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This is in front of the shrine where all the floats gathered and lined up. Judges examined the floats to determine the winning float designs.51 views
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On Sat., the first day of the two-day festival, there is a procession from 2 pm. It is led by these shrine officials and the shrine priest on horseback.51 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会51 views
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Dai-Juikku float. 第十一区51 views
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Shinmachi-dori float. 新町通り51 views
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Shinmachi-dori float. 新町通り51 views
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Suwai-cho float. 仲屋町51 views
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The larger floats are burned from 8 pm. They burn 5 or 6 floats at a time until 10:30 pm. Miyauchi-cho float. 宮内町51 views
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They held the bonfire festival in Dec. (See the separate album for this.)51 views
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Tarobogu's ema prayer tablets have a blank tengu goblin face. You draw the face yourself. How interactive.51 views
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Nice visit to Tarobogu.51 views
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Nature trying to reclaim its place.51 views
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"Uminiko" means "Child of the Lake," a phrase made famous by the rowing song, "Biwako Shuko no Uta."51 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.51 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.51 views
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I had a great autumn photo shoot this day at Tokugen-in.51 views
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Some refreshments from the priest's wife during our lunch break.51 views
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In mid-November, a shuttle bus runs to Saimyoji and two other temples of the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio of Tendai temples. All three are famous for fall foliage.51 viewsThe shuttle bus starts from Hikone Station, west exit.
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Exterior of Funa-roka boat corridor.51 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.51 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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Inside Benzaiten-do Hall which houses one of Japan's three major statues of the Goddess Benzaiten.51 views
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More tanuki greet you at Shigaraki Station.51 views
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Inside Shigaraki Station waiting area. There's a display case in the corner.51 views
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In winter, dramatic snowscapes around Lake Yogo. The Yogo area sees the most snow in Shiga. 51 views
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Rice paddies at Lake Yogo in late May.51 views
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White flowers along Lake Yogo in late May. 51 views
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Lake Yogo rules. No fishing without permission, no motorboats, no jet skis, and no swimming. That's why it's so nice and serene.51 views
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This substantial-looking monument is for another legend related to Lake Yogo. The legend of Princess Kikuishi and the Dragon Eyeball Stone. 菊石姫と蛇の目玉石51 views
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About the legend of Princess Kikuishi and the Dragon Eyeball Stone. 菊石姫と蛇の目玉石51 views
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Same spot as previous photo, but in winter.51 views
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Hydrangea plants here. They bloom in late June.51 views
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Lake Yogo's mirror surface in winter.51 views
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Trail up the mountain to Mt. Shizugatake.51 views
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Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge closed.51 views
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Lake Yogo sakura.51 views
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Entrance to the long hiking trail to Mt. Shizugatake.51 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space. 51 views
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Nagahama Castle and autumn foliage, Shiga Prefecture.51 views
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Nagahama Castle and autumn foliage, Shiga Prefecture.51 views
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Entrance to Ritto Nature Observation Forest. 栗東自然観察の森 MAP50 views
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Nature Center, also serves as a birdwatching station and nature classroom (mainly for kids).50 views
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Reading room.50 views
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Folding screen from Hikone (National Treasure).50 views
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Even the replica mummy inside looked real.50 views
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View from Toragozen-yama toward Lake Biwa. Hokuriku Line in foreground.50 views
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Ohmi Railways Amago Station side view50 views
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Kora Shrine Honden Hall50 views
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"Say hello before the other says hello." Conveying the importance of greeting people.50 views
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Bamba-juku monument marking the location of the Kure Ichirizuka milestone. 久禮の一里塚 MAP50 views
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Intersection with a Bamba-juku stone monument. A good place to rest and eat your box lunch.50 views
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The gravestones have five levels. In fall, the surrounding maple leaves turn blood red.50 views
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Graves of Hojo Nakatoki and his men from the Rokuhara Tandai. 北条仲時一行の墓50 views
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Small mausoleum for Saint Ikko. 一向上人の御廟50 views
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Local community bus/van at Takatsuki Station.50 views
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This public hall was built and donated to the town by Magokichi. It has a Gothic architecture. In 1912, at age 24, he established Yamaoka Hatsudoki Seisakusho 山岡発動機工作所, the forerunner of Yanmar Diesel Co.50 views
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Hula dancers50 views
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They move to the shrine's main hall.50 views
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Then they removed the offerings and put them back.50 views
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This was good, from Kora.50 views
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Takatora Park was decorated with these banners.50 views
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Takatora Park was the main venue for the Takatora Summit. The first program started at 11 am and they introduced official mascots from Takatora-related cities.50 views
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From Kameyama, Kyoto. Kameyama Castle was built by Akechi Mitsuhide and Takatora contributed to later construction. Only castle walls and moats remain. Now occupied by a religious group.50 views
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Two lesser graves for Kyogoku Tadataka (京極忠高) and Takakazu (京極高和), the eldest son of Takatsugu.50 views
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Leaving Sugaura.50 views
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Cormorant birds fly above Chikubushima, their favorite home.50 views
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Steep stairs inside Hikone Castle tower.50 views
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Leaving Satsuma Beach.50 views
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Approaching Isakiji temple.50 views
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Yokaichi's connection with yokai comes from its place name "Yokaichi," a pun for "Land of Yokai." Although "Yokaichi" does not mean that.50 views
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A new Nagahama Heiwado store "Mondecool" is being constructed next to Nagahama Station.50 views
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Entrance to the Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan (近江日野商人ふるさと館). On the road leading to the entrance of Umamioka Watamuki Shrine.50 viewsYamanaka Shokichi was a Hino merchant born in 1809. He became a sake brewer in Shizuoka Prefecture. By the 1920s, his family became one of Shizuoka's most successful sake brewers.
