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Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, SaitamaDec 17, 2013
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Great that they posed for us. Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, SaitamaDec 17, 2013
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A real spectacle, but it doesn't last long as they soon break up and go on their way to the main plaza.Dec 17, 2013
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At certain spots, multiple floats would gather together and jam together.Dec 17, 2013
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Hula dancers at Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri Festival.Dec 17, 2013
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Entertainment stage at the main plaza.Dec 17, 2013
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Nakasendo road crowded.Dec 17, 2013
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I followed the floats from Nakasendo Road near Yagihashi Dept. Store to the main festival plaza. Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, SaitamaDec 17, 2013
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Twelve floats with noisy musicians paraded around central Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan from 5:30 pm and gathered at the main festival plaza for the climax at 8:45 pm.Dec 17, 2013
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Kumagaya is famous for its hot summer temperatures. Luckily, it wasn't that hot this day.Dec 17, 2013
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Went to see the final evening and climax of the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival on July 22, 2013 featuring ornate floats paraded in central Kumagaya.Dec 17, 2013
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Hanno is in the direct flight path to Yokota Air Base in neighboring Mizuho and Fussa.Mar 04, 2013
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Old pool hall in Hanno that closed down.Mar 04, 2013
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Old Honda shop in Hanno, Saitama. I like old buildings.Mar 04, 2013
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Odori main street in Hanno, leading to JR Higashi Hanno Station.Mar 04, 2013
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About Riichi Namiki (双木 利一), a politician from Hanno.Mar 04, 2013
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Statue of Riichi Namiki (1878-1939) (双木 利一), an educator, banker, and politician from Hanno. He was elected Hanno mayor in 1926.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art. Saitama.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.Mar 04, 2013
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Map of Hanno.Mar 04, 2013
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JR Higashi Hanno Station is near Hanno Station.Mar 04, 2013
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In front of Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.Mar 04, 2013
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line train for Hanno at Ikebukuro Station. By express train, it takes less than an hour to Hanno from Ikebukuro. Train fare is 450 yen.Mar 04, 2013
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I hope the sun won't damage the dolls too much.Mar 04, 2013
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Tailor shopMar 04, 2013
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Even this bank had a hina doll display in its show window.Mar 04, 2013
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About the Hanno Silk Weaving Association office.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls inside the former Hanno Silk Weaving Association office.Mar 04, 2013
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Another old building in Hanno. It used to be the Hanno Silk Weaving Association office, built in 1922. Inside the window facing the street showed hina dolls.Mar 04, 2013
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The problem with many hina doll displays was that most of them were behind glass, not good for picture-taking.Mar 04, 2013
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80 year-old hina doll.Mar 04, 2013
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The showcase displayed many hina dolls some of which were quite old.Mar 04, 2013
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Showcase with Hina dolls.Mar 04, 2013
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Acros from Kinujin is one of the few shops with a traditional design. This shop had its hina dolls displayed in the showcase on the left.Mar 04, 2013
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Odori street and Kinujin on the left.Mar 04, 2013
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Old urinal and toilet at Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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About Kinujin's storehouse.Mar 04, 2013
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Kinjujin's storehouse had these hina dolls.Mar 04, 2013
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Kinjujin also has this storehouse which we could not enter, but only peer inside to see hina dolls.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls inside Kinujin, Hanno, Saitama.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls inside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Inside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanging decorations outside Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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About Kinujin.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno's main hina doll display was in this old Japanese shop storehouse called Kinujin (絹甚). It was built in 1904 by a silk merchant.Mar 04, 2013
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Inside the Hanno Chamber of Commerce.Mar 04, 2013
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Inside the Hanno Chamber of Commerce.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno Chamber of Commerce statue.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno Chamber of Commerce also had a hina doll display.Mar 04, 2013
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This is Odori street, another main street with hina doll displays. This street goes to JR Higashi Hanno Station.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls in a senbei cracker shop.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls displayed inside a shop.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno Ginza street.Mar 04, 2013
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Closeup of hanging decorations made of bread. These were outside, and I guess there were enough people to keep the birds away.Mar 04, 2013
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A bakery in Hanno, Saitama displayed hina dolls flanked with hanging decorations made of bread. Mar 04, 2013
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Hina doll tapestriesMar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls and tapestry on the bottom in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture.Mar 04, 2013
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Inside the tapestry shop.Mar 04, 2013
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One shop had a large hina doll tapestry outside to catch our attention.Mar 04, 2013
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The stonemason also had a little room in the back displaying real hina dolls.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls mde of stone.Mar 04, 2013
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Closeup of hina doll made of stone.Mar 04, 2013
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Hina dolls made of stone in Hanno, Saitama.Mar 04, 2013
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The stonemason displayed these hina dolls made of stone.Mar 04, 2013
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A stonemason shop in Hanno.Mar 04, 2013
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This fish monger had hina decorations made of clam shells.Mar 04, 2013
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They usually indicate how old the hina dolls are. Usually a family heirloom going back a few decades.Mar 04, 2013
