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Nagahama Castle is a local history museum.65 views
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Nagahama Hikiyama Museum 曳山博物館65 views
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Combine to harvest rice.65 views
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Autumn leaves accent Zensuiji very nicely in autumn.65 views
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University of Shiga Prefecture (USP or Shiga Kenritsu Daigaku 滋賀県立大学). It's a 15-min. bus ride from JR Minami-Hikone Station.65 views
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The cafeteria is downstairs on the right.65 views
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Order food here.65 views
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Cafe is also pleasant.65 views
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Coffee and cake.65 views
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Corridor in the new lecture hall.65 views
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Arches at Human Cultures school65 views
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Inside the gymnasium. There are no spectator seats since this is only for practice and not competitive games.65 views
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JR Shiga Station on the Kosei Line.65 views
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Lake monitoring station65 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha's waterfront torii as seen from the lake.65 views
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot Sucurry.65 views
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Nakanosho Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line.65 views
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Ping-pong room. Play for free.65 views
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Otsu Heiwado AL Plaza being torn down in Nov. 2016.65 views
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不老（ふろう） 八重紅色65 views
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清幽（せいゆう）65 views
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Ogoto Onsen Station platform.65 views
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Ogoto Onsen tourist info booth (closed).65 views
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JR Otsukyo Station (formerly Nishi Otsu Station).65 views
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Japanese garden pond with koi.65 views
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Plum blossoms65 views
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Entrance lobby65 views
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Museum courtyard65 views
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JR Seta Station65 views
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JR Seta Station65 views
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In front of JR Seta Station.65 views
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Toward the lake shore next to Nagahama castle is this glass bench. It's a monument for Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) verse 3 where Nagahama is mentioned.65 views
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Mt. Ibuki in winter as seen from Hikone.65 views
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Top of Otsu Prince Hotel has nice views.65 views
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Bianca is Lake Biwa's largest tourist boat.65 views
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Hikone Port65 views
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Lake Nishinoko, an attached lake in Omi-Hachiman.65 views
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Lake Biwa pearl mussel.65 views
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Hogonji's Shinto shrine has this iconic torii facing the lake. You can buy small clay dishes to throw at the torii. 65 viewsIf your dish goes through the torii, your wish will come through. However, most dishes never make it through the torii. They litter the ground.
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In front of the main altar of Kannon-do. The hall worships a thousand-arm Kannon statue (hidden from the public).65 views
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The castle is somewhat out of the way. It's a 15-min. walk from the nearest bus stop. 64 views
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New Nagahama Station building under construction on left in 2006.64 views
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Nagahara Station in winter64 views
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Turnstile to go out.64 views
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Ferns64 views
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Ferns64 views
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Introduction to the song and newspaper articles64 views
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Verse 2 song monument photos (Omi-Maiko)64 views
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Otemon Bridge64 views
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Japanese-English interpreting was provided64 views
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Koto entertainment by Maiko, a well-known singer-songwriter from Shiga. 真衣子64 views
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Tumulus on Toragozen-yama.64 views
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The procession encircle the paddies.64 views
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She flings the branches backward over her head, creating a spray of hot water. She did this a few times. Also see my YouTube video here.64 views
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At 3:10 pm, they started to leave the rice paddy.64 views
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Path to Kamaha Castle, a mountaintop castle in the distance. Only stone walls remain. 鎌刃城64 views
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Exhibition space in Mizunoeki arcade 2nd floor64 views
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Stone marker pointing to Bamba-juku, the next post town.64 views
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Faces of Hoshu on the wall.64 views
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Library in Nakae Toju Memorial Hall64 views
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Toju Shrine64 views
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Temple with Nakae Toju's gravestone. 藤樹先生墓所64 views
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Toju Shoin Study (drawing room). 藤樹書院64 views
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The opening ceremony stage was at the front and center, looking very tiny to most of us. Shiga Governor Yukiko Kada is in a yellow pants suit.64 views
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A taiko troupe performs.64 views
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Wish they actually flew the kite, but I guess there wasn't enough room.64 views
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Miyazaki Governor Higashikokubaru is a celebrity and Miyazaki's top salesman. Unfortunately, this is only a cardboard cutout of him.64 views
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Sports Recreation Shiga 2008 aerobics tournament in Maibara.64 views
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More autumn foliage outside the back corner of Tokugen-in.64 views
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Late afternoon and the parking lot is almost empty.64 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 64 views
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Biwa lute64 views
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Shiga LakeStars boosters. I wonder how many of them came to Tokyo all the way from Shiga? (I live in Tokyo.)64 views
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Shiga LakeStars return to court.64 views
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Ticket gate inside Shiga Prefectural Cultural and Industrial Exchange Hall.64 views
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Ray Schafer goes for a shot.64 views
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Team mascot Magnee, a catfish.64 views
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All for one, and...64 views
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The Eihozan float (永宝山) decoration depicts the famous Chushingura vendetta of the 47 masterless samurai when they attacked Kira's home to avenge their master forced to commit seppuku.64 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 64 views
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Tapestry on a float.64 views
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At Ozu Shrine, everyone went to worship upon arrival.64 views
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Flute players64 views
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Despite their advanced age, these men were still quite lively.64 views
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To central Ryuo-cho.64 views
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Ryuo-cho Public Library64 views
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Agri-Park Ryuo's farm house museum. Small admission of 200 yen charged. 田園資料館64 views
