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All this to pray for an abundant harvest.81 views
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Moxa made by Ibuki-do in Kashiwabara. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店81 views
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Isame no Shimizu is the natural spring which is the source of Jizogawa River. The name "Samegai" also comes from this spring. 居醒の清水81 views
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June 11, 2011 (Day 8): Rowing from Moriyama to Otsu (Seta River). Shiga Prefecture is one of Japan's 47 prefectures. A prefecture is similar to a US state like California, Texas, etc.81 views
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June 4, 2011 (Day 1) started with a reception at LaForet Hotel in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture.81 views
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Leaving Imazu.81 views
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Arriving at the boat landing for the Scenic Water Channel boat ride (Suigo Meguri) in Omi-Hachiman.81 views
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Shrine priest on horseback.81 views
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The stairway on the south side of Koka Station has this dramatic mural of ninja in action.81 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.81 views
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Tokaido Road: Otsu81 views
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1. Joining train cars on the Tokaido Line, Maibara Station.81 views
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Window gallery at Seian University.81 views
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It started with a ceremony with the mayor of Higashi-Omi and the four "Wind Goddesses."81 views
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After writing their wishes, kids paste their wishing stickers on the kite.81 views
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Sugatani Onsen lobby. 81 views
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Snake swimming in the moat.81 views
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Nagahama Castle's Sotobori outer moat81 views
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Inside Yanmar Museum with two floors on the inside.81 views
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Ride-on tractor, a step up from the power tiller. From the 1960s.81 views
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Marine diesel engine used in a boat in Ishinomaki up until the Tohoku disaster in March 2011.81 views
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Marine leisure engine81 views
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Donated by Omi-Hachiman resident Fukao Katsuyoshi and unveiled on Nov. 5, 2011.81 views
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Yomiuri Shimbun article (April 17, 2017) about our Lake Biwa Rowing Song mini concert held in Imazu on April 16, 2017. 81 views
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Kaizu-Osaki cherry blossom cruise. Megumi docked at Kaizu-Osaki Port, Takashima, Shiga.81 views
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Cycling up northern Lake Biwa.81 views
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Arrow-shaped "eri" fish trap. It leads fish swimming along the fence into a small area where they can be caught.81 views
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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.81 views
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Shigaraki Station on the Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line. One-car train, diesel powered.81 viewsTo reach Shigaraki by train, first get on the JR Kusatsu Line, get off at Kibukawa Station where you transfer to the Shigaraki Kogen Railway Line.
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Lake Yogo's wildlife includes birds like black kites hunting for fish in the lake, mice, frogs, etc Black kites are know to swoop down and steal food from your hand. So watch out if you're eating.81 views
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View of old Nagahama Station80 views
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Stationmaster's office80 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Song (Biwako Shuko no Uta) monument at Hikone Port. Map80 viewsIn June 1917, a song called Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) was composed by college student Taro Oguchi during a boat rowing trip around Lake Biwa. He was a member of the rowing club at Dai-san High School (now Kyoto University). He composed it in Imazu, Shiga Prefecture during the second night of the trip.
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Low-cost tourist shuttle bus80 views
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Verse 580 viewsOne of the verses mentions an "old castle" which most likely refers to Hikone Castle. This monument commemorates the song and that verse 5.
