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Corridor to main hall65 views
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Sanmon Gate as seen from the Hondo main hall65 views
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Mementos65 views
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side.65 views
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West side. Nagahama Castle.65 views
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Old pedestrian overpass being torn down.65 views
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Corner sculpture65 views
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Ryuoji Temple belongs to the Tendai Sect. 龍王寺65 views
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Ryuoji Temple 龍王寺65 views
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Mountain God Memorial 山の神65 views
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Most of the tumuli are just dirt mounds with no chamber opened for inspection.65 views
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Inside the Ritto Archaeological Center. 栗東市出土文化財センター65 views
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More display cases65 views
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Verse 6 photos (Chomeiji)65 views
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Left panel.65 views
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Verse 6 song monument photos (Chomeiji)65 views
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Exhibition introduction65 views
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12th panel showing photos of our song-related activities.65 views
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This is the boat dock where people got on and off the boats. The boats were provided by local rowing organizations. The regatta was organized by the Seta Rowing Club in Otsu.65 views
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The Social Salon was a good place to hang out between meetings and symposiums. It also had mini presentations by several overseas Kenjinkai.65 views
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Railway crossing65 views
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Statue of travelers at Tsuchiyama Folk History Museum65 views
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Have a Nice Day wooden bench at the train station.65 views
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This is the third water tunnel and currently in use. The Yogo River flows out of it to Lake Biwa. Built in 1980. Also a local fishing spot.65 views
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Tea ceremony room.65 views
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Rice paddies next to Okaido.65 views
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Toju Shrine65 views
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Toju-no-Sato Adogawa, a roadside shopping and restaurant complex (michinoeki) selling local products. MAP65 views
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Miyazaki's booth.65 views
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Adjacent to Tokugen-in temple is Kiyotaki Jinja Shrine with stone lanterns.65 views
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Shiga Lakestars souvenir stand65 views
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Reeds oin a flooded part of the Hayasaki Naiko Biotope.65 views
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Bulletin board indicating the bird species observed that day and where they were seen in the area. The center keeps track of bird locations in Lake Biwa, Hayasaki Naiko Biotope, and Mt. Yamamoto-yama.65 views
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On the opposite side of the center is Mt. Yamamoto-yama. On this day in Feb., we saw the Steller's sea eagle perched on a tree on this mountain.65 views
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Biwa strings65 views
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More halftime entertainment.65 views
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LakeStars make high-five with boosters.65 views
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Hiphop kids from Nagahama perform at halftime.65 views
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Ray Schafer for a free throw.65 views
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The floats pass in front of the Chawan Matsuri no Yakata Museum which is one of the best places to view the festival. They arrived around 12:30 pm, then took a lunch break until 1:40 pm. The floats also have tapestries purchased in the 17th and 18th c.65 views
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The top character is Kira, depicted as the villain in Chushingura. Notice that it's supported only by his tiptoes. (Even without the bamboo pole support, it stands up that way.)65 views
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They are connected by only a slither of whatever they are connected with, yet the whole thing doesn't fall. 65 views
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The floats also have musicians who play festival music called shagiri (しゃぎり). They use the flute, taiko drum, and bell.65 views
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They are using bamboo support poles to keep it steady in the wind, but later they will disconnect the support poles to show that these decorations are free standing.65 views
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Chawan Matsuri banners outside the museum.65 views
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Baton twirlers lead the twelve juni-no-yaku musicians. 棒振り（十二の役）65 views
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Closeup of the crown.65 views
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Sake poured high for the mayor of Moriyama, one of the dignitaries watching the festival.65 views
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Other side of the lake as seen from Moriyama. The giant and rusting ferris wheel is at the defunct Biwako Tower amusement park.65 views
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They all performed again at Ozu Shrine.65 views
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This is an Intangible Folk Culture Property.65 views
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Some middle-aged (or older) men carry the mikoshi.65 views
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Fire department at Kawamori65 views
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Suginoki Shrine Honden Hall65 views
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Roof tile from Minakuchi Castle65 views
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Daitokuji Temple Hondo Hall. Ieyasu donated land to the temple as well as a tree. He even created the temple's crest and renamed the temple to Daitokuji.65 views
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Further east is the Higashi-Mitsuke Gate. 65 views
