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Hyozu Matsuri Festival 兵主祭188 views
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The float is about 5.6 meters high. Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri, Shiga. 壽山188 views
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In the center is Namura Shrine's Nishi Honden hall, a National Treasure. On the left is Hachiman Shrine, an Important Cultural Property. I could finally see this building directly. Ryuo, Shiga.188 views
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Jomon Period dugout canoe replica made in 1990. Carved out of single log, two men successfully used it to paddle to Chikubushima from Onoe, Nagahama. 187 views
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Jorakuji Hondo hall, a National Treasure in Konan, Shiga. The pagoda on the left is also a National Treasure. The original temple burned down in 1360, and rebuilt the same year.187 views
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View of Seta River race course, Karahashi Bridge on far left. Tokyo vs. Kyoto Univ. Regatta187 views
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Boat house where Taro Oguchi and crew departed on their rowing trip. No longer used by the university's boat club. Mihogasaki, Otsu187 views
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The photo exhibition was held at the Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan museum. Many of the photos were also contributed by Philbert Ono.187 views
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Sanyaku wrestlers: Kotomitsuki, Chiyotaikai, and Kotooshu.187 views
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A dance by the Warawame child attendants. 187 views
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Looking toward the school auditorium.187 views
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Hashi Yukio sings in front of Yuru-Kyara characters in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. He sang a few numbers.187 views
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Turning the float at Omizo Matsuri.187 views
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Ito-kiri mochi, a famous local confection in Taga, Shiga.187 views
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Funa-roka boat corridor connects Tsukubusuma Shrine and the Kannon-do Hall. Important Cultural Property. From the Momoyama Period. 船廊下186 views
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8-man crew alumni in their 20s and 30s at starting line186 views
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Gichuji temple is known for the grave of Haiku poet Basho Matsuo (1644-94). National Historic Site near JR Zeze Station, 300 meters from Gichuji JR膳所駅186 viewsGichuji is a short walk from Zeze Station.
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"Umi no Ko" (Child of the Lake) Lake Biwa training boat for kids186 views
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This is the Shiranui style with two loops in the back. The rope has a wire core to stiffen the rope. 横綱白鵬 不知火型186 views
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The sand is not as nice.186 views
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Makino Sunny Beach is a major swimming beach on Lake Biwa in summer. MAP186 views
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Sushikiri Matsuri (sushi-cutting festival) in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture.186 views
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Hikone Castle was built with many structures and materials transferred other Shiga castles such as Otsu Castle, Nagahama Castle, Odani Castle, Kannonji, and Sawayama Castle. This greatly reduced the cost and time required to complete the castle.186 views
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Lakeside at Zeze Castle Park with Omi Ohashi Bridge in the distance.186 views
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Heron with a frog at Lake Yogo, Nagahama, Shiga.186 views
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Cubby hole186 views
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My YouTube video of the Takatora Summit in Kora.186 views
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Map of Hikone. Hikone Castle is famous as being only one of five castles in Japan designated as a National Treasure. The tenshu castle tower is original, and you can enter it to get a good idea of what a real castle looked like.186 views
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Northern Lake Biwa (Sugaura)185 views
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Rowed all the way to Seta Karahashi Bridge and the shinkansen tracks. It was my first time rowing on a competitive rowing boat, and not too difficult even for a beginner.185 views
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Imazu in winter185 views
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Giant Jizo statue and incense burner, Kinomoto Jizo-in, Shiga 木之本地蔵院185 views
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It had rained the night before and in the morning. The ground would've been muddy, but they spread a layer of rocks to make the ground dry. It must have been hard to pull the kite and run on these rocks.185 views
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Numerous Shigaraki pottery vendors display and sell their wares. MAP185 views
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Tanuki faces. This one is probably the most typical in the modern age.185 views
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Yoshibue reed flute, made from reeds growing in Lake Biwa (Lake Nishinoko).185 views
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The stone in fall.185 views
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The bridges are for the highway and shinkansen trains.185 views
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Tahoto's ground floor has a dome-shaped ceiling and a square pent roof, a round second floor and square roof.185 views
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Before the new Toyosato Elementary School building was completed, the school held classes in this temporary structure in front of the old school building.185 views
