 Most viewed - Kairakuen Garden 偕楽園 |
Plum Blossom Queen at Kairakuen Station1365 viewsShe was passing out maps of the garden. It was a nice touch to see two of these kimono beauties greeting us.
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Plum Blossom Queen1263 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1181 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito837 views
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.654 views
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Closeup of red plum blossom613 views
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Closeup of white plum blossom537 views
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Cherry Blossom Room, Kobuntei Villa523 views
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Red and white plum blossoms441 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of maple leaves433 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa408 views
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Kobuntei Villa407 views
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Natto fermented beans405 views
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Kobuntei Villa403 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of fall leaves396 views
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Plum blossom-viewing picnickers388 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of plum trees374 views
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Kobuntei Villa364 views
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Tokiwa Shrine, Mito323 viewsDedicated to Lord Mitsukuni Tokugawa, the second lord of Mito, and Nariaki Tokugawa, the ninth lord of Mito and the one who built Kairakuen Garden.
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Welcome to Ibaraki315 viewsTrain platform of Kairakuen Station.
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Kobuntei Villa310 views
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Osaka-zuki red plum blossoms 大盃274 viewsOsaka-zuki
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Bonsai plum trees255 viewsI bought one of these once and the flowers smelled good before they withred away. The tree also died soon afterward.
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Map of Kairakuen, a garden built in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It is one of Japan's three most famous gardens.250 views
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Kobuntei Villa241 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba236 views
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Pinickers233 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station224 views
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Pine trees and plum trees222 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station219 views
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Kairakuen Station216 viewsThis station, right before Mito Station, is open only during major flower seasons of Kairakuen.
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Plum tree grove, about a week too early.211 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of azalea211 views
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Entrance to garden via Tokiwa Shrine. One of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.209 viewsOne of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.
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Konan Shomu plum blossom 江南所無208 viewsPrunus mume Kounanshomu
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Kobuntei Villa was originally built in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It was his summer villa.207 views
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Plum grove206 views
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Bamboo grove204 viewsPine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are called Shochikubai in Japanese. This trio of trees is most famous.
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Crowd at Higashi-mon East Gate200 viewsThis was the defacto main gate and most crowded since it is closest to the train station.
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Plum trees and Lake Senba197 views
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Kobuntei Villa197 views
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Natural spring (cold water)196 views
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Fantastically-shaped plum tree193 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba192 views
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Plum tree grove189 views
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Kobuntei Villa188 views
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Torano-o plum blossom (Tiger's Tail) 虎の尾187 views
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Plum tree and train186 views
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Omote-mon Gate186 viewsThis supposed to be the front gate.
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Kobuntei Villa has exquisite Japanese-style paintings on paper sliding doors. Kobuntei was damaged by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and was closed until early 2012 for repairs.184 views
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Kobuntei Villa184 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa181 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa180 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa180 views
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Path to natural spring178 views
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Kobuntei Villa178 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms177 views
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Poem monument176 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights175 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa174 views
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Kobuntei Villa173 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa172 views
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Kobuntei Villa170 views
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Kobuntei Villa170 views
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Kobuntei Villa169 views
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Kobuntei Villa168 views
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Kobuntei Villa161 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa154 views
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Kobuntei suffered quite a bit of damage during the big earthquake on March 11, 2011. Repairs have started in Sept. 2011, and they hope to reopen the Kobuntei by Feb. 2012.151 views
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