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YouTube video of us singing Lake Biwa Rowing Song at Imazu Port. 5 min.75 views
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Central area of The Calendar restaurant.75 views
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Near Toragozen-yama75 views
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Right outside Ogoto Onsen Station is this foot bath hut. Dip your feet into hot spring water for free.75 views
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Sugaura in northern Lake Biwa.75 views
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Nagahama Castle as seen from Lake Biwa.75 views
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Neck of Lake Biwa with Biwako Ohashi Bridge connecting Moriyama and Katata.75 views
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Hikone Port75 views
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Lake Biwa Canal near Miidera Temple supplies lake water to Kyoto.75 views
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Lake Biwa pearl mussel.75 views
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Approaching Imazu in winter.75 views
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Mt. Kanakuso-dake (金糞岳 or Azai-dake) overlooks Takatsuki in Nagahama. Kanakuso-dake is indeed Shiga's second highest mountain (1,317 m). Part of Yamamoto-yama (dark green) can be seen on the left in the foreground. 75 views
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Nagahama City Hall, Nishi-Azai Branch. An incredibly large and beautiful town hall for a small town (Later merged with Nagahama.)74 views
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Omi-Shiotsu Station corridor to the tracks upstairs.74 views
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Path back to Ritto Station74 views
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Path to Nakano Castle ruins74 views
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Steps to Inari Shrine74 views
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Door led to the train platform.74 views
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Main hall74 views
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Seta Karahashi Bridge before the new paint job.74 views
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Seta Castle site74 views
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Mementos74 views
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West side as seen from the platform.74 views
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Head of torch. Different shape from Katsube Shrine's torches.74 views
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Torch stem74 views
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Ryuoji Temple 龍王寺74 views
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View from top of Yukinoyama74 views
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Front garden74 views
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Explanation of English lyrics for the six verses.74 views
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Second panel explaining Verses 3 and 4.74 views
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Fifth and final panel showing photos of our song-related activities.74 views
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1st panel explaining about the exhibition and English song. This exhibition coincides with the June 16, 2007 release of our Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD.74 views
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It certainly gives you a different perspective of the castle as you see the moat, castle tower, and bridges from the water. The ride costs 1,200 yen.74 views
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The top two rows of washi sheets already pasted together.74 views
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Dragon boat74 views
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Some of the prizes awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Notice the Lake Biwa Rowing Song CDs (75 copies).74 views
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We rowed according to the taiko drum beat.74 views
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The BL Club C team placed 2nd in the Masters Women's Category. マスターズ女子の部 2位 BLクラブC74 views
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Operated by the city, Lucci Plaza is a multi-purpose facility with a concert hall, public library, restaurant, and health and welfare center.74 views
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5th panel showing Verse 4 (Chikubushima)74 views
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Sugaura as seen from Lake Biwa.74 views
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Convention Hall Omi at Otsu Prince Hotel. 第11回滋賀県人会世界大会のメイン会場。74 views
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Opening ceremony started at 10:30 am on Nov. 13, 2007.74 views
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Otaka Tokio, Chairman of the National Federation of Shiga Kenjinkai, delivers a welcome message. 大高時男74 views
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The Jodan-no-Ma has elevated tatami mats on which the VIP sat and slept. This is called the Gyokuza. The room size is 8 tatami mats. Tsuchiyama Honjin address: 滋賀県甲賀市土山町北土山1628 玉座74 views
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The boys in blue on both ends are holding a string to serve as a guide for planting the seedlings in a straight line.74 views
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Besides the rice planters, there are rice-planting dancers who dance along the paddy's perimeter. They dance to the rice-planting song sung on stage. 御田植踊74 views
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On stage, shrine maidens perform the Yuminomai Arrow Dance. 弓の舞74 views
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The work continues, without the singing and dancing.74 views
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Washing their hands in a bucket of water.74 views
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The shrine priests and taume girls return to Taga Taisha Shrine.74 views
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Takamiya temple's Hondo main hall 高宮寺74 views
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On the right of the flooded section are rice paddies not yet flooded. Shiga wants to eventually purchase all the reclaimed land and flood the entire area to restore Hayasaki Naiko.74 views
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Nishino Water Tunnel is near Lake Biwa at the foot of the Yamamoto-yama mountains. There are three tunnels. The original one was built in 1845 by a local priest to alleviate frequent flooding. 西野水道 MAP74 views
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Misspelled word (Prirate).74 views
