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Across the platform is a Railway Shop for train-related gifts exclusive to Tokyo.6 views
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In the center is the “Magic is Might” monument depicting Muggles (non-magical people) crushed under the weight of a witch and wizard atop a marble column. 6 views
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Studio Shop rooms guarded by Voldemort’s snake Nagini.6 views
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Food Hall (with floating candles) for British food near the studio entrance.6 views
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Members of the Princess Kazunomiya procession are introduced on stage at around 2 pm. The procession ends at around 3 pm at Kido-ato (木戸跡). Thanks to A. Shimamura for these photos.6 views
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Near Cape Chikyu, Tokkarisho scenic point has dramatic sea cliffs. トッカリショ展望台6 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle turret and autumn foliage still green.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle corner turret and autumn foliage.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle corner turret and autumn foliage.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle corner turret and autumn foliage.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle corner turret and autumn foliage.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle corner turret and autumn foliage.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle corner turret and autumn foliage.5 views
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Lots of autumn colors along the way.5 views
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View of Gujo-Hachiman in autumn, south of Yoshida River.5 views
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Red maples behind the main tower.5 views
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About Jion-zenji Temple. It worships Yakushi, the healing Buddha.5 views
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Nice pine tree at Jionji Temple.5 views
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Ginkgo tree at a neighborhood temple.5 views
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About the Gujo Odori dance.5 views
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Past Gujo Odori PR posters.5 views
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Sogisui natural spring.5 views
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About Yoshida and Nagara Rivers.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle and Anyoji Temple as seen from the street.5 views
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Second floor of Machinami Koryukan museum.5 views
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Blueprint plans of Gujo-Hachiman Castle's reconstructed main tower.5 views
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Small alley to Sogisui natural spring. The Kitamachi area of Gujo-Hachiman is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).5 views
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Homes along Kodara River.5 views
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Kodara River looking downstream.5 views
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Old-style mailbox.5 views
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Traditional townscape along a neighborhood called Kajiya-machi where the town's craftsmen lived and worked. 鍛冶屋町5 views
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Red water bucket to put out fires.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Castle seen from the street.5 views
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Daijoji Temple in autumn. 大乗寺5 views
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Daijoji Temple in autumn. 大乗寺5 views
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Daijoji Temple in autumn. 大乗寺5 views
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Daijoji Temple in autumn. 大乗寺5 views
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Yoshida River in Gujo-Hachiman looking upstream. There are also cherry blossoms in spring.5 views
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Yoshida River in Gujo-Hachiman looking downstream toward Nagara River.5 views
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In front of the former Hachiman Town Hall is this monument marking the origin of the Gujo Odori Dance.5 views
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Gift shop inside Former Hachiman Town Hall.5 views
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Hida Coffee, locally produced coffee milk.5 views
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Cafe menu. Reasonable prices.5 views
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Gujo-Hachiman Post Office on the left.5 views
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Former Hayashi Clinic. It was closed when I visited.5 views
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Fake sushi on key chains.5 views
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Yanaka Mizu no Komichi5 views
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Real soba.5 views
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Walking to Enakyo. The tourist information lady gave me a map to walk to Enakyo. Easy to follow.5 views
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Although I was rewarded with these red maples, one-hour is kind of a long walk. Slight uphill too.5 views
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Finally, the Enakyo sign.5 views
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Enakyo marker sign.5 views
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Enakyo bus stop.5 views
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If you take a bus, get off here at Enakyo Koen-mae. Also check the return bus schedule. Buses run very infrequently.5 views
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Inside Enakyo Visitors Center.5 views
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Sights and wildlife in Enakyo Gorge.5 views
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Sazanami Park has a small peninsula with a walking path lined with maple trees (and cherry trees).5 views
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On the right side of Sazanami Park, Ena-kyo Wonderland can be seen on the mountain. An amusement park, closed for winter from Nov. to Feb..5 views
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Most maple trees aren't that large, but the river in the background makes them scenic.5 views
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Lookout point on Sazanami Park.5 views
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Bus to Ena Station (about 15 min.). They run very infrequently, so be sure to check the return bus schedule.5 views
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Tarumi Line starts here at JR Ogaki Station on the JR Tokaido Line. You can buy Tarumi Line tickets on the platform when transferring from a JR train.5 views
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This Somon Gate (総門) marks the start of the path leading to Tanigumi-san. The shuttle bus stop is slightly beyond this gate.5 views
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Stone marker for the 33rd and last temple on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage temple in western Japan (西国三十三所).5 views
