Last additions - Shinagawa-ku 品川区 |
Shinagawa Station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyu) Line.Jun 13, 2017
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Shinagawa Station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyu) Line.Jun 13, 2017
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Shinagawa Station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyu) Line.Jun 13, 2017
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Kita-Shinagawa Station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyu) Line.Jun 13, 2017
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Shinagawa Station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyu) Line.Jun 13, 2017
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PR for the latest Godzilla movie. There were Godzilla movie posters and flyers all over the place. I had to ask why. Found out that in the first Godzilla movie in the 1950s, Shinagawa was where Godzilla first set foot on Japan (near Shinagawa Station).Jun 13, 2017
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Folk performances at a small park.Jun 13, 2017
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Flea marketJun 13, 2017
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Small park had food booths.Jun 13, 2017
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Gama no abura or Toad's OilJun 13, 2017
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Modern Dance Company, SeagullJun 13, 2017
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This is a komuso, a Zen monk who went around playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute while wearing a basket on the head. This is how they meditated and begged. Ninja famously disguised themselves as komuso.Jun 13, 2017
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Students from a kimono school.Jun 13, 2017
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Students from a kimono school.Jun 13, 2017
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The problem with this parade is that they don't identify who's who. I have a list of Edo Period characters in the parade and I can identify the major ones, but not this one with the bare shoulder. Jun 13, 2017
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Wearing black and red is Nezumi Kozō (鼠小僧) (1797–1831), a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period.Jun 13, 2017
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Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七, ca. 1667–1683), literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei who lived in the Hongo neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period.She was executed for attempting to commit arson. The story became the subject of joruri plays.Jun 13, 2017
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Isshin Tasuke (一心太助) fictional Edo Period fishmonger was the ideal Edokko.Jun 13, 2017
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Candy vendors. The people parading in these costumes are all ordinary people who paid ¥15,000 to ¥30,000 for the privilege. To cover the makeup and costume fees.Jun 13, 2017
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Before newspapers, they passed out news flyers called kawaraban in the Edo Period for major events and notices. She gave out festival flyers.Jun 13, 2017
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The liveliest part of the parade. These people were offering candy to spectators like they did in the old days.Jun 13, 2017
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At the head of the costume parade was Mito Komon. On the left in kimono is Andrijana Cvetkovik, Macedonian Ambassador to Japan. She's holding her country's flag. The Macedonian Embassy is in Shinagawa. On the right is someone from BrazilJun 13, 2017
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Shinagawa Joshi GakuinJun 13, 2017
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Local cheerleaders.Jun 13, 2017
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Shinagawa Mothers AssociationJun 13, 2017
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"Beware of dangerous drugs"Jun 13, 2017
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"Beware of investment fraud"Jun 13, 2017
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Local school band.Jun 13, 2017
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The parade is also part of a traffic safety campaign. Jun 13, 2017
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This is the Honorary Shinagawa Police Chief for the day, voice actress and impersonator Ayano Fukuda (福田彩乃).Jun 13, 2017
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Police on white motorcycle.e.Jun 13, 2017
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In late Sept., Shinagawa holds the annual Shukuba Festival highlighted by a small parade of people wearing Edo Period costumes (江戸風俗行列). Jun 13, 2017
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The parade is led by these Buddhist monks chanting in front of a local temple.Jun 13, 2017
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JR Shinagawa Station, Takanawa Entrance on the west side. 品川駅 高輪口Feb 07, 2014
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JR Shinagawa Station, Takanawa Entrance on the west side. 品川駅 高輪口Feb 07, 2014
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Shinagawa-juku (2nd post town on the Tokaido) from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series. Apr 24, 2011
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Route 1 in Nishi-Gotanda toward TOC.Apr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, west side being completely redeveloped in April 2007.Apr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station and Tokyu, road to Sony HQApr 09, 2007
