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Going back down through the torii gates.35 views
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Walking further along the picturesque river.35 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 柳の木35 views
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The traditional building is Yanagi-yu. 柳湯35 views
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The hot spring water came from the bottom of a willow tree for this public bath. Wooden interior.35 views
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It says "Kinosaki Onsen well matches people in yukata."35 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). It means "Imperial Palace Hot Spring." Open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed on the first and third Thursdays of the month.35 views
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On a side street, the Mandala-yu (Mandara-yu) public bath. Open 3:00 pm–11:00 pm, closed Wed. Has close connection with the priest Dochi (道智上人) considered to be the founder of Kinosaki Onsen in the 8th century.35 views
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Niomon Gate to Onsenji's Yakushido Hall. 仁王門35 views
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Hot spring foot bath in Kinosaki Onsen.35 views
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After 11 min., the eggs were perfectly soft boiled. A niftly tool cut away the top portion of the egg shell. Sprinkle some salt and yummy!35 views
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On the summit of Mt. Daishi is this ropeway station with a cafe inside and lookout deck on the roof.35 views
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Lookout deck on the roof of the ropeway station.35 views
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Crab monument. For all the crabs that are caught and eaten every year in northern Hyogo. かに塚35 views
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Golden Jibodai Kannon built in Oct. 2007. 慈母観音像35 views
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Ring of wisdom. Throw clay dishes to the target. かわらけ投げ35 views
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Not much to see on the summit except for the lookout deck. So we go back down to Onsenji midway. 山頂駅 (大師山山頂駅)35 views
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About Onsenji Temple.35 views
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Entrance lobby of Kou-no-Yu. Shoe lockers on the left, and entrance to the women's bath on the right. 鴻の湯35 views
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Otani River and willow trees.35 views
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Room showing farm tools.34 views
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Travel routes from Japan to South America.34 views
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History of the emigrant center: 2007-200934 views
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Emigrant's living quarters.34 views
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Exhibition room showing emigration photos.34 views
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Kobe Port34 views
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Kobe Port34 views
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Kobe Port Tower view of Kobe and Rokko mountains.34 views
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View of Kobe and Rokko mountains from Kobe Port Tower.34 views
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Another lookout deck.34 views
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Kobe Port Emigrant Ship Boarding Monument34 views
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Kobe's emigrant history.34 views
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Vending machines in Chinese.34 views
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Trash talk34 views
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This was a Saturday, which happened to be the most crowded evening for the lights. About 559,000 people came to see Kobe Luminarie this Sat. evening. Even before 4:30 pm, the crowd starts near Motomachi Station.34 views
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Some lights on trees next to Daimaru. The line proceeded pretty quickly after the lights turned on at 5 pm on Sat.34 views
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Galleria Coperta (ガレリアコペルタ).34 views
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People lined up to donate money and ring this bell.34 views
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The sidewalk lined with shops have a roof so we're okay even on rainy days.34 views
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Toyooka City Hall34 views
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Toyobra bag shop on Caban Street.34 views
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The theater's original front entrance that is not used anymore because of the road right in front. They now use a side entrance.34 views
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Dressing room.34 views
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Go downstairs to the basement too.34 views
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They turn the rotating stage by hand.34 views
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When visiting Toyooka, visiting Izushi is also highly recommended. Short bus ride from JR Toyooka Station to the Izushi bus stop here.34 views
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Castle moat.34 views
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East Corner Turret.34 views
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Izushi Castle's Honmaru34 views
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Entrance to the path of torii gates to Ariko-yama Inari Jinja Shrine atop Izushi Castle's main foundation. 有子山稲荷神社34 views
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The torii gate path goes along the east side of Izushi Castle.34 views
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Ferns and trees make the place solemn.34 views
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These five plates are not much for the average stomach. It was a good snack. 出石そば34 views
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Toyooka also has Kinosaki Onsen (城崎温泉), a hot spring only 10 min. away by train from Toyooka Station. It's one of the best onsen I've ever visited in Japan.34 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's main highlight are its seven public hot spring baths (sotoyu 外湯). Some of them look palatial, and they are all distinctly different, the baths, decor, etc.34 viewsKinosaki Onsen has a long history of 1,300 years. A favorite hot spring for centuries.
