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About Benzaiten ShrineJun 01, 2012
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Behind the shrine is this Benzaiten Shrine in a little pond.Jun 01, 2012
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Obiki Inari Shrine is one of Tatebayashi's 100 Famous Spots.Jun 01, 2012
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Obiki Inari Shrine. 尾曳稲荷神社Jun 01, 2012
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Nearby is Obiki Inari Shrine. 尾曳稲荷神社Jun 01, 2012
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Bust of novelist Tayama Katai.Jun 01, 2012
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Boyhood home of novelist Tayama Katai, former samurai house.Jun 01, 2012
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Boyhood home of novelist Tayama Katai (田山 花袋 1872-1930). Lived in this house from age 6-14. Free admission. Closed Mon.Jun 01, 2012
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This area was part of Tatebayashi Castle.Jun 01, 2012
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Old road marker.Jun 01, 2012
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About the stones from Tatebayashi Castle.Jun 01, 2012
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Stones from Tatebayashi Castle.Jun 01, 2012
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About former Jomo Muslin Office's telegram office.Jun 01, 2012
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Former Jomo Muslin Office is one of Tatebayashi's 100 Famous Spots.Jun 01, 2012
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About former Jomo Muslin Company Office.Jun 01, 2012
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Remains of former Jomo Muslin Office's telegram office.Jun 01, 2012
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Entrance to former Jomo Muslin Company Office Closed Mon.Jun 01, 2012
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Former Jomo Muslin Company Office built in 1910. The company was a textile maker. Later went bankrupt. The building was donated to the city. Closed Mon.Jun 01, 2012
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Tayama Katai Memorial Museum of Literature. Tayama (田山 花袋 1872–1930) was a novelist from Tatebayashi. Closed Mon.Jun 01, 2012
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Across the street are historic buildings. Free admission.Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi's most famous citizen is Mukai Chiaki, Japan's first woman astronaut. She flew on the Space Shuttle in 1994 and 1998.Jun 01, 2012
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Statue in front of Chiaki Mukai Children's Science Museum, Tatebayashi, Gunma. The boy holds a space shuttle.Jun 01, 2012
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Chiaki Mukai Children's Science Museum has a planetarium and space-related exhibits. Closed Mon.Jun 01, 2012
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Hachiman Shrine on Tatebayashi Castle's Honmaru. Gunma.Jun 01, 2012
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Hachiman Shrine on Tatebayashi Castle's Honmaru.Jun 01, 2012
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Most of the former castle grounds are now occupied by the Tatebayashi City Hall and other public facilities.Jun 01, 2012
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Hachiman Shrine on Tatebayashi Castle's Honmaru. The shrine has a protective housing. Hachiman was the patron god of Tatebayashi Castle, Gunma.Jun 01, 2012
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About Tatebayashi Castle's Honmaru.Jun 01, 2012
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Hachiman Shrine on Tatebayashi Castle's Honmaru, Gunma.Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi Castle's Honmaru is marked by this Hachiman Shrine on a mound. Gunma.Jun 01, 2012
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Other side of Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate. 土橋門Jun 01, 2012
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Door in Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate. 土橋門Jun 01, 2012
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Short castle wall at Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate. 土橋門Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate was at the Sannomaru keep. 土橋門Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate. 土橋門Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi Castle's Dobashi Gate is in the former Sannomaru keep of the castle. 土橋門Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi was a castle town, but almost nothing remains of the castle. This Dobashi Gate was rebuilt in 1983.Jun 01, 2012
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Lake JonumaJun 01, 2012
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Sights in Jonuma area, dominated by Lake Jonuma.Jun 01, 2012
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"Pon-chan" goods sold at tourist information office in front of Tatebayashi Station.Jun 01, 2012
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City mascot "Pon-chan" goods sold at tourist information office in front of Tatebayashi Station. "Pon" refers to the character's pot belly.Jun 01, 2012
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Tourist information office in front of Tatebayashi Station.Jun 01, 2012
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Flower fountain in front of Tatebayashi Station.Jun 01, 2012
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Flower fountain in front of Tatebayashi Station.Jun 01, 2012
