 Most viewed - Taito-ku 台東区 |
Cherry blossom tunnel in the middle of Shinobazu Pond.93 views
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Lotus in Shinobazu Pond (June)93 views
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Sumida Park, Asakusa.92 views
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Toward the Tokyo National Museum91 views
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As seen from Sumida Park, Asakusa.90 views
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Rock musicians89 views
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Sumida Park88 views
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Reserved flower-viewing space for the evening.87 viewsPeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.
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The trees are not well lit, but small paper lanterns make it viewable.85 views
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Seated Buddha statues for the altar.85 views
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Reserved flower-viewing space83 viewsPeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.
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Cherry blossoms and Bentendo roof on Shinobazu Pond.83 views
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Memorial tablets for the deceased.82 views
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Petals79 views
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Swan boat with cherry blossoms.79 views
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Lotus in Shinobazu Pond (June).78 views
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Rosary, incense, and other Buddhist implements are also sold.78 views
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Reserving flower-viewing space77 viewsPeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.
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Shinobazu Pond77 views
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Household Shinto altars are called kamidana. One of the few Shinto altar shops on this road dominated by Buddhist altar shops.77 views
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Crowded during the Kappabashi Matsuri.76 views
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Map of Yanaka Cemetery. The graves of the Tokugawa shoguns are walled off and off limits to the public. The main drag cuts through the green section on this map.75 views
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Fake food are popular souvenirs.75 views
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Molds75 views
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Household Shinto altar.75 views
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Mikoshi portable shrines for sale.75 views
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Kappabashi road has kitchenware shops on both sides.74 views
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Kumamon74 views
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Old American-style diner74 views
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Restaurant signs of all kinds74 views
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Cherry blossom tunnel73 views
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This shop sells Shinto portable shrines you see at festivals.73 views
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Entrance to Sumida Park during cherry blossom season. I visited in April 2012 to get shots of cherry blossoms with Tokyo Sky Tree in the background. Tokyo Sky Tree was to open in May 2012.72 views
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In Oct., it holds the Kappabashi Dogu Matsuri festival. Near Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza Line. Kappabashi entrance is marked by this chef.72 views
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Pans72 views
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Tokyo Skytree tempura72 views
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Looks yummy though...72 views
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Buddha images for smaller butsudan altars.72 views
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Kappabashi is a road lined with kitchenware shops for restaurants and professional cooks. Tourists are also welcome. Fake food can be bought (and made).71 views
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Jukebox71 views
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Betty Page lunchbox71 views
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Kappa imp71 views
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Side street71 views
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Door signs71 views
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Beckoning cat71 views
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Shiragaki tanuki also commonly displayed at the restaurant entrance.71 views
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Incense71 views
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For Chinese restaurants70 views
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Kappabashi road70 views
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All fake70 views
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Certification seal indicating that it is made in Tokyo.70 views
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One symbol of Kappabashi69 views
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Kappa69 views
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Bento containers69 views
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Cherry blossom tunnel across Shinobazu Pond.68 views
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Welcome mats68 views
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Cutting boards68 views
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Shinto altar shop.68 views
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A larger Shinto altar or small shrine.67 views
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Aprons66 views
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Notice that the butsudan shops are on the south side of the road so they are shaded from the sun that can damage the butsudan.65 views
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Sumida Park cherry blossoms.63 views
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They also sell bigger items used in temples. Such items are typically bought by a temple member who donates it to the temple in memory of someone.63 views
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Shitaya Shrine is toward the end of the butsudan road. 下谷神社61 views
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Entrance to Kappabashi kitchenware road. The Butsudan-dori road is perpendicular to Kappabashi.58 views
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Yanaka Cemetery (Yanaka Reien in Japanese) is one of Tokyo's major cemeteries where fifteen Tokugawa shoguns (including Yoshinobu, the last shogun), some daimyos, and famous people are buried.55 views
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Sumida Park cherry blossoms in Asakusa, Tokyo.54 views
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Yanaka Cemetery cherry blossoms, Tokyo.53 views
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Photo of the pagoda at Yanaka Cemetery before it was torched by suicide lovers in 1957.53 views
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Around halfway down the main drag is this small clearing. This was where a five-story pagoda was. It was destroyed by fire in 1957 by arsonists.52 views
