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Letter from Hawai'i's Governor George Ariyoshi thanking Ikaho for preserving Irwin's summer home.Jul 17, 2016
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Irwin's summer villa apparently included a garden like this.Jul 17, 2016
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Steps to the garden below.Jul 17, 2016
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About IrwinJul 17, 2016
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Near the Irwin villa is a replica of a stone monument at Irwin's gravesite at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo. Inscribed with a short biography of Robert Walker Irwin.Jul 17, 2016
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Tree dedicated to Dottie Thompson.Jul 17, 2016
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Behind the museum, this tree is dedicated to Dottie Thompson, founder of the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii (Ikaho's sister city).Jul 17, 2016
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Behind the museum is a little plaza and the Stone Steps. The plaza has trees.Jul 17, 2016
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Floor plan shows the original summer villa in Ikaho. The red portion is the part that remains today. The rest of the building was torn down due to age.Jul 17, 2016
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Top panel shows the floor layout of Irwin's original Ikaho summer home. Bottom panel shows pictures of the present house being disassembled Jul 17, 2016
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Chronology of Robert Walker Irwin's life See it in English here.Jul 17, 2016
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Wife Iki's winter coat.Jul 17, 2016
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Irwin's furniture.Jul 17, 2016
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Cupboard was a gift from the Chigira family to the Irwins.Jul 17, 2016
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A few lamps, hibachi heater, and furniture used in the Irwin summer residence.Jul 17, 2016
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Letter from mother Iki to daughter Bella in 1909 about the Sunday School.Jul 17, 2016
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Letter of condolence from Bella Irwin to the Chigira family written in romanized Japanese. The Chigira family operated an inn near the Irwin summer villa.Jul 17, 2016
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Obituary for Robert Walker Irwin in a Philadelphia Monday Morning newspaper in 1925.Jul 17, 2016
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Sake cups with the Hawaiian flag. Gold color substituted for blue.Jul 17, 2016
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Irwin carried these binoculars on walks and also always carried this cross and watch.Jul 17, 2016
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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.Jul 17, 2016
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The upper left is a woodblock print showing foreigners vacationing in Ikaho in 1882.Jul 17, 2016
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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.Jul 17, 2016
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Old 1902 map of Ikaho.Jul 17, 2016
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Left to right: Robert Jr., Bella, 4th daughter Agnes, Iki, 2nd son Richard, Robert, 3rd daughter Marion, and 2nd daughter Mary.Jul 17, 2016
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Irwin family portrait and a travel permit that was required for foreigners to travel within Japan.Jul 17, 2016
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Left panel is about the Irwin family in Ikaho. Right panel is about Sophia "Bella" Arabella, Robert Irwin's eldest child.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.Jul 17, 2016
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Wife Iki's belongings. Iki wrote a poem on the upper left fan. Lower right are a few tourist souvenirs (Postcards and hand towel) Iki bought.Jul 17, 2016
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Wife Iki's belongings. Lower left is Iki's small dagger in a red case. Iki was from a samurai family.Jul 17, 2016
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Irwin's decorative saber.Jul 17, 2016
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Certificate for the 2nd Class, Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (勲二等旭日重光章) Irwin received on Oct. 4, 1886. But the museum does not have the medal.Jul 17, 2016
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Top panel about Robert Walker Irwin. Bottom panel about Irwin and wife Iki.Jul 17, 2016
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Panel about Robert and wife Takechi Iki.Jul 17, 2016
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Newspaper article about King Kalakaua's visit to Japan.Jul 17, 2016
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Booklet from Lorraine Inouye, then mayor of the Big Island.Jul 17, 2016
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Various printed matter related to the Japanese immigration and Japanese-Americans in Hawaii.Jul 17, 2016
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Koa calabash bowl from Hilo, Hawaii to mark Ikaho's 100th anniversary in 1989.Jul 17, 2016
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Items related to the Japanese immigration and Japanese-Americans in Hawaii.Jul 17, 2016
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Panel explaining Japan-Hawaii relations.Jul 17, 2016
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They don't allow photography inside the museum.Jul 17, 2016
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Main exhibits on the left. No English as of July 2016.Jul 17, 2016
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The Irwin Guidance Facility has exhibits about Robert Walker Irwin, his Hawaii connection, and his life in Ikaho. A short video introduces him here.Jul 17, 2016
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Guidance FacilityJul 17, 2016
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Irwin house Guidance Facility, a small museum showing Irwin artifacts.Jul 17, 2016