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Ii clan samurai armor and helmet. Remember this helmet because it also appears on Hikone's official mascot Hiko-nyan (photos below).185 views
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I was impressed with Seian University's slogan of being an ”Art Museum on Campus.” These colorful men are gazing at Lake Biwa.185 views
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Near Imazu, Takashima184 views
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Todai's 4-man crew rowing184 views
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Quilt from Echigawa's sister city of West Bend, Wisconsin.184 views
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Kannon-do complex at Miidera temple, Shiga.184 views
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Shigaraki Toki (Pottery) Matsuri banner184 views
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The Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri's main highlight are boys age 5 to 12 performing kabuki plays on a few ornate floats at Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine and other locations in central Nagahama. MAP184 views
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Senko-sai video (embedded).184 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Minakuchi (51st post town on the Tokaido) from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series. A summer scene of a few women drying gourd shavings to make kanpyo.184 views
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Cycling path map in Notogawa, Higashi-Omi.183 views
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The garden served as the location of one scene in the TV mini-series "Shogun."183 views
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Echibashi Bridge over Echi River. Nice views of the river can be had from this bridge.183 views
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Garden of Keiunkan183 views
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The photo above shows part of the stone monument for the first verse of the song. It reads "Ware wa Umi no Ko" (We're children of the lake). [url=http://photoguide.jp/txt/Lake_Biwa_Rowing_Song]More info about Lake Biwa Rowing Song here.[/u183 viewsThis is the song's first and most famous line. The monument is in a small park near the former boathouse in Mihogasaki pier. The photo has been digitally altered (the colors are not real).
I visited and photographed all the places mentioned in the song as well as all the song monuments in Otsu, Omi-Maiko, Imazu, Chikubushima, Hikone, Chomeiji, and Okaya (Nagano). I also created some digital images to match the scenes mentioned in the song.
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"Umi no Ko" (Child of the Lake) Lake Biwa training boat183 viewsThe bow of Shiga Prefecture's "floating school." The name of this boat was obviously taken from the song. The boat is owned by Shiga Prefecture and used to educate elementary school kids about the lake. Since 1983, this ship has been serving as a floating school for kids where they stay overnight and spend two days conducting experiments to learn more about the lake. Picture was taken at Hikone Port.
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The twins pose with the high school girl who went on to be the show's Champion.183 views
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"Let's make an English version of Biwako Shuko no Uta," Dec. 11, 2005, Asahi Shimbun, Shiga News183 views
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Miyabiyama stands near the entrance gate to sign autographs.183 views
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Later, the top division Makunouchi wrestlers started practice. They wear white mawashi belts.183 views
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Hanamichi to the sumo ring183 views
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Shigaraki Tanuki mascot walked around the site.183 views
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Further right of Saito is the third complex called Yokawa (横川). The three complexes are connected to each other by a road and walking path. It is possible to visit all three complexes in one day.183 viewsEnryakuji is also part of a World Heritage Site called Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
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On the second floor, a mural depicting a train station.183 views
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The Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri is held annually on several days in April, but the main day is April 15. Comprehensive documentary video showing highlights of 2016.183 viewsOn Dec. 1, 2016 (JST), Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri was inscribed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as one of 33 "Yama, Hoko, and Yatai float festivals in Japan."
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Lakeside park in northern Nagahama. This area was formerly Biwa-cho town which merged with adjacent Nagahama in Feb. 2006. 182 views
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Symbol of Notogawa182 views
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Takatsuki-cho182 views
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Inside Hondo temple hall182 views
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3-story pagoda, reconstructed in 1978182 views
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Official mascot greets visitors on the main path to Ishiyama-dera temple.182 views
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Ozeki Kotomitsuki signs autographs.182 views
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A great time to visit Shigaraki is during the Shigaraki Pottery Festival (信楽陶器まつり) and Ceramic Art Market in mid-Oct. Bridge to the Shigaraki Pottery Fair in mid-Oct.182 views
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Time-Keeping Bell. The bell was recast in 1844. 時報鐘 - Jihosho. Next to the bell is a tea house called Choshoan. The 13th lord of the castle, Ii Naosuke was a diligent practitioner of the tea ceremony.182 viewsThe famous phrase "Ichigo Ichie" (One Encounter, One Chance) was coined by him in a tea ceremony book titled "Chanoyu Ichie-shu" （茶の湯一会集）.
