 Most viewed - Mito 水戸市 |
Plum Blossom Queen at Kairakuen Station1376 viewsShe was passing out maps of the garden. It was a nice touch to see two of these kimono beauties greeting us.
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Plum Blossom Queen1276 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1192 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito847 views
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.665 views
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Closeup of red plum blossom625 views
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Closeup of white plum blossom549 views
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Cherry Blossom Room, Kobuntei Villa532 views
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Red and white plum blossoms451 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of maple leaves446 views
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Kobuntei Villa420 views
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Natto fermented beans416 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa415 views
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Kobuntei Villa414 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of fall leaves409 views
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Plum blossom-viewing picnickers401 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of plum trees383 views
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Kobuntei Villa373 views
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Tokiwa Shrine, Mito331 viewsDedicated to Lord Mitsukuni Tokugawa, the second lord of Mito, and Nariaki Tokugawa, the ninth lord of Mito and the one who built Kairakuen Garden.
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Welcome to Ibaraki324 viewsTrain platform of Kairakuen Station.
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Kobuntei Villa320 views
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Osaka-zuki red plum blossoms 大盃283 viewsOsaka-zuki
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Bonsai plum trees265 viewsI bought one of these once and the flowers smelled good before they withred away. The tree also died soon afterward.
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Map of Kairakuen, a garden built in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It is one of Japan's three most famous gardens.262 views
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Kobuntei Villa249 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba245 views
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Pinickers243 views
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Pine trees and plum trees232 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station230 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station229 views
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Kairakuen Station226 viewsThis station, right before Mito Station, is open only during major flower seasons of Kairakuen.
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Plum tree grove, about a week too early.222 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of azalea219 views
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Entrance to garden via Tokiwa Shrine. One of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.218 viewsOne of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.
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Konan Shomu plum blossom 江南所無217 viewsPrunus mume Kounanshomu
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Kobuntei Villa was originally built in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It was his summer villa.215 views
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Plum grove214 views
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Bamboo grove213 viewsPine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are called Shochikubai in Japanese. This trio of trees is most famous.
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Crowd at Higashi-mon East Gate210 viewsThis was the defacto main gate and most crowded since it is closest to the train station.
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Natural spring (cold water)206 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba205 views
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Kobuntei Villa205 views
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Fantastically-shaped plum tree203 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba199 views
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Plum tree grove198 views
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Kobuntei Villa196 views
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Torano-o plum blossom (Tiger's Tail) 虎の尾195 views
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Omote-mon Gate195 viewsThis supposed to be the front gate.
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Plum tree and train194 views
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Kobuntei Villa has exquisite Japanese-style paintings on paper sliding doors. Kobuntei was damaged by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and was closed until early 2012 for repairs.194 views
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Kobuntei Villa194 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa192 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa190 views
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Path to natural spring189 views
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Kobuntei Villa189 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa188 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms186 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights185 views
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Poem monument185 views
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Kobuntei Villa184 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa184 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa183 views
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Kobuntei Villa179 views
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Kobuntei Villa179 views
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Kobuntei Villa178 views
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Kobuntei Villa177 views
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Kobuntei Villa169 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa163 views
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Kobuntei suffered quite a bit of damage during the big earthquake on March 11, 2011. Repairs have started in Sept. 2011, and they hope to reopen the Kobuntei by Feb. 2012.161 views
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