 Most viewed - Torahime 虎姫 |
Torahime manhole, Nagahama, Shiga Pref.237 views
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Cherry blossoms along the Kasumitei riverbank.172 views
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Mt. Ibuki can be seen from almost everywhere in Torahime.92 views
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Tiger Princess Shrine at Torahime Station. (Torahime literally means "Tiger Princess.")82 views
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Memorial for the war dead81 views
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Tiger Princess statue 76 views
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Arrival at JR Torahime Station on the JR Hokuriku Main Line.67 views
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Front entrance to Torahime High School, one of Shiga's most excellent schools, boasting Shiga's highest rate of college-bound students.64 views
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Torahime High School in the distance, next to rice paddies.63 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Torahime. Gansan Daishi temple can also be seen.57 views
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Inside the new Torahime Station56 views
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Maruyama Tumulus in Torahime, Nagahama.55 views
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In Oct. 2005, some people came here to pray for Osaka's Hanshin Tigers baseball team to win the Japan Series against the Chiba Lotte Marines who later won the series in a four-game sweep. The Tigers never won a game in the series.55 views
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Exhibition inside Jiyukan Hall53 views
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Tourist map of Torahime52 views
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Garden at Jiyukan Hall51 views
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Jiyukan Hall is a gathering place with rooms for rent and an exhibition space. 時遊館51 views
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Panels explaining local history.51 views
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Main drag of Torahime51 views
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Seated Kannon statue inside Kannon-do Hall. The hall is not normally open, so permission is needed to view it. 木造聖観音坐像 51 views
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Lounge with picture windows showing views of Mt. Ibuki.50 views
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Takawa River Culvert monument48 views
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Bridge over Kojigawa River.48 views
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The new Torahime Station on JR Hokuriku Main Line48 views
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Torahime Station48 views
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Roadside shrine48 views
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Gomura Betsuin Gate. The Hondo main hall was reconstructed in 1730 and the front gate was built in 1674. MAP48 views
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Maruyama Tumulus monument47 views
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Mt. Ibuki as seen from Torahime in winter.47 views
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Kojigawa River. The Takawa Culvert is directly below this river.47 views
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Torahime Station platform and sign47 views
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Built in a loghouse-style. All wood.47 views
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Tourist map of Torahime47 views
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Takawa River 田川47 views
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Gomura Betsuin, Hondo Main Hall. Torahime's most noted sight and an Important Cultural Property is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo Shinshu Sect's Otani School (Higashi Hongwanji).47 views
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Gansan Daishi47 views
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Jiyukan Hall46 views
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Entrance to Takawa River Culvert originally built in 1885 to direct the Takawa River to flow under another river called Kojigawa. The current culvert was rebuilt in 1966. MAP46 views
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Mizuhiki Shrine. "Mizuhiki" means "to draw water."46 views
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Be photographed as a Tiger Princess46 views
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Inside the Italian restaurant at Torahime Station.46 views
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Bicycle parking at Torahime Station46 views
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Takawa River 田川46 views
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Gyokusenji or Gansan Daishi temple 玉泉寺46 views
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Gomura Betsuin belfry46 views
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Jiyukan Hall45 views
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Map of the culvert project. The culvert was built to prevent flooding from three rivers flowing through the town.45 views
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Tiger Princess statue outside the Torahime Station45 views
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Umahashi Bridge うまはし45 views
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Monument marking the site of Lord Yamauchi Kazutoyo's first fief which was in Torahime.45 views
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Gansan Daishi temple, the current Hondo main hall was reconstructed in 1780.45 views
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Kannon-do Hall housing a seated Kannon statue. 観音堂45 views
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Maruyama Tumulus next to Jiyukan Hall. MAP44 views
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Mizuhiki Shrine near the Takawa River Culvert. 水引神社44 views
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Mt. Ibuki and a "tiger stripe" barrel.44 views
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Gyokusenji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai Sect, commonly called Gansan Daishi, after the priest Gansan Daishi 元三大師 (912-985) whose birthplace is near the temple. MAP44 views
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Gansan Daishi belfry44 views
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Gansan Daishi44 views
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New event space called "Coco," opened in March 2008, across from Torahime Station43 views
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Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳42 views
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Exhibition inside Jiyukan Hall42 views
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Other side of Takawa Culvert.42 views
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"Torahime Tiger Princess, the Goddess of Victory"42 views
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Gansan Daishi42 views
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The Takawa River flows on to Lake Biwa.41 views
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Rainfall gauge41 views
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Gansan Daishi entered the priesthood at age 17 on Mt. Hiei's Enryakuji temple. In 966, he became the 18th head priest of the Tendai Sect at Enryakuji.40 views
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