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Staircase inside former Minakuchi Public Library.65 views
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Entrance to the former Minakuchi Public Library has Romanesque columns.65 views
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Now we are approaching Minakuchi Shrine.65 views
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Not far from the Kosatsu bulletin board was Minakuchi-juku's Honjin. Nothing remains of the Honjin. This is the entrance to where it was located. 本陣跡65 views
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Monument for Iwaya Ichiroku, a noted calligrapher hailing from Minakuchi.65 views
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The Honmaru (main keep) is now the sports ground for Minakuchi High School.65 views
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The Honjin was the town's most exclusive lodge reserved for daimyo lords, government officials, and even Emperor Meiji who once stayed here as this monument indicates.65 views
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A famous tree at Daitokuji.65 views
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Minakuchi Shrine torii 水口神社65 views
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View from Hieda Shrine.65 views
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In front of Sakata Station is a small plaza.65 views
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Good defense65 views
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ISHIBASHI Haruyuki #1265 views
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Official Shiga Lakestars merchandise.65 views
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Introduction of Shiga Lakestars players.65 views
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Wara tries for one.65 views
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View from upper level for free seating costing 1,800 yen (advance tickets).65 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi #11, team captain. Nickname is "Wara."65 views
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Osaka provided an exciting game as the score kept see-sawing between the two teams.65 views
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Wara gives the signal.65 views
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Vories Memorial Chapel on the 5th floor of the Omi Brotherhood Schools main building. ヴォーリズ平和礼拝堂65 views
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Hachiman Church Pastor House is not open to the public.65 views
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Site of Kinomoto-juku's Honjin. 本陣跡65 views
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Hashi Yukio's "Yuru-Kyara Ondo" CD was also on sale in the hall lobby as well as Yuru-kyara books autographed by Miura Jun.65 views
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I still prefer real, human mascots of the feminine kind...65 views
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Inflatable sumo wrestler65 views
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Gary Hamilton takes the ball.65 views
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Shiga Lakestars bench.65 views
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Front torii gate of Hyozu Taisha Shrine. MAP65 views
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One mikoshi was missing. Maybe it was lost.65 views
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A unique thing about this festival is that the mikoshi rider pulls out and raises the mikoshi's top ornament (usually a phoenix). 鵜の息抜き65 views
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A priest blesses each children's mikoshi.65 views
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Shrine maidens.65 views
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A touch of modernity and anime at Yuge Fire Festival in Ryuo. Can you tell what this is?65 views
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The horseback archer on his third run. He spread his arms while holding a bow and arrow, but did not shoot any arrows. 65 views
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They made their way up to the shrine.65 views
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Torii at Hiyoshi Jinja Shrine. 日吉神社65 views
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Tapestry on the back of Takara hikiyama float.65 views
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Hiko-nyan65 views
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Afterward, they played traditional games.65 views
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Pilot's chair. The Uminoko also has a bow thruster that is a propeller that can turn 360 degrees for easy steering. It doesn't need a tugboat.65 views
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Spartan desk in teacher's quarters.65 views
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View from Uminoko moored at Otsu Port. On the right is Aqus shopping mall and left is Biwako Hotel.65 views
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The three mikoshi head upstream.65 views
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All the boats first head upstream toward Lake Biwa, then they make a U-turn and sail downstream down Seta River.65 views
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Heading the boat procession is the main mikoshi now passing under Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.65 views
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Sho-ouzan float. 松翁山65 views
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Ibuki-yama Taiko Drum Procession in front of Ueno Kaikan Hall.65 views
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Sannomiya Shrine at the foot of Mt. Ibuki.65 views
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Kawara Roof Tile Museum65 views
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Kawara Roof Tile Museum's weeping cherry tree.65 views
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Kawara Roof Tile Museum65 views
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2nd floor exhibition space of Haku'unkan. 65 views
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Former site of Kashiwabara's village hall. Now a medical clinic seen in the rear. The traditional-looking building on the left is a public toilet.65 views
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History and old map of Kashiwabara.65 views
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Sign and stone marker indicating the site of the Ochaya Goten in Kashiwabara-juku.65 views
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Road markers are commonly found at intersections to tell travelers which way to go.65 views
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Jobodai-in temple's Hondo main hall. This temple served as lodging for the likes of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Azai Nagamasa, and Kobayakawa Hideaki. 成菩提院65 views
