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Oyushiki ceremony is performed to purify the sacred rice paddies during the Taga Taisha Rice-Planting Festival. 御湯式241 views
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The shrine priests continued their bean attack on the oni.241 views
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Banners for the Saio Gunko festival. It was a great festival. A lot of people were behind the scenes to hold this festival, and thanks to them too. Also see my photos of the Saiku Matsuri here.241 viewsA similar festival is held in Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, the location of the Saiku Palace where the Saio princess resided near Ise.
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In 1606, the 1st and 2nd phases of Hikone Castle's construction were completed. The tenshu castle tower was also completed and Naokatsu moved in. This is the Castle moat and Ninomaru-Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura Turret.241 views
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K-ON Gallery. Guitars, life-size cutouts, dolls, manga books, figurines, and all kinds of K-ON merchandise donated and left here by fans are displayed.241 views
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Map of canal route240 views
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Whenever you see a torii gate, it indicates the grounds of Tsukubusuma Shrine. The shrine is actually integrated with Hogonji temple.240 views
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Four-man boat race. There were also foreign rowers from international schools.240 views
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Diamond Shiga's hot spring. Special thanks for Uno Yoshinobu for driving me around for my first trip to Tsuchiyama.240 views
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Meanwhile above, a black kite soars above looking for fish. The bird is a common site at Lake Biwa.240 views
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Held annually in June since 1997, this choir contest has over 20 choirs, mainly from western Japan, competing for cash prizes. Takashima Shimin Kaikan Hall, venue of the choir contest. Near Omi-Imazu Station on the Kosei Line. 高島市民会館240 views
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Map of Enryakuji's Todo complex.240 views
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Statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nagahama Castle, Shiga. He renamed the town from Imahama to "Nagahama" after his boss and mentor Oda Nobunaga.240 views
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Children's playroom240 views
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"Dotaku" means bronze bell. This one decorates the entrance of the Dotaku Museum in Yasu. Map240 views
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Notogawa giant water wheel in Higashi-Omi, Shiga. Map239 views
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Eight-man race239 views
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Taume girl at the Taga Taisha Rice-planting Festival239 views
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Chawan Matsuri festival poster. The floats were to be displayed at the museum grounds until the next day on May 5, but rain canceled this plan.239 views
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Weeping cherry tree at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Otsu.239 views
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Map of Saito complex in Enryakuji.239 views
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The boar's mane is made of tiny fish. You can smell the seafood. I'm surprised that crows never swooped down on the floats to feast on them.239 views
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Beware of flying sparks and the wind which can blow the flames toward you. Of course, the fire dept. with fire hoses were on hand just in case.239 views
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Rabbit sculpture on the railing.239 views
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Hiko-nyan is the most popular character, but he was least seen and not available to the public. No one could get close.239 views
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Higher and higher...238 viewsIt went up to about ?? meters.
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Boat landing 宝厳寺238 views
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Marker for Omatsu238 viewsOmatsu is the old name for Omi-Maiko.
