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On the first day (Sat.), the floats are paraded along the streets as they go to Himure Hachimangu Shrine and undergo judging for best design. The floats are works of art and made of edible materials mounted on a straw and wood base. Sanwakai float. 参和49 viewsMarch 17, 2018
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Suwai-cho float. 仲屋町 (Visited this float's studio a week before.)49 views
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Shinmachi-dori float. 新町通り49 views
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This is in front of the shrine where all 13 floats gathered and lined up. Judges examined the floats to determine the winning float designs.49 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station exit has a tengu goblin.49 views
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About the Jizo statue.49 views
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Ichigansha Shrine altar.49 views
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Inside Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). 49 views
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Tarobogu Shrine on this mountain holds a bonfire festival on the first Sunday in December. Near Tarobogu-mae Station on Ohmi Railways Line from Omi-Hachiman or Yokaichi Stations.49 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.49 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music49 views
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Manhole card for Kusatsu's manhole.49 views
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Front gate. This is where you pay the admission fee.49 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) monument for Verse 4 engraved on the front.49 views
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Kannon-do ceiling and transom carvings.49 views
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Hall of 33 Kannon Statues. 三十三所奉安所49 views
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Display case in the corner shows a few pieces from the wrecked train in the 1991 accident.49 viewsOn the morning of May 14, 1991, a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train bound for Kibukawa collided head on with a special JR West train traveling from Kyoto to Shigaraki. It left 42 people, including five SKR employees, dead and 614 injured. Also see photos below of the monument near the accident site.
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Lake Yogo is scenic in all seasons. In April, cherry blossoms bloom along a few parts of the lake.49 views
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A black kite tries to steal the heron's frog.49 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.49 views
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White flowers along Lake Yogo in late May. 49 views
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Same view in winter.49 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.49 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space. 49 views
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Bus stop at JR Yogo Station. Infrequent buses go to Kinomoto Station.49 views
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Inside JR Yogo Station, rental bicycles.49 views
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Snowscape, Lake Yogo49 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館48 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways train.48 views
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Golden Throne48 views
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Toragozen-yama was the site of a battle.48 views
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Front entrance and torii gate of Mikami Shrine48 views
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Front torii of Mikami Shrine48 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways Amago Station48 views
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A short walk from Zaiji is the entrance to Shimonogo, another small cluster of homes in Kora town.48 views
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Waterwheel too.48 views
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More roadside streams with flowers.48 views
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Going further down the road in Bamba.48 views
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Red plum blossoms in front of Rengeji Hondo Hall, in early April.48 views
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Memorial for victims of the Pacific War.48 views
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Tourist info and resthouse at JR Takatsuki Station on the east side. You can also rent bicycles here.48 views
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Hachiman Shrine48 views
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Azalea and stream48 views
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A short walk from Zaiji Hachiman Shrine is Takatora Park, dedicated to Zaiji's most famous son, Lord Todo Takatora who became lord of Tsu Castle in Mie. MAP48 views
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Heading for Nagahama.48 views
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From the 2nd floor of the Kohoku Mizudori Station.48 views
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The Yokai goblin parade proceeded through the Honmachi arcade.48 views
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About Hino's Shimizu-cho neighborhood.48 views
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When there's no exhibition inside Taga Taisha-mae Station, it's a nice waiting room.48 views
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Intricate transom in the Japanese-style room.48 views
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Buddha statue in a cemetery framed by cherry blossoms.48 views
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About Sanmon Gate.48 views
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Fusuma sliding doors.48 views
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Sanwakai children's float. 参和会48 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.48 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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The first torii you see right near the train station.48 views
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Mt. Mitsukuriyama, home of Tarobogu Shrine.48 views
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Second torii to Tarobogu Shrine.48 views
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Jizo statue48 views
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Omotesando path to the main shrine. 表参道48 views
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This narrow slit separates the Wedded Rocks, wide enough for normal-size people to pass through. Meoto-iwa 夫婦岩48 views
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Beautiful views from Tarobogu Shrine.48 views
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Small stone wall pillars donated.48 views
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Thus rest house has all these old paintings and objects.48 views
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Back down now.48 views
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I did it as well, wasn't so hot.48 views
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Sacred staff for the fire walk.48 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. 48 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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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 cli48 views(No elevators or escalators.)
