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Narashino City Hall is a 10-min. walk from Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. 習志野市役所Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Store supermarket near Keisei-Tsudanuma Station.Mar 14, 2023
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Keisei-Tsudanuma Station buildingMar 14, 2023
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Keisei-Tsudanuma StationMar 14, 2023
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Keisei-Tsudanuma Station platform.Mar 14, 2023
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Keisei-Tsudanuma Station platform. 京成津田沼駅Mar 14, 2023
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Shin-Tsudanuma Station platform.Mar 14, 2023
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Shin-Tsudanuma Station platform.Mar 14, 2023
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Shin-Tsudanuma Station turnstile on the Shin-Keisei Line.Mar 14, 2023
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Shopping mall connected to Shin-Tsudanuma Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.Mar 14, 2023
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From JR Tsudanuma Station north exit, a short walk to Shin-Tsudanuma Station on the Shin-Keisei Line. 新津田沼駅Mar 14, 2023
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Leaving JR Tsudanuma Station north exit.Mar 14, 2023
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Tsudanuma PARCO operated here since July 1, 1977. Closed on Feb. 28, 2023. 津田沼パルコMar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station north side had Tsudanuma PARCO which closed on Feb. 28, 2023. 津田沼パルコMar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station north side is busier than the south side.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station north exit.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station north exit.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south side Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit has Morisia Tsudanuma shopping mall. モリシア津田沼 Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit has this male statue.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit. JR津田沼駅Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit has this "Welcome to Tsudanuma" sign.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit has this "Welcome to Tsudanuma" sign.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station south exit.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Tsudanuma Station.Mar 14, 2023
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There are three train stations with the same "Tsudanuma." Tsudanuma is a major bedroom town for Tokyo. This is JR Sobu Line train whose next stop is Tsudanuma. Mar 14, 2023
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JR Sobu Line train at JR Tsudanuma Station.Mar 14, 2023
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Walking back to the train station along the side of the park.Mar 14, 2023
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The burial mounds have stones along the perimeter.Mar 14, 2023
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Weeping cherry trees.Mar 14, 2023
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Walking around the burial mound.Mar 14, 2023
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Horse haniwa statue (replica).Mar 14, 2023
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Pieces of haniwa sculptures were dug up and the park has two replicated Naniwa statues. One human and one horse. Unknown what the original haniwa actually looked like.Mar 14, 2023
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Park includes playground equipment for kids.Mar 14, 2023
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Park has a lot of space to run around.Mar 14, 2023
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Remains of a natural gas well.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B and stone coffin hut.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B and stone coffin hut.Mar 14, 2023
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Stone coffin in Mound B is 2 meters long, 0.8 meter wide, and 0.7 meter deep. The stones came from southern Chiba Prefecture and shaped with metallic tools. The coffin was covered with large stones. B号墳の箱式石棺The remains of two adult males were found in the coffin in 1966. Chokutō sword fragments, ancient jewelry, arrowheads, and small knife were also found.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B tumulus (B号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park. Hut preserving a stone coffin. B号墳の箱式石棺Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park. Local nobility was buried here during the 6th century. There's now a small shrine.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park has a small torii.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound A tumulus (A号墳) at Saginuma Castle Park.Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park has two kofun burial mounds labeled as Mound A (A号墳) and Mound B (B号墳). They were discovered here in 1966. Mound A is keyhole-shaped. Mound B includes a stone coffin.Saginuma Tumuli date from the latter 6th century, based on haniwa sculpture pieces excavated from Mound A in 1966. The mounds are 20 to 25 meters long.Mar 14, 2023
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Mound B (B号墳) had two stone coffins. Although one coffin was destroyed, the other remains intact. Now protected by a hut. The stone coffin contained the remains of two adults, Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle was built by a local lord named Saginuma Taro Genta Mitsuyoshi. This is a monument for him. 鷺沼太郎源太光義の碑Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park is a small, flat park ringed with cherry blossom trees. This was in winter.Mar 14, 2023
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Steps to go up Saginuma Castle Park. The hill is 18 meters high.Mar 14, 2023
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Walk along the right side of the castle park hill until you see steps going up.Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park is a 10 to 15-min. walk from Keisei-Tsudanuma Station. Near Narashino City Hall. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/xkw1vc8j4ze96tyT7Mar 14, 2023
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Saginuma Castle Park is the site of both the defunct Saginuma Castle (built during Heian Period, 8th to 12th century) and Saginuma Tumuli or burial mounds. Exact castle construction date is unknown, and not much is known. No castle structures remain, but there is a small stone coffin on display inside a hut. Mar 14, 2023
