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Kanako Uchino talks about the canoe in Japanese.107 views
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Getting off the canoe107 views
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.107 views
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The name "Kamonyama" comes from Ii Naosuke's official governmental rank of "Kamon-no-kami" (掃部頭).107 views
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S.S. City of Tokio brought the first Kanyaku Imin to Honolulu, Hawai'i in Feb. 1885 after leaving Yokohama in Jan. A few months later in June 1885, the ship ran aground and sank in Tokyo Bay.107 views
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The S.S. Nippon Maru, the last emigrant ship that departed Yokohama on Feb. 14, 1973. Migrants by ship decreased dramatically by the 1960s due to air travel and higher living standards in Japan.107 views
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Hasselblad booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.106 views
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Okinawa also had a large number of emigrants: 89,424106 views
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History of Japanese emigration to overseas.106 views
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The tour group was split into two. One group here was at the stern, listening to a talk by Kanako Uchino, a Japanese crew member.105 views
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First time that I've gotten this close to Hawaii's most famous canoe.105 views
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Hokule'a T-shirt sold by the Hawaii Visitors Bureau (all sold out).105 views
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.105 views
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Hawaii exhibit had a Newspaper ad: "Go to Hawaii as a migrant worker and become rich"105 views
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Passports issued to picture brides stopped in 1920. This young couple had a picture marriage right before then.105 views
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Stern. The pointy stern endpieces are called "Manu hope" in Hawaiian.104 views
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Navigator's seat (kilo) at the stern. The black thing is apparently a seat cushion. Another one on the opposite side.104 views
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Talk by crew member named Dean. The interpreter was Kyoko Ikeda, Asian Pacific Leadership student.104 views
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Hawaii emigration exhibit at Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama104 views
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Tools used by Japanese immigrants in Brazil.104 views
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Holding on to the steering paddle so it doesn't bump anyone.103 views
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She moved very slowly down the road.103 views
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Tree planted to mark the park's 90th anniversary.103 views
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Total number of emigrants from Japan was 760,000.103 views
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History of Japanese emigration: Embarking on the voyage and emigration restrictions. 103 views
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Japanese-Americans during World War II.103 views
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Hokule'a102 views
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Bow102 views
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Solar panel in the forefront. Power is used for communications equipment.102 views
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She's like wow...102 views
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Hawaii emigration exhibit at Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama102 views
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Roster of kanyaku imim laborers to Hawaii. 1885 (replica)102 views
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Employee ID tag (bango 番号) from Maui, and a check sent home by an immigrant in Hawaii (replica). 1889102 views
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Agriculture102 views
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Koinobori carp streamers for a Japanese touch. These are flown in Japan during early May for Children's Day.101 views
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Above both hulls are storage bins and sleeping quarters.101 views
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Tanemaru on Hikone no Yoi-nyanko (alias Hiko-nyan) at at EXPO Y150 in Yokohama.101 views
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Over 41,000 people attended CP+ in 2010. The venue is near Sakuragicho Station. The show wasn't as big as PIE in Tokyo. Darkroom and large-format makers were absent at CP+.101 views
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.101 views
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The 36th Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival in Yokohama, Japan featured an alluring troupe of Japanese belly dancers from the Al Camarani Oriental Dance Company on April 24-25, 2010. 101 views
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What the immigrants brought with them to Brazil.101 views
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Cosmetics101 views
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Japanese school activities101 views
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Six-generations of a family on Maui, Hawai'i. They started with immigrants from Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1891.101 views
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The Japanese Overseas Migration Museum (JOMM) in Yokohama held a special exhibition titled, "Hawai’i's Nikkeijin Matsuri—Oshogatsu and Bon Dance" (ハワイの日系人のまつり －お正月とボンダンス－).101 viewsHeld from Dec. 23 to Feb. 12, 2017, the exhibition was about New Year's and bon dance in Hawai’i. Free admission (Open 10 am–6:00 pm, enter by 5:30 pm, closed Mon.). The museum is a 10-15 min. walk from JR Sakuragicho Station or 10-min. walk from Bashamichi Station (Minato Mirai Line). Exhibition web page: http://www.jomm.jp/events/2016/index.html#bon
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/D1T2H9LpfSo
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The other group was at the bow listening to a talk by another crew member.100 views
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Rudder going into the water100 views
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Female goddess on the right.100 views
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Canoe deck is littered with waterproof containers for food and other essentials.100 views
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Canon cameras100 views
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Canon girl poses for camera-toting gawkers.100 views
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Entrance to Japanese Overseas Migration Museum. 10 am - 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm), closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue. instead) and Dec. 29-Jan. 3.100 viewsThe museum is operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which is Japan's version of the Peace Corps.
