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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront. 葛西臨海公園Mar 30, 2007
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfrontMar 30, 2007
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfrontMar 30, 2007
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfrontMar 30, 2007
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfrontMar 30, 2007
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The Osensui Pond was modeled after Lake Biwa in Shiga Pref.Mar 30, 2007
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The outside wall also uses stones from the Sotobori Moat of Edo Castle.Mar 30, 2007
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Naitei Inner Garden, formerly a private garden for a guesthouse built by the Mito Clan. The garden just does not match the huge Tokyo Dome in the background... 内庭Mar 30, 2007
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Kuhachi-ya 九八屋Mar 30, 2007
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Outside wall of garden.Mar 30, 2007
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PicnickersMar 30, 2007
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Engetsukyo Bridge (Full Moon Bridge) so named because it creates full moon with its reflection in the water. 円月橋Mar 30, 2007
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Engetsukyo Bridge (Full Moon Bridge) 円月橋Mar 30, 2007
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Eight-plank Bridge 八つ橋Mar 30, 2007
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Stone bridge steps 円月橋Mar 30, 2007
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White ornamental peaches (Hanamomo in Japanese) look like cotton on branches. ハナモモMar 30, 2007
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Ornamental peaches (Hanamomo in Japanese) ハナモモMar 30, 2007
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Colorful flowers break the monotony of greenery. ハナモモMar 30, 2007
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White ornamental peaches ハナモモMar 30, 2007
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In the background is Horaijima island (not accessible). 蓬莱島Mar 30, 2007
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Shiraito Waterfall. Nothing spectacular. 白糸の滝Mar 30, 2007
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Iris bed. Should come back in June.Mar 30, 2007
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Cherry trees line the Osensui pond. 大泉水Mar 30, 2007
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Tokujindo Hall which stores wooden statues from old Chinese stories. 得仁堂Mar 30, 2007
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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden has a circular design around a pond and low hill. 回遊式庭園Mar 30, 2007
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Picnic areaMar 30, 2007
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Tsutenkyo Bridge 通天橋Mar 30, 2007
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Folding screen (byobu) rock 屏風岩Mar 30, 2007
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View from Tsutenkyo Bridge 通天橋Mar 30, 2007
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Tsutenkyo Bridge 通天橋Mar 30, 2007
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Large weeping cherry tree しだれ桜Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry tree and Tsutenkyo Bridge 通天橋Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo.Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherriesMar 30, 2007
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Larger weeping cherry tree.Mar 30, 2007
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Tokyo Dome in the background. The garden is right next to Tokyo Dome.Mar 30, 2007
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Shorozan hill 小廬山Mar 30, 2007
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With Tokyo Dome looming above, Koishikawa Korakuen is another famous Edo-Period Japanese garden originally built by Lord Yorifusa of the Mito Tokugawa Clan in 1629 as part of his Edo estate.The garden was completed under Lord Mitsukuni, the second lord of the Mito clan.Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo.Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. Called "Shidare-sakura" in Japanese meaning cherry tree with drooping branches.Mar 30, 2007
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This weeping cherry tree is about 60 years old.Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. 枝垂桜Mar 30, 2007
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Map of garden. Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is designated as one of Japan's Special Historic Place and Special Scenic Spot. Only select places in Japan (like Kyoto's Kinkakuji) have both designations. 国の特別史跡・特別名勝Mar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry treeMar 30, 2007
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Ticket office at Koishikawa Korakuen Garden. Admission ¥300. Free English pamphlet/map available.Mar 30, 2007
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Entrance to Koishikawa Korakuen Garden. It opened as a public garden in 1938. The garden is modeled after Chinese concepts and features.Near Iiidabashi Station and Korakuen Station.Mar 30, 2007
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During the Meiji Period, Rikugien became a villa owned by the Iwasaki family who founded the Mitsubishi corporate empire and was donated to Tokyo and opened to the public in 1938.Mar 30, 2007
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This is a big pond with small islands and surrounded by trees. There are replicas of famous Japanese scenery such as Wakanoura in Kishu (Wakayama Prefecture).Mar 30, 2007
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The name, Rikugi-en, came from "six elements of Waka poems" that had been derived from "six styles of poems" written in the old Chinese poetry book "Mao-shi".Mar 30, 2007
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The many low-hanging branches are supported by wooden posts.Mar 30, 2007
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How the tree looks after it finishes blooming.Mar 30, 2007
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Tree trunkMar 30, 2007
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Under the shower of weeping flowers.Mar 30, 2007
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Side viewMar 30, 2007
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Weeping cherry flowers.Mar 30, 2007
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Closeup of flowers.Mar 30, 2007
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Rikugien is one of the nicest Japanese gardens in central Tokyo, and one of two of Edo's famous gardens (other is Koishikawa Korakuen). The garden was built in 1702 by Lord Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu from Kawagoe, who was a favorite ally of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the 5th Tokugawa Shogun. It is a Kaiyu-type (stroll around a central pond) Daimyo garden with hills and ponds. Near Komagome Station on the Yamanote Line.Mar 30, 2007
