 Last additions - Central Tsuwano 津和野の散歩 |
Mori Ogai Memorial Museum 森鴎外記念館Aug 02, 2018
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Kitchen of Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Statue of Mori Ogai at his birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Statue of Mori Ogai at his birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Mori Ogai's birth home. 森鴎外旧宅Aug 02, 2018
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Tsuwano has signs in English.Aug 02, 2018
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Taikodani Inari shrine can be seen.Aug 02, 2018
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Tsuwano Castle ruins in Shimane.Aug 02, 2018
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Tsuwano Castle ruins on this mountain.Aug 02, 2018
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Walked along the river...Aug 02, 2018
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This torii leads to Taikodani Inari shrine, Tsuwano's main attraction. (See the separate album).Aug 02, 2018
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End of Tonomachi road.Aug 02, 2018
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Beautiful restrooms in Tsuwano.Aug 02, 2018
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Sagimai statue in Tsuwano, Shimane.Aug 02, 2018
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Sagimai statueAug 02, 2018
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This traditional builing was being renovated.Aug 02, 2018
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The famous koi carp in the roadside stream along Tono-machi road.Aug 02, 2018
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Inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会Aug 02, 2018
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Inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会Aug 02, 2018
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Stained glass inside Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会Aug 02, 2018
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Tsuwano Catholic Church dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier who visited Japan as a Christian missionary in 1549–50. 津和野カトリック教会Aug 02, 2018
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Another sight along Tono-machi road is the Tsuwano Catholic Church. 津和野カトリック教会Aug 02, 2018
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Tono-machi roadAug 02, 2018
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Red roof tiles are common in the San'in Region.Aug 02, 2018
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Tsuwano manhole Aug 02, 2018
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More traditional Japanese buildings on Tono-machi road.Aug 02, 2018
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White Heron is a symbol of Tsuwano.Aug 02, 2018
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About Sagimai White Heron Dance costumes.Aug 02, 2018
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Second floor of Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center explained the local Sagimai White Heron Dance.Aug 02, 2018
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Inside Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center.Aug 02, 2018
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Tsuwano's Japan Heritage Center is a small local museum.Aug 02, 2018
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Tono-machi road in early morning.Aug 02, 2018
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Even the Tsuwano Post Office looks fancy.Aug 02, 2018
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Entrance to Tono-machi road lined with traditional buildings. 殿町通りAug 02, 2018
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Library at Anno Art Museum.Aug 02, 2018
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Other parts of Anno Art Museum include an old-style classroom (from 1920s design) and planetarium.Aug 02, 2018
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First floor is the main exhibition space of Anno Art Museum. 安野光雅美術館Aug 02, 2018
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Lobby of Anno Art Museum.Aug 02, 2018
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Entrance to Anno Art Museum during New Year's.Aug 02, 2018
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Right across the street from the photo museum is another art museum dedicated to another local artist (illustrator) named Mitsumasa Anno.Anno Art Museum (opened in 2001), shows artworks by Mitsumasa Anno who was born and raised in Tsuwano. 安野光雅美術館Aug 02, 2018
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Shisei Kuwabara (b. 1936) is still alive and is originally from Tsuwano. He's a documentary photographer most famous for his Minamata disease photos (like W. Eugene Smith).Aug 02, 2018
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Inside Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum. It's a nice museum, but only one exhibition room, not huge, but it's large enough. Aug 02, 2018
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Inside Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum. The museum was originally a documentary photo museum and they asked Kuwabara if they could rename it in 2004. So it exhibits mainly his photos, although it does not preserve or possess his photos. So it's Aug 02, 2018
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Entrance to the photo museum in Tsuwano. The museum also houses the local tourist information office. 桑原史成写真美術館Aug 02, 2018
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In front of JR Tsuwano Station is the Shisei Kuwabara Photographics Museum that exhibits photos by documentary photographer Shisei Kuwabara who is from Tsuwano. Aug 02, 2018
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I really liked Tsuwano. It's a small town surrounded by steep mountains. It feels like a Swiss resort in the Alps. It has traditional buildings and the famous Inari Shrine. Photogenic place.Tsuwano is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).
JR Tsuwano StationAug 02, 2018
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