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Ryuo is accessble by bus from JR Omi-Hachiman Station, North exit bus stop. 近江八幡駅 北口バスターミナル. Catch a bus at stop 4 going to Okaya Minami 岡屋南. Or catch the Ryuo Daihatsu-mae bus.182 views
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School auditorium.182 views
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The school auditorium also has an upper level.182 views
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Spiral staircase182 views
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Upper level of old school library.182 views
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Kenketo Odori dance at Tagi Shrine, Tsuchiyama, Shiga.182 views
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Boat with the main portable shrine pass under Seta-no-Karahashi Bridge.182 views
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Near the south of JR Mikumo Station (Kusatsu Line) is Fudo-no-taki Waterfall. One of two noted waterfalls in Konan. The waterfall's trail entrance is right along the road, marked by a stone monument. MAP182 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Song (Biwako Shuko no Uta) monument. One of the verses mentions Chikubushima. This monument commemorates the song and that verse. 琵琶湖就航の歌 歌碑181 views
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Garden and pond. This house has a nice garden.181 views
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Ripples lap white sands of Omi-Maiko.181 views
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More pictures of Mt. Toragozen taken years earlier.181 views
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Biwako Ohashi Bridge181 views
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As well as Otsu Hikaru-kun, official mascot of Otsu. He is based on the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji) character. おおつ光ルくん181 views
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The Ceramic Art Market in Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park has ceramics artists having their own booth to sell their wares.181 views
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Inside Ninomaru-Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura Turret.181 views
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Lake Biwa Canal and cherry blossoms.181 views
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Off the shore of Takashima, with Shirahige Shrine's torii in the lake. "Shirahige" means white beard, and so people pray here for long life and longevity. The shrine is dedicated to a god named Sarutahiko. 白鬚神社181 views
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View of Lake Biwa and Otsu. Omi Ohashi Bridge in the background. The towering building is Otsu Prince Hotel.181 views
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Poster for the Suijo taiko dance.181 views
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Yabusame horseback archer.181 views
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Yokaichi Giant Kite Preservation Society. This is the group responsible for producing, maintaining, and flying the giant kite. 大凧保存会180 views
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Many boats are made in Italy.180 views
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After a neat rowing trip, the boat is lifted out of the water.180 views
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Altar in Amida-do hall, Jizo-in, Kinomoto, Shiga 阿弥陀堂180 views
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Front view of Anegawa River Battle Memorial where Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated Azai Nagamasa and the Asakura clan on Aug. 9 1570.180 views
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Pine trees at Omi-Maiko180 views
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Musa-juku was the sixty-sixth of the sixty-nine stations or shukuba post towns on the Nakasendo Road. It is the seventh Nakasendo station in Shiga (following Echigawa-juku in Aisho). MAP180 viewsMusa was one of ten Nakasendo stations in Shiga. There is very little left. Near Ohmi Railways Musa Station, a short ride from Omi-Hachiman.
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Bamba Chutaro Jizo-son statue, based on a character in the novel "Mabuta-no-Haha" 瞼の母 by Hasegawa Shin (1884-1963) 長谷川伸. 番場忠太郎180 views
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At Hachiman Shrine, which was much more spacious than Nyu Shrine, everyone danced again.180 views
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Taiwanese Association of America180 views
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Cherry blossoms, castle moat, and Ninomaru-Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura Turret.180 views
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Julius Ashby180 views
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Mt. Mikami across Lake Biwa from Karasaki.179 views
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View of Takeshima179 views
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Otsu shoreline and Mt. Hiei179 viewsAs seen from the Otsu Prince Hotel.
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PR poster designed by Tetsuo Oshiro179 viewsPoster for the race.
