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In front of the torii gate, two floats join up.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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Tarobogu-mae Station on the Ohmi Railways. Trains come from Omi-Hachiman and Yokaichi Stations.50 views
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Jizo statue50 views
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Going up to Sanshuden Hall is a modern building where they sell amulets. 参集殿50 views
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Inside Tarobogu's Honden main shrine. Surprisingly small building.50 views
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Beautiful views from Tarobogu Shrine.50 views
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Ornate ceiling of Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). 50 views
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Another scenic path. Flat one.50 views
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Biwa lute.50 views
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To go back to the train station on foot, go down these stairs.50 views
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The first torii is near the train station.50 views
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Pile to be burned for the bonfire.50 views
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The hardest part of the fire walk was putting your shoes back on. No benches to sit on.50 views
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Zensuiji Hondo main hall50 views
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My ticket is for Nagahama to Imazu with a stop on Chikubushima. ¥2,88050 views
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Chikubushima Port. There's another dock nearby for the boat to Imazu. 竹生島港50 views
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Tsukubusuma Shrine used to be part of Hogonji, but it's now legally separate from the Buddhist temple as mandated by law. 50 views
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Right-side torii at Tsukubusuma Shrine .50 views
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Kannondo Temple has been beautifully renovated with its many intricate wood carvings and paintings on walls, doors, and ceilings restored in March 2020. 観音堂50 views
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Kannon-do ceiling and transom carvings. Absolutely brilliant colors.50 views
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Before photo of the statue of Pindola Bharadvaja and the nearby wall with flower carvings. (See the next photo after the restoration.)50 views
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Karamon Gate door.50 views
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One of the lion dogs on Karamon Gate. It's part of a wooden protrusion called the "kibana" (木鼻). 50 views
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Karamon Gate entrance to Kannon-do Hall.50 views
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Five-story Stone Pagoda 五重石塔. Important Cultural Property50 views
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Wash basin50 views
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Mochinoko Tree もちの木50 views
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Zuisho-sui Well 瑞祥水50 views
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At Imazu Port is another monument for Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song). Interlaken also leaves for Chikubushima.50 views
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From Imazu Port, it's a short walk to JR Omi-Imazu Station to catch the JR Kosei Line (湖西線) to Kyoto.50 views
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Local sights.50 views
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Hiking trail from Mt. Shizugatake. Heavily wooded with a few clearings.50 views
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By May 2021, happy to see the swan maiden tree growing anew. Let's hope another swan maiden will now come. Although she should probably bathe with her clothes on instead. Too many perverts these days...50 views
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Lake Yogo also has some cherry blossoms. They bloom later or maybe last in Shiga. If you missed the cherry blossoms, come to Lake Yogo.50 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.50 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.50 views
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Lake Yogo Tourist Center exhibition space. 50 views
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Map of Yogo.50 views
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Snowscape, Lake Yogo50 views
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Ritto History Museum 栗東歴史民俗博物館49 views
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Nature trail49 views
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Way to Takashimaya Dept. Store in Nihonbashi subway station.49 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways train.49 views
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Golden Throne49 views
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Front entrance and torii gate of Mikami Shrine49 views
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Front torii of Mikami Shrine49 views
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A short walk from Zaiji is the entrance to Shimonogo, another small cluster of homes in Kora town.49 views
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Waterwheel too.49 views
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More roadside streams with flowers.49 views
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Path to Rengeji temple.49 views
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A few steps up a slope.49 views
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Graves of previous temple priests.49 views
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Naotaka Shrine Honden Hall49 views
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Tourist info and resthouse at JR Takatsuki Station on the east side. You can also rent bicycles here.49 views
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Monument for a song about the tunnel digging, titled "Nishino Suido Uta."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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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. MAP49 views
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When there's no exhibition inside Taga Taisha-mae Station, it's a nice waiting room.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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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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Entrance to the shrine's rice paddy.49 views
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The second torii near the foot of the mountain.49 views
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There a flat piece of land for the shrine.49 views
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View from Sanshuden Hall. 49 views
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Inside Sanshuden Hall. 参集殿49 views
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Statues of the gods of good fortune are scattered around.49 views
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This way to see the Tengu statue.49 views
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Walk around this post and another 50 meters away 100 times to eliminate your troubles.49 views
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Rest house49 views
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Kind of unique festival because it combines Shinto and Buddhist practices.49 views
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Toward the end, there is fire-walking on the hot embers. 火渡り49 views
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Cool your feet in salt.49 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music49 views
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Snowy Mt. Ibuki as seen from Lake Biwa. Shiga's highest mountain at 1,377 meters.49 views
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Approaching Chikubushima, Lake Biwa's most famous, historic, and sacred island. Takes about 30 min. from Nagahama Port. I've visited this island a number of times before, but this time I wanted to see something I'd never seen before.49 views
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Karamon Gate roof eaves.49 views
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Statue of goddess Benzaiten (弁才天) or Benten in one of the smaller shrines on Chikubushima. 49 viewsIn Japan, she is usually depicted playing the biwa lute as the goddess of music and everything else that flows such as water, ocean, lakes, and rivers. She's also revered as one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (七福神).
