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Position of the Azai clan69 views
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Verse 2 photos (Omi-Maiko)69 views
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Verse 5 photos (Hikone)69 views
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Opening ceremony for the Culture Festival (Bunka-sai) at this public hall near Chomeiji temple in Omi-Hachiman.69 views
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Entrance to my photo exhibition in Shima Kominkan Public Hall during their day-long Bunka-sai Culture Festival.69 views
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My photo exhibition with two panels showing photos of places mentioned in the song and song monuments.69 views
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Last panel showing news articles and Web pages and people singing the song.69 views
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The boat is powered by very silent, battery-powered outboard motors.69 views
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Dragon boat69 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Course clubhouse, in front of which the awards ceremony was held. It is next to the finish line. The facillity is operated by Shiga Prefecture.69 views
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2nd panel showing Verse 2 (Omatsu or Omi-Maiko)69 views
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Saitama, Kanagawa, France, Matsumae69 views
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Ohmi Railways Echigawa Station platform.69 views
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Ohmi Railways Echigawa Station69 views
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Toiya-ba stone marker, near the Tokaido Tenmakan Museum. The site is a parking lot now.69 views
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Main building of Tokaido Tenmakan Museum. The former farming family's house has been renovated into a museum.69 views
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In the other room on the 2nd floor is a large space, like an attic. It displays ukiyoe prints and miniature scenic sculptures (bonkei) of all the 53 Tokaido post town stations.69 views
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Stalls where they sell souvenirs during festivals.69 views
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At around 1:45 pm, a procession of priests and the 70 rice planters entered.69 views
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Rice seedlings await.69 views
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Fureai no Yakata, a gift shop (closed)69 views
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Enshoji temple was also where Emperor Meiji once stayed.69 views
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The tent art was 170 meters long on the same road, stretching from the temple to Takamiya Primary School.69 views
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This is the eastern edge of Hayasaki Naiko. The original lake's edge was up to here. This stone wall is original, existing when Hayasaki Naiko was still an attached lake.69 views
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Road marker showing the way.69 views
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Tourist map of Takatsuki which has quite a few temples with a Kannon statue.69 views
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Guide to Kannon statues in Takatsuki. On the left is the National Treasure Kannon statue at Doganji temple. One of seven 11-face Kannon statues in Japan which is a National Treasure. This one is said to be the most beautiful. 十一面観音立像69 views
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Adogawa also has a shoreline road and cycling road. This is how it looks. Entering Adogawa from Shin-Asahi.69 views
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View from summit (Ibuki Driveway)69 views
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3rd station (halfway up the mountain) as seen from the summit. 三合目69 views
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Summit69 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Lake Biwa.69 views
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The LakeStars took an early lead.69 views
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Huddle69 views
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Bobby Nash for free throw.69 views
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Bobby Nash69 views
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Pine trees of Awazu. One of the Eight Views of Omi is now a non-scenic, semi-industrial road.69 views
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You can also watch the motorboat races outside.69 views
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"Wara curry" for sale, based on team captain FujiWARA Takamichi's family recipe.69 views
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Magnee and cheerleaders69 views
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Pregame practice. LakeStars on the left, and Fukuoka Rizing on the left.69 views
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National anthem of Japan69 views
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Brayden looking to pass to Wara.69 views
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It was a very exciting game. The game ended as a tie 70-70, so it went into overtime and the LakeStars prevailed.69 views
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Gauntlet of cutout players on the way to the court.69 views
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Sorry, I can't remember the names of all the cheerleaders...69 views
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These were all boys dancing, and they dance while facing backward. This dancer was skilled even with the long gown in the way of his feet.69 views
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Only nine people know how to create these fantastic balancing decorations. They purify themselves in Takatoki River (bathe naked) before taking 3 months to make the lofty decorations in total secrecy. This is the Nihozan float (丹宝山). 69 views
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The procession leaves the shrine.69 views
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Following the procession, the floats are then pulled along.69 views
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The dances ended at 11:30 am and they all started to leave the shrine in a procession headed for Hachiman Shrine with a lunch break at Chawan Matsuri no Yakata museum a short walk away. Conch shell blowers here.69 views
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Musical instruments used in the festival. On the upper left are flutes, below it are batons. On the right are a bell and below is the sasara bamboo whisk and rubbing stick. Drums at the bottom.69 views
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Children doing the sanyare dance at the Kawakami Matsuri in Imazu, Takashima. サンヤレ踊り69 views