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Plum blossoms, Hokoen Park, Nagahama, Shiga238 views
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The young shrine maidens also danced, Taga Matsuri.238 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine at the foot of Mt. Hie in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture is the head shrine for all Hiyoshi, Hie, and Sanno Shrines in Japan (around 2,000). Hiezan Sakamoto Station on the JR Kosei Line and Keihan Line's Sakamoto Station are nearest.238 views
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The kabuki boys for each hikiyama float proceed to the shrine, headed by a boy holding a sacred staff with zigzag paper.238 views
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Protest signs.238 views
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Another view of Takeshima237 views
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Lakeshore road and Okinoshima island237 views
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Benten-do237 views
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Front of Yoshida Chiaki's home in Niigata (formerly Niitsu) which I visited in Nov. 2007. Yoshida Chiaki composed a song called "Hitsuji-gusa" (Water Lilies) whose melody was used for the song "Biwako Shuko no Uta" (Lake Biwa Rowi237 views
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Cherry blossoms and Tahoto pagoda at Ishiyama-dera.237 views
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K-ON stands for kei-ongaku (軽音楽) meaning light music or casual/informal music. The manga/anime is about a group of five junior high school girls in the Light Music Club.237 views
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Plum tree blossom bonsai with white plum blossoms.236 views
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The word on her fan says it all. Otsu, Shiga.236 views
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Four-man race with the cox at the stern235 views
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Mannequin of Lady Murasaki Shikibu writing Tale of Genji. 紫式部源氏の間235 views
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Umaya Horse Stable (Important Cultural Property).235 views
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About 12,000 flower plants carpet the area in yellow. Free admission. 235 views
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The turtle makes it way at its own, slow pace.235 views
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Official mascots of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture. A pair of fireflies.235 views
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The number of people who went on an Uminoko voyage this year is on top, and the total number who went on a voyage on Uminoko since 1983 on the bottom. The 432,401 people is equivalent to one-third of Shiga's population.235 views
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View of Mt. Ibuki as we leave Nagahama Port. Map for Nagahama Port234 viewsChikubushima can be reached from Nagahama Port, Hikone Port, or Imazu Port on the other side of the lake. There are several round trips every day from either port. Nagahama boat schedule and Hikone boat schedule
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Mt. Ibuki from Lake Biwa234 views
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Inside Benzai Tendo. 234 views
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Monument for Lake Biwa Rowing Song (Biwako Shuko no Uta)234 viewsThe 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.
One of the verses mentions Omatsu (now called Omi-Maiko). This monument commemorates the song and that verse.
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Originally, there were 48 stone buddhas. Only 33 remain now. Thirteen of them were moved to Sakamoto in Otsu, and 2 were stolen. Although they stand upright, it's possible that they can fall on you, especially if you've been bad.234 views
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Hikone Castle is one of five main castle towers in Japan designated as a National Treasure. The others are Himeji, Matsumoto, Matsue, and Inuyama Castles.234 views
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The snake is a messenger of the Goddess Benzaiten.233 views
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JR Hikone Station233 views
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Located in Higashi-Omi and established by Shotoku Taishi in 609, Hyakusaiji temple is Shiga Prefecture's oldest temple and one of Japan's oldest. It belongs to the Tendai Buddhist Sect. Map233 viewsThe temple's terraced slope had many temple residences for hundreds of monks training here. National Historic Site
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Special viewing window called "sajiki-mado" at Hino Matsuri. They view the Hino Festival procession from this special window. 桟敷窓233 views
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Makino manhole, Takashima, Shiga Pref.233 views
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine Taiko Odori dance in Maibara, Shiga.233 views
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The Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Festival (Higashi-Omi Odako Matsuri) is held on the last Sunday of May at Fureai Undo Park (ふれあい運動公園) in Notogawa, HigashiOmi, Shiga. The main highlight is the giant kite, flying at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm.233 viewsMy video of the Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Festival on May 26, 2013. Due to a tragic kite crash in May 2015, this kite festival has been suspended since May 2016. It will not be held in May 2019 either.
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Lake Biwa Giant Catfish is the lake's largest endemic species (max. 1.2 meter long), dubbed the King of Lake Biwa.233 views
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Around the lake are disposal bins for invasive fish. Do not throw invasive fish back into the lake.233 views
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Raising the kite. Long bamboo poles are used to prop the huge kite upward to meet the wind.232 views
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Lake Nishinoko232 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Imazu, with a boat landing in the distance232 views
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The following photos were taken years earlier. Something things look the same, others have changed. Map of temple grounds.232 viewsEstablished in 834 and located in Kora-cho town, Saimyoji is a Tendai Buddhist temple and the northern-most one in the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio.
The main temple hall, designated as Japan's first National Treasure, houses statues of gods with a carving of the 12 Oriental Zodiac signs on the head. Accessible by bus from Amago Station on the Omi Railway Line.
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Ishibe-juku was the 51st stage/post or shukuba lodging town on the Tokaido Road where even Emperor Meiji once stayed (with an entourage of over 3,000). 232 viewsView from JR Ishibe Station. Ishibe in Konan city is rural, yet it has a few major industries operating.
