 Last additions - KANAGAWA 神奈川県 |
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Very loud bang.Apr 02, 2016
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They fired twice.Apr 02, 2016
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At 11:30 am in front of Hotel Okada, the Odawara Hojo Gunners fired matchlock guns. 小田原北條鉄砲衆 ホテルおかだApr 02, 2016
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Matchlock gunnersApr 02, 2016
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Marching Band Sirius マーチングバンド SiriusApr 02, 2016
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Marching Band Hakone 21. マーチングバンド箱根２１Apr 02, 2016
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At around 11:30 am, the procession resumed. This is Marching Band Hakone 21. マーチングバンド箱根２１Apr 02, 2016
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Band played during the lunch break.Apr 02, 2016
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At about 11 am, they arrived at Hotel Nanpuso for a 30-min. break. ホテル南風荘Apr 02, 2016
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End of the procession.Apr 02, 2016
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Foot soldiers. 徒士Apr 02, 2016
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About 80 of the costumers are volunteers recruited from the general public. Women volunteers become ladies-in-waiting. Apr 02, 2016
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It's quite a long procession route so it's not that crowded much of the way.Apr 02, 2016
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Daimyo's palanquin, however, I don't think anyone was in it. They never opened it.Apr 02, 2016
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The procession is led by this guide car.Apr 02, 2016
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Lead carApr 02, 2016
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These are honor guards who carry feather-topped keyari poles and toss them to each other. In the old days, they did this when entering the lodging town. 毛槍Apr 02, 2016
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Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Procession on Nov. 3Apr 02, 2016
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These men are the luggage carriers carrying the hasami-bako boxes containing clothing and other necessities. Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu. 挟み箱Apr 02, 2016
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You hear, "Shitaaaa-niii, shitaaaa-niiii" (Go down, go down!) by the tsuyu-harai dew sweepers who lead the way to tell people to clear the way and bow in respect. 下ニー 下ニーApr 02, 2016
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The Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Procession started in 1935 on the occasion of the Yumoto Expo. Except for the war years in the 1940s, this festival has been held annually.Apr 02, 2016
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The crowd follows Hanada Masaru.Apr 02, 2016
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Daimyo's wife is one of the main characters in the procession.Apr 02, 2016
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Ladies in waiting.Apr 02, 2016
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Daimyo's wifeApr 02, 2016
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The procession reenacts the daimyo procession of Okubo Tadazane (Kaga no Kami), lord of Odawara on his way to Edo (Tokyo) for the periodic sankin kotai procession.Apr 02, 2016
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They had a short ceremony and briefing.Apr 02, 2016
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Special guest was former Yokozuna Wakanohana aka Hanada Masaru acting as the daimyo lord. Every year, they have a celebrity as the daimyo.Apr 02, 2016
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Held annually on Nov. 3, a national holiday (Culture Day), the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Procession starts at Yumoto Elementary School at 10 am. About 170 people dressed in feudal-era costume are in the procession. 湯本小学校Apr 02, 2016
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Yumoto Elementary School is where the procession started at 10 am. The procession route is quite long, about 6 km. The procession ends at 2:30 pm. 湯本小学校Apr 02, 2016
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Medals donated by Robert Walker Irwin's granddaughter Yukiko Irwin to the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum. On left is the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Knights Grand Cross Star. The medal on the right is The Order of the Rising Sun.Sep 22, 2014
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Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Knights Grand Cross Star awarded by King Kalakaua for distinguished service to the king and the people of Hawaiʻi.Sep 22, 2014
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Six-generations of a family on Maui, Hawai'i. They started with immigrants from Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1891.Apr 16, 2014
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Japanese-language newspapers started to be published (mimeographed) from the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area.Apr 16, 2014
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Japanese school activitiesApr 16, 2014
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Japanese schools were started so that the nisei children could learn Japanese and be better prepared when or if their parents decided to move back to Japan.Apr 16, 2014
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AgricultureApr 16, 2014
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Sports, religion, women's groups, and other Japanese organizations.Apr 16, 2014
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Farmers and fishermen in the Americas.Apr 16, 2014
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Coffee beans in BrazilApr 16, 2014
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Coffee in BrazilApr 16, 2014
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The person brought a karate uniform when emigrating to Brazil in 1968 and established a karate school.Apr 16, 2014
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Luggage and personal effects brought by the immigrants. This person arrived Brazil in 1931. Japanese footwear, umbrella, sewing kit, hair cutter.Apr 16, 2014
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What the immigrants brought with them to Brazil.Apr 16, 2014
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Guide book for those wanting to emigrate to Hawaii, 1904. (replica)Apr 16, 2014
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The S.S. Nippon Maru, the last emigrant ship that departed Yokohama on Feb. 14, 1973. Migrants by ship decreased dramatically by the 1960s due to air travel and higher living standards in Japan.Apr 16, 2014
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Luggage to Brazil. Crate has marking for Omi-cha tea from Shiga Prefecture.Apr 16, 2014
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Anti-Japanese campaign poster in Washington state, USA, 1921.Apr 16, 2014
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Japanese-Americans during World War II.Apr 16, 2014