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Entrance to Seta Karahashi Bridge, west end. MAP80 views
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Seta River is very scenic as you leave Lake Biwa.80 views
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Seta Castle garden80 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.80 views
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Seta Castle stone lantern80 views
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Sumiyoshi Shrine and the six giant torches.80 views
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Men in loincloths beat the wall in a building, then came out with small torches.80 views
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Hokuriku Line train to Omi-Shiotsu Station and new train station80 views
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In front of Tehara Station.80 views
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Cable TV notice.80 views
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Fire dept.80 views
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Statue of Hideyoshi in front of the place where the station was.80 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan song museum, in Imazu, Shiga 琵琶湖周航の歌資料館80 views
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Verse 4 photos (Chikubushima)80 views
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End of the 50-min. ride. It was pleasant, and highly recommended. Boat landing for the Hikone-jo Ohori Meguri boat ride is near the entrance to Genkyu-en Garden.80 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.80 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.80 views
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3rd place winner in the Masters Men's Category. マスターズ男子の部 3位 大歯大松籟会B80 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.80 views
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Kitaoumi Resort bought the entire Egypt Pavilion and brought it here in Sept. 2006.80 views
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Smoke from the train.80 views
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After you get off the bus at Mikami Jinja-mae, you see this small road leading to the rear entrance of the shrine. MAP80 views
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Room next to the Jodan-no-Ma. The Honjin has numerous rooms. This is one of the very few original Honjin remaining in Japan. There's another one in Shiga in Kusatsu.80 views
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The Tokaido Tenmakan Museum is a local history museum centering on Tsuchiyama and the Tokaido Road. It is near the center of Tsuchiyama, near the Omi-Tsuchiyama bus stop (20 min. from Kibukawa Station via Aikuru bus).80 views
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Tokaido Tenmakan Museum. "Tenma" is Japan's old transportation system using horses to transport people and goods. The museum is a complex of four Japanese-style buildings. 東海道伝馬館80 views
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Tsuchiyama is also famous for tea production which started here way back in 1356 by a temple priest at Jomyoji temple. Tsuchiyama boasts Shiga's largest tea cultivation area (300 hectares) and production volume.80 views
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Deck below the bridge. During the Tamura Matsuri Festival (Bad Luck Expulsion Festival), the shrine's biggest festival during Feb. 17-19, this deck is piled with dropped offerings.80 views
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Ai-no-Oka Bunka Hall where the annual Mago-uta song contest is held.80 views
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Traverse Road, named after Traverse City in Michigan, USA, Tsuchiyama's sister city.80 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.80 views
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View from the main hall of Enshoji.80 views
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Enshoji temple in Takamiya-juku, Hikone.80 views
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Created by Ibuki High School's art dept.80 views
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Northern area of Hayasaki biotope. Hayasaki naiko has an area of 17 hectares. About one-fourth of this has been flooded on an experimental basis. The flooded paddies are leased to Shiga Prefecture which pays rent to the land owners.80 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80 views
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Monument indicating that Emperor Meiji rested here.80 views
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Natural spring called Saigyo-sui. 西行水80 views
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Samegai Station, on JR Tokaido Line 醒ケ井駅80 views
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Tenjin-sui Natural Spring Park 天神水広場80 views
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Built in 1992, Deai-no-Mori Public Library is part of a lush, green park. 10-min. walk from Takatsuki Station. Hours: 10 am - 6 pm, closed Mon., Tue., national holidays, and year end/New Year's. 出会いの森図書館 [url=http://goo.gl/maps/DW6c3]80 views
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The regatta's main objective is to have more people try rowing as a sport.80 views
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Ready to race.80 views
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Quadruple race80 views
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Sign announcing that Adogawa is the birthplace of Nakae Toju.80 views
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Inside Nakae Toju Memorial Hall80 views
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After lunch, everyone participated in a joint aerobics session at 1 pm with a well-known instructor.80 views
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Dunk by Ray Schafer80 views
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Bobby Nash80 views
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Lynn Washington of Osaka80 views
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Ray Schafer got him covered.80 views
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Shiga LakeStars boosters.80 views
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Most of the cheerleaders were recruited from Shiga and Kyoto.80 views
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Views from Biwako Bunkakan museum.80 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge 近江大橋80 views
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Approaching Zeze Castle Park80 views
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Omi Ohashi Bridge80 views
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Go!80 views
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Pregame attractions included a cheerleading lesson for kids taught by the cheerleaders. (Shiga LakeStars Kids Cheer School)80 views
