 Most viewed - Nagahama 長浜市 |
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Koto strings made of Azai silk threads. Numerous silk threads are twisted together to make a koto string.65 views
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Silk cocoons.65 views
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The crowd line the procession route to the Chawan Matsuri no Yakata museum a short distance away. This is at the intersection called Torii-mae (鳥居前).65 views
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Only nine people know how to create these fantastic balancing decorations. They purify themselves in Takatoki River (bathe naked) before taking 3 months to make the lofty decorations in total secrecy. This is the Nihozan float (丹宝山). 65 views
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Most were boys, but a few were real girls. This is yet another great spectacle of the festival.65 views
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The doll at the bottom is Oishi Kuranosuke, the leader of the 47 ronin who avenged their lord by capturing and beheading Kira who had taunted their master who drew his sword in the shogun's palace in anger and cut Kira's forehead.65 views
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Shishi-no-Mai or Lion Dance. Acrobatic dance by boys. They were the crowd pleaser. You have to see the video to see what they did here.65 views
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Way to Shakudoji temple65 views
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Inside the ift shop. This is the expo's largest gift shop. Buy your Azai sisters souvenirs and guide books here next to the Azai pavilion.65 views
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Gift shop65 views
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Inside Blacksmith's shop.65 views
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Second floor of Azai Pavilion has mannequins of the Azai family with the three Azai sisters as infants.65 views
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Nagahama Pavilion65 views
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Ticket machine to enter the bath. Only 1,000 yen for a hot spring bath. 500 yen for kids older than age 1. Towels can be rented for 200 yen. Give your ticket to the front desk clerk.65 views
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Steps to Nagahama Castle's main tower (donjon).65 views
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Way to Nagahama Castle's main tower (donjon).65 views
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The main exhibits mainly show agricultural machinery (tractors, etc.) and marine engines.65 views
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The museum's 2nd floor.65 views
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Nagahama Castle can be seen from the Yanmar Museum rooftop. 65 views
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This maruko-bune is 17.2 meters long.65 views
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Inside old Nagahama Station64 views
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Nagahara Station64 views
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Nagahara Station in winter64 views
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Main hall64 views
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Nagahama Station, west side (Nagahama Castle side)64 views
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Position of the Azai clan64 views
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The novel "Hoshi to Matsuri" 星と祭 mentions Kannon statues in Takatsuki and northern Shiga. In 1950, he won the Akutagawa Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious literary prizes.64 views
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This is the third water tunnel and currently in use. The Yogo River flows out of it to Lake Biwa. Built in 1980. Also a local fishing spot.64 views
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Faces of Hoshu on the wall.64 views
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To mark the site, Okaido has a small park where two sample Yayoi-Period structures stand. This adobe is pretty much a hole in the ground with a thatched roof over it.64 views
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Rice paddies next to Okaido.64 views
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In winter, migratory birds come to Hayasaki Naiko Biotope.64 views
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On the opposite side of the center is Mt. Yamamoto-yama. On this day in Feb., we saw the Steller's sea eagle perched on a tree on this mountain.64 views
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The floats are constructed without using any metal nor conventional rope. Instead of rope, they use wisteria vines kneaded together. The decorations have dolls, chawan teacups, bowls, and objects related to the story depicted.64 views
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The procession's final destination is Hachiman Shrine which is Niu Shrine's Otabisho (temporary resting point お旅所) before returning to Niu Shrine in the late afternoon..64 views
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At the end of the road at a bridge, they turned around and came back.64 views
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Old Kinomoto Station entrance and sign64 views
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Exhibits about the Battle of Anegawa River.64 views
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Depicting the escape of Ichi and the three Azai sisters from Odani Castle as it was attacked by Hideyoshi.64 views
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Castle wall foundation rocks.64 views
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In summer.64 views
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In summer from Nagahama Castle.64 views
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About the ride-on tractor, a step up from the power tiller.64 views
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Current model of a Ride-on tractor.64 views
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Closeup of Rice transplanter. When one arm goes down to plant, the other goes up to pick another seedling.64 views
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This was the most fun thing. It's a Hydraulic excavator that you can operate. 64 views
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Hydraulic excavator64 views
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Heiwado near Nagahama Station can be seen from the Yanmar Museum rooftop. 64 views