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Yomeien Garden 陽明園74 views
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Scroll of Nakae Toju in the Toju Shoin Study (drawing room). 藤樹書院74 views
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Wooden sculpture of Nakae Toju74 views
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Toju-no-Sato Adogawa, a roadside shopping and restaurant complex (michinoeki) selling local products. MAP74 views
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Nagano74 views
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Free acupuncture.74 views
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Sake from Shiga74 views
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View from summit (Ibuki Driveway)74 views
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3rd station (halfway up the mountain) as seen from the summit. 三合目74 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Lake Biwa.74 views
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The LakeStars took an early lead.74 views
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Huddle74 views
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Bobby Nash for free throw.74 views
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Bobby Nash74 views
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近江八景74 views
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Monument for Otsu's Point Zero for its roadways.74 views
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A group played as a pre-game attraction.74 views
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Wara goes for a shot.74 views
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Ogawa Shinya, another local boy from Nagahama.74 views
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With Bobby Nash scoring at the last second, the game ends in a tie. This means a tiebreaker period of 10 min. was added.74 views
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Reeds oin a flooded part of the Hayasaki Naiko Biotope.74 views
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Looks like a prime place for fish and birds to dwell.74 views
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Koto strings made of Azai silk threads. Numerous silk threads are twisted together to make a koto string.74 views
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Silk cocoons.74 views
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John "Helicopter" Humphrey74 views
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Boosters for the Shiga LakeStars made quite a bit of noise.74 views
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Takashi Fujiwara of the Shiga LakeStars being covered by Masashi Joho of Tokyo Apache.74 views
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Tip-off. This was the first time I saw the LakeStars at an away game. First time to see them wearing their white uniforms too.74 views
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Brayden Billbe trying to find a receiver for a pass.74 views
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Ray Schafer74 views
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Cohey74 views
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GumQ and their fantastic halftime performance.74 views
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LakeStars huddle74 views
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More halftime entertainment.74 views
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Brayden Billbe74 views
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Shiga LakeStars sign on a nearby building. 74 views
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The starting lineup is introduced. Bobby Nash.74 views
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Bobby Nash #3374 views
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Bobby Nash74 views
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They are cheering "YMCA."74 views
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They are good, they even won a cheerleading award in the bj-league.74 views
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The crowd line the procession route to the Chawan Matsuri no Yakata museum a short distance away. This is at the intersection called Torii-mae (鳥居前).74 views
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The floats are constructed without using any metal nor conventional rope. Instead of rope, they use wisteria vines kneaded together. The decorations have dolls, chawan teacups, bowls, and objects related to the story depicted.74 views
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The techniques used to makes these floats and decorations are top secret, known only by the hereditary craftsmen who make them.74 views
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Two festival floats are ready to join the procession amid rice paddies.74 views
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Shishi-no-Mai or Lion Dance. Acrobatic dance by boys. They were the crowd pleaser. You have to see the video to see what they did here.74 views
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Tsuzumi drummers. Shiga governor Kada Yukiko (in a light green jacket) admire the procession as they arrive at Hachiman Shrine for the Chawan Matsuri in Yogo, Shiga on May 4, 2009. On her right is the mayor (black suit) of Yogo town. 滋賀県知事 74 views
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And there you see it. Look ma, no support poles! How is it supported like that...74 views
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Makino Highland is quite large, includes a small skiiing ground and hiking trails to a waterfall. A great place to relax to get away.74 views
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At Ozu Shrine, everyone went to worship upon arrival.74 views
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While ringing a bell, he provided the dance beat for the flower hat girls.74 views
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Inside the museum is a replica of a thatched-roof farmhouse.74 views
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Suginoki Shrine 74 views
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Tenjin-machi hikiyama float entering Minakuchi Shrine. 74 views
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Group photo in front of Yuya-machi hikiyama.74 views
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Tenjin-machi hikiyama float74 views
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Old Tokaido Road.74 views
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Daitokuji Temple's founding priest was an uncle of Honda Tadakatsu (Heihachiro), one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's important generals. Due to this connection, Ieyasu lodged in Minakuchi on his way to Kyoto and visited Daitokuji.74 views