京都大学ボート部OBの尾城徹雄様に作成したポスター。大学内や大津市石山商店街などで張り出された。
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Seta Rowing Club's clubhouse. Boats are stored on the bottom floor, while the 2nd floor has office space, ergo machines, meeting room, locker room, etc. Web site here179 views
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Near the rowing club is the Lake Biwa Rowing Course where regattas are held. 滋賀県立琵琶湖漕艇場179 views
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Nishikawa residence.179 views
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Reeds bid rowers farewell for now...179 views
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Chojiya ryokan inn, Imazu. This is probably the inn where Taro Oguchi and crew stayed in Imazu and created the song in 1917. 丁子屋179 viewsIt is along the lake shore and still in business today.
It was on June 28, 1917 in Imazu, after dinner on the second day of their rowing trip, when a boatmate named Jiro Nakayasu exclaimed, "Hey everyone, listen up! Oguchi has written this song," and showed everyone the song. Then another boatmate named Taniguchi, who knew a popular song called Hitsuji Kusa (Water Lilies), began singing Oguchi's lyrics to the melody. Since the melody went well with the words, the seven boat crewmates sang the song together that night. It was the birth of the Lake Biwa Rowing Song. The boys worked on the song further and sang it while rowing.
See more photos of Imazu here.
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Hakuho vs. Kotomitsuki, the last bout of the day.179 views
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Lookout point along Hie-zan Driveway. This was my favorite.179 views
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A frozen Mishima Pond (Mishima-Ike) and Mt. Ibuki in winter. The pond is small, but quite picturesque with Mt. Ibuki in the background. MAP179 views
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This is the first kabata we visited. There is a pipe which spews the spring water from 12 to 25 meters below the ground. The original water source is called moto-ike.179 views
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Genjihama Beach in Shin-Asahi.179 views
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The Lakestars shake hands with fans as they leave the court.179 views
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Classroom door179 views
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2nd floor corridor179 views
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School auditorium.179 views
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Waiting room on the platform. It had peeling paint.179 views
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K-ON! fan's car.179 views
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Sagamihara kite team invited. Sagamihara city in Kanagawa Prefecture also has a giant kite festival, and they were invited to fly a smaller version of their kite at Yokaichi. (Yokaichi was also invited to Sagamihara's kite festival in April.)178 views
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Giant Kite sake. The food and souvenir booths sold a variety of merchandise including this locally-brewed sake, complete with a label showing this year's kite design.178 views
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Interlaken boat to Imazu at Chikubushima.178 views
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Nichiren statue is next to the giant stone monument.178 views
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Rowing exercise machines called "ergometers" or "ergo" or "indoor rower." In Japan, they call it "ergo." エルゴ178 viewsThe machine measures the energy you expend rowing. Also measures how fast and far you rowed if you were on water. They even have ergo rowing contests which is a sport itself.
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Every Jan.-Mar., the Keiunkan (慶雲館), a former guesthouse originally built in 1887 to accommodate Emperor Meiji when he visited Nagahama, holds the Nagahama Bonbaiten exhibition (Nagahama Bonsai Plum Blossom Trees). 178 views
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"Rising mist evaporates, ripples come and go." のぼる狭霧や さざなみの178 views
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Inside the front of the Rio Grande boat. 琵琶湖周航クルージング178 views
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Biwako Ohashi Bridge is a toll road (200 yen for ordinary passenger cars), but free for bicycles and pedestrians who can go on the sidewalk. There are actually two parallel bridges, making it a four-lane bridge. The additional bridge was built in 1994.178 views
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Takamisakari wins. He declined to sign any autographs, and just ran back to the dressing room. He must be tired of being mobbed all the time.178 views
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Prices are quite reasonable. They sell pottery for any type of budget.178 views
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Ishiyama-dera's Hondo Hall, a National Treasure. 本堂178 views
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Old camera that was used to take the school pictures on display.178 views
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Another reconstructed classroom on the 2nd floor. This one was for homemaking.178 views
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On the opposite side of the auditorium is the old library.178 views
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Cherry blossoms along the Kasumitei riverbank.178 views
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Ayame mikoshi girls at Hyozu Matsuri Festival, Shiga. 兵主祭178 views
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Ibukiyama Taiko Odori Dance, Maibara, Shiga.178 views
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My video of Imazu Junior High School Rowing Club on Lake Biwa.178 views
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Hachiman-bori is quite long and it even connects to Lake Biwa. The main part of moat is about 1 km long. I started walking here on the west end near the Omi-Hachiman Public Library. MAP178 views
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JR Koka Station north (Kitaguchi) side. 178 views
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Chikubushima and Mt. Ibuki as seen from Imazu.177 views
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Note: The following photos were taken years ago. More recent photos are at the beginning of this album. Kongorinji is a Tendai Buddhist temple established in 741 and the middle temple in the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio. 177 viewsThe main temple hall is a National Treasure housing an 11-faced Kannon statue and 13 other statues designated as Important Cultural Properties.