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During the 17th and 18th-centuries, over 1,000 maruko-bune sailed on the lake. The busiest ports were Shiotsu in the north and Otsu. After railroads were built, maruko-bune dwindled. Today, there are no maruko-bune on Lake Biwa.64 views
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Near Toragozen-yama64 views
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten at Hogonji, Chikubushima. She plays the biwa lute.64 views
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Lake Yogo's wildlife includes birds like black kites hunting for fish in the lake, mice, frogs, etc Black kites are know to swoop down and steal food from your hand. So watch out if you're eating.64 views
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Iron skeleton of new Nagahama Station63 views
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Main hall roof63 views
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side. Nagahama Castle in background.63 views
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West side as seen from the platform.63 views
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At age 18, Hoshu went to Edo and studied Confucianism under Confucian scholar Kinoshita Jun'an. He was later employed by the Tsushima clan and was put in charge of Korean relations at age 22.63 views
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Tea ceremony room.63 views
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Bulletin board indicating the bird species observed that day and where they were seen in the area. The center keeps track of bird locations in Lake Biwa, Hayasaki Naiko Biotope, and Mt. Yamamoto-yama.63 views
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Products which use silk threads made in Azai. They were mainly used for the strings of string instruments such as the koto, samisen, and biwa lute.63 views
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Near the entrance was the wooden bath.63 views
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There were 14 Hana-yakko dancers.63 views
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Shishi-no-Mai or Lion Dance. These Chigo-no-Mai dances were performed three times this day at different locations. So if you missed the first performance, you can still see them later in the day. 63 views
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Pretty amazing.63 views
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The techniques used to makes these floats and decorations are top secret, known only by the hereditary craftsmen who make them.63 views
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Odaiko large taiko drummer63 views
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The three festival floats were parked in front of the Chawan Matsuri no Yakata Museum during the lunch break.63 views
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At the end, the three festival floats are pulled into the shrine.63 views
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And there you see it. Look ma, no support poles! How is it supported like that...63 views
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There's a large parking lot at the top.63 views
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Video screening room explaining the Battle of Anegawa River.63 views
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In the middle is a garden with a pond. The thatched-roof house is Shichirinkan, a former blacksmith's house. 七りん館63 views
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Urinal63 views
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Blacksmith's shop63 views
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Expo banners also line the way to the Kinomoto pavilion.63 views
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Entrance to Sugatani Onsen. This building was built anew in fall 2004. The old facility still stands further behind this building.63 views
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Two indoor baths. In the forefront is a lukewarm bath which feels good after you soak in the hotter bath.63 views
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Sake from Shiga (Omi)63 views
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At the top of Jizo-zaka.63 views
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Entrance to Nagahama Castle History Museum. Small admission charged.63 views
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Second floor entrance to Mondecool (Heiwado), a new two-story shopping center that opened in Feb. 2015.63 views
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Cherry blossoms in the middle of the river near Toragozen-yama, Nagahama.63 views
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Mt. Kanakuso-dake (金糞岳 or Azai-dake) behind Takatsuki in Nagahama. The peak to the left is Shirakura-dake (白倉岳). The orange/white smokestack is from the Nippon Electric Glass factory (日本電気硝子) in Takatsuki. 63 views
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Old overpass to other side of station toward Lake Biwa.62 views
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Red paper umbrellas decorate the path.62 views
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Corridor to main hall62 views
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Sanmon Gate as seen from the Hondo main hall62 views
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Waiting room and tourist info office. This room has been removed and replaced in 2014 by a walkway to the new Mondecool Heiwado store.62 views
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Mementos62 views
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West side parking lot.62 views
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This part was flooded in 2001, and it is now teeming with reeds, fish, and other wildlife which entered this wetland naturally over the years. A local NPO conducts tours and hands-on activities for kids and adults.62 views
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Katayama Tunnel, leading to Lake Biwa. 片山トンネル62 views
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Monument marking the birthplace of Yamaoka Magokichi (1888-1962) 山岡孫吉, founder of Yanmar Diesel, Co. In 1933, he developed the world's first compact diesel engine.62 views
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Hoshu rightly believed that language represented the culture, and learning the language was thus essential to understand the country.62 viewsIn 2017, Amenomori Hoshu's documents related to Japan-Korea relations during the Edo Period will be inscribed as a UNESCO Memory of the World.
