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Bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island.Jun 18, 2017
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Entrance to the bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island. Pay admission first.Jun 18, 2017
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Bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island.Jun 18, 2017
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Mikimoto Pearl IslandJun 18, 2017
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A statue of Kokichi Mikimoto and a giant pearl near Toba Station greets visitors. Erected in 1993 to mark the 100th anniversary of Mikimoto's success in pearl cultivation.Jun 18, 2017
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Ornate ceiling.Jun 18, 2017
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Inside Yokohama Chinatown's main temple called Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟).Jun 18, 2017
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Yokohama Chinatown's main temple called Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟). Busy with Chinese New Year worshippers. Dedicated to Kwan Tei, a famous general in the ancient Chinese Imperial army and Taoist symbol of integrity and loyaltyJun 18, 2017
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Yokohama Chinatown's main temple called Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟). Busy with Chinese New Year worshippers. Jun 18, 2017
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Inside Yokohama Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo in Japanese 横浜媽祖廟)Jun 18, 2017
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Carved pillarJun 18, 2017
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Red and gold everywhere.Jun 18, 2017
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DragonJun 18, 2017
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Yokohama Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo in Japanese 横浜媽祖廟) was built in 2006 to mark the 150th anniversary of Yokohama Port opening to foreign trade.Jun 18, 2017
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Chinese acrobat.Jun 18, 2017
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Chinese acrobat.Jun 18, 2017
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New Year's events held on the weekends following Chinese New Year's.Jun 18, 2017
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Model trains powered by winding.Jun 17, 2017
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Thermal power generationJun 17, 2017
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How a nuclear reactor produces electricity.Jun 17, 2017
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Playground for kids.Jun 17, 2017
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Outside the museum, you can walk around the park-like grounds.Jun 17, 2017
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Nuclear waste canisterJun 17, 2017
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Nuclear waste drum.Jun 17, 2017
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Safety of nuclear power plant workers.Jun 17, 2017
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Japan's first PCCV construction of a nuclear reactor housing.Jun 17, 2017
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Fukui Prefecture produces the highest amout of nuclear power in Japan.Jun 17, 2017
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Nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture.Jun 17, 2017
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Nuclear power plants in Japan.Jun 17, 2017
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Atomic Theater shows how a nuclear power plant works.Jun 17, 2017
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Model of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant.Jun 17, 2017
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Model of Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. On the lower right is the two additional reactors they had planned to build, but shelved after the Tohoku disaster in 2011.Jun 17, 2017
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Natural GalleryJun 17, 2017
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Natural GalleryJun 17, 2017
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What's what at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. The Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant started operating commercially on March 14, 1970, the same day when Expo '70 opened in Osaka. Expo '70 in Osaka was the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Station's first commercial customer.Jun 17, 2017
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant (敦賀発電所). The cylindrical domed building on the left is the No. 1 reactor, Japan's first light-water reactor that operated from 1970 to 2015. Square building on the rght is No. 2 reactor, a pressurized water reactor in operation since 1987. Supplies power to Kansai, Hokuriku, and Chubu Regions.Jun 17, 2017
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From the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion, we can view the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant.Jun 17, 2017
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion or Tsuruga PR Pavilion.Jun 17, 2017
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Near the plant is their public relations facility and museum called the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Pavilion or Tsuruga PR Pavilion. A 40-min. bus ride from JR Tsuruga Station.Jun 17, 2017
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. All fenced in with security cameras everywhere.Jun 17, 2017
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Out in the boondocks of Tsuruga is the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. All fenced in.Jun 17, 2017
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Another power plantJun 17, 2017
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Offshore sandbar popular with swimmers.Jun 17, 2017
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From JR Tsuruga Station, it's a scenic bus ride to the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. Jun 17, 2017
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Current Ginza Line subway train.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway cars today.Jun 17, 2017
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How to drive a subway train.Jun 17, 2017
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Museum gift shopJun 17, 2017
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The first subway car used between Shimbashi and Shibuya in the late 1930s.Jun 17, 2017
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Statue of Noritsugu HayakawaJun 17, 2017
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Noritsugu Hayakawa was the father of Japan's first subway.Jun 17, 2017
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Methods to dig subway tunnels.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway tokensJun 17, 2017
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Planning hsitory of Tokyo's first subway.Jun 17, 2017
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Japanese subway historyJun 17, 2017
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Old and new subway signs. Now the subway lines and stations are coded for people who cannot remember the Japanese names.Jun 17, 2017
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Automatic turnstiles taking subway tickets were introduced from 1974. From 2007, IC cards are used.Jun 17, 2017
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Evolution of subway ticket vending machines from 1956 to 2007. Current ticket vending machines use touchscreen panels.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway historyJun 17, 2017
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Maintenance car.Jun 17, 2017
