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I still prefer real, human mascots of the feminine kind...62 views
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Main building of Rakurakuen.62 views
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Top floor of Hikone Castle's Nishinomaru turret.62 views
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The boat is powered by very silent, battery-powered outboard motors.61 views
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Signs next to the torii61 views
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Fureai no Yakata, a gift shop (closed)61 views
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A private house sits on the Honjin site.61 views
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Enshoji temple in Takamiya-juku, Hikone.61 views
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View from the main hall of Enshoji.61 views
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Takamiya temple61 views
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"Lake Biwa: Life-giving Water"61 views
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Created by Ibuki High School's art dept.61 views
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Inflatable sumo wrestler61 views
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Start of the Hikone Castle Parade on Nov. 3. Boy Scouts help out by carrying signs.61 views
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Verse 560 viewsOne of the verses mentions an "old castle" which most likely refers to Hikone Castle. This monument commemorates the song and that verse 5.
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji stayed here.60 views
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Path to Enshoji temple's main hall.60 views
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I attended the 3 pm show which was the only show when famous singer Hashi Yukio would appear and sing with the mascot characters. Admission was 1,000 yen. ゆるキャラ大集合60 views
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Hikone Bunka Plaza's Grand Hall. Still photography was permitted, but no videos and tripods. The event was a stage show of all the mascot characters appearing on stage. They held three shows on this day. ひこね市文化プラザ グランドホ60 views
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Hikone Castle moat on the way to Shiga University.60 views
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Inside the main lobby of the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone.60 views
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Lanterns along the river bank.60 views
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It certainly gives you a different perspective of the castle as you see the moat, castle tower, and bridges from the water. The ride costs 1,200 yen.59 views
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The second yakata-bune boat. They referred to old drawings, etc., and carefully built the boat to resemble Edo-Era yakata-bune.59 views
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Main hall of Enshoji.59 views
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View from the main hall of Enshoji.59 views
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The tent art was 170 meters long on the same road, stretching from the temple to Takamiya Primary School.59 views
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Shirabyoshi dancers from the Heian Period.59 views
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Sarugaku entertainers from the Omi Sarugaku Taga-za troupe. 猿楽59 views
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Assembly Hall59 views
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Entrance to JCMU. It is right next to the Hikone View Hotel (formerly Hikone Prince Hotel).59 views
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End of the 50-min. ride. It was pleasant, and highly recommended. Boat landing for the Hikone-jo Ohori Meguri boat ride is near the entrance to Genkyu-en Garden.58 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways Museum, a pantograph58 viewsThis museum in Hikone closed and reopened inside Yokaichi Station in Higashi-Omi.
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Waki Honjin on the right.58 views
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Takamiya temple's Hondo main hall 高宮寺58 views
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Baikamo flowers of Samegai.58 views
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Hashi Yukio's "Yuru-Kyara Ondo" CD was also on sale in the hall lobby as well as Yuru-kyara books autographed by Miura Jun.58 views
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Mito Komon58 views
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They had a lot more mascot characters than the previous year.58 views
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Soldiers from the Ii clan.58 views
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The Hikone Gun Battalion in formation for a firing demo.58 views
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Shishimai lion dance58 views
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Shiga University is alongside the moat of Hikone Castle.58 views
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Entrance to Shiga University, Hikone Campus. It is a national university. (Not to be confused with University of Shiga Prefecture operated by the prefecture.)58 views
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Corridor back to west side of Hikone Station.58 views
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The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) is a study abroad program operated by the State of Michigan and Shiga.58 views
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The Hikone Floating Lantern Festival (Manto Nagashi) is held on August 6 along Serigawa River. I saw it in 2006. 58 views
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This center square is actually the roof of the cafeteria.58 views
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Otemon Bridge57 views
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Meanwhile, outside the Hikone Bunka Plaza Hall were hordes of people crowding around the mascot characters.57 views
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Mimi-chan from Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka Pref. A female flower promoting Minami-ku. Notice the bee on her forehead. みみちゃん (大阪 堺市南区)57 views
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A daimyo57 views
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Inside the main lobby of the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone.57 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.57 views
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Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument for Verse 5, three stone monuments.56 viewsThe song is about the boys rowing around Lake Biwa while mentioning famous places like Otsu (the starting point), Omi-Maiko (Omatsu), Imazu, Chikubushima, Nagahama, and Chomeiji.