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This is where kids can play in the water and catch fish, etc. After observing and identifying the fish, prawns, etc., the kids return the fish back into the water. Fishing is prohibited here.62 views
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Explanation of Steller's sea eagle and its movement in the area.62 views
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Viewing room in the Biwako Waterfowl and Wetland Center.62 views
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Notice the teacups and bowls and sword. They are intricately connected somehow. The kanji characters for "Chushingura" is in a frame lined with teacups at the bottom of the photo. 忠臣蔵の討ち入り場面62 views
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The crowd awaits the procession.62 views
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Baton twirlers62 views
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Two festival floats are ready to join the procession amid rice paddies.62 views
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The floats also have musicians who play festival music called shagiri (しゃぎり). They use the flute, taiko drum, and bell.62 views
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They are using bamboo support poles to keep it steady in the wind, but later they will disconnect the support poles to show that these decorations are free standing.62 views
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Baton twirlers lead the twelve juni-no-yaku musicians. 棒振り（十二の役）62 views
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The floats had their bamboo support poles reattached to the lofty decorations.62 views
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Whenever a shuttle bus comes and goes, two women dressed as Go and Azai Nagamasa say Welcome or Goodbye to the passengers.62 views
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Splendid work of Azai sisters made of small rolls of paper.62 views
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Banners with the names of the seven spearing samurai.62 views
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Entrance to Azai Folk History Museum where one of the buildings is the expo's Azai Paviion. Admission 300 yen.62 views
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Kohoku Mizudori Station, a local roadside shop/restaurant for tourists traveling by car.62 views
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Lockers62 views
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Nagahama Castle is a local history museum.62 views
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Nagahama Hikiyama Museum 曳山博物館62 views
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Maruko-bune transported rice, fish, kelp, and many other northern Japan goods bound for Kyoto/Osaka. From Kyoto, came cotton, confections, soy sauce, sake, kimono, textiles, tobacco, and more.62 views
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Nagahara Station on the JR Kosei Line.62 views
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View of Mondecool from Nagahama Station.62 views
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Door led to the train platform.61 views
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Terrace facing south and looking at the west side.61 views
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Corridor as seen from the west (Lake Biwa) side.61 views
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Egypt Pavilion at Kitaoumi Resort. The Pavilion was originally at the Aichi Expo in 2005.61 views
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Chonoki River looking downstream toward Lake Biwa. This river divides the Hayasaki biotope into the northern and southern areas.61 views
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Lyrics to the song, "Nishino Suido Uta." 西野水道歌61 views
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Migratory patterns in the Kohoku area.61 views
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Biwa lute61 views
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Biwa strings61 views
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The Eihozan float (永宝山) decoration depicts the famous Chushingura vendetta of the 47 masterless samurai when they attacked Kira's home to avenge their master forced to commit seppuku.61 views
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The floats pass in front of the Chawan Matsuri no Yakata Museum which is one of the best places to view the festival. They arrived around 12:30 pm, then took a lunch break until 1:40 pm. The floats also have tapestries purchased in the 17th and 18th c.61 views
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The top character is Kira, depicted as the villain in Chushingura. Notice that it's supported only by his tiptoes. (Even without the bamboo pole support, it stands up that way.)61 views
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They are connected by only a slither of whatever they are connected with, yet the whole thing doesn't fall. 61 views
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Tsuzumi drummers. Shiga governor Kada Yukiko (in a light green jacket) admire the procession as they arrive at Hachiman Shrine for the Chawan Matsuri in Yogo, Shiga on May 4, 2009. On her right is the mayor (black suit) of Yogo town. 滋賀県知事 61 views
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Chawan Matsuri banners outside the museum.61 views
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Hokkoku Kaido road going through post town Kinomoto-juku 北国街道61 views
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Site of Kinomoto-juku's Honjin. 本陣跡61 views
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Side view of Shakudoji temple61 views
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The main pavilion in Kinomoto is a short walk from Kinomoto Station. Jizo-zaka sloping road going to the Hokkoku Kaido road.61 views
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Inside the Blacksmith's Workplace is this exhibit of blacksmiths at work.61 views
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Massage chairs.61 views
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The other indoor bath is very brown due to the iron content. The glass door goes to the outdoor bath. On the right side of this photo are sit-down showers where you can soap.61 views
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Outdoor bath at Sugatani Onsen Spa in Nagahama, Shiga.61 views
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Old map of Nagahama shows the castle mostly surrounded by lake water. Another moat still exists at the red dot.61 views
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Narita Art Museum61 views
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Jizo-zaka slope61 views
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Jizo-zaka has a few traditional buildings.61 views
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Kinomoto Jizo-in temple at the end of Jizo-zaka road.61 views
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In summer.61 views
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About the rice transplanter.61 views
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Combine to harvest rice.61 views
