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Kishiki Shrine's priest conducts a prayer for each float.65 views
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The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Festival in Sept. has the danjiri floats pass by Kishiwada Castle.64 views
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Kishiwada Castle stone garden.63 views
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The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Festival in Sept. has the danjiri floats pass by Kishiwada Castle.62 views
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Panasonic Arena, the venue of the practice game between the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors and Panasonic Trians, a pro team in the Japan Basketball League. Near Hirakata Koen Station.62 views
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The Panasonic Arena is also apparently used as an auditorium. There were three courts. One was for volleyball.62 views
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The float pullers enter the shrine grounds for a short prayer.61 views
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Castle entrance.60 views
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Top floor of Kishiwada Castle tower.59 views
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Panasonic takes an early lead.59 views
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Spectator seats were mainly at the end of one goal.58 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha Hongu No. 2 shrine, National Treasure. Worships Nakatsutsu no Onomikoto (中筒男命). (第二本宮)58 views
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Kishiwada Castle tower (donjon). There is a rock garden in front.57 views
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View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle.57 views
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Hawaii warming up.57 views
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Panasonic got the ball at tipoff and scored first.57 views
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Carpet mural of the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Festival in the Danjiri Matsuri Museum.56 views
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Besides neon signs, shops, restaurants, and boardwalks, there are boat cruises along the canal in Dotonbori.56 views
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Larger beckoning cat figurines at Nankun-sha cat shrine at Sumiyoshi Taisha.56 views
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Giant pot along the way to the castle tower entrance.55 views
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View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle. Looking toward Kishiwada City Hall.54 views
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Warm-up period.54 views
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There was no MC, and no public announcements. Here they are exchanging gifts. Hawaii gave them something from Hilo Hattie's, a gift shop in Honolulu.54 views
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Playing basketball while sitting down.54 views
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Douglas Kurtz goes for a free throw.54 views
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Ebisubashi Bridge or the "pick-up" bridge. However, it is regularly patrolled by police to prevent solicitations.54 views
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Hawaii's coaching staff.53 views
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Dotonbori is Osaka's most famous evening entertainment district with neon lights, shops, restaurants, riverside boardwalks, boat rides, and big-city hustle and bustle.53 views
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Glico Man at Dotonbori.53 views
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Lots of tourists. Dotonbori is quite a spectacle at night.53 views
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View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle.52 views
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Hawaii huddle.52 views
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Trevor Wiseman for a free throw.52 views
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The Glico Man sign uses LED now. The tourists mimic the Glico Man's pose. The area is regularly patrolled by the police so it's less sleazy than before.52 views
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Rome's Colosseum and Glico Man.52 views
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Hawaii Head Coach Gib Arnold.51 views
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The Glico Man is also very famous in Asia, with many Asian tourists posing with it.51 views
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Gyoza restaurant in this retro area.51 views
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Boardwalks along the canal.51 views
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Lots of indoor shopping arcades.51 views
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Bunraku puppet displayed inside Shin-Osaka Station.51 views
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Large taiko shop (TaikoMasa) near Ashiharabashi Station on the Loop Line. This area has a number of taiko shops. Their quality taiko drums are made of zelkova wood (keyaki). They also make the taiko drums used in the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri.51 views
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Nankun-sha cat shrine (楠珺社). 51 views
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Tipoff was at 2 pm.50 views
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Panasonic had two American players (former UCLA star Charles O’Bannon, and former Virginia Tech player Adrian Custis) and three college players on loan.50 views
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Eiffel Tower and Glico Man.50 views
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Another Dotonbori icon is Kuidaore Taro, a mechanical drum-playing clown that used to be the mascot of a restaurant that has since closed.50 views
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Nankun-sha cat shrine altar (楠珺社). It promotes "Hattatsu" worship. At Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka. 初辰まいり50 viewsYou supposed to come here and worship monthly and collect a total of 48 cat figurines over a period of 24 years. Then you'll get the jackpot of family safety and business prosperity. It's based on a play of words with "48" (shijuhachi) that can be pronounced similarly to "shiju-hattatsu (始終発達) which means "constant advancement or development."
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Panasonic huddle.49 views
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So this clown was moved here, not far from its original location.49 views
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Sushi49 views
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Honolulu Coffee in Dotonbori, Osaka49 views
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Drunken man inside Shin-Osaka Station.49 views
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Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine, a secondary shrine of Sumiyoshi Taisha. The torii is unusual with the middle beam not sticking out the sides. 若宮八幡宮49 views
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Tiny beckoning cat figurines at Nankun-sha cat shrine at Sumiyoshi Taisha.49 views
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Interesting to watch how the background changes. 48 views
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Restaurant row is fun too. Crab restaurant Kani Dōraku's crab sign has been here since 1960.48 views
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Shin-Osaka Station's shinkansen turnstile.48 views
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Douglas Kurtz goes for a free throw.47 views
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Welcome to Dotonbori!47 views
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Lots of neon signs, like Ginza in Tokyo.47 views
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Rear view of Hongu No. 3 and No. 4 shrines. Sumiyoshi-zukuri architecture47 views
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Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine, a secondary shrine of Sumiyoshi Taisha. Worships Hachiman (Emperor Ojin), the guardian deity of the samurai. 若宮八幡宮47 viewsHachiman (Emperor Ojin) was the son of Empress Jingu.