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So we enter the store to look at the hina dolls.Mar 04, 2013
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Most shops had their hina dolls inside the shop. Mar 04, 2013
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This shop had its hina decorations outside which is unusual.Mar 04, 2013
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The hina doll displays are usually placed at the storefront where we can immediately see it as we pass by. Mar 04, 2013
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This is Hanno Ginza, one of Hanno's main streets where hina dolls are hanging decorations are displayed. A short walk from Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.Mar 04, 2013
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Hanno in Saitama Prefecture holds its Hina Matsuri as a citywide exhibition of hina dolls and hanging decorations centering on two main streets in central Hanno, near JR Higashi Hanno Station and Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. Mar 04, 2013
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Many local shops display hina dolls and decorations along the Hanno Ginza road and Odori road. The festival is held from mid-Feb. to March 3. These photos were taken on March 3, 2013.Mar 04, 2013
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Good place to pick up something to eat at the food court.Mar 12, 2012
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PostcardsMar 12, 2012
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For more info about this doll festival, see the official site.Mar 12, 2012
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Hina Doll Festival schedule.Mar 12, 2012
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Entertainment schedule in front of the doll pyramid.Mar 12, 2012
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Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall also holds a hina matsuri doll festival with a smaller pyramid.Mar 12, 2012
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Another festival site is the Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall in front of Konosu Station. They have a smaller pyramid of dolls and stage entertainment on the 1st floor's Central Court.Mar 12, 2012
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Inside Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall.Mar 12, 2012
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Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall in front of Konosu Station.Mar 12, 2012
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Hina doll monument in front of JR Konosu Station.Mar 12, 2012
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Local mascot.Mar 12, 2012
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They put away the dolls in no time.Mar 12, 2012
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The dolls on the porch are displayed until 3:30 pm. They are now putting away the dolls.Mar 12, 2012
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Front porch again.Mar 12, 2012
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Numeric data on the hina doll pyramid. The pyramid is 7 meters high, has 31 steps and 1,807 dolls. Mar 12, 2012
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They also sold local products like honey.Mar 12, 2012
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Origami hina dollsMar 12, 2012
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We could go up to the 2nd floor which was also lined with dolls.Mar 12, 2012
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This stairway was also filled with dolls.Mar 12, 2012
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Konosu Bikkuri Hina Matsuri doll festival in Konosu, Saitama.Mar 12, 2012
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Antique hina dolls were also displayed. These are from the 1920s.Mar 12, 2012
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The top dolls are actually screwed on to the pyramid so they won't fall during an earthquake.Mar 12, 2012
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More dolls above the entrance.Mar 12, 2012
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More dolls above the entrance.Mar 12, 2012
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Live musicians play next to the pyramid.Mar 12, 2012
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Konosu Hina Matsuri Doll FestivalMar 12, 2012
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Inside Konosu City Hall is this huge pyramid of hina dolls.Mar 12, 2012
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Hina dolls in bamboo.Mar 12, 2012
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Konosu has a long doll-making history dating back to the Edo Period.Mar 12, 2012
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2,000 hina dolls on the front porch of Konosu City Hall.Mar 12, 2012
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On weekends when it's not raining, they also display 2,000 hina dolls on the front porch.Mar 12, 2012
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PR posterMar 12, 2012
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Konosu City Hall front entrance.Mar 12, 2012
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Konosu City Hall. In front are food booths.Mar 12, 2012
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Way to Konosu City Hall, the main site for the Hina Matsuri.Mar 12, 2012
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Follow the pink banners. The road is also crowded with cars.Mar 12, 2012
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One of Japan's biggest Hina Matsuri doll festivals is held at Konosu, Saitama from mid-February to March 3, Girls' Day. The main site is Konosu City Hall lobby with its huge, 7-meter-high pyramid with over 1,800 hina dolls. Inside Konosu StationMar 12, 2012
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JR Konosu Station.Mar 12, 2012
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Eisen's woodblock print of Urawa (4th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series.Apr 23, 2011
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Eisen's woodblock print of Omiya (5th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series.Apr 23, 2011
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Iruma Air Show Blue Impulse video 2010.Nov 28, 2010
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Train station entrance.Nov 10, 2010
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Crowd going home. It's a good idea to buy a round-trip ticket at Ikebukuro Station so you don't have to buy a return ticket here.Nov 10, 2010
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Souvenir shopNov 10, 2010
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Shopping area was also very crowded with food booths and souvenir shops.Nov 10, 2010
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Life raftsNov 10, 2010
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Life raftsNov 10, 2010
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Life vestsNov 10, 2010
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Trying on parachute.Nov 10, 2010
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Ejected pilotNov 10, 2010
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Ejected pilot's parachuteNov 10, 2010
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Pilot's ejection seatNov 10, 2010
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Aircraft engineNov 10, 2010
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Display of aircraft engines.Nov 10, 2010
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They held demonstrations of the T-4's landing gear going up and down.Nov 10, 2010
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T-4 trainer jet suspended above ground.Nov 10, 2010
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This aircraft is suspended so that the wheels don't touch the ground.Nov 10, 2010
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Another aircraft hangar had aircraft displays and other things.Nov 10, 2010
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Entertainment stage inside a hangar.Nov 10, 2010
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