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Tanuki raccoon dogs in front of Tatebayashi Station.Jun 01, 2012
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Tatebayashi Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line (connects to Hanzomon subway line in Tokyo), east side. Takes almost 90 min. from central Tokyo by regular train. Costs only about 1100 yen.Jun 01, 2012
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Tanuki raccoon dog in front of Tatebayashi Station, east side.Jun 01, 2012
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Takasaki-juku (14th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series. Mt. Haruna is in the background.Apr 23, 2011
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Inside Machi-no-Eki are displays of art work by local students.Jul 06, 2009
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View of Ikaho from Mt. Uenoyama.Jul 06, 2009
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View of Ikaho from Mt. Uenoyama.Jul 06, 2009
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Lookout deck on Mt. Uenoyama.Jul 06, 2009
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Mt. Uenoyama also has recreational facilities.Jul 06, 2009
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Map of Mt. Uenoyama.Jul 06, 2009
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View of Ikaho from Machi-no-Eki, an exhibition room and ropeway station. Ikaho's first Hawaiian Festival was held here.Jul 06, 2009
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Ropeway to Mt. Uenoyama, a mountain on whose slopes Ikaho sits.Jul 06, 2009
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Letters to Bella from her Sunday School students. Lower right is a chronology of Bella's life published by her school. Her name "Irwin" is rendered in kanji characters pronounced "Ari-in." 有院Aug 13, 2008
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Upper left is a letter from Yukiko Irwin, Bella's niece. Upper right are hymns used by Bella's Sunday School. Photo below shows Yukiko Irwin (daughter of Robert Irwin's 2nd son Richard) visiting Ikaho in 1979, meeting with a cultural propertyAug 13, 2008
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Robert Walker Irwin and oldest daughter Bella. Portrait taken when they visited the US.Aug 13, 2008
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Upper left is a photo of the Hawaiian Minister's residence in Tokyo. Lower left is a pamphlet of the Mitsui Club at the minister's residence. Upper right is a portrait of Irwin and Bella in the US.Aug 13, 2008
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Panel explaining Bella Irwin's Christian Sunday School.Aug 13, 2008
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Upper left is a New Year's postcard to Robert. Lower left is a funeral notice for Iki. Upper right is a family portrait.Aug 13, 2008
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Ink stone and brushes used by wife Iki.Aug 13, 2008
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Bella Irwin established the Irwin Gakuen school and kindergarten アルウィン学園 in 1916 in Kojimachi. Today, the school is in Tokyo's Suginami Ward called Irwin Gakuen Gyokusei Hoiku Senmon Gakko.she Aug 13, 2008
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Family of Robert Walker Irwin. Left to right: Robert Jr., Bella, 4th daughter Agnes, Iki, 2nd son Richard, Robert, 3rd daughter Marion, and 2nd daughter Mary.Aug 13, 2008
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Sister-city exhibit for the County of Hawaii (Big Island).Aug 12, 2008
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Ikaho's sister-city exhibit in Machi-no-Eki building (ropeway terminal).Aug 12, 2008
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Letter from Big Island Mayor Stephen Yamashiro proclaiming sister-city relations with Ikaho (before it merged with Shibukawa).Aug 12, 2008
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Upper left is a Japanese letter from Bella Irwin written in roman letters. Upper right is an obituary for Robert Irwin in a Philadelphia newspaper. On the bottom left are condolence telegrams from Ikaho to Bella. Bottom right is get-well letter to Robert.Aug 12, 2008
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Panel showing Irwin's paternal family tree.Aug 12, 2008
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On the left is a winter coat worn by wife Iki. A few lamps, hibachi heater, and furniture used in the Irwin summer residence also displayed.Aug 12, 2008
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Veranda with a life-size Irwin cut-out.Aug 12, 2008
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On the left are table cloths bearing Irwin's family crest. In the middle is Irwin's binoculars, cross, and watch. On the right are cuff links and cups with the Hawaiian flag.Aug 12, 2008
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Various printed matter related to the Japanese immigration and Japanese-Americans in Hawaii, including a booklet from Lorraine Inouye, then mayor of the Big Island. Koa calabash on the right from Hilo, Hawaii to mark Ikaho's 100th anniversary in 1989Aug 12, 2008
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Panel explaining Japan-Hawaii relations.Aug 12, 2008
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VerandaAug 12, 2008
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Copy of a Japanese immigrant's labor contract dated Jan. 11, 1900. (Not for Kanyaku Imin.)Aug 12, 2008