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Map of Hogonji Temple. All within walking distance. Not wheelchair accessible. 1. Chikubushima: Boat dock, 2. Lake Biwa Rowing Song monument, 3. Souvenir shops, 4. Admission ticket gate (also restrooms), 5. *Tsukubusuma Shrine, 6. Haiden Hall,48 views7. Funa-roka boat corridor, 8. *Karamon Gate, 9. Benzaiten-do Hall, 10. Three-Story Pagoda, 11. Rest house. *National Treasure.
A few buildings are for temple priests only.
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Take your trash with you.48 views
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Kannon statue on Chikubushima.48 views
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Leaving Chikubushima.48 views
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Inside the new Imazu Port building made of wood. Waiting room.48 views
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Stone monument at Lake Yogo swan maiden monument.48 views
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Stone monuments at Lake Yogo swan maiden monument. Looks like poetry monuments.48 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.48 views
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More rice paddies along Lake Yogo.48 views
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Mt. Shizugatake has a bald patch where the lookout point is for tourists. Accessible by chair lift on the other side of the mountain.48 views
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Snowscape in winter.48 views
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Boat dock. Note that swimming is not allowed in Lake Yogo.48 views
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Rice paddies in late May.48 views
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Lake Yogo is also called "Mirror Lake" for its mirror reflections.48 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.48 views
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Inside the restaurant of the Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge.48 views
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From Mt. Shizugatake, a short downhill trail to Lake Yogo.48 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space had a model of Mt. Shizugatake.48 views
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Scenery from JR Yogo Station's northern side.48 views
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Nature trail47 views
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Kimono in the middle costs 1,995,000 yen. However the most expensive thing I saw was a Buddhist altar selling for 40 million yen (lots of gold leaf).47 views
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Honden47 views
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"Keep our rivers clean"47 views
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Bamba-juku is the third Nakasendo station in Shiga, following Samegai-juku which is also in Maibara.47 views
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Next to the Bamba-juku stone monument is an old map of Bamba-juku.47 views
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Stone marker with a finger pointing the way to Maibara Port where you can board a boat to go to Otsu via Lake Biwa. This is at the same intersection across from the Bamba-juku stone monument.47 views
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Until 1943, the temple was a dojo for the Jishu Ikko sect. It then converted to Jodo-shu. Admission is charged, I think 300 yen. There's a unmanned collection box near the entrance.47 views
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Over 430 gravestones. Hojo Nakatoki and his men were besieged in Bamba by Southern Imperial Court forces. They fought back, but lost and slit their bellies in front of Rengeji's Hondo main hall.47 views
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From Rengeji temple, a short distance away on the Nakasendo Road is this path to Naotaka Shrine.47 views
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Naotaka Shrine47 views
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The old and small Takatsuki Station in 2004. Actually, I like this station better. It makes it more rural.47 views
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Monument for a song about the tunnel digging, titled "Nishino Suido Uta."47 views
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They proceed through rice paddies.47 views
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The children played music.47 views
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The Hokuriku Line was right next to Ugano Shrine.47 views
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After the ceremony was over, they headed back to the procession route. That's Mt. Ibuki in the background.47 views
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Large stone Lord Takatora once transported to rebuild Osaka Castle. It was abandoned in Kiso River. Called the "Consolation Stone." 残念石47 views
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Rowing off Maibara in northern Shiga. The tall white tower belongs to an elevator manufacturer for testing their elevators. Maibara is best known for Mt. Ibuki and Shiga's one and only shinkansen bullet train station.47 views
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Cherry blossoms almost right outside the train station.47 views
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Jiyukan Hall is a gathering place with rooms for rent and an exhibition space. 時遊館47 views
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Dai-ikku float. 第一区47 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会47 views
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Honmachi float 本町47 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station on the Ohmi Railways. Trains come from Omi-Hachiman and Yokaichi Stations.47 views
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Honden shrine can be seen.47 views
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Going up to Sanshuden Hall is a modern building where they sell amulets. 参集殿47 views
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Legend says that the god split the Wedded Rocks in two. Legend also says that the rocks will crush any person who has a malicious heart or has told a lie. Most local kids therefore run through here to escape the god's crush. Meoto-iwa 夫婦岩47 views
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Inside Tarobogu's Honden main shrine. Surprisingly small building.47 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.47 views
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