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From Shizuoka Station (bus stop 19), it takes 35 min. by bus to Nihondaira. The bus comes to this Nihondaira Park Center. From here, you can easily walk to the points of interest.582 views
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Shimizu Bank's relief of Kazutoyo and Chiyo447 views
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Stairs to Kakegawa Castle tower400 views
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Kakegawa, Shizuoka338 views
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Shimada Mage Matsuri video.319 views
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JR Atami Station316 views
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Yaji in front of Sumpu Castle in Shizuoka city. 「東海道中膝栗毛」十返捨一九309 views
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Daidogei World Cup in Shizuoka at Sumpu Park306 views
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Shizuoka manhole286 views
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Mt. Fuji as seen from Nihondaira's Ginbodai. Even sunny days can be hazy, but at least Mt. Fuji was visible when I went in mid-March. It was too hazy to see the Izu Peninsula.285 views
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Mt. Fuji as seen from Nihondaira.277 views
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Parking area for people going to Nihondaira via the steps up the mountain. Near here is the bus stop for Shizuoka Station.262 views
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Fake castle in Atami, but a landmark nevertheless.259 views
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Sumpu Castle's Higashi Gomon Gate and bridge 東御門258 views
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Public phone249 views
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Also visible from the station is Granship, the Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center.247 views
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Statue of Yajirobe'e ("Yaji") on the left and Kitahachi ("Kita") from the story "Tokaido-chu Hizakurige" by Juppensha Ikku (1765-1839) a comic playwright who was born in Shizuoka city.240 views
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Shimizu Bank229 views
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Torii with Kunozan in the background.228 views
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Shimada Mage Matsuri in Shimada, Shizuoka. Her real hair in Shimada-ryu style.220 views
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Shimada-ryu hairstyle at Shimada Mage Matsuri, Shizuoka.220 views
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Stone torii 山下石鳥居215 views
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JR Shimada Station on the Tokaido Line. It's about 30 min. east of JR Shizuoka Station. On the right is the small plaza where they danced.214 views
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Sunpu Castle's Tatsumi Yagura Turret and Higashi Gomon Gate.210 views
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As you can see, there are variations in the hairstyle and adornments of Shimada-ryu.210 views
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Life-size spaceship.209 views
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Map of Kunozan Toshogu Shrine. It's not as big as it looks. The shrine is one of Nihondaira's main attractions. It was the original burial site of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. The shrine was built by his son Hidetada.208 views
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Shimada Mage Matsuri in Shimada, Shizuoka. Her real hair in Shimada-ryu style.208 views
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I had never seen so many women wearing Shimada-ryu with their real hair, so I was very impressed.201 views
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Sumpu Castle moat. The buildings are the Shizuoka Prefectural capital.200 views
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Kita in front of Sumpu Castle in Shizuoka city. 「東海道中膝栗毛」十返捨一九198 views
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He turns his head back.197 views
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In memory of this haristyle, a group of beauticians and hairdressers in Shimada hold this annual festival where they don the Shimada-ryu hairstyle (usually with their real hair) and dance in yukata.192 views
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Shimada Mage Matsuri poster for 2010.181 views
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Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine's second torii has a fine view of Mt. Fuji.181 views
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Folk dancer sculpture on mail box at Mishima Station.179 views
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Kakegawa Castle as seen from the train178 views
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Daidogei World Cup in Shizuoka at Sumpu Park178 views
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Rakujuen Garden as viewed from the veranda of Rakujukan villa, Mishima, Shizuoka. Photography was not allowed inside the spacious villa.176 views
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Honden Hall of Kunozan Toshogu Shrine at Nihondaira, Shizuoka. The shrine's focal point and most magnificent building. Important Cultural Property.175 views
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The shrine looks spanking new and the colors are very impressive. It cost 1,300,000,000 yen to restore the lacquer and paint.174 views
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At Sengen Taisha Shrine in Fujinomiya.174 views
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Rakujuen Garden and Rakujukan villa, Mishima, Shizuoka.173 views
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Unfortunately, he couldn't walk or fly.168 views
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Rakujuen Garden, Mishima, Shizuoka. This is Kohama Pond whose water is supplied by natural springs. However, the pond always lacks water. 小浜池165 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Miho no Matsubara Beach and Mt. Fuji from his "Famous Views of the 60 Provinces" series.165 views
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Inside Castle tower164 views