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This is one of Samegai's famous Three Spring Waters. This one, in front of Kamo Shrine, is called Isame-no-Kiyomizu. 居醒の清水65 views
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Yamato Takeru was a legendary prince and warrior who traveled a lot and defeated his enemies. However, he met his demise at Mt. Ibuki when he battled an evil god disguised as a white boar.65 views
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Jizo statues in Samegai. In 817, the priest Saicho carved a Jizo statue in Samegai and prayed for rain during a drought. It then rained heavily for three days. The Jizo was originally placed in the river to prsy for the souls of the fish.65 views
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On Aug. 23 and 24, Samegai's Jizo-do temple holds the annual Jizo-bon festival at night. The Nakasendo Road has food stalls and displays of paper mache figures. 地蔵盆65 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Boats Returning to Yabase from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series.65 views
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Thirty-nine rowers from overseas (12 countries, mainly Europe) and three rowers from Japan participated for a total of 42. The FISA World Rowing Tour has been held since 1971.65 views
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Captain's meeting.65 views
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Rowing along western Lake Biwa. The JR Kosei Line is in the background. The Kosei Line runs from Kyoto to Imazu.65 views
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Rowing through the torii. Seta Rowing Club ground crew greet the rowers from land.65 views
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Top floor of Hikone Castle tower. Hikone Castle's last lord was Ii Naosuke, the Chief Minister of the Tokugawa samurai government. He was the one who agreed to open Japan to the USA in 1858 after Commodore Perry visited.65 views
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Leaving Satsuma Beach.65 views
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Motor boat flying Seta Rowing Club's flag.65 views
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My favorite shop is this one selling products (mainly edible) from Shiga.65 views
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The old JR Koka Station (south side), photographed in 2004. It was a small station.65 views
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The Koka area was rich in medicinal herbs. This mural depicts women picking the herbs in Koka in the old days.65 views
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Drawings of the three Azai sisters by local children.65 views
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Namura Shrine Torii65 views
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About Nishi Honden hall, a National Treasure. 65 views
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There's even a small lookout deck.65 views
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On the left of the waterfall is a small altar for Fudo-Myo-o, the patron god of mountain ascetic priests. The waterfall takes its name after this god.65 views
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The waterfall is about 5 meters high.65 views
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About Kannonji temple in Maibara.65 views
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About the Hondo hall.65 views
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Kannonji temple Hondo65 views
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Yakushido Hall 薬師堂65 views
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Hondo on left and Yakushido on right.65 views
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Omi-Hakkei (Eight Views of Omi 近江八景): Clearing Storm at Awazu. This area is pretty much gone, covered by roads. Very few Awazu pine trees remain.65 views
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Maibara Station's east exit has also been completely renovated.65 views
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Old Ohmi Railway Maibara Station.65 views
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Maibara Station's large window wall with Bruce Osborn's Oyako portraits.65 views
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End of the corridor at the east side.65 views
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The main pavilion in Kinomoto is a short walk from Kinomoto Station. Jizo-zaka sloping road going to the Hokkoku Kaido road.65 views
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Entrance to Azai Folk History Museum where one of the buildings is the expo's Azai Paviion. Admission 300 yen.65 views
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Inside the Blacksmith's Workplace is this exhibit of blacksmiths at work.65 views
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Rear view of the waterwheel station as seen from the train.65 views
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Waterwheel objects on Notogawa Station's west side.65 views
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The crowd gets thicker near the shrine's entrance.65 views
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This long line lasted through most of the day. About 490,000 people worshipped here during the first three days of 2014. New Year’s prayers is called Hatsumode.65 views
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Massage chairs.65 views
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Outdoor bath at Sugatani Onsen Spa in Nagahama, Shiga.65 views
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Welcome to Mt. Ibuki.65 views
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Dotaku Museum sign. The museum is open 9 am to 5 pm, closed Mon. (open if national holiday). From JR Yasu Station’s South exit (Minami-guchi), take a bus going to Karyoku Koen (花緑公園) or Murata Seisakusho (via Nishi Gate 西ゲート経由 村田65 viewsGet off at Dotaku Hakubutsukan-mae (銅鐸博物館前). Bus ride is only a few minutes. From bus stop, cross the road to get to the museum.
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Yasu City Hall65 views
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Gate to Kannonji temple.65 views
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Ramen dining tent.65 views
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Jizo-zaka slope65 views
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Jizo-zaka has a few traditional buildings.65 views
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Nagahama Castle History Museum, open 9 am - 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm). Closed during the year end and New Year's period.65 views
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