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The museum also has a restaurant with an outdoor terrace (open 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, 5:30 pm - 9 pm).100 views
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Kanyaku imin for emigrants to Hawaii100 views
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US-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce, signed in 1858 in Edo (replica)100 views
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Luggage and personal effects brought by the immigrants. This person arrived Brazil in 1931. Japanese footwear, umbrella, sewing kit, hair cutter.100 views
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Coffee in Brazil100 views
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Farmers and fishermen in the Americas.100 views
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Leis on the bow endpieces (Manu ihu).99 views
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Mast complemented by koinobori carp.99 views
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Male god on the left.99 views
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Canvas covering (kapalina) the sleeping quarters over the hull.99 views
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Rudder99 views
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Canon booth had a number of pretty girls in pretty colors modeling under bright lights.99 views
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Nikon booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.99 views
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I couldn't believe that this big truck was trying to go through the crowds.99 views
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"Journey to the Americas" exhibit99 views
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We were then allowed to enter the pier where Hokule'a was docked.98 views
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Under the bed padding (red) is storage bins, including an opening to the hull where more stuff is stored.98 views
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Canon cameras98 views
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.98 views
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Canon girl showing off the latest consumer camcorder.98 views
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Pay a fee to ring the gong.98 views
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All the fresh food (perishables) are consumed during the first few days after leaving a port. After that, it's canned food, dry goods, and fish caught in the water.97 views
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Galley97 views
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Sleeping compartment provides bed padding with a built-in pillow. Above it is the canvas covering (kapalina).97 views
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Hull storage. The wooden cover was made by a Japanese carpenter whose name is on it. Many parts of Hokule'a bear the name of the person who made that part.97 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.97 views
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Tariff Convention, signed on July 25, 1866 in Edo. (Replica)97 views
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Passport dating from 1866-1876. From 1876, the present Japanese word for "passport" (ryoken 旅券) began to be used. Before that it was called "menjo 免状."97 views
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Medical things and medicines97 views
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Japanese schools were started so that the nisei children could learn Japanese and be better prepared when or if their parents decided to move back to Japan.97 views
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He showed sample parts of the boat.96 views
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Food96 views
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Pier96 views
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View from pier96 views
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The 1st CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show was held in Pacifico Yokohama during March 11-14, 2010. It replaces the old photo expo held in Tokyo called Photo Imaging Expo (PIE). 96 views
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FujiFilm booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.96 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.96 views
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Amazing. We were all in awe.96 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔96 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.96 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.96 views
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?96 views
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Nikon girls at closing time of CP+ 2011 Camera Show.96 views
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Sports, religion, women's groups, and other Japanese organizations.96 views
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Fresh food storage (onions)95 views
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150.95 viewsTanemaru as described at the official Web site: "Tanemaru embodies the spirit of the camphor tree that stands in the courtyard of the Yokohama Archives of History, watching over Japan since the opening of the country 150 years ago. In the year 2009, Tanemaru “sets sail” into the next 150 years, bearing new seeds of vitality for Asia and the rest of the world."
