August 2021 O-bon week travel 2. Gifu Castle and Hikone Castle

 Traveling in Gifu.

A crow and Nobunaga Oda Golden Statue in front of Gifu station

Nobunaga Oda is wearing face mask. He is taking care of himself.

Right crow is eating something.

This is Gifu Big Buddha in Shoboji temple.

Gifu Castle from Gifu Park

I went into Gifu Castle.

Viewing from Gifu Castle observatory deck.

Beautiful scenery

Nagaragawa stadium

High building is Gifu city hall.

Nagoya station can be seen from Gifu Castle.

Gifu Park

I went to Nawa insect museum in Gifu park.

A cat was sleeping beside museum.

Steaming

A pigeon on the tree

A crow on the tree

Kawara-machi old street

I went to Cormorant Fishing Museum. This museum has cormorants. 

This is probably gate. It looks like demon.

I went to Hikone city Shiga prefecture by train the next day.

He is Naomasa Ii, samurai lord in 16th century.

This statue is in front of Hikone station.

This is Hikone Castle. It is one of the national treasure.

There are ducks in the moat.

I think he is thinking something.

This is in Genkyu-en garden.

A heron in Biwa lake. Biwa lake is the largest lake in Japan.

There are many herons in Biwa lake.

A cat in front of the gate

To be continued.