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Kiba Park with Kiba Kakunori sign. Traditional folk performances are held on the same day as Koto Ward's Citizen's Festival in mid-Oct. So the park is quite crowded.
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Huge crowd at Kakunori pond in Kiba Park.
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It starts at 11 am, so if you want a good view, go there early.
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Kiba Sqaure Log Rolling is performed by the Kiba Kakunori Hozon-kai or Preservation Society. 木場角乗保存会
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Kiba used to be where wood and lumber were stored and produced. 相乗り
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Men managing the logs in the river eventually developed their own log tricks while on the job.
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A long bamboo pole is used for balance.
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Head stand
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Double head stands
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Without the bamboo pole, it is more difficult to keep your balance.
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Splash!
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He tries again and succeeds in unfurling a banner which says "Koto Ward, Water Capital."
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Woman roller.
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After walking for 30 min., we reached this place called Shimekake, a resting place for the logs which had been hauled from the mountains. This is Log No. 2 for Akinomiya Shrine. 注連掛
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Log rolling lessons are given at a local pool. Lot of children are good at it. I tried it once too. Very difficult...
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The logs will rest here for about a month until early May when they will be hauled to the shrines for the Satobiki erection.
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The middle of the foot must land on the corner to turn the log.
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Here is where anybody can get on the logs and play.
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Rolling with a fan. 扇子乗り
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Rolling blindfolded.
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Blindfolded head stand.
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Rolling with geta clogs. 駒下駄乗り
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The middle of the geta clog must land right on top of the log's corner.
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Preparing for a head stand.
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Log No. 4 for Shimo-sha Shrine's Akinomiya Shrine which already went down the big slope for Ki-otoshi (Log Drop) comes out at 1:30 pm. 秋宮四之柱
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Log No. 4 for Shimo-sha Shrine's Akinomiya Shrine. 秋宮四之柱
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So after this log came out, we were allowed to proceed to the giant slope.
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Rolling with an umbrella. 唐笠乗り
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There it is, the slope.
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Father and son. He later turned around and rolled the other way with his son on his shoulders.
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Acrobatics on a floating ladder. 梯子乗り
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Ladder stunts
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A real crowd pleaser.
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The kanji "ki" (wood) is written on the his back on the left.
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The logs are moved around with a spike-tipped bamboo pole.
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One of the highlight stunts...
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This year (2004), it was successful.
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However, it is always possible that they splash down.
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Another highlight and difficult stunt.
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From the top of the blocks, he's supposed to jump onto the log in front. But he couldn't do it.
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Then came the log, and a lotta dust which made it difficult to see what was going on.
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Another guy tries to do it.
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He succeeds.
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Ending chant. The performance is about 90 min.
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Store shutter art of Kiba kakunori in Koto, Tokyo.
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The Onbashira Festival's main event takes place at four different times in early April and early May, centering on Chino city and Shimosuwa town. It is the festival of Suwa Taisha Shrine consisting of the Kami-sha Shrine and Shimo-sha Shrine.
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Both the Kami-sha Shrine (in Chino and Suwa cities) and Shimo-sha Shrine (in Shimosuwa town) consist of a pair of shrines. So there are actually a total of four shrines involved in the festival.
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Held every 6 years (1998, 2004, 2010, etc.), this festival brings new logs from the mountain forest to all four shrines where they are erected. Each shrine receives four logs, so a total of 16 logs are cut and hauled to the shrines.Only a rope keeps the log from going down.
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The hauling of the logs from the forest to a resting place near the shrine is called Yamadashi. The hauling route and schedule for the Kami-sha and Shimo-sha Shrines are different.
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The Yamadashi log hauling for the Kami-sha Shrine was held during April 2-4, 2004. Along the hauling route is a slope where the log is slid down while men ride on it.
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These photos show the slope for the Ki-otoshi (Log Drop) along the log-hauling route to Kami-sha Shrine in Chino and Suwa.
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This log drop is one of the highlights of the festival.
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This is one log about to go down the slope. A total of 8 logs will go down this slope.
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The log is dragged to the edge of the top of the slope.
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The log is tilted upward.
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At the bottom of the slope is a huge crowd watching the spectacle, Ki-otoshi or Log Drop, Onbashira-sai Festival.
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Ki-otoshi or Log Drop, Onbashira-sai Festival.
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The slope is near the train tracks.
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Each log is preceded by flag bearers.
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Another log coming to the slope.
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The ax man is ready to cut the rope.
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In one swing, he cuts the rope.
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Log standing by in front of Akimiya Shrine.
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The rope snaps and the log slides down the slope.
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Onbashira-sai, Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano.
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Another log comes to the slope.
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Log standing by in front of Akimiya Shrine.
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A total of 8 logs are slid down this slope.
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Everything is very ceremonial.
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Another obstacle along the route to the Kami-sha Shrine is this river.
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This river crossing, called Kawa-koshi, is another highlight of the festival. 川越し
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川越し
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Onbashira Festival. They included one woman.
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Exhibition catalogs 図録Order from PhotoGuide Japan's iStore.
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Nicknamed Miraikan, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is a science and technology museum in the Odaiba area in Koto, Tokyo. US President Barack Obama visited here on April 24, 2014.
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The museum director is Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, so there are a good number of space-related exhibits.
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A long line of people wait to enter the museum in Sept. 2013 on the last day of the Thunderbirds exhibition. This is before the museum's opening time.
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Inside Miraikan at ticket vending machines.
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Parker and Lady Penelope. The puppets are about as tall as the length between your fingertips and elbow.
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Lady Penelope
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Lady Penelope undressed (!), but headless.
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Thunderbird 1
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The background paper moved to create the illusion of flight.
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Thunderbird 2
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Mole
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Thunderbird 3
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Thunderbird 4
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Thunderbird 5
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Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 1
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 2
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Plastic model of Mole
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 4
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Thunderbird 2 show
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Model of the island base and home.
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Planetarium
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Shinkai deep sea explorer
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Rocket engine
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Skeleton
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Mockup of a module of the ISS (International Space Station)
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Inside the ISS module
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Living quarters inside ISS module
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Toilet inside ISS module
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ISS module mockup
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The ISS module mockup was autographed by many astronauts like Buzz Aldrin. Apparently they all visited Miraikan.
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Koichi Wakata
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Noguchi
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Takao Doi
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The nearby staircase was also had these panels showing everyone who went into space over the years. Including the first space dog in 1957.
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1969 was when man first landed on the moon.
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1985 was when Ellison Onizuka from Hawaii first went into space.
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Too bad there will never be an autograph by Ellison Onizuka.
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Cherry blossoms went into space.
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Japan's first female astronaut, Chiaki Doi.
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Koichi Wakata
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Naoko Yamazaki
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Large lobby with a globe.
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Official logo of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit on the Toyako Culture Center.
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Higashi Gomon Gate
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Kiba Kakunori Monument for square log rolling 角乗り碑
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center has a small museum with archaeological artifacts and the neighboring Jomon Village Historic Garden found on the Tama Newtown No. 57 ruins. Highly recommended if you like Jomon Period history.This sign explains about the ruins of a Jomon Period community found here.
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