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Kaizuten Jinja. If you're walking from Makino Station, be careful as part of the highway along the way has no sidewalk. At night, bring a flashlight so the cars can see you. MAP69 views
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Putting golf course during non-winter months.69 views
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Sitting in the front were the shrine priest, in red, and the man in black who was the chairman of the local neighborhood board 自治会長. The ceremony started at 12:30 pm.69 views
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The two local boys (age 14 and 15) arrive for the sushi-cutting ceremony.69 views
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The Sushikiri ceremony was over after about an hour. Then was the Naginata procession.69 views
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Inside the museum is a replica of a thatched-roof farmhouse.69 views
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Stone monument commemorating Suginoki Shrine as the birthplace as the Naginata Matsuri festival. 薙刀踊り発祥の宮（石碑） 杉之木神社69 views
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The Tamachi-Katamachi float entering Minakuchi Shrine.69 views
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After the prayer, they pull the float to its place within the shrine.69 views
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A detour on the old Tokaido road.69 views
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Here and there along the way, you'll see storehouses for the hikiyama floats. During the Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri festival on April 19-20, they are taken out to be decorated before being paraded to Minakuchi Shrine.69 views
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Old Tokaido Road in Minakuchi69 views
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A duo called Lake Reed.69 views
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The Seta are is also accessible by bus.69 views
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Kamo Ike-so's winter special: Soba noodles with duck meat.69 views
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Yakko posing 奴69 views
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You can see yakko-furi men in samurai processions such as daimyo gyoretsu festivals reenacting the sankin kotai procession.69 views
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Again they spread the mats on the ground and did the seated drumming again. They did everything twice.69 views
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The road around the mountain is decorated with lanterns on the occasion of Hinade Shrine's sumo festival on Sept. 21, 2009.69 views
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Large torii in the middle of an intersection. It belongs to Hinade Shrine which is on Mt. Hinade.69 views
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Map of Mt. Hinade. There are short hiking trails on this low mountain.69 views
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Joho trying to get away.69 views
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Magnee, Shiga Lakestars' official mascot.69 views
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As both teams warm up on the court, the cheerleaders teach the crowd how to cheer during the game.69 views
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Lakes is the nickname for the Lakestars.69 views
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Joho and Head Coach Robert Pierce.69 views
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Lakes boosters69 views
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The trail is heavily wooded, and sometimes there is a clear area where you can see the scenery.69 views
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Luke Zellar #40 for a free throw.69 views
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Horikawa Ryuichi #8 looking for someone.69 views
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Gary passing to Bobby.69 views
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Shinya also talked.69 views
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Old Kinomoto Station69 views
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Inside old Kinomoto Station, apparently used as an occasional exhibition space.69 views
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And there they are on stage in Hikone. Notably absent was Sento-kun from Nara. (Boy priest with antlers.)69 views
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Gary Hamilton shoots.69 views
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Ray Schafer puts one in.69 views
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Chris Schlatter69 views
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Ray Schafer69 views
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Mikey Marshall played well and has proven to be a great addition to the Lakestars still in 4th place in the Western Conference.69 views
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Ishibashi Haruyuki69 views
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Sitting like royalty, local politicians such as the mayor sit in a special stand on the right in front of the horse stable. The rest of us stand and watch like peasants.69 views
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Ayame taiko girls.69 views
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Bull statue69 views
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Besides the two baton twirlers at the front, there are these boys who play the drums and bell. They just danced across the baba once and stopped.69 views
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It's a real frenzy. I managed to pick up a plastic flower.69 views
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First, in front of Tagi Daimyojin-no-Miya Shrine, they danced and then danced around the shrine building a few times.69 views
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Toyoki-iri-Hiko-no-Mikoto was the son of Emperor Sujin, the 10th emperor of Japan. Portable shrine is stored in the Haiden Hall during the festival.69 views
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The boys walk back again.69 views
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Passing by the elementary school. The stone marker indicates the way to Hiyoshi Jinja.69 views
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Teacher's quarters for two. Teachers' quarters are named after islands in Lake Biwa such as Chikubu, Okishima, and Shiraishi.69 views
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These two cruise boats (Lansing and Interlaken) were chartered for the festival.69 views
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Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.69 views
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The procession arrived at the east end of Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge at about 5:15 pm.69 views