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It is also famous for cherry blossoms along the main drag in the middle of the cemetery. Near JR Nippori Station.51 views
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Sakura latte only during cherry blossom season.51 views
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This is the main drag.49 views
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The main drag is nicknamed "Sakura-dori" meaning Cherry Blossom Road.48 views
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Seated Buddha statue at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.48 views
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Sumida Park cherry blossoms, Asakusa, Tokyo.47 views
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JR Nippori Station.47 views
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Asahi Beer sculpture45 views
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Other famous people buried at Yanaka Cemetery include Hisaya Morishige, Eiichi Shibusawa, Yokozuna Dewanoumi, and Taikan Yokoyama.45 views
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Kyugetsu is a large Japanese doll shop near Asakusabashi Station.45 views
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Marker showing the location of the pagoda.44 views
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Yanaka Cemetery is a short walk from JR Nippori Station.44 views
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In front of JR Nippori Station east side is a statue of Ota Dokan who built Edo Castle in the 15th century and thus founded Tokyo.44 views
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Public toilets and trash.43 views
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Tennoji temple also had an outdoor statue of the Buddha.43 views
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JR Nippori Station.43 views
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Inside Kyugetsu, a large Japanese doll shop near JR Asakusabashi Station.43 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.43 views
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Trash piles up during cherry blossom season when many people have flower-viewing (hanami) picnics.42 views
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Rules for flower viewers. No fires and take home your trash.42 views
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The main drag was the sando path to Tennoji temple.42 views
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Tennoji temple's Buddha.42 views
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I visited on April 8, 2012. April 8 is Hana-matsuri or Buddha's birthday at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.42 views
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Tennoji temple.42 views
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Gate to Tennoji temple, the original owner of Yanaka Cemetery. 天王寺41 views
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About Tennoji temple.41 views
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Tennoji temple41 views
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About the seated Buddha statue.41 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.41 views
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Tennoji temple also has this crowd-pleasing weeping cherry tree.40 views
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JR Nippori Station.40 views
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Hina doll looks a little sad or disappointed.40 views
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Yuzuru Hanyu hina doll in Kyugetsu, Asakusabashi, Tokyo39 views
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Kyugetsu, a large Japanese doll shop near JR Asakusabashi Station.38 views
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Hello Kitty hina dolls38 views
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Dolls for Boy's Day in May38 views
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These doll sets can get very expensive.37 views
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"The Art of Gaman" is an exhibition of art and crafts created by Japanese Americans incarcerated in Japanese internment camps in the US during 1942-46.36 views
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Barrack model made of toothpicks.36 views
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Wooden sword and sheath.36 views
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Monchicchi hina dolls35 views
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Created with scrap wood.34 views
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Geta clogs.34 views
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In an adjacent room, they showed a short documentary previously aired by NHK TV. Unfortunately, they did not sell an exhibition catalog unlike in the States where they had one in English for sale (also available at Amazon).34 viewsWith all this interest in Japan, I hope they will be able to show it in more cities here (and in Hawai'i). I'm told that this exhibition in Tokyo is pretty much the same as the one at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2010. See their site for more (and clearer) photos of the art works: http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/gaman/index.cfm Geidai: http://www.geidai.ac.jp/museum/exhibit/2012/gaman/gaman_en.htm
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Chess33 views
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Drawing of someone getting shot by an MP.33 views
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Ink wells made of stone.33 views
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I was surprised to see so many Japanese things made at a time when anti-Japanese sentiment was rampant. Butsudan, chopsticks, geta, swords, and these Japanese dolls.33 views
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It is obvious that they still had a very strong attachment to Japan and their cultural heritage despite Japan being the "enemy."33 views
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Green roofed Nakamise path to Sensoji temple in Asakusa.33 views
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They used whatever scrap materials they could find to create these very imaginative and intricate works of art. "Gaman" basically means "to endure hardship."32 viewsI wonder why the exhibition's Japanese title does not use the word "gaman." It instead uses the word 尊厳 (songen) which means dignity.
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The exhibition drew large crowds in Tokyo.32 views
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One glass case showed these brooches made of shells. 32 views
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Embroidered signatures.32 views
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Kaminarimon Gate (big red lantern) and intersection in Asakusa.32 views
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University Art Museum is part of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), one of Japan's most venerated art universities.31 views
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Pair of cranes made of scrap wood. There were other wooden sculptures of a lion, cow, snake, and boar, all from scrap wood.31 views
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Brooch made of small shells. Shells were found when they dug into the ground. Apparently, the desert was once covered by ocean.31 views
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Buddhist altar made with scrap materials. The top roof was made of tree bark. 31 views
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