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1902 map close-up showing the location of Irwin's summer home (red circle) in Ikaho. It was right in front of the bottom of the Stone Steps.Aug 12, 2008
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Dishes and cutlery used in Irwin's Ikaho residence. Most were imported from Europe and the US. Some are also from Japan.Aug 12, 2008
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The upper left is a woodblock print showing foreigners vacationing in Ikaho in 1882. On the right is a souvenir from Ikaho that Iki bought.Aug 12, 2008
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Panel explaining the Japanese immigration to Hawai'i.Aug 12, 2008
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Old 1902 map of Ikaho with Irwin's summer home marked by the red circle. It was in front of the bottom of the Stone Steps which cuts through the center of the town.Aug 12, 2008
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Photo of of four of Irwin's children in Ikaho. The building on the right is apparently the building that remains today.Aug 12, 2008
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The display case shows an old map of Ikaho Spa on the upper left.Aug 12, 2008
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Top left is a photo of four of Irwin's children in Ikaho. Top right is a photo of Irwin and his children in Ikaho. Bottom left is a postcard addressed to Irwin in Ikaho. Bottom right are Ikaho postcards bought by Irwin.Aug 12, 2008
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The display case includes photos of the Irwin family in Ikaho.Aug 12, 2008
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The next display case includes this panel explaining Irwin's activities as Hawaiian Minister to Japan.Aug 12, 2008
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At center top and bottom are copies of Irwin's marriage applications. Bottom left is a news clipping announcing Irwin's marriage to Iki. Top right is a photo of the Irwins in Ikaho.Aug 12, 2008
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A young Robert Walker Irwin.Aug 12, 2008
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On the top right is a letter from Hawai'i's Governor George Ariyoshi (next image). The lower right are rocks from Kilauea volcano, and the left are souvenir ribbons marking the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigration in 1868.Aug 12, 2008
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Iki and Robert Walker Irwin at the Imperial Palace for the promulgation of the Meiji Constitution in Feb. 1889. ロバート W. アルウインと妻のイキAug 12, 2008
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Robert Walker Irwin in his later years. ロバート W. アルウイン. Read more about him here.A young Robert Walker Irwin ロバート W. アルウインAug 12, 2008
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Portrait of Robert Walker Irwin and with his Japanese wife Takechi Iki who was from a samurai family.Aug 12, 2008
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The first display case on the right shows a chronology of Irwin's life and portraits of him and his wife Takechi Iki.Aug 12, 2008
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Main room of the Irwin summer house. When these photos were taken, the house served as a museum. However, in April 2014, a new Guidance Museum next to the relocated house opened to display these artifacts. The house has no exhibits now.Aug 12, 2008
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Foyer of the Irwin summer house. A US flag, but no Hawaiian flag...Aug 12, 2008
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Kanzanso, an inn fronting the bottom of the Stone Steps and where Irwin's summer estate was located. (No longer in existence.)Aug 12, 2008
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This inn called Kanzanso has been torn down to make way for the relocated Irwin house.Aug 12, 2008
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Rear view of Irwin's summer residence. This building has moved to a new location up the Stone Steps and these photos show it at the previous location at the foot of the Stone Steps.Aug 12, 2008
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This modest building is only part of a larger complex of Irwin's summer residence. This is the front entrance. Note that this residence has moved slightly up the Stone Steps in fall 2013.Aug 12, 2008
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In 1985, the 100th anniversary of the Japanese immigration to Hawaii, Ikaho designated this residence as one of the town's Historic Places. ハワイ公使別邸Aug 12, 2008
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The following photos (watermarked "2008") of Robert Walker Irwin's summer residence were taken before it was moved to its present location.Aug 12, 2008
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A big mahalo to Hula Halau 'O Kamuela for traveling all the way to Ikaho and making us all happy with their hula. I have already given free copies of these photos (and more) to the performers through Kau'i and Kunewa.Aug 12, 2008
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On the final night, they gave an encore where Kau'i joined in.Aug 12, 2008
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For that one magical hour, it felt like we were in Hawai'i.Aug 12, 2008
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Backbend sequence by Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem who later became Miss Aloha Hula at the 2010 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai'i.Aug 12, 2008