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Higashi-Shizuoka Station is close to the Shizuoka Hobby Fair held from July 24, 2010 to March 27, 2011.164 views
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Kunozan Toshogu Shrine was built 19 years before the famous Nikko Toshogu Shrine (Tochigi Prefecture) which is where Ieyasu was reburied. According to his will, Ieyasu wanted to be buried on Kunozan. Before the shrine, there was a temple and a castle here163 views
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Inside Castle tower162 views
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One main attraction of Nihondaira is views of Mt. Fuji and Miho no Matsubara on sunny days. If it's really sunny, you can also see the Izu Peninsula.162 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's tomb at Kunozan Toshogu159 views
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Higashi Shizuoka Station.159 views
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Castle tower158 views
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Nihondaira is a plateau 308 meters high. It affords great views almost all around. There are a few lookout points on Nihondaira and this is one of them on Nihondaira's peak. Called Ginbodai.157 views
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Atami has a few hot spring public baths where you can enjoy the waters without having to stay at a hotel. It costs around 500 yen to 1000 yen.157 views
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Mishima Taisha Shrine in Shizuoka Pref. This is the main torii. Townsend Harris, US consul to Japan, visited here when he was on his way to Tokyo from Shimoda.157 views
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Mt. Fuji as seen from the Eastern Lookout Deck. This is one place where you would want to visit on a clear day. Otherwise, you won't see Mt. Fuji.156 views
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Gundam models153 views
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View of Kakegawa city toward the station (shinkansen)150 views
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Second torii also has a fine view of Mt. Fuji.150 views
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Inside Castle tower147 views
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Shopping street147 views
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Admission to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine is 500 yen (or 800 yen if you also want to see the museum). It's worth it. After paying admission, you see this Romon Gate which is an Important Cultural Property. 楼門146 views
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Steps to the castle tower144 views
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Top floor of Castle tower144 views
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View of Mt. Fuji from Nihondaira142 views
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Another lookout deck is this Higashi Tenbodai or Eastern Lookout Deck. 東展望台138 views
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Final gate to Castle tower137 views
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Monument on the peak of Nihondaira. It says "Ginbodai." 吟望台137 views
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Carving on Romon Gate. If you've been to Nikko Toshogu Shrine, many architectural and artistic elements here at Kunozan will look familiar.137 views
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Handprint of Tokugawa Ieyasu displayed behind Romon Gate.137 views
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Mt. Fuji and torii pillar.137 views
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Mt. Fuji from the bus on the way to Shiraito Falls.136 views
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Kakegawa Station, south entrance134 views
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Off of Shimizu Port is Miho no Matsubara, a pine-clad, slither of land jutting into the ocean. 134 views
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She's wearing a wig.133 views
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People pray for Good health, good job, prosperity, good school, good marriage partner (even though fewer people are getting married in Japan), etc.133 views
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Map of Nihondaira. It's not as spread out as it looks. Everything is within easy walking distance. If you visit in Feb., see the ume plum trees in bloom.132 views
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JR Mishima Station on the Tokaido Line. The station building is designed after Mt. Fuji.131 views
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Castle tower130 views
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Not much inside the Tea Hall which sells some tea.129 views
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Mishima Taisha Shrine Honden is an Important Cultural Property.129 views
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Nihondaira was designated as a National Scenic Site in 1963 by the Japanese government. This high and flat plateau was recognized for its grand views all around, especially of Mt. Fuji. It also includes Mt. Kunozan, home of Toshogu Shrine.127 views
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The shrine has a varied and scenic landscape with a river, lawn, and natural spring pond.127 views
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Shopping street126 views
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Another lookout deck on top of a souvenir shop. Free admission. Go up to the 4th floor.126 views
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Plum garden marker126 views
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Kakegawa Station, north entrance125 views
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Mishima Taisha Shrine roof125 views
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Plum trees124 views
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Room inside the palace123 views
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Tea Hall (Cha Kaikan) 茶会館123 views
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By coincidence, a newly married couple disembarked from the ropeway after their wedding held at Kunozan Toshogu Shrine. We clapped for them.123 views
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Torii123 views
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Red Mt. Fuji at sunset in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka.123 views