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JR Kinosaki Onsen Station on the JR San'in Line.34 views
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Next to JR Kinosaki Onsen Station is one of the seven celebrated public baths. This one is named Sato-no-Yu Onsen. Chinese-style building that includes a cold bath. Open 1:00 pm–9:00 pm, closed Mon. さとの湯34 views
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Sato-no-Yu Onsen さとの湯34 views
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Walking further along the main drag, some pictureque buildings. Kinosaki Onsen is a compact hot spring town, most things are within walking distance.34 views
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The main drag of Kinosaki Onsen goes along the Otani River (Otanigawa) lined with pretty willow trees. 大谿川34 views
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Even the convenience stores were designed to blend in with the local townscape. 34 views
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About Jizo-yu. 地蔵湯34 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's roadside shrines for Kishimojin goddess and Life-prolonging Jizo for the protection of children. 鬼子母善神34 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. Went in this one. 一の湯34 views
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Inside Ichinoyu public bath. Men's bath entrance on the left. 一の湯34 views
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The building is right next to a rock wall.34 views
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Walking further along the mian drag.34 views
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Next public bath looks like a Buddhist temple or palace. It's Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). 34 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).34 views
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Entrnce hall of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). Men's entrance on the right. The outdoor bath faced a waterfall. Very nice. I got no bath photos because a few naked men were there.34 views
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Near Mandarayu is Gokurakuji Temple, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple. It worships Amida Nyorai. 本堂34 views
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Walking further toward Onsenji Temple.34 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source.34 views
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Hot spring foot bath. There are so many free foot baths in Kinosaki Onsen.34 views
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The gift shop had onsen eggs for sale. Locally-grown, organic raw eggs. This was popular.34 views
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Welcome to Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway.34 views
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Midway is the Onsenji Station.34 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.34 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.34 views
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"Onsenji" means "Hot Spring Temple." 温泉寺34 views
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They charge a small admission for a guided tour to see the Kannon statue in the Hondo main hall's altar.34 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda34 views
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First floor of Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.34 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda.34 views
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Otagaki Shiro is also famous for building Kurobe Dam completed in 1963 in Toyama Prefecture to supply electric power to the Kansai Region. He also proposed building Japan's first nuclear power plant at Mihama, Fukui Prefecture completed in 1970.34 views太田垣士郎翁資料館
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Approaching Kobe Port Tower, built in 1963 on the fringe of the waterfront Meriken Park.33 views
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Kobe Port Tower pillar. Amazingly thin.33 views
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Window looking down.33 views
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About Meriken Pier.33 views
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Nankinmachi, Kobe's Chinatown.33 views
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Joined the line at about 4:45 pm. The lights were to turn on at 5 pm.33 views
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The line formed along these wide roads that were blocked off from traffic. 33 views
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Near Daimaru Dept. Store at around 5 pm. We were to turn left before Daimaru. This area used to be Kobe's foreigner settlement in the late 19th century.33 views
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Kobe Luminarie's Cassa Armonica (カッサ・アルモニカ).33 views
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Vintage building housing a restaurant.33 views
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How Toyooka became a bag-producing city. 33 views
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Artisan Avenue sells high-end bags of all kinds made in Toyooka. These ones are similar to the ones that were first made in Toyooka.33 views
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Even the mail box on Caban Street is designed like a bag...33 viewsTheir official website: http://cabanst.com/
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The theater is in Izushi's National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).33 views
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The hanamichi on the left. You can walk on it too.33 views
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Booth for instrument players.33 views
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Dressing room.33 views
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In Japanese, Izushi is written as 出石 which we may normally pronounce in other ways. So even the local bus makes its clear with hiranaga on how it's pronounced. Very unusual pronunciation.33 views
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The Izushi bus stop is conveniently located near Izushi Castle.33 views
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Izushi Castle is on a low hill. Only some steps to climb.33 views
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Some stone walls and foundations still remain.33 views
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Reconstructed West Corner Turret. 西隅櫓33 views
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Castle wall.33 views
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East Corner Turret.33 views
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Izushi Castle's Honmaru has a large stone foundation for the main tower,33 views
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Torii gates to Ariko-yama Inari Jinja Shrine atop Izushi Castle's main foundation. 有子山稲荷神社33 views
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Shinkoro Clock Tower as seen from Izushi Castle.33 views
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About the Samurai residence.33 views
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Scenic train ride from Toyooka to Kinosaki Onsen.33 views
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The second public bath I came across is Jizo-yu.33 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen spa.33 views
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Very nice outdoor bath. Large entrance hall or lobby of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).33 views
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Sights near Onsenji Temple.33 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway car. Mostly standing room only. Note that the ropeway is closed on the second anf fourth Thursdays of the month.33 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall.33 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda at the top of the stairs.33 views
