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Window gallery at Seian University.75 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.75 views
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Very nice, especially in winter and after you go hiking on Mt. Odani.75 views
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Sad to report that this huge lotus field stopped growing and blooming from summer 2016. There is very little chance for its recovery.75 views
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Museum entrance with a sign indicating the Homecoming Exhibition for Japan’s Largest Bronze Bell to mark the museum's 25th anniversary.75 views
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The old Nagahama Heiwado store as seen from Nagahama Station. This building was demolished and replaced with a small shopping complex called Ekimachi Terrace Nagahama that opened on July 29, 2017.75 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!75 views
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Ride-on tractor, a step up from the power tiller. From the 1960s.75 views
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Marine leisure engine75 views
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This center square is actually the roof of the cafeteria.75 views
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JR Nagahama Station in Jan. 2016 before the pedestrian overpasses to Ekimachi Terrace were built.75 views
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Video of Jamie and Megan Thompson singing "Lake Biwa Rowing Song" at Spo-Rec Shiga on Oct. 18, 2008 at Kibogaoka Park in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture.75 viewsThe performance was part of the side entertainment on the opening day of the sports festival. The MC is Chiho Ono, radio personality at e-radio (FM Shiga) which organized this stage entertainment.
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It was sweet to return to Imazu to sing. It had been 11 years (2006) since we did this.75 views
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YouTube video of us singing Lake Biwa Rowing Song at Imazu Port. 5 min.75 views
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Ogoto Onsen Station on the JR Kosei Line.75 views
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Eigenji Hondo temple hall. Built in 1765. Higashi-Omi, Shiga75 views
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Kenyan Macharia NDIRANGU (left) glances at Albert KORIR (also Kenyan) at Lake Biwa Canal a few km before the finish.75 viewsMacharia NDIRANGU soon won the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:07'53", and Albert KORIR came in second.
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Fudō Myōō (Acala) on Chikubushima. 不動明王75 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. Map74 views
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Inari Shrine torii74 views
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Hinokawa Dam Park 日野川ダム公園74 views
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View of old Nagahama Station74 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument for Verse 574 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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Omi-Shiotsu Station platform JR近江塩津駅74 views
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Seta no Karahashi Bridge, one of the Eight Views of Omi ( Omi Hakkei )74 views
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"Karahashi Bridge at Seta" before the new paint job in 2012.74 views
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Seta Riverbank74 views
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Seta Castle site74 views
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Near Seta Karahashi Bridge is Ryuogu Hidesato-sha Shrine (龍王宮・秀郷社). Worships the Dragon King and Fujiwara Hidesato who killed the giant centipede on Mt. Mikami.74 views
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Girl with nabe-kanmuri helmet, Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri, Maibara, Shiga Pref.74 views
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Sumiyoshi Shrine and the six giant torches.74 views
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Men in loincloths beat the wall in a building, then came out with small torches.74 views
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View of Ritto from Mt. Anyoji.74 views
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Bust of Fujii Hikoshiro74 views
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Spacious garden outside Fujii Hikoshiro house (in background)74 views
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Spacious garden outside Fujii Hikoshiro house74 views
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Scenery along the route to the Omi Merchant Museum 15 min. walk away.74 views
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Flower farm74 views
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Ohmi Merchant Museum74 views
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Iki-ikikan tourist info center. This should be your first stop. Accessible by bus from JR Notogawa Station. 生き活き館74 views
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In 1998, the house was donated to a local foundation. In 2002, the house was opened to the public.74 views
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A kite hangs inside the airy pyramid roof of the station building.74 views
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Anegawa River is a shallow river.74 views
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Verse 5 song monument photos (Hikone)74 views
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Photo exhibition panels74 views
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Okaya One-Day Exhibition, Mar. 4, 2007 at Canora Hall, Okaya, Nagano.74 views
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Some English explanations also provided.74 views
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2nd panel showing Verse 1 (Otsu)74 views
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The mayor and one of the kite design artists wear a sash and pose for a picture before proceeding with the Noritsuke Ceremony.74 views
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So the giant kite is actually made of many smaller sheets of paper joined together. Notice my "philbert" autograph on the bottom.74 views
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Dragon boat going to the Seta-Karahashi Bridge.74 views