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There's a large parking lot at the top.64 views
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Dressed as oiran??64 views
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This front gate at Shintokuji temple was moved from a lord's residence within Minakuchi Castle. 真徳寺64 views
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Minakuchi Stone at this corner is nicknamed Chikara Ishi (Stone of Strength) and was made famous by a woodblock print during the Edo Period. 力石64 views
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Daitokuji Temple gate64 views
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About Minakuchi-juku's Toiyaba.64 views
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According to NHK in Oct. 2013, the whereabouts of two Important Cultural Property Buddhist statues from Daikoji temple in Koka are unknown. Reported to be have been stolen & sold.64 views
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Pond for the souls of fish offered to the temple.64 views
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Minakuchi Shrine64 views
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Stone monument commemorating the formation of Koka upon the merger of neighboring towns. (Minakuchi, Koka, Shigaraki, Konan, Tsuchiyama)64 views
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At the east end of Minakuchi-juku is the spot where the Kosatsu bulletin board stood. 64 views
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Nearing the end of Minakuchi-juku.64 views
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Local shrine 五十鈴神社64 views
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Another clock monument64 views
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This is Mr. Kikui, the inventor of the yoshibue.64 views
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The concert was held by the Japan Yoshibue Association (Nihon Yoshibue Kyokai 日本よし笛協会) formed in 2006. 64 views
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Mini golf64 views
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First they danced in a circle.64 views
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Path to Hinade Jinja Shrine.64 views
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Shinkansen64 views
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Looking north64 views
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After you enter the gym, there are the usual Lakestars souvenir stand.64 views
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Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders perform during pre-game activities.64 views
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Bobby Nash shoots for 3 points early on.64 views
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Gary Hamilton takes the ball down court.64 views
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Joho Masashi #3164 views
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At halftime, the Lakestars lead by 9 points, 51-42.64 views
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Reaching high.64 views
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Gary Hamilton #264 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi #11 64 views
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Gary Hamilton for free throw.64 views
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The former post office had a crystal glass doorknob on the postmaster office's door.64 views
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The Omi Brotherhood Corporate Group is involved in education, medicine and welfare, architectural design, and health-care products.64 views
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Owned by Omi Brotherhood Co., the Waterhouse house remained closed to the public until March 2023 when it was converted into a lodging facility. Up to seven people in the same family or group can lodge in this three-story Vories house. 64 viewsThe 1st floor has the kitchen, living and dining rooms and toilet. The 2nd floor has three bedrooms, meeting room, and bath/toilet. (The 3rd floor is closed.) Lots of windows make it bright and warm. Wi-fi, towels, toiletries, TV, and kitchen appliances provided.
At ¥132,000 per night to rent the entire house for up to 7 people, it's not cheap. Make reservations with the official website's contact form (in Japanese): https://waterhouse-kinenkan.com/
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This legendary cat connection gave birth to the idea behind Hiko-nyan. This same legend is also one theory for the origin of the ubiquitous beckoning cat you see at shops and restaurants in Japan. The beckoning cat can be called Hiko-nyan's cousin.64 views
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No hot pants for this game. Looks like they wear only two outfits (out of the four I've seen so far) per game.64 views
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Old-style mailbox and road marker.64 views
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Side view of Shakudoji temple64 views
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2nd floor of station with ticket machine and turnstile.64 views
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Old Kinomoto Station platform64 views
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Mimi-chan from Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka Pref. A female flower promoting Minami-ku. Notice the bee on her forehead. みみちゃん (大阪 堺市南区)64 views
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Cohey64 views
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Cohey is surrounded, but still shoots.64 views
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Entertainment by Tokyo Apache Dance Team64 views
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Cheerleaders in the stands.64 views
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in another outfit.64 views
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Mikey Marshall is 193 cm tall.64 views
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Steps going up to the shrine. The Kenketo procession will go up these steps to enter the shrine.64 views
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Tenmangu Shrine in Tsuchiyama, Shiga. 天満宮64 views
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Behind the shrine priest are three festival umbrellas. 三基の傘鉾（日、月、矢）64 views
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This flower umbrella came all the way to where I was.64 views
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The young men performing the yakko-furi come from one of the eight former villages in the area. The former villages take turns in participating in the yakko-furi procession.64 views
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After lunch, the yakko-furi arrived at the shrine at around 1 pm.64 views
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The musicians and umbrella holders go back down from the shrine.64 views
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After his first run, the horseback archer trots back.64 views
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Then the remaining horses ran a few times as well, three times each.64 views
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Omizo Matsuri float passing by Omi-Takashima Station.64 views
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The wheels are pretty small compared to other floats in Shiga.64 views
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Float pullers definitely look better with happi coats.64 views
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Hiyoshi Jinja Shrine. MAP64 views
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Six boys perform in this play.64 views
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One of the boy kabuki actors is carried from a car to the hikiyama.64 views
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The second hikiyama called Asahiyama 旭山, starts its kabuki play.64 views
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It was quite a bit of work to turn this float.64 views
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Rear view of hikiyama. The actors await their cue to appear.64 views
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The torch bearers are followed by male flute players.64 views
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The procession is met by the shrine priest.64 views
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After a while, they sat down and rested while a few speeches were given.64 views
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Rear view of Odani–Go no Furusato-kan (小谷・江のふるさと館) pavilion. The building in the foreground is a small gift shop.64 views
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Go and Azai Sisters Expo banner.64 views
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Ibuki-do on the left. The current Fukusuke statue is the second one made by the 6th-generation shop owner Shichibei. The original statue was hand-carved on the order of 2nd-generation shop owner. 伊吹堂亀屋佐京商店64 views
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West end of Kashiwabara-juku in spring.64 views
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Haiku poem by Basho Matsuo about Mt. Ibuki.64 views
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