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Tanigumi-san bell tower.5 views
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Tanigumi-san bell tower and shrine.5 views
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Oizurudo is where pilgrims who completed the 33-temple Saigoku pilgrimage offer their pilgrimage implements. (笈摺堂)5 views
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Old group photo of pilgrims who completed the Saigoku Pilgrimage here.5 views
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Origami cranes at Koyasu-do and Oizurudo.5 views
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Mangan stone lantern and Kannon statue5 views
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This tanuki near Mangando looks pregnant. But it cannot be pregnant because it's male. Not sure why it has an extra large stomach. No explanation.5 views
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Big belly tanuki.5 views
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Maples facing the Mangando hall.5 views
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Niomon Gate5 views
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Walking back to the bus stop in late afternoon light.5 views
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Shuttle bus back to the train station.5 views
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Bus ride to Ibi Station.5 views
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Although this big bridge is right in front, most people don't seem to mind it.5 views
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Near Naha's beach, Naminoue Shrine (波上宮). Major Shinto shrine in Naha. Looks very Okinawan. http://naminouegu.jp/english.html5 views
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Naminoue Shrine roof.5 views
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Inside Naminoue Shrine's Haiden, a ceremony taking place.5 views
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Naminoue Shrine office.5 views
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Commodore Perry Landing Monument is in the distance. The cemetery has locked gates so we can't enter it. Not really a tourist attraction, but it can be clearly viewed from outside the low fence.5 views
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At Tomari Port, ticket office for Tokashiki island.5 views
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Overpass passageway from the airport terminal to Yui Rail's Naha Airport Station.5 views
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station turnstile.5 views
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Yui Rail schedule for Naha Airport Station. It's quite frequent from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm.5 views
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Waiting area at Naha Airport gate.5 views
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Japan Transocean Air (JTA) Boeing 737-800.5 views
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Habu Museum has many interesting exhibits about the habu. There's also some English.5 views
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Super Eisa Show is performed three times a day for 30 min. スーパーエイサーショー5 views
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About Uezu Residence. 上州家5 views
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Botom end of the noborigama sloping kiln where the fire starts and the heat climbs up the kiln.5 views
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Urasoe Castle is the site of Hacksaw Ridge, made famous by the recent movie.5 viewsHacksaw Ridge was a WWII battle site where the Japanese army fought off US troops encroaching from below the cliff. The Americans named it "Hacksaw Ridge." It was part of the defense of Shuri Castle where the Japanese Army was headquartered.
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Hacksaw Ridge has thick vegetation growing on the cliffside, so we cannot see the hacksaw shape. The Japanese name translates as "Maeda Escarpment" (前田高地). This is a National Historic Site.5 views
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From Urasoe Castle, there's no trail going down the Hacksaw Ridge cliff.5 views
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Yui Rail train near Urasoe-Maeda Station.5 views
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Yui Rail train arriving Urasoe-Maeda Station.5 views
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Front of YS-11A. 日本航空機製造 YS-11A-500R 中型輸送機5 views
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About the Wright Flyer, the world's first powered airplane.5 views
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View of Salmson 2A2's tail underneath. It's hollow. 乙式一型偵察機（サルムソン2A2）5 views
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About Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien fighter. 三式戦闘機二型「飛燕」（川崎キ61-II改）5 views
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Airplane design drafting table and implements.5 views
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川崎 ハ140エンジン（「飛燕」二型搭載）5 views
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Very impressive lineup of planes on both sides. A few also hang from the ceiling.5 views
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UF-XS Experimental Flying Boat based on Grumman UF-1 Albatross. UF-XS実験飛行艇5 views
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Open door of UF-XS Experimental Flying Boat.5 views
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Lockheed T-33A5 views
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Lockheed T-33A cockpit.5 views
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Fuji T-1B5 views
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F-104J Starfighter5 views
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Mitsubishi T-2 Blue Impulse aerobatic team jet from 1981. Retired in 1995. The Blue Impulse aerobatic team gave air shows at Gifu Airbase.5 views
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Mitsubishi T-2 Blue Impulse aerobatic jet.5 views
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Research jet. T-2CCV研究機5 views
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NAL Asuka STOL Research Aircraft5 views
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Kawasaki-Hughes OH-6J helicopter. I remember seeing this in movies.5 views
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H-II two-stage rocket made with 100% Japanese technologies.5 views
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Epsilon rocket.5 views
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NASA astronaut spacesuit and propulsion unit (actual size). 宇宙服と宇宙遊泳噴射装置（1/1模型）5 views
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NASA astronaut spacesuit and propulsion unit (actual size). 宇宙服と宇宙遊泳噴射装置（1/1模型）5 views
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Japan's Kibo experiment module (full-scale replica) for International Space Station (ISS). We can go inside. 日本実験棟「きぼう」5 views
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Mohri Mamoru became the first Japanese astronaut to be sent by Japan's space program in Sept. 1992. The first Japanese astronaut to travel on the US Space Shuttle (Endeavour) where he worked in Spacelab-J.5 viewsThe third Japanese in space was the first Japanese and first Asian woman in space, Mukai Chiaki, a cardiovascular surgeon.
