Photos tagged as izumo
Travel Photography Photos tagged as izumo
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Aquarium Gobius
Gobius is a small aquarium of Shimane Prefecture, which stands next to the lake Shinji. You can see Japanese giant salamanders (Andrias japonicus), an endangered species.
- Date: 21 June 2006
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Shinji, Japan
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Omikuji
Written fortune strips are available at many shrines and temples in Japan and Izumo Taisha is no exception. After reading them, people often tie them to the pine trees, usually to the branches.
- Date: 21 June 2006
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Izumo, Japan
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Izumo Taisha Kaguraden
Kagura is a dance dedicated to gods and this is the place where these dances are performed. You can see a shimenawa (sacred straw rope), that weighs 5t and measures 13m across.
- Date: 21 June 2006
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Izumo, Japan
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Izumo Taisha
The main building of Izumo Taisha Shrine, about 24m high, is extremely large as a shrine. Designated as a National Treasure in 1952.
- Date: 21 June 2006
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Izumo, Japan
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Ichibata Electric Railway
About 40 year old train at Izumo Taisha-mae Station.
- Date: 21 June 2006
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Izumo, Japan
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Wariko soba
Specialty of Izumo, buckwheat noodles in wariko, tiered boxes. Usually soba is served with dipping sauce, but when you eat wariko soba, you just pour sauce on it.
- Date: 21 June 2006
- Photographer: ilyushin: gallery
- Location: Izumo, Japan
- Tags: food izumo
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