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Yet another Nihondaira stone marker.122 views
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It's pretty easy to tell if it's a wig, with thicker hair strands and bulkier hair. Real hair are pretty thin in comparison. Although Japanese women's hair might've been thicker in the old days.122 views
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View of Honmaru121 views
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Inside the palace121 views
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Shimizu Bank121 views
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When you see geishain Kyoto, etc., they usually wear a wig. But at this festival, you can see most women using their real hair in the Shimada-ryu style.121 views
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View of Honmaru from Castle tower120 views
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Stairs down from Castle tower120 views
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Shimizu Port and Miho no Matsubara beyond it. Miho Peninsula is also home of one of Japan's swan maiden legends. There's even a shrine dedicated to the swan maiden.120 views
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Back at the Nihondaira Park Center (next to the bus stop), there are souvenir shops and a ropeway station to go to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine.120 views
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Nihondaira Ropeway operates from 9:10 am to 5:15 pm (till 4:15 pm in winter months).120 views
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Mt. Kunozan probably got its name from Kunoji temple built by Kuno Tadahito in 600. The temple suffered a fire in 1225. In 1568, Takeda Shingen moved the temple to Shimizu and built a castle on Kunozan. 120 views
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Lion dog painting on the Hionden Hall.120 views
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Shimada Mage Matsuri dancers in front of Shimada Station, one of several locations in the city where they danced on Sept. 19, 2010.120 views
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Castle tower balcony119 views
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Statue of a mother and child. Based on the famous children's song called "Akai Kutsu" (Red Shoes). The song was modeled after a little girl who was from Shimizu, Shizuoka. The sculpture was made in 1986.119 views
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View from the Eastern Lookout Deck on Nihondaira. 119 views
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Lookout deck119 views
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Ishiyama-dera Tahoto pagoda model.119 views
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Nihondaira marker118 views
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Nihondaira Ropeway costs 550 yen one way (1000 yen round trip). If you go to Nihondaira by bus, you can take a bus back from Kunozan instead of going back to the Nihondaira bus stop.118 views
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Yotsuashi-mon Gate117 viewsMain gate to enter the castle grounds. A reconstruction.
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Castle palace reconstructed in 1861117 viewsThe palace served as the castle lord's residence as well as a place for official meetings and ceremonies.
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Nihondaira monument and Mt. Fuji.117 views
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Carving117 views
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They danced to recorded music.117 views
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They now proceed to Oi Shrine to dance there. The festival also has a thanksgiving prayer at the shrine in honor of the Shimada-ryu hairstyle. Unfortunately, I had to leave Shimada and could not see it.117 views
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Castle tower116 views
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I went on a Sunday and it was noisy with all these motorcycles and sports cars buzzing around. They catch their thrills on the curving roads of Nihondaira.116 views
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Nihondaira Ropeway to Kunozan. The ropeway ride is only only 5 min. It runs quite often.116 views
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Purification water fountain is an Important Cultural Property.116 views
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Castle tower as seen from the palace115 views
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Otemon Gate115 views大手門
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Nihondaira monument in the parking lot.115 views
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Lots of antenna atop Nihondaira.115 views
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Lock your heart.115 views
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In 1582, the Takeda clan was defeated and Kunozan fell to the Tokugawa. Kunozan Toshogu Shrine was built in 1617 by Tokugawa Hidetada to bury and deify his father Tokugawa Ieyasu.115 views
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Mt. Fuji as seen from Yui.115 views
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View of castle palace114 views
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Castle tower and Taiko Turret114 views太鼓櫓
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View of Nihondaira's parking lot and Mt. Fuji.114 views
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Song monument114 views
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Sacred horse stable. (Mannequin horse)114 views
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Honden roof114 views
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I wonder how much it costs to make your this way in a beauty salon in Shimada. That is, if your hair were long enough.114 views
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Rock garden inside the palace113 views
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Rock garden inside the palace113 views
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View of central Shizuoka city from Nihondaira Park Center.113 views
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Ieyasu plum tree113 views
