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ASIMO show at the Honda showroom in Tokyo.
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The humanoid robot performs every day. Free show.
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Petite robot
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Look ma, I can stand!
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Hi!
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Spaceman robot
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Honda showroom. After the show, you can pose with ASIMO.
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ASIMO also performed at the Great Robot Exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno during Oct. 23, 2007 to Jan. 27, 2008.
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ASIMO playing soccer.
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He kicked the ball.
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He dances too.
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And runs.
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Three robots (including ASIMO) show how Honda improved its humanoid robot. From left to right, the robot got more compact.
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The first humanoid robot called "P2" was large and tall. His hands were claws (see enlarged photo below). Looks very threatening. Introduced in 1996.
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The P3 robot got smaller, but still quite heavy. Introduced in 1997.
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Then the ASIMO in 2000. The current ASIMO is only 130 cm tall and 54 kg. Much less intimidating than its predecessors. ASIMO stands for Advanced Step in Innovative MObility.
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Hand (claw) of the P2 robot.
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Gloved hand of the P3 robot.
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Humanoid hand of ASIMO.
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Great Robot Exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno during Oct. 23, 2007 to Jan. 27, 2008.
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Robot by Kawada Industries
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Waltzing robot. This robot show was mainly still displays of robots. None of them moved except the ASIMO show.
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Robot dog
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Piano player, introduced in 1985 at the Tsukuba Expo.
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Traditional karakuri dolls which were maneuvered using strings and gears. These would be put atop a float during festivals.
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Karakuri doll
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Horseback archer
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2007 International Robot Exhibition was held at Tokyo Big Sight during Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2007.
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Lion dancing robot and robot taiko drummers in the background.
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The woman in the dentist's chair is actually a robot. Life-like female robot for dental students. This robot has silicon skin. However, it cannot stand up by itself nor walk.
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Dental students can practice on this robot which will say "ouch" if you do something wrong. If your elbow accidentally touches the robot's breast, it will also yelp. Also see my video
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Industrial robots for auto manufacturing.
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Toy robots also fascinate kids.
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Toy robot fighting match
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Robot fights attract a large crowd.
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Robots in the boxing ring...
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Ozushima island is a short boat ride from Tokuyama Port (photo) near JR Tokuyama Station. The island is known for the training ground for kaiten manned torpedoes during World War II.
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Replica of a kaiten at Tokuyama Port. Note that Ozushima is not pronounced "Otsushima." Some might spell it as Ohzushima to indicate a long vowel O.
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About the kaiten.
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Tokuyama Port and boat for Ozushima island. Boat fare is 690 yen (ticket office is opposite of this dock).
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High-speed hydrofoil boat for Ozushima island takes 20 min. There's also a car ferry that takes about 45 min. and the boat fare is the same.
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Inside the hydrofoil boat for Ozushima island.
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Tokuyama industrial complex.
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Arriving Ozushima island. A facility used to train kaiten pilots still remains and the Kaiten Memorial Museum explains about the kaiten manned torpedo and the suicide kaiten pilots.
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A flag on a flag pole on this hill marks the location of the Kaiten Memorial Museum.
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Disembarking on Ozushima island. Be sure to check the return boat schedule since boats don't run that often.
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Our boat leaving Ozushima.
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Map of Ozushima. We are on the lower left of the island.
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Welcome sign on Ozushima.
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Memorial for kaiten pilots.
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Way to the Kaiten Memorial Museum amid camp cabins.
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Tourist map of Ozushima. Go right to see the Kaiten Memorial Museum or go left to see the offshore kaiten training facility.
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I went to see the kaiten training facility first. The path is along the shore.
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Offshore kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility used to train kaiten pilots still remains.
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility. This is where they launched practice runs around the island in manned torpedoes.
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Island near Ozushima.
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Tunnel ahead.
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This World War II-era tunnel was used to take kaiten torpedoes to the training facility. It now provides access to the training facility.