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Even though this is one of Otsu's Big Three Festivals (others are Sanno-sai and Otsu Matsuri), the crowd watching was surprisingly sparse. 69 views
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They do a few maneuvers with the main mikoshi.69 views
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Boat with the main portable shrine pass under Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.69 views
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Wiping off the water on the roof of the hikiyama float.69 views
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Yutani Shrine in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture. During the Edo Period, it received a number of gifts from the Ii clan in Hikone. 湯谷神社69 views
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The taiko drum procession is headed by this large banner saying, "Ibuki-yama Hono Taiko Odori" which means Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Offertory Dance.69 views
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Women dancers and taiko drum players.69 views
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The taiko drummers include a good number of grade school boys who practiced hard during the summer for this festival.69 views
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Gift shop69 views
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Formerly a primary school built in 1877, Haku'unkan is now a tourist info office, souvenir shop, and exhibition space (2nd floor). 白雲館69 views
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Another sakura spot is Hachiman Park next to Omi-Hachiman Pubic Library on the west end of the moat. 八幡公園69 views
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A few taiko processions arrive and marched around.69 views
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Now we see a large torch on fire. I noticed the flying embers falling on Taneya, but no problem.69 views
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Then the whole thing catches fire quickly. I'm not sure if they used any kerosene, but I didn't smell any.69 views
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Watching this festival made me think how wonderful and miraculous this thing called fire is. We worship and need it, even though it can very destructive.69 views
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This is the shop depicted in Hiroshige's print. Called Ibuki-do. It is the last surviving maker of moxa cautery in Kashiwabara. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店69 views
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Ibuki-do on the right. Fukusuke (福助) is based on an actual person who was a shop clerk at the Kameya moxa shop. He had a large head and big ears and was honest, friendly, and a hard worker.69 views
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Next to Isame no Shimizu is a statue of Yamato Takeru.69 views
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Hiroshige's print of Samegai-juku in his Kisokaido series.69 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Clearing Storm at Awazu from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series.69 views
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The back of her kimono obi sash has a design featuring rowing geisha.69 views
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"Ganbaro" means, "do your best and don't give up." This is the slogan for people affected by the earthquake and tsunami which occurred in northern Japan.69 views
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Departing Imazu.69 views
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Chikubushima island in the background with Mt. Ibuki, Shiga's highest mountain (in Maibara), on the right.69 views
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Mt. Hiei affords great views of southern Lake Biwa. Enryakuji was founded by the priest Saicho to protect Kyoto from the demons of the northeast.69 views
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A priest explains the concepts behind the practice of meditating. Enryakuji is also part of a World Heritage Site called ''Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto."69 views
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Masaki "Follow Me" Unose on the lead boat going to Takeshima island.69 views
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Watching Hiko-nyan, Hikone Castle's official mascot which is wildly popular. He performs daily inside Hikone Castle Museum. He is a white cat with a samurai helmet.69 views
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JR Koka Station, south entrance.69 views
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Children bearing mikoshi in front of Romon Gate.69 views
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Steps to the Hondo main hall of Kannonji temple.69 views
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Altar inside Hondo.69 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka). People at the head of a daimyo procession are crossing a bridge over a river near Tamura Shrine during spring rains. Tsuchiyama-juku was the 49th of the 53 stations of the Tokaido Road.69 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)69 views
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Nakasendo Road: Kusatsu Oiwake, Kusatsu is the 68th post town on the Nakasendo Road.69 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Evening Glow at Seta. Today, you can see a modern version of Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.69 views
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Window wall from the outside.69 views
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Ookaminoki in Japanese. オオカメノキ（大亀の木、学名： Viburnum furcatum)69 views
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Model of Odani Castle.69 views
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Exhibits about the Battle of Anegawa River.69 views
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Kinomoto expo pavilion. 戦国大河きのもと館69 views
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The university also strives to take an active part in the local community and be an active contributor to the local community. For example, they recently published a well-illustrated brochure created by students to introduce eateries along the Kosei Line.69 views
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Thirty teams made "mini giant kites" and competed in kite design (図柄) and flying (飛揚). They went on the outdoor stage for kite design judging.69 views
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The Awa Odori dancers also danced great in the wind. (Watch my video.)69 views
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Flying trousers69 views
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Okinawan dancer (yotsudake) kite69 views
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Mayor of Higashi-Omi69 views
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