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Otori Taisha shrine's Haiden worship hall on New Year's Day 2019, Sakai, Osaka. 拝殿47 views
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Otori Taisha shrine suffered major damage from Typhoon No. 21 in Sept.2018. Part of the roof on the main shrine was damaged.46 views
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Bento to Mixed Plate exhibition in 2001 at National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka.45 views
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Osaka subways are more international than in Tokyo. This destination sign is displayed in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. In Tokyo, we only see Japanese and English.43 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha is one of Japan's three most popular shrines during New Year's (Jan. 1 to 3) seeing over 2 million worshippers. The main shrines are National Treasures since they are built in the unique Sumiyoshi-zukuri style. 42 viewsNicknamed "Sumiyossan" by locals, Sumiyoshi Taisha is the headquarters shrine of all Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan, about 600 of them. Most are in central and western Japan. The shrine is a short walk from Sumiyoshi Taisha Station on the Nankai Line and Hankai Line tram station. These photos were taken on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2019, Year of the Boar.
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There is a rock garden in front.40 views
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Going through the Shop Nankai shopping arcade connected to the train station's exit.39 views
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From the train station platform before noon, we could see the crowd heading to the shrine. This crowd became less in the afternoon.38 views
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Sumiyoshi Park is across the train tracks from Sumiyoshi Taisha. Big park. 住吉公園37 views
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Kishiwada Castle tower (donjon). 36 views
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Hongu No. 1 shrine offertory pit.36 views
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Rear of Wakamiya Hachimangu.35 views
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Go left through that gate to exit and to see the "cat shrine."34 views
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Hongu No. 2 shrine with netting to protect the altar from flyimg coins. (第二本宮)34 views
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Hongu No. 3 shrine offertory pit.34 views
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Hongu No. 2 shrine offertory pit. A happy time for Shinto shrines. (第二本宮)33 views
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Pass through the first torii, then the taikobashi bridge.32 views
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Hongu No. 3 shrine. (第三本宮)32 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha Hongu No. 3 shrine, National Treasure. Worships Uwatsutsu no Onomikoto (表筒男命). (第三本宮)32 views
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Inside Nankun-sha cat shrine (楠珺社). 32 views
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About Hattatsu worship. 住吉大社 初辰まいり32 views
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About Hattatsu worship. 住吉大社 初辰まいり32 views
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The old and now -closed Sumiyoshi Koen Station for the tram.32 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha Station's Shop Nankai shopping arcade.32 views
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Inside JR Hanwa Line train.32 views
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It has graduated steps.31 views
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On Sorihashi Bridge (反橋).31 views
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Hongu No. 2 shrine. The Sumiyoshi-zukuri architecture has decorative ridgepoles.31 views
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Grand tree at Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka.31 views
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Grand tree at Sumiyoshi Taisha, Osaka.31 views
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Free serving of hot ginger tea. That was good. Clears your nasal passages.31 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha Station on the Nankai Line.31 views
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In front of Hongu No. 1 shrine, shielded with plastic so the coins don't hit the altar or people inside.30 views
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Back of No. 2 Hongu shrine. Striking contrast with the dark brown, front part of the shrine. (第二本宮)30 views
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Small shrine for a great tree.30 views
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Cat rice paddles.30 views
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Ama-zake was good too.30 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha Station on the Nankai Line.30 views
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Enter the shrine through the torii and gate ahead.29 views
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Crowd going to Hongu No. 1. You supposed to pray at Hongu No. 1 first, then you can pray at the other Hongu and secondary shrines. 29 views
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Hongu No. 1 shrine offertory pit.29 views
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People going to Hongu No. 1 shrine. Security staff direct and watch the crowd.29 views
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Omikuji paper fortunes on New Year's Day.29 views
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Hongu No. 2 shrine offertory pit. (第二本宮)29 views
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Hongu No. 2 shrine fence.29 views
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Regular ema prayer tablet with Sorihashi Bridge. ¥800 絵馬29 views
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New Year's souvenir arrows.29 views
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Hankai Line tram at Sumiyoshi Torii-mae stop in front of Sumiyoshi Taisha. 阪堺線 住吉鳥居前停留場29 views
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Hankai Line tram at Sumiyoshi Torii-mae stop in front of Sumiyoshi Taisha. 阪堺線 住吉鳥居前停留場29 views
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Enter the shrine through the torii and gate ahead.28 views
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Crowd going to Hongu No. 1. 28 views
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Hongu No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 shrines worship a trio of gods called Sumiyoshi Okami (住吉大神). They are gods of the sea, waka poetry, agriculture and industries, traditional archery, and even sumo wrestling.28 views
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Hongu No. 2 shrine. (第二本宮)28 views
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Hongu No. 4 shrine and Hongu No. 2 shrine.28 views
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Hongu No. 3 shrine in front of the altar protected by netting.28 views
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They have tiny, medium, and large cat statues that you can collect.28 views
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Small cat figurines for sale.28 views
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Offertor pit at Haiden worship hall on New Year's Day 2019.28 views
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Omikuji28 views
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Otori shopping arcade.28 views
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One bottleneck was here, the tram line crossing. The crowd had to stop here whenever a tram passed through. The shrine is straight ahead.27 views
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Going up the shrine's arch bridge called Sorihashi (反橋).27 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha's main shrine consists of four shrines named Hongu No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 (本宮). Each Hongu is dedicated to a different deity and all four Hongu shrines are National Treasures. First you see Hongu No. 3 and 4 here. 27 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha Hongu No. 3 and No. 4 shrines. Both are National Treasures. Hongu No. 4 worships Jingu Kogo (Empress Jingu 神功皇后).(第三本宮・第四本宮)27 views
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Side view of Hongu No. 3.27 views
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Banners for the Nankun-sha cat shrine (楠珺社). It's behind Hongu No. 1.27 views
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Decorative paddles with a cat.27 views
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Food stalls on the way out.27 views
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The shrine is in the small forest named "Chigusa-no-mori." Not very many people were here so I thought it would be quick and easy to see this shrine. But I was wrong.27 views
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