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New subway line under construction in Tokyo.Jun 17, 2017
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Scale model of a new subway line under construction in Tokyo.Jun 17, 2017
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Different types of Shield boring machines.Jun 17, 2017
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Shield boring machine teethJun 17, 2017
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Shield boring machineJun 17, 2017
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PantographJun 17, 2017
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Old and new subway signs.Jun 17, 2017
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.Jun 17, 2017
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.Jun 17, 2017
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway train simulator. Takes practice to stop at the correct position at the station.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway train diorama showing Akasaka Mitsuke Station.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway train dioramaJun 17, 2017
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Subway train dioramaJun 17, 2017
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Emergency lightJun 17, 2017
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Marunouchi Line subway car driver's cab.Jun 17, 2017
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Inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.Jun 17, 2017
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Go inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.Jun 17, 2017
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Marunouchi Line subway carJun 17, 2017
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Marunouchi Line subway carJun 17, 2017
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Marunouchi Line subway carJun 17, 2017
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Marunouchi Line car from the mid-1950s.Jun 17, 2017
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Door latchJun 17, 2017
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Emergency lightJun 17, 2017
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Subway rules for passengers: No smoking, no spitting, and don't stick out your face or hands outside the window.Jun 17, 2017
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Subway driver's cab.Jun 17, 2017
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College studentJun 17, 2017
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Judging from theor clothing, they look to be a well-to-do family.Jun 17, 2017
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Mannequins inside Tokyo's first subway car. Jun 17, 2017
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Inside Tokyo's first subway car. Refurbished.Jun 17, 2017
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We can go inside the first subway car.Jun 17, 2017
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Sumo advertising at recreated Ueno Station subway platform.Jun 17, 2017
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Advertising at recreated Ueno Station subway platform.Jun 17, 2017
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Recreated Ueno Station subway platform.Jun 17, 2017
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Recreated Ueno Station platform.Jun 17, 2017
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Automatic turnstileJun 17, 2017
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It was a fat fare, and passengers put in actual coins to go through the turnstile.Jun 17, 2017
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Automatic turnstile at Ueno Station in 1927Jun 17, 2017
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Japan's first subway station: Ueno StationJun 17, 2017
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Driver's seat in the first subway car.Jun 17, 2017
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About the first subway car.Jun 17, 2017
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The exterior livery of the newest Ginza Line subway cars is based on this first subway car. Jun 17, 2017
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Japan's first subway car used between Ueno and Asakusa. The forerunner of the Ginza Line.Jun 17, 2017
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Japan's first subway opened in Tokyo in Dec. 1927 between Ueno and Asakusa.Jun 17, 2017
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Enter the museum through this subway turnstile.See Japan's first subway cars from 1927, tunnel boring machines, subway history exhibits, and simulators. Jun 17, 2017
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Entrance to the Tokyo subway museum named Tokyo Metro Museum. It's under the elevated Tozai Line tracks. Near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line.Official website: http://www.chikahaku.jp/en/Jun 17, 2017
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Farewell JNR in 1987.Jun 17, 2017
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Old train ticketsJun 17, 2017
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Many artifacts on display on both the 1st and 2nd floors of t he Main Hall.Jun 17, 2017
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Train nameplates put on the front of the train.Jun 17, 2017
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Train dioramaJun 17, 2017
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Train simulatorsJun 17, 2017
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Train schedulesJun 17, 2017
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Shinkansen traffic control center.Jun 17, 2017
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Kids' playroom on 2nd floorJun 17, 2017
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Second floor of Kyoto Railway MuseumJun 17, 2017
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"Twilight Express" Sleeper train for SapporoJun 17, 2017
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Daihatsu three-wheeler carJun 17, 2017
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For train mechanics.Jun 17, 2017
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Showa-no-Eki Station platform.Jun 17, 2017
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Showa-no-Eki Station gate to platform.Jun 17, 2017
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Inside Showa-no-Eki Station.Jun 17, 2017
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Reconstructed rural train station from the good old days (1950s-60s). Named "Showa-no-Eki Station."Jun 17, 2017
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Red pay phone was very common in Japan, now virtually extinct.Jun 17, 2017
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Ice creamJun 17, 2017
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Kiosk owner's space.Jun 17, 2017
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Inside kiosk.Jun 17, 2017
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Train kiosk from the good old days (1950s-60s).Jun 17, 2017
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100 series shinkansenJun 17, 2017
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100 series shinkansen, 2nd generation with the slit headlights and pointy look.Jun 17, 2017
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JNR for Japan National RailwaysJun 17, 2017
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"Raicho" Tokkyu Limited Express, KUHA489Jun 17, 2017
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500 Series shinkansenJun 17, 2017
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Main HallJun 17, 2017
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EF58 150 (left) and EF81 103 (right) locomotives for sleeper trains, Twilight Plaza Zone.Jun 17, 2017
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EF58 150 (left) and EF81 103 (right) locomotives for sleeper trains, Twilight Plaza Zone.Jun 17, 2017
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