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Route 1 in Higashi-GotandaApr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east sideApr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, west side being completely redeveloped.Apr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east sideApr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east sideApr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east sideApr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east sideApr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east entrance 五反田駅Apr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station as seen from Keihin Kyuko Gotanda Station.Apr 09, 2007
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JR Gotanda Station, east entrance 五反田駅Apr 09, 2007
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Monument says that the practice of visiting all the seven shrines for the Seven Gods of Good Fortune started here.Apr 09, 2007
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Sight from the shrine's hill. Keihin Kyuko train runs parallel to the old Tokaido Road in Shinagawa.Apr 09, 2007
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Daiichi Keihin highway in front of the shrine and Shin-Bamba Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line.Apr 09, 2007
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Memorial for knives.Apr 09, 2007
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KappaApr 09, 2007
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Kaguraden for sacred dances.Apr 09, 2007
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Cherry blossomsApr 09, 2007
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Honden main hall, Shinagawa ShrineApr 09, 2007
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Honden main hall, Shinagawa ShrineApr 09, 2007
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Third toriiApr 09, 2007
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Honden main hall, Shinagawa ShrineApr 09, 2007
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Honden main hall of Shinagawa Shrine, one of Shinagawa Ward's major shrines. Dedicated to Amenohirinome-no-Mikoto, Susano-o-no-Mikoto, and Uganome-no-Mikoto. Near Shin-Bamba Station North Exit on the Keihin Kyuko Line from Shinagawa Station. Apr 09, 2007
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ToriiApr 09, 2007
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Second toriiApr 09, 2007
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Marker for "New 100 Views of Tokyo."Apr 09, 2007
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Sightseeing markerApr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa Shrine faces Daiichi Keihin, a major highway.Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa Shrine 品川神社Apr 09, 2007
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Daikokuten, God of Wealth, Farmers, Agriculture, and Rice. He stands on bales of rice.Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa Shrine torii at street level.Apr 09, 2007
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Daiichi Keihin highway. One road which replaced the Tokaido Road.Apr 09, 2007
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Police box looks traditional.Apr 09, 2007
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More pine trees. This one came from Oiso in Kanagawa Pref.Apr 09, 2007
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Rest stop (a bench).Apr 09, 2007
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Aomono-Yokocho Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line. This must be one of the ugliest train stations in Tokyo. The old Tokaido Road goes further beyond, but I stopped here.Apr 09, 2007
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Other shukuba (post towns), especially in the rural areas, have been successful in making their buildings look traditional. But Shinagawa was a total failure in this regard.Apr 09, 2007
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If they could even build one traditional-looking building here, more tourists would come. But the most traditional-looking building is this public toilet.Apr 09, 2007
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These frequent signs saying "Tokaido Shinagawa-juku" try to remind you that you're in Shinagawa-juku.Apr 09, 2007
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Unfortunately, there are no post town buildings except for numerous shrines and temples.Apr 09, 2007
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The only other traditional things you see are pine trees. This one came from Hamamatsu in Shizuoka.Apr 09, 2007
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Looks like a former police box (koban) next to Shinagawa Bridge.Apr 09, 2007
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Ebara Shrine and priestApr 09, 2007
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Ebara Shrine also holds the Sanno Festival in early June.Apr 09, 2007
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Ebara Shrine is only one of many shrines and temples in this area.Apr 09, 2007
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The shrine is associated with Ebisu, the god of fishermen (notice the fishing pole) and good fortune.Apr 09, 2007
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Ebara Shrine. Near Shinagawa bridge and adjacent to cherry-lined Meguro River on the left. 荏原神社Apr 09, 2007
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Ebara Shrine toriiApr 09, 2007
