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Rock where Yamato Takeru sat.82 views
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T-shirt with "Biwako" written was given to all rowers. "Biwako" means Lake Biwa. Rowing is most common at the southern tip of the lake, along Seta River in the capital city of Otsu. A few rowing clubs row partially around the lake. 82 views
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Rowers casting off at Seta Rowing Club.82 views
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Inside the cable car going up to Enryakuji temple. One of the largest temple complexes in Japan, Enryakuji is the headquarters of the Tendai Buddhist sect atop Mt. Hie in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. 82 views
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Buffet of sushi, sandwiches, etc.82 views
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Two of the mikoshi are put back into the storehouse.82 views
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Scenery on the way to Kannonji temple in Maibara. Mt. Ibuki and rice paddies.82 views
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Little shrine nearby.82 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka). A summer scene of a few women drying gourd shavings to make kanpyo. Minakuchi-juku was the fiftieth of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road.82 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu82 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Snow at Mt. Hira82 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Autumn Moon at Ishiyama82 views
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Bruce is a pro photographer based in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He has been taking celebrity parent-child portraits and publishing them in Mainichi Shimbun.82 views
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They employed a ticket system, so we had to buy a book of tickets. Each ticket was worth 100 yen and the food was priced from 100 to 500 yen.82 views
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Armor worn around the belly by low-ranking samurai to protect against spears and swords. Supposedly used in the Battle of Anegawa.82 views
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Stall selling kites. The long kite trains were sold out.82 views
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Samurai kite82 views
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Sugatani Onsen Spa offers natural hot spring waters in indoor and outdoor baths and accomodations. First opened in 1971, this is the only hot spring facility in Sugatani.82 views
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About Japan's largest dotaku bronze bell.82 views
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Shiga University is alongside the moat of Hikone Castle.82 views
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Stage entertainment that nobody watched at the Ikemen Battle.82 views
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One exhibition room (free admission) is dedicated to Yanmar founder Yamaoka Magokichi. Everything is in both Japanese and English. Excellent!82 views
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Biography of Yamaoka Magokichi who had a strong sense to help people. There is also a short video about him with English subtitles.82 views
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The corporate name "Yanmar" was named after the oni-yanmar (オニヤンマ) Golden-ringed dragonfly in 1921. The largest dragonfly native to Japan. Chosen because it is a sign of plentiful harvests.82 views
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This center square is actually the roof of the cafeteria.82 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.82 views
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Mt. Toragozen, Nagahama82 views
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View from top floor of Hikone Castle's Nishinomaru turret.82 views
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Southern Basin is shallow compared to the Northern Basin.82 views
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Most of Lake Biwa's boats are named after Otsu's sister cities. This is Lansing.82 views
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Seta Karahashi Bridge in Otsu.82 views
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Old Hokuriku Line train81 views
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Some scenery from the road between Nagahara and Sugaura.81 views
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The maruko-bune boat is a symbol of Nishi-Azai town which is now part of the city of Nagahama.81 views
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Later the shrine became Lord Gamou's family shrine and it was revered by Hino merchants during the Edo Period. This is the Shrine grounds. Map81 views
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Painted (and fading) wooden tablets81 views
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The castle was abandoned in 1597. Only a few stone walls and shrines remain adjacent to Hinokawa Dam. This is one entrance to Nakano Castle. Map81 views
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Hinokawa River 日野川81 views
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1:00 pm: Rest stop at Oshioi Shrine. 小汐井神社81 views
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Fishing too81 views
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Omotesando as seen from Sanmon Gate.81 views
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Seta Riverbank81 views
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Near the head of Seta River81 views
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More men light the torches. The straw ignited almosty immediateely and no kerosene was used.81 views
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Side of Hondo main hall and entrance to the basement corridor. 御戒壇巡り81 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji in Ritto.81 views
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View from Mt. Anyoji 安養寺山81 views
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Western-style room81 views
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Shopkeeper's desk81 views
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In 1998, the house was donated to a local foundation. In 2002, the house was opened to the public.81 views
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Kite decoration on mailbox outside the station.81 views
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Title: Lake Biwa Rowing Song in English 「琵琶湖周航の歌」英語版81 views
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Some English explanations also provided.81 views
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As I expected, they soon started cutting down the bamboo.81 views
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Members of the giant kite preservation society look on as the disappointing and heartbreaking situation is assessed.81 views
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Walk around this post and another 50 meters away 100 times to eliminate your troubles.81 views
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They joined two sheets of kite paper together. This marked the first step in making the kite. The finished kite paper will consist of a few hundred washi paper sheets pasted together.81 views
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Anybody can help do this. The public is invited to sign their names on a sheet and paste it to the big kite paper.81 views