They come by the busloads. If possible, you should avoid visiting the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio and Eigenji during the weekend in fall. If possible, you should avoid visiting the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio and Eigenji during the weekend in fall.
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"Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD on sale," June 17, 2007, Asahi Shimbun, Shiga Edition.177 views
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Indigo placemats on stairs. It's possible for the shop to handle up to 20 people to try indigo dyeing in their shop. Call 0748-75-0128. Address: Shimoda 1530, Konan-shi, Shiga177 views
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But the scenery is great atop Mt. Ibuki in summer. 東遊歩道177 views
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Demonstration of putting on the yokozuna rope belt on Yokozuna Hakuho.177 views
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Karakuri puppet from Ryumon Taki-yama on display. At Otsu Station, maps and pamphlets about the festival are available.177 views
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Side entrances of noborigama kiln. 登り窯177 views
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Inside a large pottery shop.177 views
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Ducks177 views
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Sign for Oichi-no-Sato, a complex consisting of a public library and folk history museums. Named after Ichi, the wife of Lord Azai Nagamasa who resided at Odani Castle. She was also the younger sister of warlord Oda Nobunaga.177 views
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Shirahige Shrine's torii in Lake Biwa. The torii is a smaller version of the much more famous one in Miyajima (Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture).177 views
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Flower hat dancers at Naginata Matsuri, Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture.177 views
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Imagine having a spring in your own home spewing drinkable water 24/7 for free. This kabata has a few baskets. The oblong one is used for fish, and the ones on the right were used to dry bowls.177 views
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Lady Murasaki supposedly wrote the novel in this room at Ishiyama-dera in Otsu.177 views
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Statue of Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo and Chiyo near Sakata Station in Maibara, Shiga. Unveiled on May 7, 2005. 「なでしこ」山内一豊と千代177 views
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Ready for flight176 views
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Sugaura in northern Lake Biwa176 views
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Hachiman-yama map176 views
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Kyoto Univ. starts to veer off course176 views
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Kyodai's 4-man crew rowing176 views
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Awards ceremony176 views
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Heading south on the Nakasendo in Echigawa-juku.176 views
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Empress Jingu176 views
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Inside the kiln. This one was open and empty, but some were closed and you could feel the warmth on the door.176 views
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The left building is an Important Cultural Property rebuilt in 1771. It has a corner turret on the left end and we used to be able to enter it through a side entrance from behind. 176 views
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Bird-watching area in Shin-Asahi.176 views
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School auditorium entrance.176 views
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My video of Namura Shrine's Sekku Matsuri festival176 views
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Chikubushima used to be a lush green island. Now it is turning brown by the thousands of cormorants which nest on the island, beyond the reach of humans. 175 views
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Enter Takeshima175 views
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Temple roof of Jorakuji temple.175 views
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Street performer in front of the steps to Azuchi Castle ruins.175 views
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From the Ohmi Railways' Gokasho Station, you can walk to the Fujii Hikoshiro House (藤井 彦四郎邸), which is also a history museum, and to the modern Ohmi Merchant Museum (近江商人博物館).175 viewsOhmi Railways Gokasho Station 近江鉄道五箇所駅
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At slightly past noon with medium-force winds, the giant kite is launched. The kite immediately went straight up. The giant kite is 13 meters high and 12 meters wide, and weighs 700 kg.175 views
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Pottery vendor175 views
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Vases175 views
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A short bus ride takes you to Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, opened in June 1990. Open from 9 am to 5 pm, closed on Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue.). This is Shigaraki's main attraction and home of Shigaraki-yaki pottery.175 views
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Yatsu-kaeshi-no-Mai. 八つ換しの舞175 views
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A local non-proft group called Harie Shozu-no-Sato Committee conducts tours of Harie. For 1,000 yen, they will spend 90 min. to take you to see numerous kabata in private homes. Call 0740-25-6566 to make reservations. hariekabata.com175 viewsOr email: shozunosato@lapis.plala.or.jp
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Entrance to castle. The ticket office is where you pay castle admission. You can also buy a ticket set which includes admission to Genkyuen Garden (recommended). Open 8:30 am to 5 pm.175 views
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About the No. 4 High School (Yonko) cherry blossoms planted in 1977. 四高桜175 views
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Sagicho Matsuri, Shiga175 views
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Funa-roka boat corridor174 views
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Bell tower and offertory box. In front of the temple hall. 鐘楼174 views
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Chojuji temple Hondo temple hall, National Treasure174 views
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru.174 views
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"Full of old-time stories, Chikubushima."174 viewsThe island has a complex of temples named Hogonji. It belongs to the Shingon Buddhist Sect (Buzan School). It is said that it was first built in 724. It is also the 30th temple in the 33 Temple Pilgrimage of Saigoku (Western Japan).