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Fukuoka Rizing practicing.80 views
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Trying to block a shot.80 views
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The cheerleaders really add some spice to the game. This is something you don't see on TV.80 views
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All these ducks love me.80 views
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A mannequin spinning silk thread.80 views
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Room with a hearth.80 views
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Inside Shichirinkan, a former blacksmith's house from the 19th century. 七りん館80 views
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Food for Okonai Festival.80 views
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Relics from Odani Castle80 views
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Brayden80 views
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Brayden Billbe80 views
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I was looking forward to seeing this festival held for the first time in six years on May 4, 2009. I was not disappointed. There were many photo ops. The shrine and festival site was amid lots of greenery.80 views
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Next dance was called Yatsu-kaeshi-no-Mai. 八つ換しの舞80 views
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The procession was headed by a boy dancing with a naginata sword.80 views
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Hana-yakko dancer80 views
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The Chawan Festival started when a potter in Yogo's Hashimoto area believed that he received his pottery skills from the gods and so gave an offering of pottery at Niu Shrine in appreciation. The festival started to be held by 1160.80 views
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The Hana-yakko dancers perform the Hanagasa Odori dance.80 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.80 views
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Another festival highlight for me was seeing Shiga governor Kada Yukiko (wearing a light green jacket on the right) joining in to pull the float. I heard that women are actually not supposed to pull the float...80 views
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Next to the museum was the festival grounds where they had food stalls and a low platform for dances performed at 12:30 pm.80 views
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Odaiko large taiko drummer 大太鼓80 views
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Outside is a small area for animals.80 views
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Very fluffy wool.80 views
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Very graceful roof lines.80 views
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Nigori-ike Koen Park, local park with a pond noted for cherry blossoms. MAP80 views
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Dragon crawling on top of the Tamachi-Katamachi float.80 views
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Former Minakuchi Public Library is next to Minakuchi Elementary School. 旧水口図書館80 views
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Minakuchi Christian Church designed by Vories. 水口教会会堂80 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80 views
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Next was Niagara Falls.80 views
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Mt. Ibuki and the entire shinkansen whizzing by.80 views
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Kamo Ike-so ryokan, restaurant and spa80 views
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Higashi-Omi City Hall 80 views
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine is where the procession will arrive and where the taiko drum dance will be performed.80 views
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Hannaryz cheerleaders occupy timeouts.80 views
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Luke trying to block.80 views
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Joho makes many dramatic moves. I’ve seen him play a few times with the Tokyo Apache and he was a valuable and popular player there too. He was traded to Shiga at the last minute.80 views
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Congratulatory flowers for the Lakestars' first home game from the Kunimatsu Yoshitsugu, former Shiga governor and current chairman of Shiga's sports federation.80 views
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Chris Schlatter #4 at work. 80 views
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Joho flashes a smile during a timeout as victory seems certain.80 views
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Summit of Shizugatake. A small flat clearing.80 views
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At one end of the summit area is a hiking trail leading to the far end of Lake Yogo, toward Yogo Station. The trail is 3.9 km.80 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80 views
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Hachiman Commercial High School was where Vories taught English when he arrived in 1905. However, he was dismissed after two years due to his Bible study group seen as a disturbance. By hiring Vories as the architect, the school made peace with Vories.80 views
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This elevated structure served as a storehouse.80 views
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Festival crowd head for the shrine to pray.80 views
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Large sacred tree.80 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.80 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.80 views
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Samurai procession on stage.80 views
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Boys' shower room with blue curtains.80 views
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The east bank of Seta River near Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.80 views
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Mikoshi boats await the mikoshi.80 views
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The main mikoshi all set on the boat.80 views
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More torches in front of Himure Hachimangu Shrine. This is also where they hold the Sagicho Matsuri in March. MAP80 views
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Two tall ones in front of Himure Hachimangu Shrine.80 views
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Giant torch.80 views
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