the lakeshore. 粟津83 views
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Old postcard showing the pine trees of Awazu.83 views
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Kyobashi Bridge 京橋83 views
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Hikone Castle moat in autumn from Kyobashi Bridge.83 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi83 views
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Corner cheers83 views
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Everyone got into position as they held a wooden box full of mochi and beans.83 views
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Model of silkworm racks.83 views
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But thanks to all the LakeStars cheerleaders for cheering and brightening up the games. Wish I could say, "Looking forward to seeing you next season," but they will be all gone and replaced by new girls.83 views
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They were followed by the mikoshi portable shrine. Although it looks new, it was made in 1762.83 views
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On the small shrine grounds was a small wooden stage where the musicians and dancers were standing by to perform after the Shinto ceremony was over.83 views
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The Juhozan float's decoration depicted the legendary warrior Iwami Jutaro (岩見 重太郎) who got rid of the baboon (top of the decoration) tormenting a village.83 views
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Nakaizashi-no-Mai. Although a total of six Chigo-no-Mai dances were performed this year, there are actually more dances which could not be performed due to a lack of dancers. 中居指の舞83 views
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Next dance was called Yatsu-kaeshi-no-Mai. 八つ換しの舞83 views
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Another part of the museum was a replica of the living room and kitchen in a local farm house.83 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。83 views
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Makino is only one of two towns in Japan whose name uses katakana (the other is Niseko in Hokkaido). マキノ町83 views
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Monument for Takagihama beach.83 views
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Glad that this isn't a summer festival when all the flies would flock to this stink fish.83 views
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Kanko-no-Mai dance, a kind of lion dance. かんこの舞83 views
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View from Biwako Ohashi Bridge, 1.35 km long. The bus ride over the bridge from Moriyama to Katata takes about 36 min.83 viewsBiwako Ohashi Bridge also has a "melody road" with grooves on a 600m stretch of the bridge. When you drive over it, you can hear the melody for Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song).
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Mikoshi starts to leave.83 views
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This was 1 or 2 days before the cherries reached full bloom.83 views
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Ride the moat boat on the Inner Moat (内堀) around the Honmaru. Operates once an hour from 10 am to 3 pm. The 45-min. tour has a Japanese guide narrating the sights.83 views
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Minakuchi Christian Church designed by Vories and built in Nov. 1930.83 views
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On the left in the back are steps going up to the lookout deck. A must-see vantage point.83 views
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Gift coupons in exchange for black bass and blue gill fish. If you catch a non-native fish like black bass and blue gill fish in the lake, don't throw it back into the lake. This was at Zeze Castle park.83 views
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Niagara Falls, a crowd pleaser.83 views
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Meanwhile, they had a good number of fireworks-shooting torches.83 views
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The smaller panel which burst into colorful fireworks to form a picture.83 views
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Unfortuntaely, the smoke blew in front of the design so we could hardly see it.83 views
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Later, young men carried this huge column made of straw looking like a torch. Are they gonna light this too?? 83 views
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Most tourists traveling between Tokyo and Kyoto barely notice Mt. Ibuki and Lake Biwa along the way.83 views
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Jun and Wara again.83 views
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Shiga Lakestars pose with their escorts. They held a few children's basketball games before the main vent.83 views
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Next was this neighborhood called Ikeda-cho with three Vories-designed homes along this street. MAP83 views
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In front of the old Kinomoto Station.83 views
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After the player is introduced, they walked down the cheerleader gauntlet.83 views
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Mikey shoots.83 views
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Wara and Cohey83 views
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Flags from sister cities.83 views
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About the Asahi Honen Taiko Odori. It originated in the latter 7th century in Ohara village when they started to cultivate new farming land. It was a rainmaking dance. Now held in Oct. in Maibara.83 views
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Tagi Shrine's closest bus stop is Higashi Maeno. Buses run from Kibukawa Station.83 views
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Yabusame horseback archer.83 views
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They paraded the mikoshi down the horse track (baba).83 views
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The floats are decorated with paper lanterns lit up. They return to Ebisu-so by 10:30 pm. When I went on May 3, 2010, there were local volunteer guides at the train station distributing maps of the parade route and giving directions. Very helpful.83 views
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On the next morning on May 4, 2010, a nice sunny day greeted the floats. The five floats started rolling at 10 am and headed slowly for Hiyoshi Jinja Shrine.83 views
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