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Tsukuba Express Akihabara Station.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama Otakanomori Station platform on the Tsukuba Express.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama Otakanomori Station platform on the Tobu Urban Park Line.Mar 14, 2023
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Tsukuba Express stations from Nagareyama Otakanomori Station.Mar 14, 2023
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Tsukuba Express turnstile at Nagareyama Otakanomori Station.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama Otakanomori Station Tobu Urban Park Line turnstile.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama Otakanomori Station Tobu Urban Park Line turnstile.Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Urban Park Line ticket machines.Mar 14, 2023
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The station has this large covered area leading to station platforms and exits.Mar 14, 2023
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Way to Tsukuba Express.Mar 14, 2023
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Exiting from Tobu Line.Mar 14, 2023
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Shops under Nagareyama Otakanomori Station tracks.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama Otaka-no-Mori Station east exit.Mar 14, 2023
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Businesses in the station building's 2nd floor on the east side, but three have closed as of Jan. 2023. The remaining restaurant is a nice place to hang out.Mar 14, 2023
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Life Garden building with a family restaurant connected to Nagareyama Otakanomori Station east side.Mar 14, 2023
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View of Otakanomori Minamiguchi Park.Mar 14, 2023
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Overpass to Annex 2 mall.Mar 14, 2023
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Inside Nagareyama-Otakanomori S.C.Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Nagareyama-ōtakanomori StationMar 14, 2023
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Pedestrian walkway from the train station to Nagareyama-Otakanomori S.C. (Shopping Center).Mar 14, 2023
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Twin color manholes in Nagareyama, Chiba. Train and goshawk design.Mar 14, 2023
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Color manhole in Nagareyama, Chiba. Train and goshawk design.Mar 14, 2023
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The city does have a Nagareyama Station on the Nagareyama Line, but it's small. The city's center of gravity has shifted to Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Station where all this was once farmland.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama-Otakanomori Shopping Center is connected to the train station with a pedestrian walkway.Mar 14, 2023
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Like Kashiwa Station two stops away, Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Station has become a major shopping area with numerous shops in large mall named "Nagareyama-Otakanomori S.C."Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama Otaka-no-Mori Station west exit has this large space where they hold events.Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Station opened when Tsukuba Express started running on August 24, 2005.Mar 14, 2023
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The station's name translates as "Nagareyama goshawk forest." It was a nod to Nagareyama's forest being a habitat for the endangered northern goshawk (ōtaka).Mar 14, 2023
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Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Station is on the flourishing Tsukuba Express train line running between Akihabara in Tokyo and Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture. Map of Nagareyama OtakanoMori Station area.Mar 14, 2023
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It's also on the Tobu Urban Park Line (Tobu Noda Line) running between Chiba and Saitama Prefectures. Nagareyama's largest train station.Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Line stations.Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Line Kashiwa Station platform.Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Line Kashiwa Station platform.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station turnstile.Mar 14, 2023
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Tobu Line (Urban Park Line or Noda Line) Kashiwa Station turnstile.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Station west exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Station west exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Station west exit area also has large stores.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Station west exit area also has department stores like Takashimaya.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Station west exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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Nibangai Shopping Arcade 二番街商店街Mar 14, 2023
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Nibangai Shopping Arcade 二番街商店街Mar 14, 2023
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Nibangai Shopping Arcade 二番街商店街Mar 14, 2023
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Nibangai Shopping Arcade 二番街商店街Mar 14, 2023
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Capsule toys in Kashiwa.Mar 14, 2023
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Nibangai Shopping Arcade 二番街商店街Mar 14, 2023
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It was Coming of Age Day, so young adults wore kimono.Mar 14, 2023
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Streets near Kashiwa Station east side.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Shrine 柏神社Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Jinja Shrine. People pray here for abundant harvests, business prosperity, good marriage partner, safe childbirth, academic excellence, marine transportation safety, and more. 柏神社Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Shrine, near Kashiwa Station east exit. Worships several different gods. 柏神Mar 14, 2023
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Manhole in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.Mar 14, 2023
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Manhole in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture.Mar 14, 2023