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A representative from each winning team went to receive a medal and Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD. Each team had 5 members, so 5 CDs per team.74 views
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5th panel showing Verse 5 (Hikone)74 views
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Sugaura as seen from Lake Biwa.74 views
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Biwa masu trout above, and nigorobuna crucian carp (funazushi) on bottom.74 views
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Crowd gathers in front of the locomotive.74 views
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Ohmi Railways train at Echigawa Station.74 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.74 views
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Tsuchiyama-juku town officials greet the daimyo procession as they arrive. They will lodge at Tsuchiyama.74 views
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Sacred tree74 views
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Traverse Road, named after Traverse City in Michigan, USA, Tsuchiyama's sister city.74 views
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Rice seedlings in hand74 views
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This unfinished paddy looks pretty messy. I think they should've finished planting all the paddies before ending the festival. Only one of the four paddies was completed.74 views
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Taga Taisha's first torii. Takamiya-juku was also the entry town to Taga Taisha Shrine in neighboring Taga town.74 views
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Kamiko Memorial74 views
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Lantern with Nakasendo Takamiya-juku written.74 views
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Path to Enshoji temple's main hall.74 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.74 views
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Marker for Takamiya Castle74 views
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Takamiya temple74 views
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Site of Ichirizuka milestone on left.74 views
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Samegai Wooden Sculpture Museum, open only on weekends and national holidays. Closed in winter. 醒井木彫美術館74 views
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Monument indicating that Emperor Meiji rested here.74 views
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Samegai Station, on JR Tokaido Line 醒ケ井駅74 views
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Approach to Doganji (also called Kogenji) Temple. 10-min. walk from JR Takatsuki Station. 渡岸寺観音堂（向源寺）MAP74 views
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Carrying the boat to shore.74 views
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Monument for Adogawa's 300-year fan production.74 views
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The hall lobby also had articles and snapshots of the aerobics event the day before.74 views
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Outside the hall were a few food booths and Spo-rec mascot Caffy walking around.74 views
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Shiga LakeStars warming up for their debut pro game on Oct. 11, 2008 against Osaka Evessa.74 views
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Tip-off at 4 pm.74 views
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Team bench74 views
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Ryan Rourke74 views
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Brayden74 views
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Lookout deck in Biwako Bunkakan museum.74 views
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Views from Biwako Bunkakan museum.74 views
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Southern Lake Biwa74 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋74 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge74 views
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Kyobashi Bridge 京橋74 views
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Lake Biwa as seen from Nishinomaru.74 views
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Hikone Castle moat in autumn from Kyobashi Bridge.74 views
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Ishibashi Haruyuki, point guard.74 views
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Room with a hearth.74 views
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Inside Shichirinkan, a former blacksmith's house from the 19th century. 七りん館74 views
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Food for Okonai Festival.74 views
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Brayden Billbe74 views
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Then was the Ogi-no-Mai (Folding Fan Dance). 稚児の舞 扇の舞74 views
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Hana-yakko dancer74 views
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At around 2:30 pm, the procession headed to Hachiman Shrine, a short walk away. Banner holders and hoko spear bearers behind them.74 views
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River mouth74 views
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At Kaizuten Shrine, kids light their torches.74 views
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Flower hat girls pose for a picture.74 views
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Agri-Park Ryuo is open 10 am - 5 pm, closed Mondays (open if a national holiday and closed Tue. instead).74 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.74 views
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Gofuku-machi hikiyama 呉服町74 views
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Higashi-machi74 views
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Dragon crawling on top of the Tamachi-Katamachi float.74 views
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Tamachi-Katamachi float74 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.)74 views
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Minami Sanno Matsuri Festival is like a picnic under streamers called hoinobori. 74 views
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Hot Line often appears at various events. He plays the guitar while she plays the yoshibue. 「よし笛の日」定期演奏会74 views