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The final number.Aug 12, 2008
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Kunewa is a very distinguished-looking man, much more so in person than in pictures. He always has a great smile for the camera too.Aug 12, 2008
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They use 'ili'ili stone castanets.Aug 12, 2008
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The crowd watching the show. The front row includes guests from Hawai'i.Aug 12, 2008
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Kunewa Mook, one of the kumu hulas for Hula Halau 'O Kamuela.Aug 12, 2008
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His slow hula dance drove the ladies wild. You should've heard the screams...Aug 12, 2008
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The surprise on the last night was kumu hula Kunewa Mook dancing on stage. 違う夜にクネヴァ・ムークも飛び入り参加Aug 12, 2008
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The bass player is also a graduate of my high school.Aug 12, 2008
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The band.Aug 12, 2008
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The band go over their numbers before going on stage.Aug 12, 2008
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Aloha Dalire performing in the Ikaho Hawaiian Festival.Aug 12, 2008
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This lady has produced five Miss Aloha Hulas, including all three of her daughters and this year's Miss Aloha Hula (Kuhi Suganuma).Aug 12, 2008
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The surprise on the second night (Aug. 4) was a performance by kumu hula Aloha Dalire.Aug 12, 2008
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Aloha Dalire dancing the hula on stage. 飛び入り参加したアロハ・ダリレもフラを披露。Aug 12, 2008
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Kau'i performs a solo number.Aug 12, 2008
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He's a crowd pleaser as well and well-known in Japan. Also a graduate of the same high school as me.Aug 12, 2008
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Kau'i in a duet, paddling in a canoe.Aug 12, 2008
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Bamboo rattles called pu'ili.Aug 12, 2008
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What would a hula show be without the 'uli'uli gourd rattles?Aug 12, 2008
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In the background is the flag of the city of Shibukawa, the sister city of the County of Hawai'i (island of Hawai'i or the Big Island).Aug 12, 2008
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem who later became Miss Aloha Hula at the 2010 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai'i.Aug 12, 2008
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Kumu hula Kau'i Kamanao in a cheerful duet.Aug 12, 2008
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem who later became Miss Aloha Hula at the 2010 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai'i.Aug 12, 2008
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem performs at Ikaho, Japan. She later became Miss Aloha Hula 2010. Shadows on her velvety gown look good.Aug 12, 2008
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A touch of elegance with this solo number.Aug 12, 2008
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Music was provided by Puka on bass, Aaron Sala on keyboard and Kunewa Mook on ukulele.Aug 12, 2008
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More eye candy with colorful, shimmering grass skirts.Aug 12, 2008
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After the backbend.Aug 12, 2008
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Backbend was a real crowd pleaser.Aug 12, 2008
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On the left side of the stage was the Hawaiian flag.Aug 12, 2008
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Two of the girls were students at the high school I graduated from in Honolulu.Aug 12, 2008
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Many of the girls were still high school students.Aug 12, 2008
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For the three shows they did perform, each show was slightly different. For people who saw all three shows, they got something different from each show.Aug 12, 2008
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They used one 'uli'uli, a feathered gourd rattle.Aug 12, 2008
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The photos on this page were taken on two different nights.Aug 12, 2008
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Hula kahiko started with a chant. ショーは夜の8:45〜9:45、フラカヒコで始まった。8月5日の第三の夜は雷雨のため中止となった。これらの写真は４日と６日に撮影。毎晩、ちょっと違うショーだったAug 12, 2008
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Their first number was hula kahiko (ancient hula). The performance was held from 8:45 pm to 9:45 pm. On the third night (Aug. 5), the show was unfortunately cancelled due to heavy nighttime rains.Aug 12, 2008
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Hula Halau'O Kamuela from Oahu won the overall title at the 2008 Merrie Monarch Festival held in Hilo, Hawai'i. The overall winner is also invited to perform at Ikaho Spa's annual Hawaiian Festival held in August.Aug 12, 2008
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For the 12th Ikaho Hawaiian Festival held during Aug. 3-6, 2008, Hula Halau'O Kamuela performed every night for an hour as the festival's main event (free admission). 伊香保ハワイアンフェスティバルのメリーモナークショーAug 12, 2008
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