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Group photo in Nagahama.78 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.78 views
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Kusuri Gakushukan Medicine Museum across from Kafuka Yume no Mori park. 20-min. walk from Koka Station. くすり学習館 MAP78 views
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Turn in here to go to Kannonji temple in Maibara.78 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu78 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.78 views
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All the B-grade food served had some homegrown ingredient from Shiga. Whether it was Omi-gyu beef, red devil's tongue, Omi-mai rice, or Biwako fish. This is yaki-udon noodles.78 views
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Fish from Okishima island. 200 yen per pack.78 views
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The villages then started competing in kite-making and the size grew larger and larger. The giant kite they fly today is the size of 100 tatami mats (13 m x 12 m). The Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Preservation Society (東近江大凧保存会) maintains the ki78 views
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First they use long poles to prop up the giant kite.78 views
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It started with a ceremony with the mayor of Higashi-Omi and the four "Wind Goddesses."78 views
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After writing their wishes, kids paste their wishing stickers on the kite.78 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. 78 views
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The 2nd floor of the Kohoku Mizudori Station for resting and dining. Also views of the lake and birds.78 views
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Sugatani hot spring is famous for being a favorite of Ichi, the sister of feudal lord Oda Nobunaga and wife of Lord Azai Nagamasa in the 16th century. She lived in nearby Odani Castle.78 views
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Even outside Mizunomori, more lotus hug the lakeshore in summer.78 views
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Beer place next to the outer moat.78 views
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Power tiller78 views
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Always scenic to see Hikone Castle overlooking Genkyuen Garden.78 views
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Inside Hosho-dai tea house. They actually serve tea for a fee. 鳳翔台78 views
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Shigaraki Fire Festival: Burned hot and high. It got quite hot even at this distance. I thought my camera would melt.78 views
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Kyoto University Rowing Club's official 2017 calendar includes "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" English lyrics for the 1st time. Front cover of the calendar made by Tetsuo Oshiro.78 views
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Keihan Line Ishiba Station near the Biwako Hall and Nagisa Terrace.78 views
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Near Nagahara Station77 views
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Bridge to Yabase77 views
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi meets Ishida Mitsunari77 views
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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall and belfry77 views
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Daitsuji temple Hondo main hall 大通寺本堂77 views
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Seta Karahashi Bridge77 views
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Seta Castle site77 views
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The old Nagahama train station building being torn down in Jan. 2007.77 views
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Great way to warm up.77 views
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New train platform and station building77 views
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Hondo 本堂 地蔵堂77 views
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Tumulus No. 1 at the top of the slope.77 views
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Tehara Station on the JR Kustatsu Line. 手原駅 MAP77 views
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Entrance to Itoh Chube'e Memorial House77 views
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Front garden77 views
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Tokonoma alcove and scroll. 奥の間77 views
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Western-style bath from the early 20th century. Very unusual at the time. 西洋風バスルーム77 views
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This is where the Azai and Oda Nobunaga armies clashed.77 views
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Photo exhibition panels at Biwa Library77 views
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Below the photos were explanation of the song and English lyrics.77 views
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Third panel explaining Verses 5 and 6.77 views
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Walk around this post and another 50 meters away 100 times to eliminate your troubles.77 views
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More dignitaries paste the sheets of kite paper together.77 views
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Wing corner77 views
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Bamboo rods and sticks.77 views
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Still more tying to do.77 views
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Approaching the main shrine hall.77 views
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They row in a fixed-seat, wooden boat based on a traditional design circa 1917. Off Sugaura. Oku Biwako Parkway Road going up the mountain.77 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum at Hikone Station east exit.77 views
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New Year's decorations on the torii77 views
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Marker and sign indicating the site of the Ii clan residence in Edo (Tokyo) during the feudal era.77 views
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Pile of coal77 views
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The dark stone monument is dedicated to a Chinese-style poem written by Buddhist philosopher Inoue Enryo in 1914 about Emperor Meiji's stay in Tsuchiyama. The monument in the rear indicates that Emperor Meiji stayed or rested in the Honjin.77 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.77 views
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Site of the Waki Honjin, used as a secondary Honjin when the Honjin was already occupied. If two daimyo lords were staying in town at the same time, the higher-ranked lord would stay at the Honjin. 脇本陣77 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.77 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?77 views
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The Haiden Hall was undergoing repairs to the foundation when I visited in May 2008.77 views
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Soliciting donations for renovating shrine buildings. Total cost: 200 million yen. To mark the shrine's 1200th anniversary in 2012, they hope to complete large-scale renovations by then.77 views
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Inside Tsuchiyama Folk History Museum, mannequins depicting the Kenketo Odori Dance.77 views
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Rice-planting dancers sit through the Oyushiki ceremony.77 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.77 views
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Site of Takamiya Castle, now the Takamiya Primary School.77 views
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Monument dedicated to Shiga Prefectural police officers.77 views
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Ichirizuka milestone 一里塚77 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.77 views
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Tenjin-sui Natural Spring with crystal-clear water.77 views
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Imazu shore77 views
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View from the temple.77 views
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How bamboo ribs for Japanese folding fans are made.77 views
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Hiko-nyan did not walk around the road. He only appeared on stage as an "escort" for the mascots being introduced every 15 min. all day.77 views
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Tokimeki Silvers77 views
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Poster for the Tokimeki Silvers77 views
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This one-hour joint aerobics session was called the "Memorial Program."77 views
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During the closing ceremony, Maibara Mayor Michio Hirao offer congratulations.77 views