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Kyoto University Rowing Club arrive at Omi-Maiko in Aug. 2006 during their annual Lake Biwa rowing trip.232 views
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After the kabuki boys, processions of Naginata sword bearers also proceed to Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine.232 views
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Shichikawa Matsuri's yakko-furi dance is a Shiga Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property. 滋賀県選択無形民俗文化財232 views
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Kora town manhole with a wisteria design taken from Zaiji Hachiman Shrine, Shiga Pref.232 views
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A few years before the attack, Fujikake Nagakatsu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, had been assigned to Odani Castle to look after Nobunaga's sister Oichi. 藤懸永勝232 views
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About Lake Biwa232 views
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Woman warrior on horseback for the Taga Matsuri, Shiga Prefecture. 女武者231 views
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Rainbow231 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Nagisa Park.231 views
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Chikubushima island and cherry blossoms at Kaizu-Osaki, Lake Biwa.231 views
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View from the podium in the school auditorium. It looks like that they still use this auditorium.231 views
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The Shiga Lakestars played against Osaka Evessa on Oct. 24-25, 2009 at Moriyama Shimin Taiikukan gym, a short bus ride from Moriyama Station. Special shuttle buses ran from the station to the gym.231 views
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Karuta cards with verses from famous poems230 views
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Inside Kurokabe Glass Shop in Kurokabe Square.230 views
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Keihan Ishiyama Station with a sign showing Lady Murasaki Shikubu saying "Welcome to Otsu, Lake Capital."230 views
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Dotaku-kun from Yasu, Shiga. Modeled after Japan's largest ancient bronze bell discovered in Yasu. ドウタクくん (滋賀 野洲市）230 views
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Hiko-nyan, the official mascot for Hikone Castle's 400th anniversary in 2007. He proven to be so popular that he has been retained as the city's official mascot. Basically a white cat with a horned samurai helmet. ひこにゃん230 viewsOne of the most famous mascots in Japan.
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Chikubushima229 views
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Hokoku Shrine, Nagahama, Shiga229 views
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Omi merchant statue.229 views
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Verse 1 Lyrics (Otsu) 一番の英訳（大津). School logo on boat house, a cherry blossom with three stripes for Dai-san Koto Gakko.229 viewsWe're children of the lake, off to wander 'round.
This journey fills my heart with, intense happiness.
Rising mist evaporates, ripples come and go.
Shiga's Miyako dear, bid farewell for now.
われは湖の子 さすらいの
旅にしあれば しみじみと
のぼる狭霧や さざなみの
志賀の都よ いざさらば
Ware wa Umi no Ko, sasurai no
tabi ni shiareba, shimijimi to
Noboru sagiri ya, sazanami no
Shiga no Miyako yo, iza saraba
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This first verse refers to the start of the journey of life. The lake mist symbolizes the uncertainty of what lies ahead.
The capital of Shiga is Otsu, where they departed from Mihogasaki boat harbor on June 27, 1917. For some reason, the kanji characters for "Shiga" is incorrect for Shiga Prefecture.
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The tanuki have different faces and doing different things, even karaoke. Didn't see any looking like a photographer though.229 views
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The Biwako Sosui or Lake Biwa Canal in Otsu is also noted for cherry blossoms.229 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha is at the foot of Mt. Hiei (home of Enryakuji temple) and it worships the mountain god. The Sanno-sai festival is the shrine's biggest festival and one of Shiga's biggest festivals. MAP229 views
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On the foot of Mt. Hie on the Shiga side is the temple town of Sakamoto. From here, take the cable car up to Enryakuji. Also accessible from Kyoto and by bus/car via the Hie-zan Driveway. Near JR Hiezan Sakamoto Station/Keihan Sakamoto Station.229 views
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After reaching Higashi-Mitsuke Gate, backtrack back to the train station and cross the train tracks to the other side of the Tokaido Road. You will be heading toward Minakuchi Castle. Minakuchi manhole. Shiga Pref.229 views
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They serve black bass, Biwa salmon, catfish, and more.229 views
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Pagoda and Hondo temple hall228 views
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Kusatsu Shukuba Festival, Shiga Pref.228 views
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Sumiyoshi Shrine Fire Festival, Moriyama, Shiga Pref. on the second Sat. of January.228 views
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Cycling road sign near bus stop.228 views
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Oyushiki ceremony is performed to purify the sacred rice paddies during the Taga Taisha Rice-Planting Festival. 御湯式228 views
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Various high schools in Shiga, mainly from Hikone, participated in the tent exhibition.228 views
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On this street corner is Otsu's Point Zero for its roadways.228 views
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Soon after we got to Nakajima, this black kite flew above. I tracked it with my camera. 「ピーヒョロロロロ…」228 views
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Miidera's Kondo Hall and cherry blossoms in Otsu.228 views
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Kannondo Temple227 views
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Southeastern shore of Lake Biwa227 viewsAs seen from Mt. Hiei Driveway. Kusatsu and Moriyama are in view.
