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Manhole in Sawara, Katori, Chiba. River fish and irises.130 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分 in front of JR Sawara Station.129 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival in Katori, Chiba. Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.129 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.127 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival in Katori, Chiba. Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.127 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival held in Oct. in Katori, Chiba. Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分 in front of JR Sawara Station.126 viewsShimowake 下分
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Sawara Autumn Festival in Katori, Chiba. Float pullers/dancers shout "wasshoi" at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.126 views
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Ono River has these little statues of the Gods of Good Fortune. Sawara, Katori, Chiba.125 views
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Traditional townscape in Sawara, Katori, Chiba Prefecture.92 views
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Traditional townscape in Sawara, Katori, Chiba Prefecture.91 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence91 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence in Sawara, Chiba is open to the public.89 views
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Sawara, Katori, Chiba88 views
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My Youtube video of Sawara Autumn Festival taken in Oct. 2015.66 viewsDating back 300 years, the festival is held for three days in July (10 floats) and Oct. (14 floats). The float pullers also dance and the main highlight is when they turn the float a few times. The festival is a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. In fall 2016, it will be one of the 33 Yama, Hoko, and Yatai float festivals in Japan to be inscribed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Boat dock at the other end of the river.63 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence61 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.61 views
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Suwa Daijin float from Kami Shinmachi 上新町.61 views
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Sawara is a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区) along the Ono River near JR Sawara Station (Narita Line).60 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.60 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸 trying dodge obstacles.60 views
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Local supermarket and rest stop.60 views
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Jaja Bridge59 views
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Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba has a waterfall.59 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.59 views
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Float pullers also dance and sing (wasshoi!) when the float stops. Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.59 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.59 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.59 views
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Sake merchant58 views
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About Kinsei Japanese textile shop58 views
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The Sawara no Taisai Autumn Festival has ornate floats paraded around Sawara in Oct. Floats (called dashi) are about 7 meters high and weigh 3 to 4 tons. 58 viewsThe floats have intricate wood carvings and a large doll depicting a historical or legendary Japanese figure. Each float is from a neighborhood in Sawara. Most of the floats and dolls were made in the late 19th century or early 20th century. Held near JR Sawara Station (JR Narita Line) and along Ono River's traditional townscape. These photos were taken on Oct. 10, 2015.
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.58 views
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Wooden carvings on Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.58 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.58 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.58 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.58 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.58 views
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Sake merchant57 views
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Shuttle boats (¥1,300 roundtrip) and tour boats (¥500) are busy on Ono River during the spring and autumn festival time.57 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River.57 views
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About the Tobacco and Tea Shop57 views
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Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba.57 views
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About Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba.57 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence57 views
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Ino Tadataka Memorial Hall, a local museum. Photography was not allowed inside.57 views
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Food stall area57 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.57 views
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With great fanfare, the floats turned a few times at the intersection before it proceeded. 57 views
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I couldn't stay until the endsince I had to catch mytrain back to Tokyo.57 views
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Leaping carp or maybe sea bream.56 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River.56 views
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Oil merchant56 views
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Boat dock for boat rides on Ono River.56 views
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About Sawara's traditional townscape.56 views
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Open hours of Ino Tadataka's former residence.56 views
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Inside the entrance foyer of Ino Tadataka's former residence. Japanese-style home.56 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence is quite spacious.56 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence56 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.56 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.56 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.56 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.56 views
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Emperor Nintoku float from Minami-yokojuku 南横宿.56 views
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Shrine maidens.56 views
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Yamato Takeru float arrives at the intersection.56 views
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Map of the traditional townscape along the Ono River. I started from the Kaiun Bridge on the right of this map.55 views
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Bench55 views
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A few buildings were in need of repair.55 views
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Uedaya Hardware Store55 views
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Tobacco and Tea Shop55 views
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Ino Tadataka was a geographical surveyor who was the first to use modern scientific surveying methods to produce very accurate maps of Japan known as Inoh maps. 55 views
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Layout of Ino Tadataka's former residence.55 views
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Monument for Ino Tadataka at his former residence.55 views
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Statue of Ino Tadataka at his former residence.55 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence55 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence55 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence55 views
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Float pullers.55 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.55 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.55 views
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Emperor Nintoku float from Minami-yokojuku 南横宿.55 views
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Rest place next to supermarket.55 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.55 views
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This float danced at the intersection too.55 views
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Ono-no-Tofu 小野道風 float from Shin-Hashimoto 新橋本.55 views
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Sawara has some old signs like this one for Fanta soda.54 views
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About the Shojo Soy Sauce Shop established in 1800.54 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.54 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.54 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.54 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.54 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.54 views
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Marks on the road left by float wheels.54 views
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From 5 pm, the floats came to this intersection to perform the no-no-ji mawashi turn. のの字廻し54 views
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They shout "wasshoi!"54 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River operated by cute grandmas.53 views
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About Uedaya Hardware Store founded by a merchant from Gamo, Shiga Prefecture. Still in business.53 views
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About the oil merchant53 views
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Modern phone booth53 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.53 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.53 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.53 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.53 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence52 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.52 views
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From around 4 pm, they started parking the floats to put on paper lanterns.52 views
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