 Last additions - Toshima-ku 豊島区 |
Dec 09, 2015
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Tea house for rent.Dec 09, 2015
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Tea houseDec 09, 2015
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Dec 09, 2015
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Christmassy maple leaves at Mejiro Teien.Dec 09, 2015
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Mejiro Teien Garden centers on a pond that reflects the illumination.Dec 09, 2015
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Mejiro Teien Garden in Tokyo had a long line to get in during late Nov. Near JR Mejiro Station on the Yamanote Line. Free admission.Dec 09, 2015
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Mejiro Teien Garden's attraction was fall foliage lit up at night.Dec 09, 2015
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My YouTube video of Otsuka Awa Odori featuring local Otsuka (Toshima Ward) dance troupes.Jun 06, 2010
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Otsuka Ekimae stationAug 31, 2009
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Sugamo is a neighboring train station, also in Toshima Ward.Aug 31, 2009
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Otsuka Awa Odori poster for 2009. The dance is held on only one evening.Aug 31, 2009
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Tenkei-ren from Shinjuku. 天恵連Aug 31, 2009
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Sugamo-ren すがも連Aug 31, 2009
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office), Otsuka Awa Odori 豊島区役所連Aug 31, 2009
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連Aug 31, 2009
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They work at the Toshima Ward Office (City Hall).Aug 31, 2009
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連Aug 31, 2009
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連Aug 31, 2009
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連Aug 31, 2009
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連Aug 31, 2009
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連Aug 31, 2009
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連Aug 31, 2009
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連Aug 31, 2009
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Otsuka Awa OdoriAug 31, 2009
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Shoko-ren 商興連Aug 31, 2009
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Otsuka Awa OdoriAug 31, 2009
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Otsuka Awa OdoriAug 31, 2009
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Shoko-ren 商興連Aug 31, 2009
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Sanwa-ren 三和蓮Aug 31, 2009
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連Aug 31, 2009
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連Aug 31, 2009
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連Aug 31, 2009
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連Aug 31, 2009
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Otsuka Awa Odori paper lanternsAug 31, 2009
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They are from Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen, a private girls' school. 豊島岡女子学園 桃李連Aug 31, 2009
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Otsuka Awa Odori, TokyoAug 31, 2009
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Sugamokko-ren すがもっ子連Aug 31, 2009
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The 37th Otsuka Awa Odori was held on Aug. 26, 2009 (Wed.) in the middle of the week from about 5 pm to 9 pm. They paraded on the main road in front of the south side of JR Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo.Aug 31, 2009
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So it was not a good situation for taking pictures. The dance route was short, maybe only 300 meters. They danced on only one road. That's why it was quite crowded. Aug 31, 2009
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Both sides of the road were almost totally covered with vinyl mats by people reserving a spot to watch the dance. The festival seemed to be mainly for the local folks, not for tourists from outside who could not get close to the roadside. Aug 31, 2009
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Inside the gyoza restaurant are placards written by past customers boasting the number of gyoza they ate (or couldn't finish).Apr 06, 2007
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My lunch. Ball-shaped gyoza. The skin is slightly crunchy.Apr 06, 2007
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Apr 06, 2007
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Tokyo Toden streetcar, Koshin-zuka Station.Apr 06, 2007
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The famous red underwear. Supposed to keep you warmer. For men and women.Apr 06, 2007
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Apr 06, 2007
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Jizo statueApr 06, 2007
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Umbrella shopApr 06, 2007
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They used to have a tawashi brush to wash the statue, but that wore out the statue. So the replacement statue is now washed/rubbed with a towel instead.Apr 06, 2007
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The shopping street is quite long, going all the way to Nishi-Sugamo on the Mita subway line.Apr 06, 2007
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People relax in front of the temple.Apr 06, 2007
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People in line for the Arai (Washable) Kannon statue. Anybody can line up and scrub the statue. No charge.Apr 06, 2007
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Arai Kannon statue. Wash the part of the body to cure the corresponding part of your own body. 洗い観音Apr 06, 2007
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Grounds of Koganji temple as seen from the Hondo hall.Apr 06, 2007
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Jizo statueApr 06, 2007
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Koganji temple Hondo hall. This is a Zen temple belonging to the Soto-shu school. The temple was founded in 1596 and moved to Sugamo in 1891.Apr 06, 2007
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People line up to wash the famous Kannon statue. The line gets longer on weekends.Apr 06, 2007
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Inside Koganji temple Hondo. The temple houses the Togenuki Jizo statue which is not visible to the public.Apr 06, 2007
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Koganji temple. The temple's popular name is "Togenuki Jizo-son." It sells magic paper called osugata which supposed to remove a thorn or splinter from your skin. Affix it to the thorn and it will be extracted. とげぬき地蔵尊Apr 06, 2007
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Kōgan-ji Temple (高岩寺)Apr 06, 2007
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Togenuki means thorn-extracting. Koganji temple incense burnerApr 06, 2007
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Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街Apr 06, 2007
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Gate to Koganji temple, a famous spot along the shopping street.Apr 06, 2007
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Nakasendo road marker.Apr 06, 2007
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Hat shopApr 06, 2007
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Most of the clothing items are price low, around 1,000 yen which might be affordable by people living on social security.Apr 06, 2007
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The clothing shops are geared for elderly women. Sugamo is the fashion capital for elderly women. 「おばあちゃんの原宿」Apr 06, 2007
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Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街「おばあちゃんの原宿」Apr 06, 2007
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Entrance to Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街Apr 06, 2007
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Cherry blossoms near JR Sugamo StationApr 06, 2007
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Main road in front of JR Sugamo StationApr 06, 2007
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JR Sugamo Station on the Yamanote Line. 巣鴨駅Apr 06, 2007
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In front of JR Sugamo StationApr 06, 2007
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