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Finally we see a building227 views
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Kyoto University's cheering section for the 8-man race227 viewsComplete with cheerleaders.
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Torii at Umamioka Watamuki Shrine in Hino, Shiga Pref.227 views
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The torches burn within seconds.227 views
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The fire at its peak was very hot to the skin. Sumiyoshi Shrine Fire Festival, Moriyama, Shiga in late Jan.227 views
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Held annually on May 5 by Ozu Jinja Shrine, the festival consists of dances and music by children, taiko drumming, a naginata dance and acrobatics by boys using a pole sword, and a roundtrip procession. Ozu Jinja Shrine torii. 小津神社227 views
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Hokke Soji-in Toto pagoda on the left and the Amida-do Hall on the right. Enryakuji temple, Mt. Hiei, Otsu, Shiga.227 views
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Minakuchi Jinja Shrine, which holds the annual Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri on April 19-20, is decorated for the festival. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/yZ2c6hMoGQJ2227 views
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Inside public library which occupies former classrooms whose walls were removed.227 views
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Toyosato Elementary School was renovated and reopened in May 2009.227 views
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Nigorobuna carp (ニゴロブナ 似五郎鮒) - Endangered endemic species, famous for funazushi.227 views
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Kyoto University Rowing Club visit the Verse 6 monument during their during their annual Lake Biwa rowing trip. 写真／尾城徹雄226 viewsChomeiji is one of their overnight stops during their 3-day rowing trip.
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White sands of Omi-Maiko (Omatsu), Otsu, Shiga226 views
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The famous Karasaki pine tree as seen from Lake Biwa.226 views
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This design won 3rd place. White sugar is one of the ingredients.226 views
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Toyosato Elementary School name plate at the front gate.226 views
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Weather vane on top of the main building.226 views
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In 2003, local citizens and former students staged protests against the destruction of the old school building.226 views
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Rear view of the old Toyosato Elementary School before renovations.226 views
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Hikone Byobu folding screen is a National Treasure and exhibited for a few weeks in April-May. Read more here226 views
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Gengorobuna carp (ゲンゴロウブナ) - Endangered endemic species226 views
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Festival poster225 views
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Inside boat. Almost empty.225 views
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Kannondo Temple225 views
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Fixed-seat boats225 views
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Mikami Shrine's Honden in Yasu, a National Treasure. It is a mixture of Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple architecture. It dates from the Kamakura Period, about 700 years ago. 本殿225 views
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Noborigama sloping kiln 登り窯225 views
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Marker showing the way to Kaizuten Jinja Shrine on a busy highway in Makino. Kaizuten Jinja holds the annual Kaizu Matsuri (nicknamed Kaizu Rikishi Matsuri) on April 29. Rikishi means sumo wrestler.225 views
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Stairway with turtle statue on railing.225 views
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Largemouth bass (black bass) and bluegill are Lake Biwa's worst invasive species. They eat eggs and fry of native fish, crustaceans, and insects.225 views
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Echigawa River empties into Lake Biwa.224 views
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Nagahama Castle in summer.224 views
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Shrine maiden holds bells and a branch of leaves. Very charming dance.224 views
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This exhibition room is what you first see when you enter the front entrance.224 views
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Steps to castle tower foundation223 views
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Lake Biwa shore. If you leave Maibara Station and head straight for the lake, this is what you will see.223 views
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Konki Senshoku noren curtain. They've been in business in Konan for 200 years. One of three shops left in Shiga doing traditional indigo dyeing with natural (not synthetic) indigo dye. MAP223 viewsTake a bus or taxi from Kosei or Mikumo Stations on the Kusatsu Line. Get off at Shimoda and walk 50 meters. Parking also available. Phone: 0748-75-0128, Address: Shimoda 1530, Konan-shi, Shiga
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Singer with a tall flower hat.223 views
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Main entrance. Open 9:30 am - 5 pm, closed Mon. and the day after a national holiday. MAP223 viewsNote that the museum underwent major renovations and reopened in July 2016. Some of the old exhibits have been replaced and there are also new exhibits like Lake Baikal seals.