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Passports issued to picture brides stopped in 1920. This young couple had a picture marriage right before then.Apr 16, 2014
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Tools used by Japanese immigrants in Brazil.Apr 16, 2014
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S.S. City of Tokio brought the first Kanyaku Imin to Honolulu, Hawai'i in Feb. 1885 after leaving Yokohama in Jan. A few months later in June 1885, the ship ran aground and sank in Tokyo Bay.Apr 16, 2014
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Passport dating from 1866-1876. From 1876, the present Japanese word for "passport" (ryoken 旅券) began to be used. Before that it was called "menjo 免状."Apr 16, 2014
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"Journey to the Americas" exhibitApr 16, 2014
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US-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce, signed in 1858 in Edo (replica)Apr 16, 2014
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Tariff Convention, signed on July 25, 1866 in Edo. (Replica)Apr 16, 2014
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History of Japanese emigration: Embarking on the voyage and emigration restrictions. Apr 16, 2014
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History of Japanese emigration to overseas.Apr 16, 2014
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Passport issued to one of the first Kanyaku-imin emigrants to Hawaii. (Replica)Apr 16, 2014
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Employee ID tag (bango 番号) from Maui, and a check sent home by an immigrant in Hawaii (replica). 1889Apr 16, 2014
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Roster of kanyaku imim laborers to Hawaii. 1885 (replica)Apr 16, 2014
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Kanyaku imin for emigrants to HawaiiApr 16, 2014
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Hawaii emigration exhibit at Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, YokohamaApr 16, 2014
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Hawaii emigration exhibit at Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, YokohamaApr 16, 2014
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Hawaii exhibit had a Newspaper ad: "Go to Hawaii as a migrant worker and become rich"Apr 16, 2014
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Okinawa also had a large number of emigrants: 89,424Apr 16, 2014
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This map shows how many emigrated from each prefecture. Hiroshima had a whopping 109,893 number of emigrants.Apr 16, 2014
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Total number of emigrants from Japan was 760,000.Apr 16, 2014
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Oregon Japanese farmersApr 16, 2014
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The museum also has a restaurant with an outdoor terrace (open 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, 5:30 pm - 9 pm).Apr 16, 2014
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Entrance to Japanese Overseas Migration Museum. 10 am - 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm), closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue. instead) and Dec. 29-Jan. 3.The museum is operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which is Japan's version of the Peace Corps.Apr 16, 2014
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The Japanese Overseas Migration Museum is operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Yokohama. There are permanent exhibitions explaining the immigration to Hawai'i, continental USA, and South America.Apr 16, 2014
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There are also changing or special exhibitions so it's worth visiting more than once. Besides exhibition rooms, the museum has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.It even has kami-shibai (picture card stories). You can browse through recent Japanese novels such as "Japanese-Americans 99 Years of Love."Apr 16, 2014
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Odawara manhole showing Odawara Castle.Apr 20, 2013
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Identification of the Hojo Clan graves.Apr 20, 2013
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Hojo clan gravesite in Odawara. At the center are two small grave stones. The left one is for Hojo Ujiteru, and the right one is Hojo Ujimasa (they are brothers). The large gravestone on the right is for Ujimasa's wife.Apr 20, 2013
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About the good luck bells.Apr 20, 2013
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Good luck bells greet you at the gravesite.Apr 20, 2013
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About the Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.Apr 20, 2013
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Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.Apr 20, 2013
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I'm heading for the gravesite of the Hojo clan.Apr 20, 2013
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A short walk away is this little arcade.Apr 20, 2013
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About the earthen wall site.Apr 20, 2013
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National Historic Site for the location of the castle's earthen wall along the moat.Apr 20, 2013
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About the Ninomaru East MoatApr 20, 2013
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You can rent a rowboat for ¥500 per 30 minutes.Apr 20, 2013
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At the corner of the most you can rent rowboats here.Apr 20, 2013
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A vermillion bridge nicely compliments the moat and cherry blossoms.Apr 20, 2013
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Too bad there wasn't any blue sky when I was there.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle's moats are lined with numerous cherry trees.Apr 20, 2013
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About Odawara Castle.Apr 20, 2013
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This is the old public library, now used as a tourist information office.Apr 20, 2013
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About the Akagane-mon Gate.Apr 20, 2013
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Akagane-mon GateApr 20, 2013
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Akagane-mon Gate, reconstructed in 1997.Apr 20, 2013
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji visited here.Apr 20, 2013
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During cherry blossom season, food stalls operate.Apr 20, 2013
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Modern museumApr 20, 2013
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About the guard house.Apr 20, 2013
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A guard house was here for the Southern Gate.Apr 20, 2013
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About Komine-bashi BridgeApr 20, 2013
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Komine-bashi BridgeApr 20, 2013
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