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FujiFilm was another one with a bevy of girls showing off its latest cameras.95 views
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.95 views
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Lion takes the bait.95 views
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There are also changing or special exhibitions so it's worth visiting more than once. Besides exhibition rooms, the museum has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.95 viewsIt even has kami-shibai (picture card stories). You can browse through recent Japanese novels such as "Japanese-Americans 99 Years of Love."
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The person brought a karate uniform when emigrating to Brazil in 1968 and established a karate school.95 views
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Japanese-language newspapers started to be published (mimeographed) from the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area.95 views
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Galley or "da kitchen."94 views
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Captain's dry things94 views
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Aft sail94 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.94 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.94 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.94 views
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Ropes crisscross everywhere.93 views
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Canoe deck (pola)93 views
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FujiFilm's 3D camera system attracted attention.93 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 93 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.93 views
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Nikon girls pose at CP+ 2011 Camera Show.93 views
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Coffee beans in Brazil93 views
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Covering the top of hull is a canvas covering (kapalina) fastened by rope to the safety railing (palekana). The canvas is also a tent-like roof for the sleeping quarters.92 views
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Base of aft mast (Kia hope). The woodwork here was exquisite, and looked quite expensive.92 views
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Pentax booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.92 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.92 views
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Canon booth92 views
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My first Chinese New Year in Japan, called "shunsetsu" in Japanese (春節). Glad to see that China-Japan relations are alive and well here, regardless of political differences.92 views
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Chinese New Year window display.92 views
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With a cherry blossom motif, the attractive General Electric booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.91 views
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They were quite good. Lately, I've been seeing more Japanese taking up belly dancing. I hope the trend spreads further.91 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.91 views
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The Canon booth employed a few pretty girls to introduce their latest D-SLRs (EOS Kiss X5 and X50) and Ivis video camera.91 views
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Nikon girls at closing time of CP+ 2011 Camera Show.91 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.90 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず90 views
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Local bank Chinese style.90 views
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A Hawaiian shop in Yokohama's Chinatown?90 views
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Another Chinatown gate.90 views
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More hula troupes perform. The festival also had other venues at Nippon Maru, Landmark Plaza, and Queen's Square.89 views
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Nikon had a dark room with colorful aquariums.89 views
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My video of Chinese New Year at Yokohama Chinatown on Feb. 10, 2013.89 views
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Illumination for safety and security89 views
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Your name in Chinese characters.89 views
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Back of the exhibition flyer.89 views
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They offer one-hour cruises a few times a day for about a week in early Aug. 2009 when I went.88 views
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Pentax camera display88 views
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.88 views
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This lion was pink.88 views
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During Chinese New Year's, one Japanese word to learn is "bakuchiku" (爆竹). It literally means "exploding bamboo." Of course, we call it firecrackers. They pop firecrackers at least twice each time the lion dances.88 views
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Newspaper articles about James Kunichika from July 24, 2004 and Aug. 1, 2003.88 viewsOne is online: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jul/23/il/il01a.html
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Nikon seminar87 views
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Another balloon act.87 views
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PrintRush booth allowed us to print five free prints from our memory card. Very good quality prints too.87 views
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Yokohama Chinatown was jammed with people on Feb. 10, 2013, Chinese New Year. 87 views
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The lions jammed the streets with people wherever they went.87 views
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Yokohama Chinatown gate.87 views
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Dragon on Kwan Tai Temple.87 views
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Tree illumination and small pavilion at Yamashita-cho Park.87 views
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Panda entrance.87 views
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Palanquin at Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo) in Yokohama Chinatown.87 views
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JOMM is Japan's largest museum dedicated to Japan's overseas emigration history and experience.87 viewsIt is operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which is Japan's Peace Corps. There are permanent exhibitions explaining the immigration to Hawai’i, continental USA, and other countries especially South America. There are also changing or special exhibitions. The museum also has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150. It is a sprouting seed on a boat.86 views
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.86 views
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