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Writing names on award certificates.81 views
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A brush stroke effect81 views
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Hawk eye painted.81 views
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The bamboo grid is carefully aligned with the kite design.81 views
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Wing portion before paper cutting.81 views
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Haiden hall 拝殿81 views
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Crowd gathers in front of the locomotive.81 views
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Weeping cherry tree81 views
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Former Echi Town Hall built in 1922.81 views
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A short walk through the long Honjin brought me to the Jodan-no-Ma (Upper Class Room) where the shoguns, daimyo lords, and Emperor Meiji stayed. 上段の間81 views
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The Tokaido Tenmakan Museum was the former residence of a farming family who donated the property to Tsuchiyama town. It has a few traditional-style buildings.81 views
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Inside the Daimyo Procession Hall are about 100 dolls depicting a daimyo procession called the Daimyo Gyoretsu. 大名行列81 views
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Sacred tree81 views
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The Rich Harvest Taiko Dance (Honen Taiko Odori) is an Intangible Cultural Property. Also see my YouTube video here. 豊年太鼓踊り81 views
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It was a marvelous performance. Although I think it would've been more impressive if they performed on the ground beside the paddies.81 views
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Taume girls proceed while holding rice seedlings.81 views
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She pours sacred sake into the boiling pot.81 views
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They plant the rice seedlings while walking backwards in the ankle-deep mud.81 views
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The rice paddy is not in a scenic location. Being next to a busy road, it was quite noisy.81 views
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Rice seedlings in hand81 views
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Kamiko Memorial has a piece of Haiku poet Basho's paper garment (his raincoat) buried here. 紙子塚81 views
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Lantern with Nakasendo Takamiya-juku written.81 views
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The priest refused to cut down the pine tree. Turns out that Emperor Meiji did not mind walking around the tree to enter the temple.81 views
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Houses in Hayasaki village faced the eastern shore of Hayasaki Naiko. When the restoration is completed, this road would have to be further elevated by 1 meter or so as an embankment.81 views
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Kamo Shrine is one of the first things that catches your eye as you enter Samegai. It's shrine on a steep slope. 加茂神社81 views
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Site of Honjin lodge. 本陣跡81 views
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Fire hose81 views
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The Samegai Trout Farm raises trout species, perpetuates breeding techniques, researches trout species, and serves as a tourist attraction.81 views
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River along the way to the trout farm.81 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.81 views
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In Aug. 2006, a local NPO called the Takashima-Imazu Rowing Club restarted the Imazu Regatta with the support of the rowing clubs from Imazu Junior High School and Takashima High School.81 views
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Single scull81 views
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Women's single scull81 views
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Nice new quadruple boat owned by the Takashima-Imazu Rowing Club NPO.81 views
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Carrying the boat to shore.81 views
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Yomeien Garden 陽明園81 views
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Monument for Adogawa's 300-year fan production.81 views
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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81 views
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At 2 pm, all the teams sat in the front to listen to the announcement of the winners.81 views
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Mt. Ibuki summit parking lot. The local bus also come up here. And loads of tour buses during flower seasons. Many tourists make the easy climb to the summit from the parking lot. 81 views
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Steep hiking trail going to the 3rd station (san-gome).81 views
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シシウド81 views
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Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus カワラナデシコ81 views
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Festival grounds after dark.81 views
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Bobby Nash on defense81 views
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Brayden Bilbe81 views
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Lookout deck in Biwako Bunkakan museum.81 views
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Bridge going to Zeze Castle Park81 views
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Now on the lake shore heading toward Omi Ohashi Bridge.81 views
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Find some gamblers here inside the Biwako Kyotei stands. It's a modern and comfortable indoor facility.81 views
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Eight Views of Omi, Then and Now, exhibited on Otsu Post Office wall81 views
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Keihan streetcar. Great way to traverse the city. Too bad it doesn't meet up with Otsu Station.81 views
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After visiting the Hikone Castle Tower. There are a few ways to exit. One way is going through this Otemon Gate to Kyobashi Bridge.81 views
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T-shirts for sale.81 views
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Ishibashi Haruyuki81 views
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Map of Kohoku-cho Waterfowl Park that includes a bird-watching center called Kohoku Wild Bird Center and the Biwako Waterfowl and Wetland Center. 81 views
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Ducks in winter. Mishima Pond is one destination in Shiga for migratory birds.81 views
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Wooden bathtub81 views
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Photo of an unusual ax.81 views
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Dunk shot by Ryan Rourke.81 views
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Darin Maki81 views
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Shiga LakeStars cheerleaders.81 views