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Map of the Irwin Park.Jul 17, 2016
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The Irwin house is on the left, and a small museum called the Guidance Facility is on the right.Jul 17, 2016
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View of garden from second floor.Jul 17, 2016
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Second floor Jul 17, 2016
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After Irwin died, the house was sold to Kodansha, a publishing company, and used for employee training. Eventually, the house was acquired by Gunma Prefecture and later by Ikaho/Shibukawa.Jul 17, 2016
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After Irwin bought the house, he fixed it up by reinforcing the walls against earthquakes with diagonal beams.Jul 17, 2016
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Second floor has tatami mats. The second floor is open to the public only on weekends and during the hula festival in summer.Jul 17, 2016
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Robert Irwin spent his summers in Ikaho from when he bought the villa in 1891 until 1925 when he died. It was an inn when he bought it.Jul 17, 2016
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This first floor originally had tatami mats. You still need to take off your shoes to enter.Jul 17, 2016
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First floor of Robert Walker Irwin's summer residence in Ikaho. When the house was moved, it was disassembled and repaired before reassembly.Jul 17, 2016
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The Irwin house and museum are open 9 am to 4:30 pm (enter by 4:15 pm). Closed Tuesdays and Dec. 28–Jan. 4.Jul 17, 2016
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About the "Minister's Villa of the Former Kingdom of Hawaii" ハワイ王国公使別邸 (英語がちょっと変)地元の子供達の英語教育を担当している教育委員会の英文は特にしっかりしたものにして欲しいですね。こんな英語で手本にもならないし、英語の勉強にもならない。読む外国人さんも笑わせる。Jul 17, 2016
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Read more about Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925) here. Also English pamphlet hereJul 17, 2016
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If the house is boarded up like this, it's probably closed. The Irwin house is closed on Tuesdays.Getting here: From the Buster Shinjuku bus terminal at JR Shinjuku Station (near South Exit) in Tokyo, there are JR buses to Ikaho, taking 2.5 hours. Get off at the Ikaho Ishidangai stop (伊香保石段街) at the bottom of the Stone Steps. Day trippers can store luggage in the nearby lockers. Irwin's villa is a short distance up the Stone Steps on the right side.Jul 17, 2016
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Robert Walker Irwin's summer residence in Ikaho, next to the Stone Steps. He was the Hawaiian Minister to Japan during the late 19th century. He coordinated the immigration of Japanese to Hawaii. ロバート W. アルウイン別邸Jul 17, 2016
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Robert Walker Irwin's summer villa was moved to its present and original location in fall 2013. Map here.Jul 17, 2016
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This modest building is only part of what was a larger complex of Irwin's summer residence. This is the front entrance. Open to the public, free admission.Jul 17, 2016
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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. ハワイ王国公使別邸Jul 17, 2016
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Ikaho mascotJul 16, 2016
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Inside waiting roomJul 16, 2016
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Waiting room near the bus stop.Jul 16, 2016
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Bus stop at Ikaho Stone Steps to go back to Shinjuku, Tokyo.Jul 16, 2016
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Bus stop at Ikaho Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Behind Ikaho Shrine, you can walk further to an outdoor bath near the spring water's origin.Jul 16, 2016
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About Ikaho ShrineJul 16, 2016
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Secondary shrinesJul 16, 2016
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Poetry monumentsJul 16, 2016
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Lots of stone lanterns at Ikaho Shrine.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho ShrineJul 16, 2016
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Ikaho ShrineJul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Shrine's ema tablets to write your wishes.Jul 16, 2016
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Seems to contain a mikoshi portable shrine.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Shrine is dedicated to the god of the hot spring and medical treatment.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Jinja Shrine's main buildingJul 16, 2016
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Ikaho ShrineJul 16, 2016
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Approaching Ikaho Shrine at the top of the Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Map of Ikaho in the old days.Jul 16, 2016
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Oriental zodiac creatures along the steps. Each of the 12 zodiac creatures indicate the location of the original 12 inns built in the 16th century to heal Takeda Katsuyori's soldiers.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho souvenir shopJul 16, 2016
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Kirie cut-out picture of Ikaho Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Gunma-chan horse mascotJul 16, 2016
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In Aug. 2004, along with other major onsen hot springs, Ikaho got caught in a major onsen scandal which started in Shirahone Onsen in Nagano. Onsen managers mixed in tap water and/or bath salts into the water and billed it as natural hot spring waters.Some of Ikaho's major hot spring inns were also found to be adding bath salts or tap water to the hot spring water. Today, all onsen inns must display a certificate indicating the content of their water.Jul 16, 2016
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Hot spring bath in a large hotel in Ikaho.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho foot bath courtesy of a local inn.Jul 16, 2016