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Corridor facing the Funa-roka.49 views
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Ceiling paintings of flowers.49 views
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Left side of Karamon Gate. The gate doors are also adorned with peony flower carvings.49 views
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Inside Benzai Tendo. The statue of Benzaiten in the corner was donated by the father of Lord Azai Nagamasa. The Nagamasa clan paid their respects to it regularly thereafter.49 views
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Right corner of Benzaiten-do.49 views
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Another statue of Benzaiten.49 views
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"Interlaken" boat to Imazu at Chikubushima.49 views
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Interlaken at Imazu Port.49 views
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Lake Yogo as seen from Mt. Shizugatake. From Shizugatake, there are trails going down to the lake. The long trail is on the right.49 views
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From JR Yogo Station on the JR Hokuriku Line, there's a view of Lake Yogo and the rice paddies before it. This is in April when farmers are preparing the soil for rice.49 views
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Fishing pier when fishing is in season (usually in winter). Like Lake Biwa, Lake Yogo is full of invasive species, especially bluegill. You can make some money by catching invasive fish and selling them to the local cooperative.49 views
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Sadly, in Oct. 2017, a major typhoon knocked down the swan maiden willow tree. Most of the tree had to be cut. This photo was taken in April 2018. 余呉湖の衣掛柳49 views
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Lake Yogo playground.49 views
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Lake Yogo has this populated area with rice paddies.49 views
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White flowers along Lake Yogo in late May. Nobody could tell me what kind of flowers they were.49 views
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Poetry monuments.49 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.49 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossom petals.49 views
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Trail up the mountain to Mt. Shizugatake.49 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossom trees in late May.49 views
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Lake Yogo cherry blossoms.49 views
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Long hiking trail to Mt. Shizugatake.49 views
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Lake Yogo from Mt. Shizugatake on a day in Sept. when the lake was green with algae.49 views
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Lake Yogo green with algae in late Sept.49 views
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Gourd monument on the roadside of Nagahama Castle.49 views
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"Keep our rivers clean"48 views
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The shrine has no human staff, but a security camera operates.48 views
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The old and small Takatsuki Station in 2004. Actually, I like this station better. It makes it more rural.48 views
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They proceed through rice paddies.48 views
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The children played music.48 views
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First they danced in two columns in the center.48 views
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Stone lanterns with the Todo family crest.48 views
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Entrance to Honmachi arcade. 48 views
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About Hino's Shimizu-cho neighborhood.48 views
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Taga Taisha-mae Station's waiting room also has a showcase of ema prayer tablets from various shrines.48 views
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Intricate transom in the Japanese-style room.48 views
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Sanwakai children's float. 参和会48 views
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It was autumn when I revisited Tarobogu.48 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station entrance.48 views
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Farm land along the way.48 views
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Haiden ceremony hall 拝殿48 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music has her own little shrine. Not just a statue.48 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.48 views
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To go back, no need to go the way you came, take this flat path back.48 views
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Interesting rock formation.48 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.48 views
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Fire walk pit still smoking.48 views
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Boat schedule for winter.48 views
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Snowy mountains around Lake Biwa.48 views
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At Chikubushima Port, boat on the left is “Benten” that goes to Nagahama Port. On the right is Omi Marine’s red boat named “Naomasa” (after famous local samurai Ii Naomasa) goes to Hikone Port.48 views
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Omi Marine’s red boat named “Naomasa” (after famous local samurai Ii Naomasa) goes to Hikone Port.48 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) monument for Verse 4. 琵琶湖就航の歌 歌碑48 views
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Boat departure schedule from Chikubushima. When arriving, be sure to check and remember your boat's departure time.48 views
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Up some steps to this torii.48 views
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After some steps, a small torii to Tsukubusuma Shrine.48 views
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Decorative wooden support assemblages called tokyo (枓栱) or dougong. They are now illuminated to show off the vibrant colors.48 views
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Above the pillars are decorative wooden support assemblages called tokyo (枓栱) or dougong. They have also been brilliantly repainted and even lit up. Dougong are interlocking wood pieces commonly found on temples and shrines as a Chinese influence.48 views
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Pindola Bharadvaja statue right inside Karamon Gate.48 views
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Left side of the kaeru-mata.48 views
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Karamon Gate 唐門 (National Treasure) beautifully restored to its original splendor. Entrance to the Kannondo Temple.48 viewsThis gate is said to have come from Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Gokuraku Bridge at Osaka Castle in the early 17th century (Momoyama Period). Chikubushima, Nagahama, Shiga.
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The roof was also entirely restored. The gate is a splendid example of the finest art from the Momoyama Period (late 16th century).48 views
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Before photo. Without the colors, it was so hard to see the wood carvings.48 views
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The only damper on this stupendous work is that, the contractor who did the job and the local government employee in charge of the project were found to have colluded to rig the bidding process. 48 viewsThe project's budget was leaked to the contractor before the bidding started. Both parties were arrested a few months after the job was completed. At least the police waited until the job was done before arresting them.
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What the Karamon looks like with the doors closed.48 views
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