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Umi Jigoku (Ocean Hell) 海地獄
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Beppu Tower 別府タワー
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Way to the stone buddhas in Usuki.
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Lotus pond in Umi Jigoku
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Northern view from Beppu Tower
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Buddha head before reattachement in 1994. 古園石仏
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Southern view from Beppu Tower
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Umi Jigoku 海地獄
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Closeup of Buddha head before reattachment in 1994. Usuki, Oita. 古園石仏
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Looking west toward Beppu Station
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Umi Jigoku. A hell which can never freeze over. 海地獄
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Stone buddhas in Usuki, Oita. 古園石仏
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Beppu Station in the distance
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Umi Jigoku. 海地獄
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古園石仏
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Stone buddhas, Usuki, Oita.
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Yama Jigoku (Mountain Hell) 山地獄
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Hippo at Yama Jigoku (Mountain Hell) 山地獄
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Kamado Jigoku かまど地獄
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Mud spring 泥沼湯
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Stone buddha enclosed by a building. 山王山石仏
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Oniyama Jigoku (Ogre Mountain Hell) 鬼山地獄
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Shiraike Jigoku (White Pond Hell) 白池地獄
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Golden Dragon Hell 金壟地獄
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Chinoike Jigoku (Blood Pond Hell) 血の池地獄
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Chinoike Jigoku (Blood Pond Hell) 血の池地獄
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Chinoike Jigoku (Blood Pond Hell), Beppu, Oita 血の池地獄
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Chinoike Jigoku 血の池地獄
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Tatsumaki Jigoku (Tornado Hell) 龍巻地獄A short geyser.
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Tatsumaki Jigoku (Tornado Hell) 龍巻地獄
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Tatsumaki Jigoku (Tornado Hell) 龍巻地獄
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Tatsumaki Jigoku (Tornado Hell) 龍巻地獄
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Usuki Station
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Train at Usuki Station
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In front of Sensoji temple's Hozomon Gate are battledore stalls on both sides.
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Battledore stalls
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Asakusa Hagoita-ichi Battledore Fair, Dec. 17-19
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Battledore stalls
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Asakusa Hagoita-ichi Battledore Fair, Dec. 17-19
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Battledores were originally used to play a game called hanetsuki, similar to badminton with a shuttlecock. The battledores are now mainly used to dispel bad luck and for decoration.
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Asakusa Hagoita-ichi Battledore Fair, Dec. 17-19
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Maiko
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Battledore
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Prices and sizes of battledores vary widely. They can be small and as cheap as 1,000 yen. This one is about 18,000 yen.
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Kabuki actor
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Spiderman
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Cartoon characters such as Anpan Man
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Treasure Boat
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The Battledore Fair is held at night as well.
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Battledore stalls and 5-story pagoda
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Hozomon Gate paper lantern and hagoita stalls
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Hagoita battledores made in the past with past celebrities.
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Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka
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Konishiki (made when he retired)
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Mouse
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More battledore stalls are on the side of Sensoji temple.
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Sports figures
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Baseball rivals
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Ichiro
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Looking for the right one.
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Hello Kitty
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Maiko
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Fuji Musume (Wisteria Maiden)
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Kabuki actor
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Renjishi lion dancers
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Battledore stalls
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At night
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Prices ranhe from 1000 yen to hundreds of thousands of yen.
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Hagoita Honey poses in Asakusa
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Hagoita Honey
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Hagoita Honey
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Hagoita Honey
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