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The main halls of both shrines: Tagi Daimyojin-no-Miya on the right and Tenmangu on the left. In 2005, both these shrine buildings were rebuilt anew. They look very new and nice.68 views
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Shrine parishioners from three districts (Maeno, Iwamuro, and Tokuhara (前野、徳原と甲賀町岩室) around the shrine participate in the Kenketo Matsuri. Each district takes turns providing the boys who dance each year. 68 views
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A touch of modernity and anime at Yuge Fire Festival in Ryuo. Can you tell what this is?68 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. 68 views
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Torii at Hiyoshi Jinja Shrine. 日吉神社68 views
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Tapestry on the back of Takara hikiyama float.68 views
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Next, the boat carrying the main mikoshi is taken upstream. 68 views
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The second hikiyama called Asahiyama 旭山, starts its kabuki play.68 views
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The male flue players are followed by female flute players from a local junior high school.68 views
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They head for Sannomiya Shrine only about 120 meters away.68 views
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They started to form a circle and danced.68 views
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The dance continues.68 views
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Now the fukube-furi kids came out and paraded around in a circle.68 views
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Boy taiko drummers.68 views
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This bridge leads to Himure Hachimangu Shrine (to the left). This is the heart of Hachiman-bori moat.68 views
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View from Hakuunbashi Bridge. 白雲橋68 views
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Kawara Roof Tile Museum's weeping cherry tree.68 views
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2nd floor exhibition space of Haku'unkan. 68 views
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Approaching Kiyotaki, a small settlement next to a mountain.68 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68 views
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Kashiwabara has been converting its buildings into a traditional look.68 views
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West end of Kashiwabara-juku in spring.68 views
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Haiku poem by Basho Matsuo about Mt. Ibuki.68 views
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Path to Kitabatake Tomoyuki-kyo Grave68 views
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Way to Tokugen-in temple in Kiyotaki during cherry blossom season in April.68 views
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Tokugen-in is also famous for the graves of the Kyogoku Clan.68 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68 views
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About Shirashozu. This might be the spring where Yamato Takeru healed himself after being poisoned by the evil god on Mt. Ibuki. 白清水68 views
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About Isame no Shimizu and Yamato Takeru.68 views
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"Shirahige" means white beard, and so people pray here for long life and longevity. The shrine is dedicated to a god named Sarutahiko.68 views
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June 7, 2011 (Day 4): Imazu is the birthplace of the Lake Biwa Rowing Song in 1917 when Kyoto University rowers lodged here and sang the new song they had created.68 views
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Approaching Matsubara Beach in Hikone.68 views
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My favorite shop is this one selling products (mainly edible) from Shiga.68 views
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Poster for Aburahi Matsuri in 2011. The Aburahi Matsuri festival ceremony is held every year on May 1, but the colorful yakko-furi procession of over 100 people is held only once every 5 years. 68 views
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To make medicinal powder.68 views
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Kafuka Yume no Mori park 鹿深夢の森68 views
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Namura Shrine Torii68 views
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About Nishi Honden hall, a National Treasure. 68 views
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Stone monuments marking the Namura Shrine's east section.68 views
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Higashi Honden 苗村神社東本殿68 views
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Nice woodblock prints of the indigo master dyeing thread.68 views
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Tokaido Road: Tsuchiyama (Koka)68 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)68 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)68 views
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Tokaido Road: Minakuchi (Koka)68 views
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Tokaido Road: Ishibe (Konan)68 views
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Tokaido Road: Kusatsu68 views
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Corridor toward the east exit. White walls galore. There were plans for Hiro Yamagata, a famous artist from Maibara, to paint the walls here, but they never materialized due to the cost.68 views
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Inside Biwako Line train to Nagahama68 views
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The second Maibara oyako portrait panel is about summer. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special.68 views
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Fall in Maibara.68 views
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Old Maibara Station's waiting room.68 views
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In the rear is the thatch-roofed Shichirinkan 七りん館68 views
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The Kinomoto Pavilion centers on the Battle of Shizugatake in May 1583 between Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie who lost.68 views
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Go and Azai Sisters Memorial Hall68 views
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These were displayed at last year's Azai Sisters Expo.68 views
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Hikiyama Festival Museum.68 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.68 views
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Hope all or most of their hopes and prayers will come true this new year.68 views
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Large groups of worshippers pay a fee to attend prayer ceremonies.68 views
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Amateur photographers, birdwatchers, and sightseers along the shore during winter is a common sight.68 views
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Kohoku Mizudori Station, a local roadside shop/restaurant for tourists traveling by car.68 views
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Welcome to Mt. Ibuki.68 views
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Site of Kashiwabara-juku's Waki-Honjin lodge. Now a post office and ordinary private home. Decorated for Yaito Matsuri.68 views
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Jobodai-in temple in its heyday around 1665, it had 64 affiliate temples (末寺) and 109 priests. Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieysau even donated land to the temple.68 views
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Sign for the homecoming exhibition of Japan's largest dotaku bronze bell during autumn 2013.68 views
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There was a small platform for an altar.68 views
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Tanabata decorations in Hikone.68 views
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Sign in front of Hikone City Hall urging Hikone Castle to be designated as a World Heritage Site.68 views
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Compact bus at Nagahama Station. Designed with the Azai sister trio.68 views
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This maruko-bune is 17.2 meters long.68 views
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Top view with roof partially removed for viewing.68 views
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Order food here.68 views
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Coffee and cake.68 views
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Corridor in the new lecture hall.68 views
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Inside the gymnasium. There are no spectator seats since this is only for practice and not competitive games.68 views
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JR Nagahama Station flanked by Mondecool (Heiwado) supermarket.68 views
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About the remains of the Kaga Clan's magistrate's office.68 views
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Otsu lakefront as seen from the lake. Biwako Hall can be seen.68 views