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"Anagama" kiln.223 views
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Wakamiya Shrine near Wakamiya Port.223 views
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Moriyama Ginza shopping street near Moriyama Station223 views
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The Big One. The size is equivalent to 100 tatami mats or about 12 meters x 13 meters (156 square meters).222 views
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Notogawa Station, West Exit, also designed as a water wheel. This is one of Shiga's best-designed train stations. Beautifully designed station resembling a water wheel, the symbol of the town.222 views
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Hikone Castle overlooks the Hakkeitei teahouses Genkyuen Garden. Hakkeitei was built at around the same time as the garden.222 views
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Sutra Repository 経堂222 views
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Biwako Shokudo restaurant serves its specialty: Tall pile of vegetables in a boiling pot. びわこ食堂222 views
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Accessible by bus from Moriyama Station.222 views
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This is one of two rooms in the building which has been reconstructed as a classroom for display purposes.222 views
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My video of Maibara Hikiyama Festival 2010222 viewsMaihara Hikiyama Matsuri is held annually on the three-day weekend in Oct. around the 10th (Sports Day, a national holiday). Sunday is the main day.
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Woman planting rice at the rice-planting festival in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture.221 views
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Hana-yakko dancer at Chawan Matsuri, Yogo, Shiga221 views
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Map of Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine at the foot of Mt. Hiei. It is a complex of the so-called Seven Sanno Shrines, including two shrines designated as National Treasures. There are also 14 lesser shrines. Most things are within easy walking distance.221 views
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William Merrell Vories is one of the most famous historical figures in Shiga. His legacy remains in physical form in many places through former bank buildings, post office branches, schools, and Christian churches. MAP221 views
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Scenic water on sunny day, Takashima220 views
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On Aug. 9, the Jizo statues are lit with candles.220 views
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Rowing team from Nagahama220 views
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Kami shibai storyteller 紙芝居220 views
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Plum blossom bonsai when it's too early.220 views
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The Biwako Otsu Natsu Matsuri is an annual summer festival held on Aug. 1 at Hama-Otsu, near Otsu Port. びわ湖大津夏まつり Festival grounds220 views
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Miho Museum has several exhibition rooms featuring art from various parts of the world. It also has a restaurant and coffee shop.220 views
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Inside school auditorium.220 views
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Old gallery corner in old school library. This corner space is now filled with K-ON stuff.220 views
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I often see foreigners participating in Shiga festivals.220 views
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Stone buddha219 views
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Castle tower foundation218 views
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Omi Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi) marker at Karasaki. Omi was the old name for Shiga. A woodblock print artist depicted the Eight Views of Omi. One of them was titled, "Night Rain at Karasaki" showing the big pine in the rain at night.218 views
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Eigenji Dam218 views
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"Tell us my friends your stories, with your fervent hearts."218 views
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Large grassy lawn.218 views
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If you go to Shigaraki by car, you will see large pottery shops along the road catching your eye with giant tanuki and small tanuki armies.218 views
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Saikyoji temple's Hondo main hall, in Otsu, Shiga. 西教寺 本堂218 views
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Since the construction of Hikone Castle was designated as a national project by the Tokugawa government, as many as 12 daimyo lords were ordered to assist in the construction.218 views
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The Takara and Tomoe floats pass by each other during the Omizo Matsuri.218 views
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Manhole in Nagahama, Shiga. Gourd design.218 views
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Mini kite contest. Kite contestants show off their kite designs at their tents.217 views
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Karasaki Pine Tree is the third generation tree since the original one was planted 1,400 years ago. Current pine tree was planted in 1887. 217 views
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Very old and worn statue of Pindola Bharadvaja (賓頭盧尊者) inide Karamon Gate.217 views
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Kusatsu-juku Honjin. the Honjin was the town's most luxurious accommodation catering to society's elite like daimyo warlords, Imperial family members including the emperor, and other dignitaries. National Historic Site217 viewsAt stage towns along the major roads like the Nakasendo and Tokaido, the Honjin was the town's most luxurious accommodation catering to society's elite like daimyo warlords, Imperial family members including the emperor, and other dignitaries. It operated during 1635 to 1870. The Honjin is now a museum.