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About Mito Kaido Road. Kashiwa was on the Mito Kaido, but not a post town.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area arcade.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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Kashiwa Station pedestrian walkway.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area has Marui.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit pedestrian walkway.Mar 14, 2023
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Inside Bic Camera.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station built Japan's first elevated pedestrian walkway in 1973. The station has a network of pedestrian walkways. ペデストリアンデッキMar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area has Bic Camera.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area has Bic Camera.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit. Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit. Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit. Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station turnstile.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station turnstile.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station platform on the JR Joban Line.Mar 14, 2023
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JR Kashiwa Station on the JR Joban Line. Always heard of Kashiwa, but never visited here even though it's close to Tokyo. Finally visited.Mar 14, 2023
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Lake Teganuma map. Possible to walk back to Abiko Station.Mar 13, 2023
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Boat rental rates.Mar 13, 2023
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Rental boats at Lake Teganuma.Mar 13, 2023
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About the Peace monument at Lake Teganuma or Lake Tega Park.Mar 13, 2023
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Peace monument at Lake Teganuma or Lake Tega Park.Mar 13, 2023
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Peace monument at Lake Teganuma or Lake Tega Park.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Teganuma has rental boats.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Teganuma Mar 13, 2023
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Swans and ducks on Lake Teganuma.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Teganuma, Abiko, Chiba.Mar 13, 2023
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With clear lakeside views, finally seems like you're at a lake here.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega Park's most scenic area. 手賀沼公演Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega Park 手賀沼公演Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega Park 手賀沼公演Mar 13, 2023
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Plaque for novelist Shiga Naoya.Mar 13, 2023
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The park was mostly closed due to renovations..Mar 13, 2023
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Small park for past literary figures who were active in Abiko.Mar 13, 2023
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Walking along Lake Teganuma. Mar 13, 2023
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Lakefront construction.Mar 13, 2023
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Walking along Lake Teganuma.Mar 13, 2023
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Tunnel below the road.Mar 13, 2023
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Walking along Lake Tega to Lake Tega Park.Mar 13, 2023
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Book about Abiko's past celebrities.Mar 13, 2023
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Book about Abiko's past celebrities.Mar 13, 2023
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Mizu no Yakata also has a small exhibition room of local wildlife.Mar 13, 2023
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Second floor of Mizu no Yakata is where you can rest.Mar 13, 2023
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Mizu no Yakata also has a small exhibition room of local wildlife. Lake fish here.Mar 13, 2023
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Mizu no Yakata also has a small exhibition room of local wildlife.Mar 13, 2023
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Picture made with colored toothpicks.Mar 13, 2023
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Closeup of a picture made with 126,840 colored toothpicks.Mar 13, 2023
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Picture of the lake made with 126,840 colored toothpicks.Mar 13, 2023
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About the picture made with 126,840 colored toothpicks.Mar 13, 2023
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View behind Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower.Mar 13, 2023
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View of Lake Teganuma from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower. Looking toward Lake Tega Park.Mar 13, 2023
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View of Lake Teganuma from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower. Looking toward Tega Ohashi Bridge which first opened in 1964 and expanded to 4 lanes in 2001..Mar 13, 2023
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View of Lake Teganuma from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower.Mar 13, 2023
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View of Lake Teganuma from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower.Mar 13, 2023
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View of Lake Teganuma from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower.Mar 13, 2023
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View from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower.Mar 13, 2023
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Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower in Abiko, Chiba. The lookout deck is round, giving a 360˚ panorama of the surrounding area.Mar 13, 2023
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Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) facing Lake Teganuma is a local community center with a local produce market, meeting rooms, and a lookout tower.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega Water Park Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega Water Park Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega Water Park would have kids playing in the water in summer.Mar 13, 2023
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Small sculpture in Lake Teganuma, Abiko, Chiba.Mar 13, 2023
