 Most viewed - Toyooka 豊岡市 |
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East Corner Turret.43 views
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Views of Izushi from Izushi Castle.43 views
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Gift shop in Izushi.43 views
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Gift shop in Izushi.43 views
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Scenic train ride from Toyooka to Kinosaki Onsen.43 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43 views
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Willow trees along the river at Kinosaki Onsen hot spring. 柳の木43 views
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The hot spring water came from the bottom of a willow tree for this public bath. Wooden interior.43 views
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It says "Kinosaki Onsen well matches people in yukata."43 views
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Walking further along the mian drag.43 views
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Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).43 views
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Sights near Onsenji Temple.43 views
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Welcome to Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway.43 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 1970.43 views太田垣士郎翁資料館
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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.42 views
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Caban Street also had this place to repair or clean your bag.42 views
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Izushi also has Eirakukan (永楽館), the Kansai Region's oldest kabuki theater built in 1901. It closed in 1964 due to the spread of television and other diversions.42 viewsYears later, the theater was renovated and reopened in 2008. The theater puts on performances occasionally.
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Theater entrance on the side. The theater is a short walk from the Izushi bus stop and Izushi Castle.42 views
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Theater lobby.42 views
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View from the stage.42 views
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Dressing room.42 views
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Bathtub for actors.42 views
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Stone work on Izushi Castle.42 views
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Castle wall.42 views
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Reconstructed West Corner Turret is not open to the public. 西隅櫓42 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.42 views
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Ichinoyu public bath. 一の湯42 views
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Inside Ichinoyu public bath. Men's bath entrance on the left. 一の湯42 views
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The building is right next to a rock wall.42 views
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Men's indoor bath at Ichinoyu.42 views
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Ichinoyu's outdoor bath is in a small cavern.42 views
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Near Ichinoyu is this fountain for drinkable hot spring water.42 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.42 views
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Next public bath looks like a Buddhist temple or palace. It's Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯). 42 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.42 views
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Side street has a Benzaiten shrine. Benzaiten is the goddess of water and music.42 views
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Gokurakuji Temple's rock garden.42 views
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Walking further toward Onsenji Temple.42 views
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Niomon Gate to Onsenji's Yakushido Hall. 仁王門42 views
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Kinosaki Onsen's hot spring source.42 views
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Hot spring foot bath. There are so many free foot baths in Kinosaki Onsen.42 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.42 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda42 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42 views
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Entrance to the men's bath and rest area. 鴻の湯42 views
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The street in front of Toyooka Station is lined with shops too. Sun Stork Avenue.41 views
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Always a reminder of what this city is famous for. Oriental white stork tiles on the sidealk.41 views
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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).41 views
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Stage as seen from the back row.41 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.41 views
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Pulling out weeds from the stone wall.41 views
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East Corner Turret.41 views
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Izushi Castle's Honmaru41 views
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Shinkoro Clock Tower as seen from Izushi Castle.41 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.41 viewsKinosaki Onsen has a long history of 1,300 years. A favorite hot spring for centuries.
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Walking further along the picturesque river.41 views
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Kiyamachi Koji shopping complex.41 views
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Very nice outdoor bath. Large entrance hall or lobby of Gosho-no-yu (御所の湯).41 views
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Gokurakuji Temple41 views
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View of Kinosaki Onsen from the lookout deck.41 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway's Onsenji Station.41 views
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Onsenji Temple's Tahoto pagoda at the top of the stairs.41 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.40 views
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Toyooka City Hall40 views
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Caban Street is lined with several bag shops. カバンストリート40 views
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How Toyooka became a bag-producing city. 40 views
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On the left is a cloth bag vending machine.40 views
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The hanamichi on the left. You can walk on it too and feel like a kabuki actor...40 views
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Castle moat.40 views
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Izushi Castle's Honmaru has a large stone foundation for the main tower,40 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40 views
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The second public bath I came across is Jizo-yu.40 views
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"Zen"40 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40 views
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"Onsenji" means "Hot Spring Temple." 温泉寺40 views
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Onsenji Temple's Hondo main hall.40 views
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The hanamichi on the left. You can walk on it too.39 views
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Stage wheels on a rail.39 views
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Izushi Castle is on a low hill. Only some steps to climb.39 views
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Some stone walls and foundations still remain.39 views
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Reconstructed West Corner Turret. 西隅櫓39 views
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The torii gate path goes along the east side of Izushi Castle.39 views
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Atop Izushi Castle's main foundation also gives great views of Izushi.39 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.39 views
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Entrance to Sato-no-Yu Onsen. I didn't go in this one though. さとの湯39 views
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Kimono shop.38 views
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Caban Street in Toyooka, Hyogo. カバンストリート38 views
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Nice bags at Artisan Avenue.38 views
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Izushi Castle's Honmaru has a large stone foundation for the main tower,38 views
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Izushi Castle's West Corner Turret.38 views
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The sidewalk lined with shops have a roof so we're okay even on rainy days.37 views
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Even the mail box on Caban Street is designed like a bag...37 viewsTheir official website: http://cabanst.com/
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East Corner Turret.37 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.37 views
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Tobacco shop selling cigarettes. This kind of shop will likely become obsolete in Japan.36 views
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Toyobra bag shop on Caban Street.36 views
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Vintage building housing a restaurant.35 views
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Another bag shop on Caban Street.35 views
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Insde Artisan Avenue.34 views
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Caban Street also had this place to repair or clean your bag.33 views
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