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Inside the palace112 views
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Main street in front of station112 views
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Bridge over the first moat.112 views
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About Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in English.112 views
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Giant Gundam with eyes aglow at Shizuoka Hobby Fair 2010-2011.112 views
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Karamon Gate entrance to the Haiden Hall. The ornate Karamon Gate is an Important Cultural Property. However, we are not allowed to enter through this gate. 拝殿111 views
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Kaguraden Hall for sacred dances is also an Important Cultural Property. 神楽殿111 views
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Hieda Shrine is what you see before the Honden main hall.111 views
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Plum garden marker111 views
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If you go to Kyoto and see geisha, their hairstyle is usually the Shimada-ryu style. One leading theory says that Shimada-ryu originated here in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture.111 views
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The fans state the name of the hairstyle they are wearing.111 views
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Eastern torii of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine has a great view of Mt. Fuji.111 views
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Hamamatsu Castle 111 views
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Seated Buddha statue inside Ryotanji's main hall in Iinoya, Hamamatsu.111 views
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Roof tiles are decorated with the Tokugawa crest.110 views
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Side gate roof110 views
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Tatsumi Yagura Turret (Reconstructed in 1992)109 views
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Site of a five-story pagoda which had to be torn down in 1873 when Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples had to be separated. (A pagoda is a Buddhist structure.)109 views
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Tokugawa crest on this rain catcher.109 views
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Tokugawa crest109 views
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I wonder if 7-year-old girls in Shimada have their hair done in Shimada-ryu for shichi-go-san.109 views
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Eastern torii of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine has a great view of Mt. Fuji.109 views
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Guard house next to Otemon Gate108 views大手門番所
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But I did find a plum tree with flowers. Smells nice.108 views
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Riding the Nihondaira Ropeway to Kunozan. Built in 1957, the ropeway is 1,065 meters long.108 views
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Karamon Gate's ornate roof.108 views
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Hamamatsu Castle 108 views
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Realistic sculpture of Tokugawa Ieyasu around age 30 in Hamamatsu Castle. Created for Ieyasu's 400th anniversary.108 views
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Sumpu Castle is a short walk from JR Shizuoka Station. You'll find mainly moats, a large park, and some government buildings.107 views
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Kunozan in the distance. You can see Kunozan's sloping peak on which Kunozan Toshogu Shrine is built. Its elevation is 270 meters.107 views
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Kunozan is accessible by ropeway (aerial tram) from Nihondaira or by winding steps going up on the other side from the coastal road.107 views
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Lover's Monument near the Nihondaira ropeway.107 views
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Side gate to the Haiden and Honden Halls.107 views
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They repaint and lacquer the shrine only once every 50 years. It takes several years to complete the job and they just finished it in 2006.107 views
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View from Karamon Gate107 views
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Castle tower106 views
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About Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in Japanese.106 views
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Roof corner106 views
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Honden Hall106 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's tomb at Kunozan Toshogu. The tomb actually faces west, toward Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture where Ieyasu was born. 神廟106 views
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Inside Kunozan Toshogu Shrine Museum, articles belonging to Ieyasu are displayed. If you're Spanish, you'd be interested in seeing the Spanish clock owned by Ieyasu. Admission charged.106 views
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Hot spring foot bath next to Atami Station.106 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's hot spring.106 views
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Another hairstyle variation.106 views
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Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine106 views
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Otemon Gate105 views大手門
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Shizuoka city105 views
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There's also a lookout deck on the roof of the Nihondaira Park Center.105 views
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Side gate to Honden105 views
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Kunozan Toshogu Shrine Museum has about 2,000 pieces in its collection of mostly everyday things used by Ieyasu and other Tokugawa shoguns. Besides swords, there are Western articles. 博物館105 views
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