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Partial stone wall remaining.25 views
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Pillar foundation stone.25 views
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Saio princess procession.24 views
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Route of the Saio Gunko procession.24 views
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Scale model of a Saiku archaeological excavation. 発掘調査区模型(20分の1)24 views
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Girls called Warawame (童女) wearing chihaya costume 千早. Part of the festival route was the actual route where the Saio princess traveled to Ise Grand Shrines.24 views
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The procession walked through a lawn of food stalls and headed for the outdoor stage. This is near the Saiku History Museum.24 views
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Adult admission ¥300, open 9 am to 4:30 pm.24 views
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Stairway also serve as storage space.24 views
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Small exhibition room on 2nd floor (or maybe attic).24 views
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Scale model of Seki-juku.24 views
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Kitchen stove.24 views
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You see a lot of wooden lattice on the exterior. Supposed to ward off wind and rain.24 views
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Tamaya inn's front desk.24 views
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Tamaya inn's front desk.24 views
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Tamaya tokonoma alcove.24 views
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Guest room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya inn.24 views
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Tamaya inn also has this storehouse for more exhibits centering on Hiroshige's woodblock prints of the Tokaido Road.24 views
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Seki-juku post office (modern).24 views
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Fukuzoji Temple 福蔵寺24 views
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More latticed walls in Seki-juku.24 views
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Lodging for Emperor Meiji when he passed through Kameyama in 1880.24 views
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Part of the Honmaru castle grounds now occupied by Kameyama Nishi Elementary School.24 views
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Saio princess palanquin called "Sokaren." 斎王の神輿「葱華輦」23 views
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Model of Saio Gunko procession. In its heyday, there were as many as 500 people in her procession.23 views
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The fall and abolishment of the Saiku.23 views
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The first palanquin carries the Nyo-betto (女別当), the supervisor of the court ladies.23 views
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Seki Machinami Shiryokan (Seki Townscape Museum) is a local history/culture museum. 関まちなみ資料館23 views
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Another small exhibition room.23 views
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Hyaku-rokuri-tei23 views
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Top floor of the kura storehouse.23 views
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Tableware used by Tamaya when it was an inn.23 views
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Old shop sign adds to the townscape's charm.23 views
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On left, Kaiunro 開雲楼, former geisha house in Seki-juku. On the right is another former geisha house, Shokakuro 松鶴楼. 23 views
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Ninja at JR Tsuge Station.23 views
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Kameyama Shrine in Mie. 亀山神社 23 views
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Museum entrance hall.22 views
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About the Saio princess' Sokaren palanquin. The roof has a decoration that looks like an onion flower. 22 views
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Sleeping quarters for Saio princess.22 views
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Doba (clay horse figurine)22 views
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Corridor22 views
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Grandfather's clock.22 views
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Kura storehouse22 views
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Ito Honjin lodge. Now an electronics shop. 伊藤本陣跡22 views
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Kitchen roof was high to dilute the smoke.22 views
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Guest room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya, a high-class inn.22 views
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Gochisoba plaza used for greeting VIPs arriving Seki-juku. 御馳走場22 views
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Opened in Oct. 1989, the Saiku History Museum (officially and incorrectly named "Saiku Historical Museum") is located on the former site of the Saiku Palace. 21 viewsOpen 9:30 am to 5 pm. Closed Mon. and Dec. 29–Jan. 3.
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Aristocratic boy wearing a Heian-Period suikan costume. 童男人形「水干」21 views
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About the aristocratic boy's Heian-Period suikan costume. 童男人形「水干」21 views
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Living quarters of the Saio princess in the 11th century. 斎王居室復元模型21 views
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Saio princess in her living quarters (dining room). She wears a white juni-hitoe kimono, formal clothing used in ceremonies. 斎王の居室21 views
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Top view of living quarters of the Saio princess. 斎王御殿 復元模型 1/15 21 views
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Saio’s meals21 views
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History of the Saio.21 views
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Scale model of of the Saikuryo Government area where the Saio resided in Saiku. A large spread of administrative buildings, storehouses, and shrines. 斎宮寮 復元模型 1/400 21 viewsToday, archaeological digs continue at this site. An area 2 km by 700 meters has been designated as a National Historic Site.
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In front of the Saio princess palanquin are girls are called Warawame (童女). They are daughters of the Imperial family or nobility and are learning the customs of the Saiku while living in the Saiku Palace. 21 views
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Road marker21 views
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Dining room on the 2nd floor of Tamaya inn.21 views
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Government official wearing a Heian-Period sokutai costume. 武官人形「束帯」20 views
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Saio’s meals.20 views
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Saiku buildings.20 views
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Saiku roof tile fragments.20 views
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Green-glazed pottery used in Saiku. 20 views
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Saiku is also known for ancient burial mounds (kofun) or tsukayama. This one is near the history museum. 塚山2号墳20 views
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Exhibition Room 1 shows Saiku Palace- and Saio princess-related artifacts. Costumes, reconstructed Saio living quarters, and a few mannequins. 常設展示室I19 views
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The Saio princess officiated important ceremonies at Ise Grand Shrines only three times a year.19 views
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The Saio princess and her entourage of several hundred traveled from Kyoto (left in photo) to Ise in five nights and six days, about 130 km. 19 viewsAlong the way, they lodged at Seta (Otsu), Koka, Tarumi (Tsuchiyama), Suzuka, and Ichishi before arriving in Saiku.
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Pottery found at the Saiku site.19 views
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Selection and isolation of the Saio princess.18 views
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In 1970 when they surveyed the land for a housing project in Meiwa, they finally discovered the remains of the Saiku Palace. In 1979, the site was designated as a National Historic Site. Reconstruction of a Saiku archaeological excavation.18 views
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Green-glazed pottery18 views
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Museum floor plan. There are two Exhibition Rooms, lecture hall, theater, library, and coffee shop.17 views
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Saio princess kimono.17 views
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Living quarters of the Saio princess. Woman in front is the Myobu, the Saio’s first lady-in-waiting. 斎王の居室17 views
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Saio’s meals17 views
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Faith and purity in Saiku. The Saio princess was not allowed to fall in love. How cruel...17 views
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About the Saio procession.17 views
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Exhibition Room 2 centers on Saiku archaeological excavations and artifacts. Here's a reconstruction of a Saiku dig. 常設展示室II17 views
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