See more photos of Chikubushima here.
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"Azure blue flower garden, revered coral shrine."174 views
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"Tell us my friends your stories, with your fervent hearts."「語れ我がが友 暑き心」 Also see my YouTube video here.174 views
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Near the entrance to the Hondo main hall is this Genji Monogatari folding screen replica.174 views
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Push-ups174 views
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Yokozuna Hakuho signs autographs. Unfortunately, Yokozuna Asashoryu was in Mongolia recovering from an injury.174 views
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Originally built in 1622, the Ninomaru-Sawaguchi Tamon Yagura Turret is designated as an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government. Part of it was rebuilt in 1960.174 views
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Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine's boat dock is used during the Sanno Festival when they carry the portable mikoshi shrines on a boat.174 views
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Finally we see Ishiyama-dera's beautiful Tahoto pagoda, a National Treasure in Otsu.174 views
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Mt. Ibuki and shinkansen, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture.174 views
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Otsu Port as seen from Hama-Otsu Station. It's a 3-min. walk from the station. MAP174 views
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We head for Lake Nishi-no-ko.173 views
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Verse 6 Lyrics (Chomeiji) 六番の英訳（長命寺）173 viewsSaigoku pilgrimage, Chomeiji.
Dispel this world's impureness, very faraway.
Golden waves on which we weave, rowing all we can.
Tell us my friends your stories, with your fervent hearts.
西国十番 長命寺
汚れの現世 遠く去りて
黄金の波に いざ漕がん
語れ我が友 熱き心
Saigoku Juban, Chomeiji
Kegare no utsushiyo, tooku sarite
Kogane no nami ni, iza kogan
Katare wagatomo, atsuki kokoro
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This verse is said to refer to the Pure Land of Buddhism. The song has strong Buddhist overtones, but interestingly the melody happens to be based on a Christian hymn. Chomeiji was a lunch stop before they rowed back to Otsu.
See more photos of Chomeiji Temple here.
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With twin two-lane bridges, the 1.4-km north bridge (Katata to Moriyama traffic) was completed in 1994. The south bridge (1.35 km) was the original bridge completed in 1964 (for for Moriyama to Katata traffic).173 views
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Bargains to be found.173 views
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"Noborigama" kiln explanation in Japanese and English. 登り窯173 views
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Inside Tanuki-kan store.173 views
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JR trains no longer run to Shigaraki directly.173 views
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Time-Keeping Bell or Jiho-sho. It is rung five times daily at 6:00, 9:00, 12:00 noon, 15:00, and 18:00. Also see my YouTube video here.173 views
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For about 660 years from the 7th century, over 60 Saio princesses served at Ise Grand Shrines. Each time there was a new emperor, a new Saio princess would be appointed to serve at Ise.173 views
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Detaching the pole from Kira (notice the cut on his forehead).173 views
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Also part of Adogawa is Okino-shiraishi Rocks, a few km off shore and a favorite place for birds which turned the rocks white from their droppings. Four rocks stand 80 meters deep in the lake. Out of the water, the tallest stands 14 meters high. 沖の白173 views
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