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Zeze Castle was controlled by a fudai daimyo, a lord with close ties to the Tokugawa. It was considered a strategic location being close to the Tokaido Road and Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge. 74 views
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Local community center designed after Zeze Castle.74 views
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Next was Niagara Falls.74 views
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After the paint job, they are dressed in a belly band and happi coat.74 views
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine is where the procession will arrive and where the taiko drum dance will be performed.74 views
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Over 30 flute players from Suijo Elementary Schools. They practiced every day during summer vacation. 笛74 views
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Hannaryz cheerleaders occupy timeouts.74 views
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Luke trying to block.74 views
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We were also allowed to see the chapel in the school's main building here. The chapel was on the 5th floor. This building was completed in March 2007. 学園本館74 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team "Superstar" (cheerleaders) performed also. 74 views
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No, Wara is not pinching Cohey's nose.74 views
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Shrine maidens from Izumo74 views
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Festival crowd head for the shrine to pray.74 views
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They are so photogenic.74 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. 74 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.74 views
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After a triumphant return home, the Sasaki clan would perform yabusame horseback archery with 12 horses and 12 targets as an offering to the shrine. This was the beginning of this festival.74 views
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The paper lanterns is emblazoned with the name of the float. Each name has only one kanji character. This is the Isamu (勇) hikiyama float.74 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.74 views
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Sho-ouzan float performed in Oct. 2008. 松翁山74 views
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Unique, but controversial, bridge supported by two boats underneath.74 views
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More torches in front of Himure Hachimangu Shrine. This is also where they hold the Sagicho Matsuri in March. MAP74 views
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Two tall ones in front of Himure Hachimangu Shrine.74 views
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All this to pray for an abundant harvest.74 views
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Giant torch.74 views
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This is the second to the last torch to be burned. 74 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). 74 viewsNational Historic Site
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June 4, 2011 (Day 1) started with a reception at LaForet Hotel in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture.74 views
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Rowers casting off at Seta Rowing Club.74 views
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A Japanese tradition of smashing open a barrel of sake or rice wine. The stack of square wooden cups on the right emblazoned with "FISA World Rowing Tour in Biwako" was also given as a souvenir to the rowers.74 views
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This painting uses a real bench where you can sit down and pose with the ninja. JR Koka Station on the JR Kusatsu Line, Shiga Prefecture.74 views
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Suspended ninja in a painting next to the elevator. You supposed to sit on the floor and make like the ninja is coming after you.74 views
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Rakuyaji temple main worship hall. Inside is Japan's largest statue of a seated Kannon Buddha with 11 faces. The Buddha is hidden, shown only once every 33 years. Last shown in fall 2018. 日本最大坐仏十一面観音菩薩 櫟野寺74 views
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Rakuyaji temple Hondo hall and sumo ring. However, the seated Buddha is behind closed doors, and public viewing is rare. We can only see a picture of it. Photography is not allowed.74 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu74 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Snow at Mt. Hira74 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Night Rain at Karasaki74 views
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Inside the old Ohmi Railway Maibara Station. I liked this old building with remnants of the train line's golden age.74 views
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1. Joining train cars on the Tokaido Line, Maibara Station.74 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.74 views
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Walk through a forest.74 views
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In Japanese. the university is called Seian Zokei Daigaku 成安造形大学.74 views
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Behind the ceremony is the giant kite waiting for more wishing stickers.74 views
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In the morning and early afternoon of January 1 and 2, shrine maidens perform sacred dances (初神楽) on the Noh stage.74 views
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Sugatani Onsen lobby. 74 views
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Mishima Pond with Mt. Ibuki and cherry blossoms.74 views
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A whole bunch of other dotaku were found in the same area as late as 1962. Most of the bells displayed are replicas, but a few are genuine.74 views
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Shiga University is alongside the moat of Hikone Castle.74 views
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Hikone Castle moat on the way to Shiga University.74 views
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Way to Toyotomi Hidetsugu statue.74 views
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