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Mt. Ibuki68 views
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The old Maibara City Hall that was near Maibara Station. Replaced by the new city hall next to Maibara Station.68 views
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Miidera Station on the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line is the closest station to Miidera temple (and Lake Biwa Canal).68 views
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Chomeiji is also part of the Lake Biwa Japan Heritage.68 views
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Over 50 people attended our mini concert. Sorry about the kids not being able to see well.68 views
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Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge in autumn. 瀬田之唐橋68 views
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The station building is now named “Vierra Otsu” (ビエラ大津).68 viewsAccording to the building’s developer, JR West Real Estate & Development Co., the word “Vierra” was created with the Spanish words “vida” (life) and “tierra” (land or earth), so it supposed to mean
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Otsu Tourist Information Center68 views
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On-the-floor seating next to the ping-pong room.68 views
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Ping-pong room. Play for free.68 views
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View from the restaurant.68 views
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The Calendar as seen from Otsu Station platform.68 views
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Ogoto Onsen Station hot spring foot bath.68 views
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Reeds68 views
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Plum blossoms68 views
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Nagisa Terrace is a few cafes and shops along the lakefront in Otsu.68 views
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Hope someday they will allow the public to tour inside the new Uminoko.68 views
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View of Takeshima, an island with many shapes. Near Hikone.68 views
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Before-and-after photos of the corridor in front of the altar. The wooden pillars that used to be covered with pilgrim name stickers are now all gone. Pillars totally re-lacquered. 観音堂68 views
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Chikubushima's west side.68 views
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The castle met its demise in 1522 less than 60 years after it was built, after a war within the Gamou Clan. It now serves as a large hilltop park with good views of the surroundings. Otowa Castle marker67 views
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Nabe-kanmuri Matsuri held on May 3 by Chikuma Shrine. It is a procession along the shore of Lake Biwa featuring eight 8-year-old girls wearing a "nabe" or pot helmet. The shrine is dedicated to the God of Food and the nabe pot is for containing 67 views
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Old station building being torn down.67 views
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Straw-covered torches.67 views
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The torches burnt out within a few minutes.67 views
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Photo exhibition in Biwa Library, Nagahama, Shiga Pref.67 views
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Castle tower67 views
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End of the moat. Lake Biwa is right beyond. This is where we make a U-turn.67 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.67 views
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Japanese-English interpreting was provided67 views
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Trail to camping grounds67 views
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Hayasaki Naiko biotope is still largely rice paddies. For decades since 1970, rice farmers had to toil extra hard due to the water level being lower than Lake Biwa's. The paddy soil is extra watery and soft. Water has to be pumped out constantly.67 views
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Turn left to hike to Kamaha Castle ruins. 鎌刃城67 views
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Road in front of Amenomori Hoshu-an museum dedicated to Amenomori Hoshu (1668-1755), a Confucian scholar and leading diplomat to Korea during the Edo Period.67 views
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To mark the site, Okaido has a small park where two sample Yayoi-Period structures stand. This adobe is pretty much a hole in the ground with a thatched roof over it.67 views
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Rice paddies next to Okaido.67 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.67 views
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A taiko troupe performs.67 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.67 views
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Path to Tokugen-in Temple. The temple bell indicates that there was a temple here. Tokugen-in had a number of subordinate temples here. They have all gone.67 views
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More autumn foliage outside the back corner of Tokugen-in.67 views
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Red maple leaves67 views
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Late afternoon and the parking lot is almost empty.67 views
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Shiga LakeStars CEO speaks.67 views
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Mt. Ibuki 67 views
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Display of various bird nests.67 views
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LakeStars still lead.67 views
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Shiga LakeStars return to court.67 views
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Ticket gate inside Shiga Prefectural Cultural and Industrial Exchange Hall.67 views
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Ray Schafer goes for a shot.67 views
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Team mascot Magnee, a catfish.67 views
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One of the food stalls sold mochi made from Tochi-no-ki Japanese horse-chestnuts grown in Yogo. They pick it during fall and store the chestnuts for the year. Unfortunately, they were all sold out by the time I got to their stall. 栃の木67 views
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Taiko drum troupe67 views
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The procession was quite long, when the children were joined by their parents.67 views
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The mikoshi leaves the area amid a spectator-lined road.67 views
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To central Ryuo-cho.67 views
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Old map of Minakuchi Castle67 views
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About Higashi-Mitsuke Gate. After reaching this gate, you might as well backtrack back to the train station.67 views
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About Vories.67 views
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First they danced in a circle.67 views
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Path to Hinade Jinja Shrine.67 views
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Shinkansen67 views
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Nagahama Dome and Chikubushima island in the background.67 views
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Looking north67 views
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Haniwa figure67 views
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GO! GO! LAKES!!67 views
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The Lakestars take the lead in the 2nd period.67 views
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During a break, a little game for these two little kids.67 views
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OGAWA Shinya67 views
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Gary Hamilton for free throw.67 views
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Unfortunately, photography was not allowed inside any of the buildings, which is puzzling since photography is allowed in other Vories buildings open to the public in Shiga.67 views
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The former post office had a crystal glass doorknob on the postmaster office's door.67 views
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The Omi Brotherhood Corporate Group is involved in education, medicine and welfare, architectural design, and health-care products.67 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. 67 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.67 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.67 views
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Hokkoku Kaido goes to the Hokuriku region. MAP67 views
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Area where horses were sold and where Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo's wife Chiyo bought a fine horse. The home on the left has an Udatsu slat (white) うだつ67 views
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