Lake Biwa seen from Miidera Temple

Lake Biwa seen from Miidera Temple

View of Otsu from Kannondo at Miidera Temple (official name: Enjoji Temple). The canal in the centre is the Lake Biwa Waterway built in 1890 to supply drinking water to Kyoto, generate electricity, and facilitate transportation. Miidera, the 14th temple in the circuit of 33 Holy Kannon Temples of Western Japan, commanded a panoramic view of Lake Biwa and bustled with worshippers.==Date:1904, Place:Otsu, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐47‐0]

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