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Bridge to Ebara Shrine.Apr 09, 2007
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Cherry blossoms along the Meguro-gawa River.Apr 09, 2007
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Ebara Shrine torii and bridge.Apr 09, 2007
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Bridge to Ebara Shrine with cherry blossoms.Apr 09, 2007
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Meguro River as seen from Shinagawa Bridge. The river served as the boundary between Kita-Shinagawa (northern Shinagawa) and Minami-Shinagawa (southern Shinagawa).Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa Bridge over the Meguro River. After Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo, this was the next major bridge to cross on the Tokaido. 品川橋Apr 09, 2007
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Map of the walking route along Shinagawa-juku.Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa Bridge, with a small park on the bridge. 品川橋Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa Bridge and Meguro River.Apr 09, 2007
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Site of Shinagawa-juku's Honjin. Seems to be used for parking bicycles... 品川宿 本陣Apr 09, 2007
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Traffic sign for Tokaido Road.Apr 09, 2007
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Sign explaining about the pine tree. Tsuchiyama in Shiga Prefecture was the 49th post town on the Tokaido Road.Apr 09, 2007
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Road to Shinagawa Shrine.Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa-juku Honjin marker.Apr 09, 2007
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Pine tree at Shinagawa-juku's Honjin. The pine tree came from Tsuchiyama-juku in Koka, Shiga Prefecture.Apr 09, 2007
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Site of Shinagawa-juku's Honjin. 品川宿 本陣Apr 09, 2007
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More shutter art.Apr 09, 2007
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Site of Shinagawa-juku's Honjin. 品川宿 本陣Apr 09, 2007
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Isshinji Temple is a branch of Narita-san.Apr 09, 2007
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Painting shutter art. Looks like a pine tree.Apr 09, 2007
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Isshinji Temple, associated with the god of longevity, Jurojin.Apr 09, 2007
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Isshinji Temple gate signApr 09, 2007
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Still just modern buildings in Shinagawa-juku, looking like any ordinary street in Japan.Apr 09, 2007
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"Kita-Shinagawa Koko Kara"Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa-juku road markerApr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa-juku famous spot marker. It reads "Kyu-Tokaido no Nigiwai" meaning "Full of People on the Tokaido."Apr 09, 2007
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Sign explaining about Shinagawa-juku. There were 1,600 buildings and a population of 7,000. The town was right on the waterfront which used to exist before the land reclamation.Apr 09, 2007
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Rest stopApr 09, 2007
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Message in EnglishApr 09, 2007
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Hinkai ParkApr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa beerApr 09, 2007
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It is unfortunate that no one thought about preserving this historic stage town on the Tokaido Road. Tokyo may be too urban to have a long road of traditional buildings.Apr 09, 2007
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I went on a Sunday when most of the shops were closed. Blessing in disguise because I got to see the ukiyoe art on their shutter doors.Apr 09, 2007
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The ukiyoe art are all related to Shinagawa.Apr 09, 2007
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A convenience store and condominium now at the location of Dozo Sagami, a secret meeting place of Ito Hirobumi and other Imperial loyalists seeking to oust the Tokugawa government during the Bakumatsu period. 土蔵相模跡Apr 09, 2007
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Near the entrance to the Tokaido Road is this tourist info booth. Free pamphlets (English included) and maps of Shinagawa-juku.Apr 09, 2007
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Entrance to the Tokaido Road at Shinagawa. Short walk from Shinagawa Station.Apr 09, 2007
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Shinagawa-juku along the old Tokaido Road looks like this today. In the old days, it looked like this.Apr 09, 2007
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High-rise modern hotels have long replaced the old inns at Shinagawa-juku, the Tokaido Road's first post town during the Edo Period.Apr 09, 2007
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Way to the old Tokaido Road at Shinagawa. It was around here where Godzilla first set foot on Japan, in the first Godzilla movie.Apr 09, 2007
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JR Shinagawa Station, Takanawa Entrance on the west side. 品川駅 高輪口Apr 09, 2007
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Near Shinagawa Station is this poor little shrine called, Takayama Inari Shrine, encroached on all sides by urban development. 高山稲荷神社Apr 09, 2007
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