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Inside former Minakuchi Public Library. Now it is sometimes used as an art gallery.74 views
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A short walk from Minakuchi Ishibashi Station is Minakuchi Chubu Community Center.74 views
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Shintokuji temple. 真徳寺74 views
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In 1601, Minakuchi-juku was designated as the 50th stage or post town on the Tokaido Road. It had 718 households. By the late Edo Period, Minakuchi had over 40 inns as well as a Honjin. Today, Minakuchi is one of the main populated areas of Koka.74 views
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About Minakuchi Stone74 views
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Green Park Santo is an outdoor recreational area with exhibition halls, park, lodging, restaurant, tennis courts, and miniature golf.74 views
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Suijo Hachiman Shrine. Suijo is a small neighborhood near the foot of Mt. Ibuki in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture. It is next to Ueno which is at the foot of Ibuki.74 views
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One after another, they slowly enter the shrine.74 views
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They had quickly spread four strips of straw mats on the ground for the drummers.74 views
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Naganoya, Yamauchi Kazutoyo's childhood home. The front gate, made of wood, collapsed some years ago, and this wooden structure is all that's left. 長野家74 views
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After you enter the gym, there are the usual Lakestars souvenir stand.74 views
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Boosters behind the Lakestars bench.74 views
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Both teams shake hands.74 views
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Joho and Head Coach Robert Pierce.74 views
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Bobby Nash #3374 views
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Introduction of starting five. This is Luke Zellar.74 views
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Next was Shuyukan, a former sake warehouse (not Vories-designed) now serving as an exhibition space and restaurant. The exhibition featured photos of Vories buildings in the summer resort of Karuizawa, Nagano Pref. 酒游舘74 views
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An NPO called Hitotsubu no Kai (一粒の会) has an office inside and they work to renovate the building.74 views
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Vories acquired the rights to sell Mentholatum products in 1920, and his Omi Sales Company sold the product in Japan as, "Menturm." It was a good source of income to finance his activities.74 views
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The Vories residence has three chimneys. Web site: http://vories.com/74 views
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Side view. This building served as the Hachiman YMCA until 1987. It was left unused and dilapidated for 20 years until Omi Brotherhood Co. renovated it in 2007 to mark the building's 100th anniversary.74 views
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Hachiman Church Pastor House74 views
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Built in 1913, this Yoshida Residence was designed by William Merrell Vories for Yoshida Etsuzo who was a former student and partner of Vories for the Omi Mission. This house is still occupied and not open to the public. 吉田邸74 views
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Hokkoku Kaido road going through post town Kinomoto-juku 北国街道74 views
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Way to Shakudoji temple74 views
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From JR Yasu Station, take a bus to Oshinohara which is this intersection. 大篠原74 views
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Hashi Yukio sings the "Yuru-kyara Ondo" in front of Yuru-Kyara characters in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.74 views
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Hashi Yukio even danced with a few mascot characters.74 views
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A water drop and water faucet pose together.74 views
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Gary Hamilton shoots.74 views
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Ray Schafer puts one in.74 views
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Chris Schlatter74 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.74 views
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Ishibashi Haruyuki74 views
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Start of the Hikone Castle Parade on Nov. 3. Boy Scouts help out by carrying signs.74 views
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Dancers from Muromachi Period (1337-1573)74 views
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Shirabyoshi dancers from the Heian Period.74 views
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Katsugi veiled kimono worn by the nobility in the Muromachi Period.74 views
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After the red torii is this red Romon Gate, said to have been donated by Shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The shrine also has historic ties to Minamoto Yoritomo and the Tokugawa shoguns.74 views
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Behind the shrine is Yasu River which apparently often flooded the area in the old days. 野洲川74 views
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The boys were then taken to the shrine.74 views
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Kobiyoshi Shrine's Honden main hall.74 views
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The path to the shrine also serves as the horse track (baba 馬場) for galloping horses (yabusame).74 views
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They performed their routine twice along different sections of this horse track to enable everyone to see it. It was about 20 min. long.74 views
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They made a U-turn at the Otabisho near the lake shore.74 views
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The floats started arriving at Hiyoshi Jinja by 10:30 am. 74 views
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Mayors vow to meet at the next Takatora Summit.74 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.74 views
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Corridor runs through the center of the boat, with sleeping quarters on both sides.74 views
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