parks

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sakushima-1-09

A sign reading (in English translation): “19: Sakushima Garden / Matsuoka Tetsu 2006–2009 / The hill at the center of the garden evokes the four actual mountains of Sakushima, to wit Ōyama, Tatsutayama, Akibayama, and Fujiyama. There are stairs on Fujiyama, so please climb up to find a different view. Enjoy beautiful blooms, of daffodils in January, of plums in February, and of Japanese wild radish in late March / Please read!: NOTICE to all users of Sakushima Garden: climb the mountain by the stairs only; carry your litter back with you; dangerous activities and fires are strictly prohibited; photographs in poor taste uploaded to the Internet will be reported / (on the hinged box attached to the sign) Please put back the stamp and close the lid”
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sakushima-1-19

A dome-shaped lattice formed of rusted steel rings resting on the forest floor.
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gero-2-13

A sign with the heading “Hida-Kiso River / Nationally Designated Park.”
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gero-2-14

A view of autumn foliage in a small well maintained park with a pond.
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sakura-1-37

A small sports ground with a few cherry trees in blossom at its edge.
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sakura-1-38

A small sports ground with a few cherry trees in blossom at its edge.
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korankei-1-13

A bicycle with rear panniers parked in front of a traffic island inside a parking lot. A bush grows in the traffic island, and a sign peeks out of the bush reading (in English translation) “Number Five Parking Lot”. To the left of the traffic island a sign in Japanese asks drivers to turn off their engines when parked.
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shiga-1-021

Two buses stand in a parking lot. On the side of one, the operator’s name Biwa Kankou (Biwa Tourism) is written (for Lake Biwa, lying to the north and east of Kyoto).
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shiga-1-017b

A white, lifesize statue of a cow, but with the hindquarters in the shape of a box of milk with milk pouring from its spout.