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Giant sea bream float for Toka Ebisu59 views
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Shingu Shrine ready for the festival.59 views
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Then they started lighting the torches one after another and proceeded along the route.59 views
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Now the kids light their torches and off they go.59 views
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The Shimin Center parking lot had a large fire where the torch bearers dumped their torches at the end of the route.59 views
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Signboard for Kashiwabara-juku's Honjin. Says that Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi once stayed here.59 views
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Entrance to Ohmi Railways.59 views
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Shimoda-yaki sold by the old Konan Marché (now closed).59 views
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Video of Taga Taisha Shrine celebrating Setsubun on Feb. 3.59 views
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On the way to the main temple is this song monument for Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song).59 views
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Tumulus on Toragozen-yama.59 views
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Sawayama Castle site as seen from Hikone Castle.59 views
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Easier way up to the main hall.59 views
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Main entrance to Hyakusaiji's Main temple hall (hondo).59 views
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Hyakusaiji's temple bell. 59 views
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We visited another Sagicho float studio at Suwai-cho. 仲屋町59 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会59 views
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Turnstile59 views
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Waiting room inside Shin-Yokaichi Station.59 views
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Having more decks, the new Uminoko has a higher profile than the old Uminoko. The ship is 65 meters long, 12 meters wide.59 views
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In Sept. 2018, this front wall of Tokugen-in temple collapsed due to a strong typhoon.59 views
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In Sept. 2018, this front wall of Tokugen-in temple collapsed due to a strong typhoon. It fell face down as the winds blew from behind.59 views
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It wasn't so bad nor strenuous. 59 views
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Karamon Gate looks new, but it's actually over 400 years old. "Karamon" (唐門) is a generic term for Chinese-style gates.59 viewsThere are other Karamon Gates in Japan, namely the more elaborate one at Nishi Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto. Karamon have colorful and intricate wood carvings and decorative features.
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center gift shop.59 views
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Ritto History Museum, stone buddha replica. 栗東歴史民俗博物館58 views
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Small shrine58 views
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1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning teams received a trophy, certificate, and Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD. The CD was donated by Philbert Ono.58 views
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Map of Toragozen-yama.58 views
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In the old days, Yaai Shrine had rituals where they shot arrows. 矢愛神社58 views
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Toragozen-yama Educational Camping facilities on Toragozen-yama.58 views
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Lookout point58 views
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The Amago Station building is called the Amago Community House. Built in Nov. 2003, it's still quite new, but looks under used.58 views
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Kora Shrine (Kora Jinja) 甲良神社58 views
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Welcome sign in Nakasendo Bamba-juku. (The orange object is a mailbox.)58 views
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Another welcome sign in Bamba-juku.58 views
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Close-up of stone marker for the Waki-Honjin. There are no original buildings left in Bamba-juku related to the post town, except for Rengeji temple.58 views
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The problem is, it's pitch black on the inside, and the tunnel size is quite small and craggy. Hard hats required. Not recommended, especially if you are taller than a 10-year-old.58 views
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Map of Takatsuki58 views
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On the first day Oct. 18, 2008, this stage featured an entertainment program from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. It included this balloon session for kids.58 views
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Abbreviated "Spo-rec," this event was a very big deal for Shiga with over 20,000 visiting Shiga. Kibogaoka Park is a huge grassy park. There was an entertainment stage called Kenmin Yume Stage which can be seen at the center of this photo.58 views
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Site of the opening ceremony held on Oct. 18, 2008 at the center part of Kibogaoka Park.58 views
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A tall crane hoists up the Yokaichi giant kite.58 views
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Spo-rec flags58 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple's three-story pagoda58 views
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Everyone started to arrive.58 views
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And there they go to the Otabisho.58 views
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At the Otabisho, they held a ceremony with the mikoshi.58 views
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This branch is a symbol of a good harvest.58 views
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Before 1 pm, people started preparing for the procession back to Taga Taisha.58 views
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Even with all these horses, I didn't see anyone cleaning up after them. Watch your step...58 views
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The procession is ready to head back by 1 pm.58 views
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The procession first goes on a major highway where one lane is closed to traffic.58 views
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Crossing the Biwako Ohashi Bridge by bus which shuttles between Moriyama Station and Katata Station on the other side of the lake in Otsu. There's a sidewalk for pedestrians and bicycles. MAP58 views
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The lookout deck in view at the end of the trail.58 views
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Sakata Station amid rice paddies.58 views
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For a rural museum, the Haniwa Museum is quite impressive. It displays ancient haniwa figures, made of clay, found in tumuli in the surrounding area.58 views
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Lakestars still lead at the end of the 3rd period: 71-5958 views
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Closing speeches58 views
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Entrance to Takawa River Culvert originally built in 1885 to direct the Takawa River to flow under another river called Kojigawa. The current culvert was rebuilt in 1966. MAP58 views
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Roadside shrine58 views
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Takawa River 田川58 views
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Gomura Betsuin, Hondo Main Hall. Torahime's most noted sight and an Important Cultural Property is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo Shinshu Sect's Otani School (Higashi Hongwanji).58 views
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Gansan Daishi58 views
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About Osasahara Shrine and Shinohara Shrine (in Japanese).58 views
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The shrine is on the road going to Nagahama.58 views
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Getting darker.58 views