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Nakasendo Road in Takamiya, near the Honjin (left) and Enshoji Temple (right).56 views
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Then they introduced Miura Jun (right), the man who coined the word "yuru-kyara."56 views
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Adjacent to the Castle Road is Yonbancho Square shopping mall which was also crawling with mascot characters. 四番町スクエア56 views
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Assembly Hall, a stately building.56 views
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A good collection of artifacts related to Omi shonin.56 views
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Corridor to east exit.56 views
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Campus map. The largely flat, rectangular campus is quite near the shore of Lake Biwa in a rural fishing neighborhood called Hassaka (八坂町) in Hikone.56 views
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Scale model of University of Shiga Prefecture.56 views
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Auditorium56 views
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Library56 views
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Inside the library (school ID required to enter).56 views
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Heading toward Otemon Gate/Bridge55 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum display panels55 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Toriimoto (64th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. 55 views
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In the auditorium lobby, companies were holding a recruiting fair when I visited in Jan. 2016.55 views
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The moat comes complete with ducks. The university has a duck club that takes care of the ducks.55 views
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Cafeteria seats over 600. Crowded during lunch time. Visitors can eat here too.55 views
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My lunch with fried chicken.55 views
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The lecture hall is all wood.55 views
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A pen with USP imprinted. The only USP merchandise I found in the university store.55 views
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Going under Otemon Bridge. Wooden boards protect the bridge posts from the boat.54 views
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Boat landing is near the entrance to Genkyu-en Garden.54 views
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Hardly anyone patronized the booths. Everyone was busy chasing after and photographing numerous mascot characters. Over 70,000 people attended the festival during the three days. 夢京橋キャッスルロード54 views
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The Faculties of Economics and Education are here in Hikone. The other campus is in Otsu. Map of the Hikone Campus.54 views
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Snake swimming in the moat.54 views
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Eatery decorated with beautiful wisteria in Hikone.54 views
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Hikoneguchi Station platform for Kibukawa.54 views
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Inside Hikoneguchi Station with turnstile visible, before the building was torn down in Aug. 2014.54 views
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Near the bus stop is this information booth. You can get directions here.54 views
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The most distinctive structure and symbol of the school is a tower nicknamed "Pencil Tower." 54 views
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Nursing school54 views
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The cafeteria is downstairs on the right.54 views
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The meals are cheap.54 views
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At the exchange program office, flags of some of USP's partner universities adorn the wall.54 views
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Engineering school54 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.54 views
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Takeshima island.54 views
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Ohmi Railways Museum at Hikone Station east exit.53 views
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Ohmi Railways trains on display53 views
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The lanterns will float down Serigawa River.53 views
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There was a small platform for an altar.53 views
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The festival climaxed with fireworks.53 views
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Niagara Falls fireworks.53 views
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Hikoneguchi Station.53 views
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Hikone Serikawa Station. ひこね芹川駅53 views
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University of Shiga Prefecture was founded in 1995, so the buildings still look new and modern.53 views
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Gymnasium53 views
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Near the University of Shiga Prefecture is Kiwada Shrine dedicated to Susanou-no-mikoto and Emperor Chuai for protection against stormy winds and for a good harvest.53 views
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Hassaka neighborhood near Lake Biwa shore. Short walk from the University of Shiga Prefecture. Hassaka is an old fishing village.53 views
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About Kiwada Shrine.53 views
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Otemon Bridge52 views
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The boat includes a narrator who explains about the castle and moat and swans.52 views
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Black swan in Hikone Castle's moat, a gift from Mito in Ibraraki Prefecture.52 views
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Inside Ohmi Railways Museum, rail gauges.52 views
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Shiga University's Archives Museum centers mainly on Omi shonin merchants.52 views
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Tanabata decorations in Hikone.52 views
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Tanabata decorations in Hikone.52 views
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University of Shiga Prefecture (USP or Shiga Kenritsu Daigaku 滋賀県立大学). It's a 15-min. bus ride from JR Minami-Hikone Station.52 views
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Bridge over the moat.52 views
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Order food here.52 views
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Cafe is also pleasant.52 views
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Corridor in the new lecture hall.52 views
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Arches at Human Cultures school52 views
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Los of bicycles.52 views
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