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Small sculpture in Lake Teganuma.Mar 13, 2023
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Much of Teganuma has been reclaimed to create rice paddies. It has been split into two bodies of water. The other lake is further south, named Shimotega.Mar 13, 2023
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Welcome to Lake Teganuma.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake TeganumaMar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega lakeside path is lined with cherry trees. Should be nice in spring, but I visited in winter.Mar 13, 2023
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After getting off the bus, walked to Mizu no Yakata.Mar 13, 2023
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Color manhole in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture.Mar 13, 2023
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Color manhole in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture. Depicting water fowl on the lake.Mar 13, 2023
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Local bus at JR Abiko Station south entrance. Took the bus to Lake Tega.Mar 13, 2023
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Outside JR Abiko Station south entrance. Mar 13, 2023
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JR Abiko Station south entrance. Mar 13, 2023
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JR Abiko Station corridor.Mar 13, 2023
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JR Abiko Station turnstile.Mar 13, 2023
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JR Abiko StationMar 13, 2023
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JR Abiko Station is the city of Abiko's main train station in Chiba Prefecture. From Ueno Station, takes about 32 min. to Abiko Station.Mar 13, 2023
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Sights near Lake Teganuma.Mar 13, 2023
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Near JR Abiko Station, there are some sights near Lake Teganuma as shown on this sign in front of JR Abiko Station (JR Joban Line). Lake Tega Park, Bird Museum, and old villa sites.Mar 13, 2023
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Lake Tega was where some Japanese literary figures and celebs had lakeside villas. They included judo founder Kano Jingoro, writer Mushanokoji Saneatsu, novelist Shiga Naoya, and British potter Bernard Leach.Mar 13, 2023
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Hokuso Line Shin-Kamagaya StationMar 11, 2023
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Hokuso Line Shin-Kamagaya Station platform.Mar 11, 2023
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Shin-Kamagaya Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.Mar 11, 2023
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Hokusō Line Shin-Kamagaya Station 新鎌ヶ谷駅Mar 11, 2023
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Shin-Kamagaya Station on Hokuso Line.Mar 11, 2023
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Shin-Kamagaya Station train lines.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is a longtime symbol of Kamagaya.Mar 11, 2023
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From Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station, short train ride to Shin-Kamagaya Station.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Daibutsu Station platform.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station cafe. Nice place for a coffee break or lunch with views of Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station turnstile.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station building.Mar 11, 2023
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Don't know why the land has been cleared of trees.Mar 11, 2023
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Dismantled torii.Mar 11, 2023
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Monument marking the 60th anniversary of Emperor Hirohito's reign.Mar 11, 2023
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Monument marking Emperor Meiji's 150th anniversary of his birth.Mar 11, 2023
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Monument for Prince Shotoku Taishi at Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.Mar 11, 2023
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Monuments at Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine grounds has many monuments. This one is for the war dead.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine grounds has many tree stumps.Mar 11, 2023
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About Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Hachiman ShrineMar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Hachiman ShrineMar 11, 2023
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Gods worshiped by Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine. They include deities for transportation safety, safe childbirth, and family security.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine torii.Mar 11, 2023
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Across of Kamagaya Daibutsu Buddha is Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.Mar 11, 2023
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Buses to Kamagaya Daibutsu also run from Funabashi Station.Mar 11, 2023
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About Kamagaya Daibutsu. In 1972, it was designated as a Cultural Property of Kamagaya.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is Shakyamuni Buddha (Shaka Nyorai). The statue is still owned and maintained by the Fukuda family. It's a longtime symbol of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. Free to visit.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Daibutsu was made by sculptor Tagawa Shuzen (多川主膳) in Kanda, Tokyo. It's located in a local cemetery right near Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.Mar 11, 2023
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is Japan's smallest Great Buddha bronze statue. Height is 1.8 meter. It has amazingly survived since Nov. 1776 when it was commissioned by local merchant Okuniya Fukuda Bun'emon (大国屋福田文右衛門) to memorialize his Mar 11, 2023
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The mound has these alphabetized markers to indicate where the shells are. They form a horseshoe shape (or U shape) on the mound.Apr 08, 2022
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Small athletics field.Apr 08, 2022
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"Temple" marks the location of Guhoji Temple on the wooded hill.Apr 08, 2022
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