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Inside the tunnel leading to the kaiten training facility.
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They used a trolley to transport the kaiten from the base to the offshore training facility. The trolley tracks in the tunnel have been filled in.
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Trolley tracks.
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An opening part way in the tunnel.
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View of the kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility.
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility on Ozushima island.
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The tunnel also has photos of kaiten and their suicide pilots. Very poignant and sad captions for each photo.
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Read the caption.
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More photos on the other tunnel wall.
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Kaiten were launched by a submarine.
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When you come out of the tunnel, the Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility is right there.
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility.
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Kaiten monument
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About the kaiten training site.
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training base was built in 1939. They started using this facility for launch training from Sept. 1944.
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training base on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. 回天発射訓練基地跡
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The kaiten pilots trained by piloting the kaiten around the island.
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Remains of the kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. 回天発射訓練基地跡
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This facility was originally built in 1939 for testing Type 93 torpedoes. This is a launching bay for a torpedo, not kaiten which is too big for this.
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A Type 93 torpedo was 8.5 meters long and 61 cm wide. The kaiten was 14.75 meters long and 1 meter wide which is too big for this torpedo launching bay.
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A torpedo launching dock. This is too small for a kaiten.
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They launched the kaiten from this dock out in the ocean. They used a crane to hoist it into the water. The kaiten was 14.75 meters long and 1 meter wide.
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Remains of the kaiten crane's foundation.
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About the kaiten manned torpedo launch-training base built in 1939. It started to be used from Sept. 5, 1944 as a kaiten training base.
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Kaiten pilots trained by driving kaitens around the island or around just the eastern part of the island.
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Way back to the tunnel.
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Way to the Kaiten Memorial Museum. It's slightly up the hill.
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Now the Ozushima Primary School, this was where they had the military barracks for kaiten personnel. They transported the kaiten from here to the offshore launch-training facility.
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Forest for international exchange.
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Path to Kaiten Memorial Museum.
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Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Closed Wed. Admission 300 yen. Free for kids under age 18. 回天記念館
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The Kaiten Memorial Museum has a full-scale replica kaiten torpedo on display right outside.
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The Kaiten Memorial Museum has a full-scale replica kaiten torpedo on display right outside.
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Kaiten manned torpedo replica outside the Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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Periscope of kaiten.
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Kaiten pilot seat inside the kaiten.
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Kaiten engine remnants.
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Kaiten engine remnants.
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Kaiten engine remnants.
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Monument for kaiten pilots who died.
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Names of kaiten pilots who died.
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Memorial bell
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View of Seto Inland Sea from the museum.
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Inside the Kaiten Memorial Museum.
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Photography is allowed inside the museum, but they don't allow you to take pictures of the wall of portraits of those who died as kaiten pilots.
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Scale model of wartime Ozushima island.
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Kaiten training routes around Ozushima. The pilots trained by driving the kaiten around the upper or lower half of the island or navigating in a straight line for 3 km. The launch site is on the lower left.
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Replica of kaiten's pilot cockpit.
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Replica of kaiten's pilot cockpit seat.
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Replica of kaiten's pilot cockpit.
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Kaiten mounted on a sub for launching.
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Final testaments by kaiten pilots on suicide missions. They were only 18-20 years old.
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Exhibits in the Kaiten Memorial Museum.
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Kaiten hatch.
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Drawing of a kaiten being transported to the test launching site on Ozushima.
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Drawing of a submarine loaded with kaiten sailing away from Ozushima with a seaplane overhead.
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Museum's founder, Katsuro Mori who collected many kaiten-related artifacts for the museum.
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Back to the port.
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Car ferry back to Tokuyama Port.
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Car ferry back to Tokuyama Port. It takes about 45 min. to Tokuyama Port from Ozushima.
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Leaving Ozushima.
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Kaiten Memorial Museum can be seen on this hillside with the flag pole.
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