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Behind Kobiyoshi Shrine is the Hino River. Nice place to sit and have a bento dinner.58 views
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Torii of Kobiyoshi Shrine and giant torches in the distance for Yuge Fire Festival.58 views
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Ugano Shrine. 宇賀野神社58 views
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The beautiful wisteria was in full bloom. The name "Todo" includes the kanji character for "fuji" or wisteria. 藤58 views
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The keynote speaker was Abe Ryutaro, a novelist who wrote a novel about Takatora. Some people hope that his novel will be turned into a TV drama series. 安部龍太郎58 views
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Outside the Odani pavilion is this outdoor stage. On weekends, a drama troupe performs.58 views
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Table for food stalls.58 views
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Gate to Sagawa Art Museum. Admission 1000 yen for adults. Operated by the Sagawa Kyubin door-to-door courier company. 25-min. bus ride from JR Moriyama Station. MAP58 views
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Tokugen-in temple's weeping cherry tree. The shape and color are outstanding and it's a noted tourist attraction in spring. MAP58 views
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This is Tokugen-in temple's second Doyo cherry tree, planted in 1977. It is the third-generation tree.58 views
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Weeping cherry tree at Kiyotaki Tokugen-in temple, Maibara, Shiga.58 views
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Tokugen-in is the family temple of the Kyogoku Clan. Inside the Kyakuden (Guest Hall). 客殿58 views
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The corridor has a few exhibits.58 views
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Kyogoku Takanori (1718-1763) and Kyogoku Takanaka's (1754-1811) graves.58 views
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Grave of Kyogoku Takamochi, third lord of Marugame in Shikoku. 京極高或58 views
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Going back.58 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Boats Returning to Yabase from his "Omi Hakkei" (Eight Views of Omi) series.58 views
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Ground crew awaits rowers at Nagahama Port.58 views
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Rowing past Hikone View Hotel and the Japan Center for Michigan Universities or JCMU (green roof).58 views
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Go to the west side of Nagahama Station to catch the shuttle bus going to the Go and Azai Sisters Expo pavilions. Buy the roundtrip bus ticket at the little office near the bus stop at the train station.58 views
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Altar for Fudo-Myo-o.58 views
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The fourth Maibara oyako portrait panel is about winter. Photos of ordinary people in Maibara looking special. One photo was taken on snowy Mt. Ibuki.58 views
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Next to Shichirinkan is this small Blacksmith's Workplace.58 views
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Mt. Yamamoto-yama58 views
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.58 views
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West side of JR Nagahama Station.58 views
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New waiting room is toward the right as you get out of the turnstile.58 views
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A low-rise shopping-restaurant complex called Ekimachi Terrace Nagahama will be built on the old Heiwado site. It later opened on July 29, 2017.58 views
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Inside Hokuku Shrine.58 views
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But it was full of kids.58 views
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Tossing good luck rice cakes for Toka Ebisu58 views
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Pile of wood to be lit as a bon fire to light the torches.58 views
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Three large torches.58 views
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The torch bearers end up at the Shimin Center parking lot (where the pottery festival is held in autumn).58 views
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For 700 yen, you can also just paint something on a ready-made plate and have it fired. It takes a few weeks for it to be fired and delivered to you. Closed Mon. and Tue.58 views
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People also stuff coins (mostly 1 yen) into the sandals.58 views
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Inside the hondo main hall, Hyakusaiji58 views
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Another festival highlight are the cosplayer float bearers. Long before cosplaying became a fad in Japan, the festival had costumers. 58 viewsAccording to legend, warlord Oda Nobunaga disguised himself lavishly when he joined in the festival. Modern people took that as a hint and started cosplaying in the festival decades ago.
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Miyauchi-cho float 宮内町58 views
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Cleanup crew.58 views
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Honmachi float 本町58 views
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Dai-niku float 第二区58 views
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Dai-Juikku float's Tosa dog is a fighter. 第十一区58 views
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Cute doggie pouches. Suwai-cho. 仲屋町58 views
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Shinmachi-dori float. 新町通り58 views
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Dai-ikku float. 第一区58 views
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Shichikukai children's float. 紫竹会58 views
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Since they burn multiple floats at the same time, you can't photograph them all burning.58 views
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They run around the burning float.58 views
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The shrine has a long history, spanning 1,400 years beginning with Shotoku Taishi who built Kawaraji temple on this mountain and also prayed at Tarobo shrine known for making miracles happen. Map58 views
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Train going to Omi-Hachiman from Shin-Yokaichi Station.58 views
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Love the inside of Shin-Yokaichi Station.58 views
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The verse 3 lyrics are engraved on the middle of the glass bench. 58 views
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This is the new Uminoko Floating School ship a few weeks before she started service in June 2018. Costing ¥3 billion, the new Uminoko Biwako Floating School ship's major improvements include 4 decks (plus basement), electric propulsion, & wirele58 views
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When they were trying to give the new ship a name, they decided to keep the old name. Wise choice. It's a perfect name.58 views
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Bye-bye old Uminoko! You did very well!58 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.58 views
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Statue of Saicho on the right side of the main altar.58 views
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Lake Yogo sakura cherry blossoms.58 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.58 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center is near the end of the lake cycling tour. It has a restaurant, gift shop, and exhibition space. 余呉湖 観光館58 views
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Lots of reeds, essential for the lake's ecosystem. They cleanse the water among other things.58 views
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Chikuma Shrine torii 筑摩神社57 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Course boathouse57 views
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Western Canada, Yamaguchi, and Miyagi57 views
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Map of camping facilities. Cabins in two wings.57 views
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Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳57 views
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Shimonogo Sports Park57 views
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