Most viewed - Kanna 神流町 |
I would say this is one of Japan's top five best places to see carp streamers at Kanna-machi, Gunma.417 views
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The mountain top has a small rest house.350 views
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Eight strings x 100 carp streamers = 800 carp343 views
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Held during late April to early May, Kanna's Koinobori festival of carp streamers is this town's claim to fame. About 800 colorful carp streamers swim in the sky above a river. Strings of carp streamers viewable from the road.301 views
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Carp streamer caught at Kanna-machi, Gunma287 views
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View from mountain top, Kanna-machi town seen below.276 views
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Strings of carp streamers latched to the ground from the mountaintop.218 views
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Bus we rode to and from Kanna-machi.218 views
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These pictures were taken in May 2003, when Kanna-machi town was newly formed upon the merging of Manba town and Nakazato village.207 views
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JR Shin-machi Station to go back to Takasaki.205 views
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Kanna-machi banners celebrating the formation of the new town.199 views
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Kanna-machi is quite out of the way, but worth the time it takes to get there (from Takasaki).195 views
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Eight strings of carp streamers hover over the river.188 views
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Lying low178 views
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Parking lot downstream. Most people arrive by car or bus. (No nearby train station.)176 views
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Swimming in the air164 views
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In Japan, the koi carp is regarded as a symbol of valiant manhood because it swims up the river against the rapids.162 views
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Raft rides160 views
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There's a secret technique to fasten the carp to the cable so they don't slide around.159 views
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Bridge with a view157 views
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Riverside156 views
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Hiking up the mountain.152 views
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Top of the mountain147 views
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The mountain is an easy hike. But hardly anybody climbed it.143 views
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Bus back to JR Shin-machi Station, takes about 90 min.143 views
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View from halfway up.139 views
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Entertainment on stage136 views
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Going down135 views
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Ground connection132 views
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Ground connection: Cable anchor for one string of carp132 views
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Cable anchor132 views
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Superb views from the mountain.130 views
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The wind died.129 views
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Hiking up the mountain.125 views
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Cables go all the way up the mountain.119 views
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