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Very difficult to take a picture of the tree without any people in it.Mar 30, 2007
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Rikugien Garden's famous weeping cherry tree. In Japanese, it is called "shidare-sakura" meaning drooping cherry.Mar 30, 2007
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When this weeping cherry tree is in bloom, the garden is open at night and this tree is lit up.Mar 30, 2007
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A large crowd admire the beautiful weeping cherry tree.Mar 30, 2007
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A long line forms at Rikugien's Someimon Gate entrance. When the weeping cherry tree is in bloom in late March, many people come. 染井門Mar 30, 2007
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Seimon Gate entrance to Rikugien Garden.Mar 30, 2007
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Even the main Seimon entrance is crowded with people. This is a weekday. Admission 300 yen. 正門Mar 30, 2007
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Sign says the weeping cherry tree is in full bloom (mankai). 「しだれ桜 満開」Mar 30, 2007
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Stairs to exit the platform.Mar 28, 2007
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Yamanote Line trainMar 28, 2007
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Yamanote Line platformMar 28, 2007
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Keihin-Tohoku LineMar 28, 2007
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Stairs and escalator to Yamanote Line platformMar 28, 2007
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Yamanote Line platformMar 28, 2007
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Many more women work on trains.Mar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen trainsMar 28, 2007
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Markings on train platform for standing in line to board.Mar 28, 2007
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Nozomi shinkansen modelMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido shinkansen platform with signs in English for departing trains.Mar 28, 2007
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Going to Tokaido shinkansen tracks.Mar 28, 2007
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ConcourseMar 28, 2007
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Trash bins on train platform. See-through for better security.Mar 28, 2007
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Signs point you to the shinkansen tracks.Mar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen ticket machines for today's trains.Mar 28, 2007
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Waiting for a shinkansen train.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu North Entrance passage to Marunouchi sideMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido shinkansen tracksMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido shinkansen platformMar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen ticket office. Faster to buy tickets at the ticket machine.Mar 28, 2007
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Entrance to Tohoku and Joetsu shinkansen tracks.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Entrance 東京駅 日本橋口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Entrance to Tokaido shinkansen tracks. 新幹線Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu North Entrance is where long-distance buses drop you off. （Not a boarding bus stop.) The Yaesu South Entrance is where you board long-distance buses.Mar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen ticket officeMar 28, 2007
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Coin-operated lockers コインロッカーMar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen Yaesu North Entrance 東京駅新幹線八重洲北口Mar 28, 2007
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Inside Tokyo Station's Nihonbashi Entrance, completely different from before. Starbucks on the right.Mar 28, 2007
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Inside Tokyo Station Yaesu North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu South Entrance 東京駅八重洲南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu South Entrance 東京駅八重洲南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido Shinkansen Yaesu Central Entrance 東京駅新幹線八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Entrance 東京駅 日本橋口Mar 28, 2007
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Railway policeMar 28, 2007
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Train line map and fares in English at Tokyo Station as of 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Shinkansen Yaesu South EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu South Entrance 東京駅八重洲南口Mar 28, 2007
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Yaesu Daimaru Dept. Store, to be torn down. 大丸デパートMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance 東京駅八重洲中央口改札Mar 28, 2007
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In front of Tokyo Station Yaesu EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Corridor on Yaesu sideMar 28, 2007
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Train ticket machinesMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance in 2007. 東京駅八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Central corridorMar 28, 2007
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Built in the mid-1950s, Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) 東京駅八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Future plans for Yaesu sideMar 28, 2007
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Yaesu Daimaru Dept. StoreMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance in 2007. 東京駅八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store)Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and South TowerMar 28, 2007
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Maru-biru building in 2006.Mar 28, 2007
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Top floor of Daimaru Dept. StoreMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station's old Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and new North Tower.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Statue in front of red brick building.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and North TowerMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and North Tower 東京駅八重洲Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 1997.Mar 28, 2007
