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Mondecool 2nd floor shops include a shop selling local products.53 views
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Very sparse crowd.53 views
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More cherry blossoms along the river. Amazing how much cherry blossoms there are, but so few people enjoying them.53 views
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Cherry blossoms even in the middle of the river. So picturesque.53 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53 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.53 views
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Toragozen-yama camp grounds.53 views
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Bus stop to Hyakusaiji Temple.53 views
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Prince Shotoku Taishi53 views
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Hyakusaiji's temple bell. 53 views
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Pay a little money to ring the temple bell.53 views
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The float decorations are all made of edible materials especially grains (soybeans, black beans, adzuki beans, sesame seeds, etc.) and seafood (dried bonito, kelp, aoi-nori seaweed powder, cuttlefish, dried fish, etc.).53 views
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This is one of the three children's floats which are smaller than the normal floats. Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町53 views
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Sanwakai float. 参和会53 views
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Float bearers spin around while shouting "Cho-yare" or "Masse masse!" Dai-niku float 第二区53 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会53 views
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Azuchi Castle on Jukku-kai float. 十区会53 views
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Dai-niku float 第二区53 views
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Ishin-cho float. 為心町53 views
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Dai-Juikku float's Tosa dog. 第十一区53 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会53 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会53 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会 Lots of peas and beans.53 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会53 views
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Honmachi float 本町53 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会53 views
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Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町53 views
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Sanwakai float. 参和会53 views
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Dai-niku float sold this hand towel and mini Sagicho for ¥500. 第二区53 views
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This clashing (or crashing) of floats is called "kenka" (fight). It lasts until 5 pm in front of the shrine (parking lot).53 views
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Lots of straw on the ground, serves up lots of dust.53 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station exit has a tengu goblin.53 views
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About the Jizo statue.53 views
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Great thing about Tarobogu Shrine is the views.53 views
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The smoke can get very thick. People with a lung condition or clothing sensitive to smoke should not see this.53 views
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Sacred staff for the fire walk.53 views
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Shin-Yokaichi Station on the Ohmi Railway, the stop before Yokaichi Station terminal.53 views
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Inside Shin-Yokaichi Station.53 views
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Wish we could go up to the 2nd floor.53 views
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Roof needs repair.53 views
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Signs of age in many places, but it adds to the rustic charm.53 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.53 views
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They also serve tea to guests.53 views
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Nice place to relax and talk while viewing the garden. Tourists maycome by the busloads in autumn though.53 views
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The famous "ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo at Tokugen-in Temple in Kiyotaki, Maibara, Shiga.53 views清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図
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"Ghost scroll painting" by Shimizu Setsudo from Higashi-Azai, Shiga Prefecture. 清水節堂（1876–1951） 幽霊図53 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) monument for Verse 4 engraved on the front.53 views
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Karamon Gate (National Treasure)53 views
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Kappa creature for water safety.53 views
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Kannon statue on Chikubushima.53 views
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Leaving Chikubushima.53 views
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Inside the new Imazu Port building made of wood. Waiting room.53 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.53 views
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Autumn cosmos flowers at Lake Yogo.53 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.53 views
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More rice paddies along Lake Yogo.53 views
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Lake Yogo is nice and blue in April.53 views
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White flowers along Lake Yogo in late May. 53 views
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Lake Yogo in winter has the southern part of the lake freeze over.53 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.53 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.53 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.53 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space. 53 views
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Inside JR Yogo Station, rental bicycles.53 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.52 views
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Ritto History Museum's minka home on display.52 views
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Display of different rocks.52 views
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Exhibit of Nagahama bonsai plum trees and folding screen from Hikone, 1st floor of Takashimaya Dept. Store during the Grand Omi Fair.52 views
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Medicines52 views
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Rear torii gate of Mikami Shrine52 views
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Rear view of Honden52 views
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Rear view of Honden52 views
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Kora Shrine52 views
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Going further down the road in Bamba.52 views
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Marker indicating that Emperor Meiji took a break here once.52 views
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Smack dab in front of Rengeji temple is this monstrosity that is the Meishin Expressway.52 views
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Right after passing under the Meishin Expressway, you see Rengeji's Sanmon Gate. 蓮華寺 山門52 views
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Inside Rengeji Hondo Hall, right altar.52 views
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Memorial for victims of the Pacific War.52 views
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Mausoleum of Saint Ikko Shunsho.52 views
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There's no explanation about the shrine.52 views
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JR Takatsuki Station on the east side.52 views
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Local community bus/van at Takatsuki Station.52 views
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Near the tunnel entrance is the Nishino Horinuki Park with various monuments. 西野ほりぬき公園52 views
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Strongman's Stone. If you want to see the Kannon statues at Nishino Yakushido, call 090-8938-6369 in Japanese before you go.52 views
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View after passing through Katayama Tunnel.52 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.52 views
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Monument for Asahi village near Hachiman Shrine.52 views
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Hachiman Shrine52 views
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Shooting fireworks.52 views
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Group photo of the keri yakko-buri men. "Keri" means to kick.52 views
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Ugano Shrine. 宇賀野神社52 views
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Day's schedule.52 views
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Terakoya session at Jogakuji temple. There was a storyteller, kami-shibai, and traditional games for kids.52 views
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About Zaiji Hachiman Shrine in Japanese and English.52 views
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About the Azai family sculpture. There's Nagamasa, Oichi, Chacha, Ohatsu Go, and Manpukumaru. They are gazing at Lake Biwa and Chikubushima from Odani.52 views
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Moriyama City Hall52 views
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Western-style bathroom52 views
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Toka Ebisu parade on the main road in Nagahama52 views
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Yaai Shrine52 views
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Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳52 views
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About Sanmon Gate.52 views
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Fusuma sliding doors.52 views
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I was told that out of the 12 zodiac creatures, making the dog was the most difficult and making the dragon was the easiest. 52 viewsThe dog is difficult because it's the most familiar animal to humans, so people know exactly what a dog supposed to look like. People can get very critical if the dog doesn't look like what it supposed to look like. Details like the curvature of the legs, etc. So they refer to a thick photo book of all kinds of dogs to make sure everything looks real.