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Section S5 is about space probes to learn more about the origin of space and life.5 views
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If you're coming from Meitetsu Nagoya Station, you can transfer at Inuyama Station to get on the Kakamigahara Line.5 views
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The first major sight in Mieji-juku is Mie Shrine and Mieji Kannon Temple. 美江神社5 views
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This is where the original Kosatsu official bulletin board was located outside Mie Shrine. A replica is within the shrine grounds.5 views
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Entrance to Mie Shrine and Mieji Kannon Temple at the corner of the road. 美江神社5 views
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Next to Mie Shrine is Mieji Kanzeon-do Hall. 観世音堂5 views
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Also at Mie Shrine is this replica of Mieji-juku's Kosatsu official bulletin board. 高札5 views
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Tokkoji Temple near Onomichi Station. 持光寺 5 views
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On Mukaishima island, the ferry to Onomichi. Onomichi Castle can be seen across the water.5 views
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After crossing the bridge, go left and you will soon see Furukama Falls. 古釜の滝5 views
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Kinugawa Onsen town.5 views
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View from my room on the top floor (9th floor).5 views
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Kinugawa Onsen Station.5 views
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Kinugawa Onsen Station.5 views
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View from Koyama Castle.5 views
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Fishing boat sailing past Manazuru Peninsula.5 views
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Niseko Hirafu has both easy and steep (moguls) slopes. ニセコ ヒラフ5 views
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Niseko Annupuri ski grounds has a different view of Mt. Yotei compared to Hirafu. ニセコアンヌプリ5 views
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Bihoro Pass is within Akan-Mashu National Park. 5 views
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Sunlight peeking through the clouds is reflected on the lake surface.5 views
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Beautiful shades of blue.5 views
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The mining operations here and in other nearby mountain quickly developed local industry in eastern Hokkaido which had been largely undeveloped.5 views
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Since there was no machinery in those days, mining operations were done manually with a pick and shovel. Prison labor was used for the mining. The sulphur was then loaded on horseback and boats to Kushiro.5 views
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After the mining operation closed in 1896, the Hokkaido government bought the railway. Today, this railway is connected to JR Senmo Line which opened in 1931.5 views
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The plum grove has walking paths across the slope.5 views
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Top of Kogesawa Bairin with benches and picnic area near the plum trees. 5 views
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Top of Kogesawa plum grove hill has this small area for picnickers. A few benches and tree stumps to sit on. Good idea to bring takeout food. Pleasant to have lunch here.5 views
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Top of Kogesawa Bairin. Plum tree branches seem to grow in random directions, but the tree always maintains its balance.5 views
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Kogesawa Bairin5 views
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Next plum grove was Tenjin Bairin. It's somewhat hidden behind trees, but there's a sign and bridge to get there.5 views
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About Takao Tenmangu Shrine. Plum blossoms are associated with Sugawara Michizane because he once wrote a poem for his beloved plum blossoms that "flew through the air" to follow him when he was exiled to Dazaifu, Fukuoka.5 views
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Next to Tenjin Bairin is this reforestation area.5 views
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Boating on Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido.5 views
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Boats for rent at Sunayu, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido. In winter, the lake freezes over.5 views
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Next was Kozuka-yama Park. There are restrooms. 小塚山公園5 views
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Kozuka-yama Park was still under construction. 小塚山公園5 views
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Sawara Park, we walked through here.5 views
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Signage for the hiking trail.5 views
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Water hose manhole for firemen.5 views
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Some cherry blossoms along Junsai-ike Pond in late March. じゅん菜池5 views
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Cherry blossoms along Junsai-ike Pond in late March. じゅん菜池5 views
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Places to sit in the park.5 views
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Satomi Park also has the Akedo Kofun burial mound complete with two stone coffins exposed on the mound. 明戸古墳石棺5 views
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The Akedo Kofun burial mound stone coffins date from the 6th century. They were discovered in 1479. The dirt mound over the coffins fell away to expose the coffins which contained samurai armor, swords, etc. 明戸古墳石棺5 views
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Map of Satomi Park. The burial mound is on the upper part next to the red, dotted oval on the map. The park is next to Edogawa River.5 views
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Satomi Park, near the burial mound.5 views
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Marker indicating Ichikawa city's highest point (elevation). A whopping 30.1 meters above sea level.5 views
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