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The summit77 views
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Also T-shirts.77 views
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Brayden Bilbe for free throw.77 views
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The cheerleaders all look nice and pretty, but it's hard to tell them apart. They look almost the same. They all have long, black hair (which often cover their faces), all slender, and about the same height and weight.77 views
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Pine trees of Awazu. This road is near the lakeshore. 粟津77 views
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T-shirts for sale.77 views
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Trying to block a shot.77 views
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The cheerleaders really add some spice to the game. This is something you don't see on TV.77 views
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The paper streamers seemed like demon repellant. 77 views
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Everyone got into position as they held a wooden box full of mochi and beans.77 views
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Next, were 124 bean throwers who were born in the year of the bull. They wore a red cap.77 views
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Mishima Pond Visitors' Center77 views
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John Humphrey and Bobby Nash77 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.77 views
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The procession included these colorful dancers called Hana-yakko with flower umbrellas. 花奴77 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.77 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77 views
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Another part of the museum was a replica of the living room and kitchen in a local farm house.77 views
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Mt. Ibuki across Lake Biwa as seen from the Otabisho.77 views
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Awards ceremony (受賞式). Sadly, this choir contest has been discontinued after the last time it was held in 2019. Held annually in mid-June from 1997 to 2019. In recent years, there have been fewer choir entrants and fewer from within Shiga.77 views
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Glad that this isn't a summer festival when all the flies would flock to this stink fish.77 views
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Kanko-no-Mai dance, a kind of lion dance. かんこの舞77 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.77 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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Flute players pose for a picture.77 views
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Azalea bushes77 views
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Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri festival eve at Minakuchi Shrine on April 19.77 views
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Minakuchi Christian Church designed by Vories and built in Nov. 1930.77 views
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Hieda Shrine77 views
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Thatched roof of Higashi Hongu.77 views
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These sunny photos were taken in April 2009 during a long string of sunny days right during the full bloom period.77 views
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Yoshibue is a small flute made from reeds grown in Lake Nishinoko, one of Lake Biwa's attached lake. I attended the 4th Yoshibue Concert on April 4, 2009 which was Yoshibue Day. 77 views
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Zeze Castle gate and cherry blossoms.77 views
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Niagara Falls, a crowd pleaser.77 views
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The smaller panel which burst into colorful fireworks to form a picture.77 views
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Unfortuntaely, the smoke blew in front of the design so we could hardly see it.77 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?? 77 views
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Mt. Ibuki and the entire shinkansen whizzing by.77 views
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Most tourists traveling between Tokyo and Kyoto barely notice Mt. Ibuki and Lake Biwa along the way.77 views
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Green Park Santo tennis courts77 views
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Higashi-Omi City Hall 77 views
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The gourd was the canteen of the old days.77 views
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Iwasa Jun is easy to spot with his skin head.77 views
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It went in.77 views
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Next was this neighborhood called Ikeda-cho with three Vories-designed homes along this street. MAP77 views
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Former Omi Mission Double House designed by William Merrell Vories. Today, two families still live in the house. Not open to the public. 旧近江ミッション・ダブルハウス77 views
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Front entrance to Torahime High School, one of Shiga's most excellent schools, boasting Shiga's highest rate of college-bound students.77 views
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In front of the old Kinomoto Station.77 views
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Yuru-kyara mascot characters on stage in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.77 views
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One of many cats.77 views
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Julius Ashby77 views
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Dragon dance77 views
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Nice to see a few foreigners too. Local English teachers perhaps.77 views
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The kenketo dancers are put on men's shoulders whenever they are not dancing.77 views
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Up they go on human shoulders.77 views
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Yabusame horseback archer.77 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.77 views
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Looking at plankton through a microscope.77 views
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Front of the Michigan boat.77 views
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The two mikoshi boats have dragon heads.77 views
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Pier scene near Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.77 views
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Torch top look similar, but they are different. 77 views
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Burning miniature torches at Himure Hachimangu Shrine.77 views
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Even the second cherry tree has a beautiful shape.77 views
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Kashiwabara-juku sign.77 views
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Basho haiku monument77 views
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June 9, 2011 (Day 6): Rowing from Nagahama to Hikone (Satsuma Beach).77 views
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Photo taken from Omi Ohashi Bridge.77 views
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Passing by Shirahige Shrine in Takashima, western Lake Biwa.77 views
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Leaving Nagahama.77 views
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Leaving Matsubara Beach in Hikone.77 views
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Map of Koka Station and a guide to the "Koka Station Trick Art." Seven wall murals of ninja paintings inside the station.77 views
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Near the turnstile entrance. These ninja wall murals are called "Trick Art." They look three-dimensional and you can interact with the paintings. You can pose within the painting itself. A brilliant idea. トリックアート77 views
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Rakuyaji temple's bell.77 views
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About the temple's sumo connection.77 views
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My video of Fudo-no-taki Waterfall in Mikumo, Konan, Shiga Prefecture.77 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu77 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.77 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).77 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Night Rain at Karasaki. The print made the Karasaki pine tree at Karasaki Shrine famous.77 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Descending Geese at Katata77 views
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