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Free foot bath courtesy of a local inn.Jul 16, 2016
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Engraved on the steps here is a poem titled “Ikaho no Machi” (Town of Ikaho) by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942).Jul 16, 2016
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Tanabata wishes around July 7 along the Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Ishidan-no-Yu public bath sign. Open 9:00-21:00 (April to October), 9:00-20:30 (November to March), Closed on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.Jul 16, 2016
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Lounge inside Ishidan-no-Yu public bath.Jul 16, 2016
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View from the Ishidan-no-Yu public bath.Jul 16, 2016
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Along the way is this hot spring public bath called Ishidan-no-Yu. For people who are not staying in any of the inns, they can still dip into Ikaho's hot spring waters for cheap.Jul 16, 2016
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On the right is where you can see the hot spring water gushing down under the Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Rubber duckies won at the shooting arcade game.Jul 16, 2016
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You can see the hot spring water gushing down under the Stone Steps. Not really a shrine.Jul 16, 2016
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94th step of 300+ steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Checkpoint. In the old days, travelers could not travel around freely, they had to show travel permits at these checkpoints along the road.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Checkpoint was at the bottom of the Stone Steps. The bottom of the Stone Steps has since been extended more downward.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Checkpoint gate.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Checkpoint gate and Irwin summer home in the background.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Checkpoint (Ikaho Onsekisho) is right above the Irwin summer home.Jul 16, 2016
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Robert Walker Irwin's summer villa and small museum. More Irwin photos here.Jul 16, 2016
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About Toyo Matsugane.Jul 16, 2016
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Monument for Toyo Matsugane (1878–1964), a poet. 松根 東洋城Jul 16, 2016
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View from Irwin GardenJul 16, 2016
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Lookout point at the garden.Jul 16, 2016
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Irwin GardenJul 16, 2016
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Slightly up the Stone Steps is this outdoor stage where they hold hula performances in summer.Jul 16, 2016
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History of the Ikaho Stone Steps. The Stone Steps were first built in 1576 by daimyo Takeda Katsuyori after he lost to Nobunaga and Ieyasu at the Battle of Nagashino.He ordered the Sanada Clan to build the Stone Steps and have Ikaho's hot spring water flow down to feed 12 inns where Takeda's wounded soldiers could heal their wounds.Jul 16, 2016
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Looking at the bottom of the Ikaho Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Onsen Stone StepsJul 16, 2016
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Hot spring cascade at the bottom of the Stone Steps. The flowing water is hot.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho's spring water runs right below these Stone Steps and you can see it at a few places such as this cascade.Jul 16, 2016
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Hot spring cascade at the bottom of the Stone Steps.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho's Stone Steps (Ishidan) go through the middle of the main part of Ikaho. Go up 365 steps to the top with a few breaks along the way. About 300 meters lined with shops and inns.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho is famous for these Stone Steps (Ishidan) which is the town's main drag. This is at the foot of the steps.Jul 16, 2016
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At the bottom of the Stone Steps is a waiting room and luggage lockers.Jul 16, 2016
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The Ikaho Stone Steps bus stop is at the bottom of the Stone Steps. The Ikaho Onsen bus stop is near other inns.Jul 16, 2016
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From Tokyo's Buster Shinjuku bus terminal at Shinjuku Station, it takes about 2 hr. 40 min. to Ikaho, costing about ¥2400.Jul 16, 2016
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From Tokyo, going by bus is more convenient than by train. By train from Tokyo, you need to take the shinkansen to Takasaki, transfer trains to Shibukawa, then take a bus to Ikaho.This is the Ikaho Stone Steps bus stop.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho Onsen is a well-known hot spring resort in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture. It is on hilly terrain, near mountains, making it cooler than Tokyo in summer.Jul 16, 2016
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Ikaho was a favored summer retreat for the Imperial family and political figures in the late 19th century. Ukiyoe print of Ikaho.Jul 16, 2016
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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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Signboard outside the Irwin summer house. Also see my list of other Japanese-American and nikkei museums in Japan here..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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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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Display panel explains Irwin's Ikaho connection. In English here.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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最後の夜だけアンコールがあった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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