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Footbath on the Yanmar Museum rooftop. Too hot in summer, but maybe nice in colder months.61 views
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Gansan Daishi temple in the distance near Toragozen-yama, Nagahama.61 views
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清幽（せいゆう）61 views
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Kannon-do ceiling of painted flowers. Peonies (red), chrysanthemum (white), and paulownia (blue). 牡丹、菊、桐61 views
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May 200660 views
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Corridor to main hall60 views
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West side. Nagahama Castle.60 views
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Turnstile to go out.60 views
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Old pedestrian overpass being torn down.60 views
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Corner sculpture60 views
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Chonoki River cuts through the biotope. Looking upstream. 丁野木川60 views
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Nishino Yakushido Kannon-do Hall, also called Jumanji temple. Inside this hall is one 11-face and fleshy Kannon statue and one Yakushi Nyorai statue. Photography not allowed. 充満寺60 views
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Front gate to Amenomori Hoshu-an museum built in 1984. Known as the East Asia Exchange House Amenomori Hoshu-an Museum. 東アジア交流ハウス雨森芳洲庵 MAP60 views
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Assembly hall. The museum sometimes holds events. Once a year, they conduct a homestay program for students from South Korea.60 views
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Reeds oin a flooded part of the Hayasaki Naiko Biotope.60 views
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Connected via a passageway to the Kohoku Wildbird Center is the Biwako Waterfowl and Wetland Center set up by the Ministry of the Environment in 1997. It is also operated by Kohoku town.60 views
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Chawan Matsuri no Yakata Museum. Admission 300 yen. Visited the museum during the lunch break. 茶わん祭の館 MAP60 views
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Second dance called Suzu-no-Mai.60 views
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Tapestry on a float.60 views
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Old-style mailbox and road marker.60 views
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Stone on which Rennyo sat in the 15th century. It felt comfortable enough.60 views
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Corridor60 views
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Old Kinomoto Station platform60 views
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Rear view of Odani–Go no Furusato-kan (小谷・江のふるさと館) pavilion. The building in the foreground is a small gift shop.60 views
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Go and Azai Sisters Expo banner.60 views
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Drawings of the three Azai sisters by local children.60 views
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Entrance to Azai Folk History Museum. 60 views
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On the left is this modern structure called the Folk Studies Museum or Kyodo Gakushu-kan. It centers on the history of Odani Castle and three generations of the Azai Clan. 郷土学習館60 views
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Folk Studies Museum or Kyodo Gakushu-kan. It centers on the history of Odani Castle and three generations of the Azai Clan. 郷土学習館60 views
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Model of Odani Castle on Mt. Odani.60 views
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Model of the Battle of Shizugatake site at Mt. Shizugatake and Lake Yogo. It explained how the forces of both sides gathered in this area and fought/retreated.60 views
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A defunct eri fish trap.60 views
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Kinomoto Jizo-in temple in the evening of ennichi festival.60 views
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Ennichi in the evening as people stick around for the fireworks.60 views
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Well-known confection shop on Jizo-zaka.60 views
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Traditional townscape in Kinomoto60 views
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Inside the boat simulator. It's an easy ride. You can't go off course...60 views
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The museum's rooftop is also open to the public. The museum also holds various hands-on activities like rice planting/growing.60 views
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Joyfull menu. Very cheap. *Sadly, Joyfull restaurant at Nagahama Station Mondecool closed on Jan. 21, 2019.60 views
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不老（ふろう） 八重紅色60 views
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New Nagahama Station building under construction on left in 2006.59 views
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Terrace facing south.59 views
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Narrow terrace facing Heiwado.59 views
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As seen from the train platform.59 views
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Tumulus on Toragozen-yama.59 views
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Maruyama Tumulus in Torahime, Nagahama.59 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Torahime. Gansan Daishi temple can also be seen.59 views
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Hayasaki Naiko biotope is still largely rice paddies. For decades since 1970, rice farmers had to toil extra hard due to the water level being lower than Lake Biwa's. The paddy soil is extra watery and soft. Water has to be pumped out constantly.59 views
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Route of the Korea's royal embassy procession to Edo. The Korean kingdom sent an official mission to Edo when there was a significant occasion, such as the installation of a new shogun. They traveled along this route which also passed through Shiga.59 views
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Where there are reeds, there is life. 59 views
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Migratory birds in Feb.59 views
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Reeds and Mt. Ibuki59 views
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Display of various bird nests.59 views
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Autographs of various prominent people who visited the Kohoku Wild Bird Center.59 views
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The men riding the floats are either musicians (flutes, drum, bell) or caretakers of the festival or float or tapestries.59 views
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Detaching the bamboo pole from the baboon balancing on only one hand.59 views
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