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The old waiting room and tourist info counter was here. Now a corridor between the station and Mondecool.50 views
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Mondecool 2nd floor shops include a shop selling local products.50 views
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More cherry blossoms along the river. Amazing how much cherry blossoms there are, but so few people enjoying them.50 views
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Cherry blossoms even in the middle of the river. So picturesque.50 views
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About Yaai Shrine torii on Toragozen-yama. Dedicated to a water god since people in this area needed water which did not come easily in the old days. 矢愛神社50 views
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Toragozen is a historic battle site during warlord Oda Nobunaga's siege of Azai Nagamasa's Odani Castle in October 1573. Before the siege, Nobunaga placed his troops on Mt. Toragozen with clear sights on Mt. Odani.50 views
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Toragozen-yama camp grounds.50 views
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Bus stop to Hyakusaiji Temple.50 views
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Pay a little money to ring the temple bell.50 views
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A week before the festival, we visited the studio of two of the Sagicho floats. This is one of them at Miyauchi-cho. 宮内町50 viewsEach float is named after the district that it represents. It could be one or more neighborhoods in the city. A volunteer group for each float takes 2 months to make the float at their studio.
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Sanwakai float approaching the shrine. 参和会50 views
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In front of the torii gate, two floats join up.50 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会50 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会50 views
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Miyauchi-cho float leaving the shrine to join the procession. 宮内町50 views
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Suwai-cho float leaving the shrine for the procession. 仲屋町50 views
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In front of the torii and Hakuunkan. Uwai-cho float leaving the shrine. 魚屋町50 views
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Along the procession route, the floats take a break every once in a while. Shichikukai floats. 紫竹会50 views
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Uwai-cho float partying. 魚屋町50 views
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Great thing about Tarobogu Shrine is the views.50 views
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Lots of torii along the way.50 views
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Chikubushima poetry monument50 views
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Next to Tsukubusuma Shrine is this entrance to the Funa-roka corridor.50 views
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After photo of the restored wall flowers near the statue of Pindola Bharadvaja.50 views
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Lake Yogo Visitors Center where you can sell your catch of invasive fish. No English. There's a better tourist center on the other part of the lake.50 views
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Autumn wildflowers at Lake Yogo.50 views
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Autumn cosmos flowers at Lake Yogo.50 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.50 views
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Lake Yogo is nice and blue in April.50 views
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Winter.50 views
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Road along Lake Yogo.50 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossom petals.50 views
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Lake Yogo in winter has the southern part of the lake freeze over.50 views
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Restaurant menu of the Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge.50 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.50 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossom trees in winter.50 views
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Inside Nature Center. Many nature exhibits.49 views
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Stuffed boar.49 views
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Way to Takashimaya Dept. Store in Nihonbashi subway station.49 views
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Exhibition space inside Taga Taisha-mae Station. Also good as a waiting room.49 views
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Inside the Egypt Pavilion. Everything inside are replicas of the real thing.49 views
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The quality of the replica pieces is quite good.49 views
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Kora Shrine49 views
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Togenkyo monument 桃源郷の碑49 views
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Some kind of new monument in front of the train station.49 views
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On the ceiling of Taga Taisha-mae Station, there are sparrow (or are they swallows?) bird nests. This one had chicks waiting for its mother.49 views
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Marker indicating that Emperor Meiji took a break here once.49 views
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Smack dab in front of Rengeji temple is this monstrosity that is the Meishin Expressway.49 views
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Right after passing under the Meishin Expressway, you see Rengeji's Sanmon Gate. 蓮華寺 山門49 views
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Inside Rengeji Hondo Hall, right altar.49 views
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Mausoleum of Saint Ikko Shunsho.49 views
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There's no explanation about the shrine.49 views
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Welcome to Yakushodo. This is one of the most noted Kannon temples in Takatsuki. The temple's 11th priest, Esho 恵荘, was the one who engineered the Nishino Water Tunnel in 1845.49 views
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The procession leaves Tsuno Shrine. At Hioki Shrine, they also held a Shinto ceremony and had a procession leaving the shrine.49 views
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"Torahime Tiger Princess, the Goddess of Victory"49 views
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Monument for Asahi village near Hachiman Shrine.49 views
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The Asahi Honen Taiko Odori dancers at Hachiman Shrine on a beautiful, sunny day on Oct. 4, 2009.49 views
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With Mt. Ibuki in the background, the top of the children's mikoshi. Looks like the Ii family crest is on it.49 views
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Day's schedule.49 views
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Terakoya session at Jogakuji temple. There was a storyteller, kami-shibai, and traditional games for kids.49 views
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Zaiji Hachiman Shrine's Honden main hall.49 views
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Kora Shrine Honden is another Kora Shrine. Also called Hoyoji temple. The Honden main hall was repaired by Kora Bungo-no-Kami Munehiro.49 views
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Lots of people inside Honmachi arcade. So many people that it got quite hot. There's no real ventilation.49 views
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The dance begins.49 views
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Another Hino merchant home to visit is the Omi Hino Shonin Furusato-kan (近江日野商人ふるさと館). Former grand residence of Hino merchant Yamanaka Shokichi (旧山中正吉邸).49 views
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This room is the home's largest and also where you can have lunch.49 views
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Verse 2 monument is on the lake shore, in front of Hotel Biwa Lake Otsuka, near what appears to be a boat pier. Short walk from Omi-Maiko Station.49 viewsDirections: Near Omi-Maiko Station on the JR Kosei Line. After exiting the station, walk left toward Kitahama. Then get to the lake shore and walk along the lakeshore road until you see the monument under a large tree right on the shore. It is in front of Hotel Biwa Lake Otsuka.
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