Making the dragon is easy because no one has seen a real dragon. So people don't know exactly what a dragon supposed to look like. It doesn't have be so exact like a dog.
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Float base for the dog. Each float design has a design concept or story behind it.52 views
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When Oda Nobunaga died and Azuchi castle destroyed, people in Azuchi moved to Omi-Hachiman and restarted the festival here. Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町52 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会52 views
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Float leader directing the float bearers carrying the float. Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町52 views
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Shichikukai children's float. 紫竹会52 views
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Grounds of Himure Hachimangu Shrine which holds the Sagicho Matsuri. 日牟禮八幡宮52 views
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Great spectacle and chance to see all the floats during this time. Later in the early afternoon, they will leave the shrine for a procession around the town.52 views
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Shrine priest on horseback and behind him on another horse is the mayor of Omi-Hachiman who serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Sagicho Festival.52 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会52 views
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Cuttlefish slices and little silvery fish. Ikeda-machi float. 池田町52 views
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Dai-Juikku float's Tosa dog. 第十一区52 views
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Miyauchi-cho float 宮内町52 views
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Shinmachi-dori float. 新町通り52 views
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Dai-ikku float. 第一区52 views
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Suwai-cho float is stuck against the wall. 仲屋町52 views
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Float leader directing the float bearers carrying the float. Jukku-kai float. 十区会52 views
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Dai-niku float takes a fall. 第二区52 views
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Miyauchi-cho float won 3rd place in the float design competition. 宮内町52 views
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No one cares about the damaged dogs because the floats would all be burned in the end. It's a fire festival and a variant of the dondo-yaki fire festival that burns New Year's decorations in mid-Jan. The fire supposed to make you young again.52 views
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Saicho, founder of Tendai Buddhist Sect, also prayed at Tarobo. Up to when Shinto and Buddhism was separated during the Meiji Period, both Shinto and Tendai followers worshipped at Tarobo.52 views"Tarobo" is the name of the Tengu goblin serving as the guardian of this shrine. The shrine god is known as the "God of Victory," for business prosperity, winning something, beating a disease, or passing an exam.
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Mt. Mitsukuriyama, home of Tarobogu Shrine.52 views
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Go up these steps.52 views
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Omotesando path to the main shrine. 表参道52 views
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Ichigansha Shrine altar.52 views
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Inside Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). 52 views
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Thus rest house has all these old paintings and objects.52 views
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I did it as well, wasn't so hot.52 views
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Tokugen-in Temple is also famous for autumn leaves in mid-November.52 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.52 views
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Kiyotaki Tokugen-in Temple's garden in autumn.52 views
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Front entrance to temple grounds.52 views
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Tokugen-in's Three-story Pagoda.52 views
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I had a great autumn photo shoot this day at Tokugen-in.52 views
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Some refreshments from the priest's wife during our lunch break.52 views
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Manhole card for Kusatsu's manhole.52 views
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Established in 834 and located in Kora-cho town, Saimyoji is a Tendai Buddhist temple and the northern-most one in the Koto Sanzan Temple Trio. 52 viewsThe main temple hall, designated as Japan's first National Treasure, houses statues of gods with a carving of the 12 Oriental Zodiac signs on the head. Accessible by bus from Amago Station on the Omi Railway Line.
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You can sit anywhere you want. Inside Benten. Very comfortable and warm in winter. Not many passengers. Easy to social distance.52 views
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All human presence is on this south side of the island. There are no roads and no cars. There is no path to walk around the island's perimeter nor to any other side of the island. Everything is within walking distance, but there are some steps to cli52 views(No elevators or escalators.)
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