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Souvenir shops on the way to the temple. There's a ticket vendor when you buy a temple admission ticket (¥300) to enter the temple grounds.52 views
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Chikubushima Port. Smaller boats are from island workers and priests. No one lives on Chikubushima. People commute by boat.52 views
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Exterior of Funa-roka boat corridor on stilts.52 views
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Before-and-after photos of the corridor in front of the altar. The wooden pillars that used to be covered with pilgrim name stickers are now all gone. Pillars totally re-lacquered. 観音堂52 views
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Behind the Karamon Gate.52 views
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A pair of tigers on the main roof.52 views
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Steps between the Karamon Gate and Benzaiten-do.52 views
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Inside Benzaiten-do Hall. Many famous samurai, such as Oda Nobunaga and the Azai Clan, worshipped at Chikubushima since they believed Benzaiten had the power to destroy their enemies.52 views
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Inside JR Yogo Station.52 views
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Lake Yogo is scenic in all seasons. In April, cherry blossoms bloom along a few parts of the lake.52 views
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A black kite tries to steal the heron's frog.52 views
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Stone monument at Lake Yogo swan maiden monument.52 views
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Map of Yogo area. This area is also famous for the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583.52 views
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Autumn flowers at Lake Yogo.52 views
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Rice paddies in late May.52 views
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Same view in winter.52 views
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Lake Yogo is also called "Mirror Lake" for its mirror reflections.52 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.52 views
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Large empty lot was the site of Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge. It was torn down due to old age. 国民宿舎余呉湖荘跡52 views
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Inside the restaurant of the Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge.52 views
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From Mt. Shizugatake, a short downhill trail to Lake Yogo.52 views
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Bus stop at JR Yogo Station. Infrequent buses go to Kinomoto Station.52 views
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Scenery from JR Yogo Station's northern side.52 views
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Entrance to Ritto Nature Observation Forest. 栗東自然観察の森 MAP51 views
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Nature Center, also serves as a birdwatching station and nature classroom (mainly for kids).51 views
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Reading room.51 views
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Mochi-tsuki 餅つき大会51 views
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Exhibition space inside Taga Taisha-mae Station. Also good as a waiting room.51 views
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Even the replica mummy inside looked real.51 views
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Toragozen-yama was the site of a battle.51 views
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Ohmi Railways Amago Station side view51 views
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Kora Shrine51 views
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Kora Shrine Honden Hall51 views
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Kora Shrine Honden Hall51 views
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"Say hello before the other says hello." Conveying the importance of greeting people.51 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.51 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.51 views
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Red plum blossoms in front of Rengeji Hondo Hall, in early April.51 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.51 views
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I assume this is Lord Ii Naonobu. (But he should be in a palanquin or on a horse.)51 views
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Black feathered pole51 views
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They held a Shinto ceremony at Ugano Shrine. During the ceremony, the yakko-buri men and others took a break.51 views
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Azalea and stream51 views
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Zaiji Hachiman Shrine's Honden main hall.51 views
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Heading for Nagahama.51 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.51 views
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Lots of people inside Honmachi arcade. So many people that it got quite hot. There's no real ventilation.51 views
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The Yokai goblin parade proceeded through the Honmachi arcade.51 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.51 views
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Inside a former Omi shonin home in Hino. A garden view in most rooms.51 views
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Notice the safe.51 views
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Buddha statue in a cemetery framed by cherry blossoms.51 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51 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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Dai-niku float 第二区51 views
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Jukku-kai float. 十区会51 views
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This one has a picture of the famous Azuchi Castle which is in Omi-Hachiman. The castle was built by warlord Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century. This festival originated in Azuchi. Jukku-kai float. 十区会51 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会51 views
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Shichikukai float. 紫竹会51 views
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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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Float design judge.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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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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Tarobogu-mae Station on the Ohmi Railways. 51 views
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The first torii you see right near the train station.51 views
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Honden shrine can be seen.51 views
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Second torii to Tarobogu Shrine.51 views
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Jizo statue51 views
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A significant rock.51 views
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Priests51 views
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More stairs to go to the Honden main shrine.51 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51 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51 views
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Beautiful views from Tarobogu Shrine.51 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.51 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.51 views
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Small stone wall pillars donated.51 views
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Tengu mask51 views
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Back down now.51 views
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Nature trying to reclaim its place.51 views
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Boat named "Benten" going to Chikubushima.51 views
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Inside the boat. Very comfortable and well heated in winter.51 views
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Chikubushima boat dock.51 views
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Karamon Gate (National Treasure). A closer look is shown below.51 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) monument for Verse 4. 51 views
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Exterior of Funa-roka boat corridor connecting Tsukubusuma Shrine and the Kannon-do Hall. Important Cultural Property. From the Momoyama Period. 船廊下51 views
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. Benzaiten is the goddess of everything that flows: Water, rivers, music, etc. 弁才天51 views
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Tsukubusuma Shrine's Haiden Hall right across from the shrine. It faces the lake.51 views
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Haiden Hall has this small shrine for the Chikubushima Dragon God. 竜神拝所51 views
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Shrine for the Chikubushima Dragon God.51 views
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Karamon Gate was originally built in 1596 as the gate for a covered wooden bridge named Gokuraku-bashi (極楽橋) at Osaka Castle as depicted here.51 views
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Sanryudo Shrine right next to Benzaiten-do. Worships the dragon god or the god of water. 三龍堂51 views
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From Benten-do, way to Kannon-do (down the steps).51 views
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Stone monuments at Lake Yogo swan maiden monument. Looks like poetry monuments.51 views
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Mt. Shizugatake toward the right. One hiking train to Lake Yogo goes along this mountain.51 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.51 views
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Snowscape in winter.51 views
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Boat dock. Note that swimming is not allowed in Lake Yogo.51 views
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Rice paddies in late May.51 views
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Map of Lake Yogo's southern end.51 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms are along the southern and western shores.51 views
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Lake Yogo green with algae in late Sept.51 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space had a model of Mt. Shizugatake.51 views
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JR Yogo Station.51 views
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JR Yogo Station.51 views
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JR Yogo Station train platform.51 views
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Snowscape, Lake Yogo51 views
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Nagahama Castle and autumn foliage, Shiga Prefecture.51 views
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Inside Nature Center. Many nature exhibits.50 views
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Stuffed boar.50 views
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Folding screen from Hikone (National Treasure).50 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).50 views
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Inside the Egypt Pavilion. Everything inside are replicas of the real thing.50 views
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The quality of the replica pieces is quite good.50 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways Amago Station50 views
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Togenkyo monument 桃源郷の碑50 views
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Some kind of new monument in front of the train station.50 views
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Bamba-juku is the third Nakasendo station in Shiga, following Samegai-juku which is also in Maibara.50 views
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Next to the Bamba-juku stone monument is an old map of Bamba-juku.50 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.50 views
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View behind the Hondo.50 views
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From Rengeji temple, a short distance away on the Nakasendo Road is this path to Naotaka Shrine.50 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 1845.50 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.50 views
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They move to the shrine's main hall.50 views
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Before schools were established in Japan, the temples served as educational institutions for the children. 浄覚寺 寺子屋の再現50 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50 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.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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This room is the home's largest and also where you can have lunch.50 views
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“Biwako Nagahama Kannon House” (びわ湖長浜 KANNON HOUSE)50 views
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Cherry blossoms almost right outside the train station.50 views
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Jiyukan Hall is a gathering place with rooms for rent and an exhibition space. 時遊館50 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.50 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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