Kanto ＞ Kanagawa ＞ Kawasaki City > Asao Ward

Konpira-san (Kotohira Shrine) in Kawasaki

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Kanto ＞ Tokyo ＞ Mitaka City

Autumn Foliage at Tamagawa Josui Greenway, Forest Children's Park

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Kanto ＞ Kanagawa ＞ Ashigarashimo District > Hakone Town

The Supreme Garden of Hakone Museum of Art

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Kanto ＞ Tokyo ＞ Musashino City

Bistro EPEE, a cozy bakery in Kichijoji

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Kanto ＞ Kanagawa ＞ Sagamihara City > Minami Ward

Komorebi Forest in Sagamihara: Where the Air Is Fresh

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Kanto ＞ Saitama ＞ Hanno City

Back Alley Scenery at Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park

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Kanto ＞ Kanagawa ＞ Yokohama City > Naka Ward

Taking a short break at SARIO Chinatown in Yokohama Chinatown

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Chubu ＞ Toyama ＞ Shimoniikawa District > Asahi Town

Toyama's picturesque coastline

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Kanto ＞ Tokyo ＞ Komae City

Near JR Kokuryo Station, Nogawa Bridge offers respite from the heat

Chubu ＞ Ishikawa ＞ Kanazawa City

Rainy Kanazawa's Paradise Inn, Uan

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Kanto ＞ Tokyo ＞ Edogawa Ward

View of the Shin-Nakagawa River from Koiwa Ohashi Bridge

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Kyushu ＞ Nagasaki ＞ Nagasaki City

If you're renting an electric bicycle at Nagasaki Station, ROUTE is the only choice.

Compact Yet Rich in Architectural Features: Nagahama Hachiman Shrine

While strolling through Nagahama, I decided to visit Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine without any particular expectations. Perhaps because my expectations were low, or maybe the timing worked in my favor, I ended up having a more enjoyable time than I anticipated. For its size, it has quite a few structures, and they seem to be built in a relatively unusual style. I didn't know this, but it seems to be a shrine famous for the Nagahama Hikiyama Festival, one of Japan's Three Great Float Festivals (the other two being the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the Takayama Festival in Takayama City). However, perhaps due to the intense heat, there were no other visitors when I went.

Nagahama Hachiman Shrine