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Passage to Yaesu side from Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Maru-biru building in 1997.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi sideMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Underground Marunouchi Central EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance underground passage to Otemachi Station and locomotive wheels. Behind it is a room for smokers.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome has paint peeling off. A net catches the paint.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South ExitMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内北口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Hotel and Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007 before renovations.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance center point under the dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance 東京駅丸の内南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central ExitMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内南口Mar 28, 2007
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Inside Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Gallery entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Stationmaster OfficeMar 28, 2007
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Closeup of red brick wallMar 28, 2007
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Driveway to central entrance.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central Entrance. What should be the station's largest entrance is like a mouse hole and easily missed.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Gallery entrance on left, and the Chuo-guchi central entrance's small canopy at the center.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi South EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Center of red brick building, what should be the central entrance.Mar 28, 2007
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Area in front of Tokyo Station, Marunouchi sideMar 28, 2007
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Twin towers on Yaesu side overlook the red brick building.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, red brick building. The large center entrance also has a dome, but it is not used. The center entrance for the public is off to the left side (very small). 赤レンガビルMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi side. This side faces the Imperial Palace and the Otemachi business district.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Both the Marunouchi and Yaesu sides have three main entrances/exits at the north (Kita-guchi), center (Chuo-guchi), and south (Minami-guchi) ends. Tokyo Station platform signMar 28, 2007
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Old Tokyo Station sign on the Yaesu side (old Daimaru Dept. Store).Mar 28, 2007
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Old Tokyo Station, Marunouchi side. On the left end is the North Entrance under a dome roof, and on the right end is the South Entrance also under a dome roof. Both dome roofs were damaged during World War II, and were repaired with slat-style roofs.Mar 28, 2007
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The Marunouchi side has the classic red brick building, and the Yaesu side has a modern building housing Daimaru Dept. Store. Tokyo Station sign at Marunouchi entranceMar 28, 2007
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Chidorigafuchi with the roof of Budokan visible.Mar 28, 2007
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ChidorigafuchiMar 28, 2007
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Chidorigafuchi 千鳥ヶ淵Mar 28, 2007
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Ninomaru GardenMar 28, 2007
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Ninomaru Garden in the East Gardens of the Imperial PalaceMar 28, 2007
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Ninomaru Garden 二の丸庭園Mar 28, 2007
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Suwa-no-Chaya Teahouse 諏訪の茶屋Mar 28, 2007
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Prefectural trees from all prefectures 都道府県の木Mar 28, 2007
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Suwa-no-Chaya Teahouse 諏訪の茶屋Mar 28, 2007
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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace 皇居東御苑Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate, rear viewMar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate 桜田門Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon GateMar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon GateMar 28, 2007
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The Museum of the Imperial Collections (Sannomaru Shozokan), museum of Imperial Family gifts and artifacts. 三の丸尚蔵館Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate 桜田門Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate, near here was where Lord Ii Naosuke from Hikone was assassinated. 桜田門Mar 28, 2007
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Moat near Sakashita-mon GateMar 28, 2007
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Sakashita-mon Gate, closest to the Imperial Household Agency and entrance to Inui-dori, a 600-meter path lined with cherry blossoms. 坂下門坂下門Mar 28, 2007
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Sakashita-mon Gate 坂下門Mar 28, 2007
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Miyazaki Prefecture's official tree 都道府県の木（宮崎県の木）Mar 28, 2007
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Tatsumi Turret was used for defense with holes to drop stones and windows to shoot arrows. 翼櫓（桜田二重櫓）Mar 28, 2007
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Corner of moatMar 28, 2007
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Tatsumi Turret 翼櫓（桜田二重櫓）Mar 28, 2007
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Tatsumi Turret 翼櫓（桜田二重櫓）Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate 桜田門Mar 28, 2007
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Hyakunin Bansho Guardhouse where 100 samurai guards guarded the entrance to the Honmaru, the castle's main keep. 百人番所Mar 28, 2007
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Otemon Gate 大手門Mar 28, 2007
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Doshin Bansho Guardhouse where guards kept watch on the entourage of daimyos visiting the castle. 同心番所Mar 28, 2007
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Kitahane-bashimon Gate. Right behind the castle tower foundation. 北桔橋門Mar 28, 2007
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Tatsumi Turret, also called Sakurada-Niju Turret 翼櫓（桜田二重櫓）Mar 28, 2007
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Otemon Gate 大手門Mar 28, 2007
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Otemon Gate, Edo Castle's main gate. 大手門Mar 28, 2007
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Corner of castle tower foundation.Mar 28, 2007
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View of Hakucho moat from Shiomizaka Slope 汐見坂 白鳥濠Mar 28, 2007
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Moat as seen from Kitahane-bashimon GateMar 28, 2007
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