This Honjin in Kusatsu is a very impressive example of traditional architecture. It is designated as a National Historical Place. It underwent a complete renovation and reconstruction during 1989 to 1995. (In case you wonder why such an old building looks so new.) Admission 200 yen. 10-min. walk from Kusatsu Station.
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"Pine trees are very green, on sands very white." Omi-Maiko217 views
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Tarobo-gu is a shrine complex on a small mountain, featuring grand views of Yokaichi and a pair of Wedded Rocks. It is 1.1 km from Tarobogu-mae Station on the Ohmi Railway Line. The shrine's real name is Aga Jinja 阿賀神社. [url=http://goo.gl/map217 viewsMap of Tarobo-gu. You can drive up halfway up the mountain (called Mitsukuriyama 箕作山) which is 350 meters high. If you don't have a car, climb over 700 steps to reach the shrine's main hall.
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Otaue odori dancer at Taga Taisha Rice-planting Festival (O-taue Matsuri).217 views
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Another exit is this Kuromon Gate. This might be a better exit if you also want to visit Genkyuen Garden (recommended). 黒門217 views
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Saikyoji is noted for the grave of Akechi Mitsuhide, the lord of Sakamoto Castle and temple patron who helped to reconstruct the temple.217 views
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This rabbit sculpture and turtle sculpture represents the famous Aesop's fable, the race between the turtle and hare.217 views
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2nd floor corridor217 views
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Chikubushima216 views
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Plum tree blossom bonsai with red plum blossoms216 views
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On June 16, 2007, Imazu marked the 90th anniversary of the song by organizing a boat cruise on Lake Biwa and other events. Omi-Imazu Station had a sign directing guests to Imazu Port. 90周年の記念「琵琶湖周航クルーズ」の近江今津駅内216 views
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The rice-planting dancers stay out of the mud. They took a break twice or so, but the rice planters had to continue non-stop.216 views
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Takamiya-juku was the sixty-fourth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns of the Nakasendo Road. Today, it has a few remnants of its Nakasendo past with a Honjin gate, Enshoji temple (where Emperor Meiji once stayed), and shrines.216 viewsOhmi Railways Takamiya Station. Looks like a shrine. 近江鉄道 高宮駅
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Shigaraki tanuki is said to bear Eight Lucky Omens (八相縁起).216 viewsShigaraki tanuki is said to bear Eight Lucky Omens (八相縁起). 1. The hat is protection from unexpected disasters. 2. The smiling face is for affability, 3. The large eyes is for seeing the situation and making correct and considerate decisions, 4. The large belly is for being calm as well as bold, 5. A sake flask in the left hand for innate virtue, 6. An unpaid bill in the left hand symbolizes trust, 7. Large gonads between the legs which is the money bag for prosperity, and 8. A thick tail for reliability and stability no matter what.
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During June 2008 to March 2010, the castle celebrated the 150th anniversary of Lord Ii Naosuke and the opening of Japan.216 views
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Swan maiden statue at Lake Yogo. Monument built in Nov. 1994.216 views
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Inside school auditorium.216 views
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This part is a cafe where K-ON! fans sit and gather. In the rear is a gallery space that is now a showcase of K-ON! memorabilia donated by fans.216 views
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Water intake for Lake Biwa Canal No. 2. The Lake Biwa Canal (Biwako Sosui) supplies water from Lake Biwa in Otsu to Kyoto. After four years of monumental construction, the canal was completed in 1890.215 views
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Kannon stone buddha215 views
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It was the finest day for the Hino Matsuri festival.215 views
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While traveling, St. Shinran was unable to cross the Echigawa River since there was a flood. So he stayed at this temple temporarily. During that time, he planted a plum tree which bloom red plum blossoms.215 views
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Omi rice made in Shiga.215 views
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