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Onsenji Temple and the ropeway station.33 views
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1st floor of Kobe Port Tower.32 views
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About Meriken Park.32 views
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The pier that damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 has been retained as is.32 views
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Nankinmachi, Kobe's Chinatown.32 views
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For 10 evenings every December near JR Motomachi Station in Kobe, the beautiful Kobe Luminarie holiday lights are displayed amid massive crowds. This is Motomachi Station with a banner pointing the way.32 views
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Passing by Ikuta Shrine's torii.32 views
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This park has twin walls of lights called "Spalliera" (スパッリエーラ). It's like a decorated backboard.32 views
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There were also souvenir booths in the park.32 views
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The street in front of Toyooka Station is lined with shops too. Sun Stork Avenue.32 views
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The area near JR Toyooka Station is also nice for walking around. In front of the station is Aity, a shopping complex. Where I went for groceries and dinner.32 views
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Always a reminder of what this city is famous for. Oriental white stork tiles on the sidealk.32 views
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Toyobra bag shop on Caban Street.32 views
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There are many bag companies here, most are high-end bags costing tens of thousands of yen. Some of them supply materials to world-famous bag makers.32 views
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Caban Street also had this place to repair or clean your bag.32 views
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The hanamichi on the left. You can walk on it too and feel like a kabuki actor...32 views
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Stage wheels on a rail.32 views
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Stone work on Izushi Castle.32 views
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Izushi Castle's West Corner Turret.32 views
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Ariko-yama Inari Jinja Shrine atop Izushi Castle's main foundation. 有子山稲荷神社 32 views
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Atop Izushi Castle's main foundation also gives great views of Izushi.32 views
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Jizo-yu public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. Open 7:00 am–11:00 pm, closed Fri. 地蔵湯32 views
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Ichinoyu's outdoor bath is in a small cavern.32 views
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Kiyamachi Koji shopping complex.32 views
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Side street has a Benzaiten shrine. Benzaiten is the goddess of water and music.32 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's rock garden.32 views
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Gokurakuji Temple32 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's main hall was rebuilt in 1921 after a fire in 1912 destroyed the previous hall. 本堂32 views
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Lower lookout deck.31 views
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Kobe Port Emigrant Ship Boarding Monument31 views
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The pier that damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 has been retained as is.31 views
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Kobe Motomachi shopping arcade across from Daimaru Dept. Store.31 views
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Well before 5 pm, people already lined up and waited to see Kobe Luminarie. "Luminarie" means "illuminations" in Italian.31 views
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Kobe Luminarie finally in sight. Everybody was amazed and thrilled as we got closer and closer...31 views
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Entrance called the Frontone (フロントーネ). It looks like a cathedral. Very impressive.31 views
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Tunnel of lights called the Galleria Coperta (ガレリアコペルタ). It goes on for 50 meters. They are all LED lights, 510,000 of them.31 views
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Side of the Galleria.31 views
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Kobe Luminarie is made possible by many corporate sponsors and donations from the public. When you put in a coin, etc., into the front slot, the box lights up and I think the doll inside dances or something.31 views
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After the Galleria, you end up at a large park called Higashi Yuenchi (東遊園地). The park has more lights. Very impressive. 31 views
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Flanked by twin Pisa-like towers, the center had the Cassa Armonica (カッサ・アルモニカ).31 views
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Kobe Luminarie's Cassa Armonica (カッサ・アルモニカ).31 views
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Promoting Rugby World Cup in 2019. Kobe is one of the venues.31 views
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Caban Street is lined with several bag shops. カバンストリート31 views
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Nice bags at Artisan Avenue.31 views
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Reconstructed West Corner Turret. 西隅櫓31 views
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Reconstructed West Corner Turret. 西隅櫓31 views
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Entrance to Sato-no-Yu Onsen. I didn't go in this one though. さとの湯31 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. 一の湯31 views
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Men's indoor bath at Ichinoyu.31 views
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Ryokan inn.31 views
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Nankinmachi is Kobe's Chinatown.30 views
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The line was long and crowded, but it moved along quite well.30 views
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Kobe Luminarie's Frontone (フロントーネ) in Dec. 2018.30 views
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Galleria Coperta (ガレリアコペルタ).30 views
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Kobe Luminarie's Galleria Coperta (ガレリアコペルタ) in Dec. 2018. Reminds me of the Galleria in Milan. Distinctly Italian. 30 views
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Booth promoting Rugby World Cup in 2019. Kobe is one of the venues.30 views
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Caban Street in Toyooka, Hyogo. カバンストリート30 views
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Views of Izushi from Izushi Castle.30 views
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Kimono shop.29 views
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Tobacco shop selling cigarettes. This kind of shop will likely become obsolete in Japan.29 views
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Insde Artisan Avenue.29 views
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On the left is a cloth bag vending machine.29 views
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Caban Street also had this place to repair or clean your bag.29 views
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Walk until you reach Caban Street. "Caban" or "kaban" means "bag." Not shopping bag, but ladies' bags, briefcases, etc.カバンストリート27 views
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Another bag shop on Caban Street.27 views
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