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Chawan (tea cups and bowls) and other pottery are included in the balancing decorations which seem to defy gravity as they don't fall or collapse. 81 views
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Then was the Ogi-no-Mai (Folding Fan Dance). 稚児の舞 扇の舞81 views
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Nakaizashi-no-Mai. The same dances performed earlier at Niu Shrine are performed again at Hachiman Shrine. 中居指の舞81 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD flyer. The CD is 800 yen.81 views
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River mouth81 views
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At 5 pm, they started to carry the mikoshi again in their neighborhoods. This local festival features men dressed as sumo wrestlers (rikishi) carrying the two mikoshi portable shrines. This is the Nishihama group.81 views
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In spring when the cherry blossoms bloom at Kaizu-Osaki, a makeshift food stall is setup outside Makino Station selling local foods.81 views
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Entrance to Makino Highland (Makino Kogen). Free admission. マキノ高原81 views
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Onsen hot spring facility in Makino Highland.81 views
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The smell of the fish wafted through the air.81 views
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Local dignitaries attending the event. 81 views
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Flower hat girls pose for a picture.81 views
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Zensuiji Hondo main hall81 views
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Azalea bushes81 views
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Zensuiji stone marker.81 views
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Painted bench81 views
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Little Grebe, Shiga's official bird.81 views
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Higashi-machi81 views
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Group photo of Tamachi-Katamachi float.81 views
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Gofuku-machi81 views
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Tamachi-Katamachi float81 views
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This plaque shows a woodblock print by Hiroshige depicting Minakuchi-juku. (A clearer image of this print is shown below.)81 views
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Woodblock prints which depict Minakuchi.81 views
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The only part of the castle that looks like a castle is the small, rectangular area (connected by a short bridge) seen on the left side of the map. The large square area on the right is now an athletic/sports ground as you can see in the next picture.81 views
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Hieda Shrine81 views
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Azuchi has a cultural complex called Bungei no Sato. It includes a concert hall called Bungei Seminario, the venue of the Yoshibue Concert. If you missed the shuttle bus, you'll have to take a taxi from Azuchi Station. 文芸セミナリヨ81 views
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Local community center designed after Zeze Castle.81 views
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Green Park Santo tennis courts81 views
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After the paint job, they are dressed in a belly band and happi coat.81 views
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Next were the temple/shrine magistrate followed by the fukube-furi kids waving a wand attached with a gourd.81 views
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Over 30 flute players from Suijo Elementary Schools. They practiced every day during summer vacation. 笛81 views
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They reached the Suijo Hachiman Shrine at 1:30 pm, taking 2 hours to walk 1 km.81 views
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Chris scoring another 2 points.81 views
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Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders wear the same outfits as last season.81 views
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Former Omi Mission Double House was built in 1920 and large enough for two families. Vories' parents from the US and an American architect were the first occupants. 81 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81 views
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Cheerleader on roller blades.81 views
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Saba-tora Nana-chan is a cat with stripes from mackerel (saba). See the fish in her pouch. Promote Obama in Fukui Pref. さばトラななちゃん (福井 小浜市）81 views
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Cohey gives the signal.81 views
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Gary Hamilton81 views
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Heian Period (794-1185) women wearing veiled straw hats called ichime-gasa. 市女笠81 views
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When I visited this shrine before, I wondered what these stone markers were for. Now I know. They have the name of a portable shrine, indicating the place where the respective portable shrines can be parked along this path during the festival.81 views
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There are several large mikoshi carried by men. All the mikoshi and taiko drums have a name.81 views
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They shout "Choitosa!" while carrying the mikoshi. チョイトサ81 views
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The lost mikoshi.81 views
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They are so photogenic.81 views
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At the Otabisho in Maeno at around 1 pm, they hold a ceremony. Then the Kenketo procession, led by the shrine priest, head for Tagi Shrine. 81 views
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It was great though. Highly recommend seeing this. Had to catch a taxi back to Omi-Hachiman which cost around 1600 yen.81 views
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Minato hikiyama float (湊)81 views
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Zaiji was the former Todo village (藤堂村). Lord Todo Takatora was a famous daimyo who was expert at building castles. He had a hand in building castles in Tsu, Kameyama, Imabari, Edo, and more.81 views
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Reception counter at Otsu Port for the Uminoko tour (called kengakukai). We just had to sign our name and give a head count. We received a pamphlet and questionnaire.81 views
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The third mikoshi was carried by women.81 views
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All the mikoshi are loaded up on the boats and ready to go.81 views
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Interlaken passing under Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.81 views
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Finally, the kabuki performance started. Show time was 12:15 pm here at Yutani Shrine, but it was delayed by over an hour due to rain. This is the Juzan float from Minamimachi. 壽山81 views
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The second hikiyama is pulled into position at Yutani Shrine.81 views
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