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Mejiro Teien Garden's attraction was fall foliage lit up at night.33 views
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Green roofed Nakamise path to Sensoji temple in Asakusa.33 views
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A day in the life of a struggling geisha...33 views
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A few lucky foreigners (no Japanese allowed) from the audience participated in a geisha party game starting with jan ken po.33 views
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A string is attached to the middle of a stick and sake cup. You have to roll the stick until the sake cup reaches the stick.33 views
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The winners of the party game got this unique bottle of sake bearing the name stickers of all the geisha who performed that day.33 views
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Good Year33 views
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The city of Nagahama boldly opened a little museum in Ueno, Tokyo called “Biwako Nagahama Kannon House” (びわ湖長浜 KANNON HOUSE) on March 21, 2016.33 views
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It exhibits one precious kannon Buddha statue (Goddess of Mercy) brought over from Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. The exhibit changes every two months so Tokyoites can see six different kannon statues from Nagahama every year.33 views
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Adjacent room shows a video about Nagahama Kannon.33 views
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On Feb. 3, Ikegami Honmonji holds the annual Setsubun ceremony and bean throwing.33 views
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Ogre (oni) appear in a procession.33 views
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Press cameramen behind us on their own platform to record the event.33 views
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The ANA (and JAL) Maintenance Facilities are next to each other near Shin Seibijo Station on the Haneda Monorail going to Haneda Airport from JR Hamamatsucho Station.33 views
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Curry booth with a curry rice humanoid sculpture.33 views
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Beautifully restored 1961 Nissan Prince Skyline.33 views
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This Nebuta float (慈王波亜来) was from Mutsu, Aomori.33 views
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The birth well of Ii Tomoyasu.33 views
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Well near where the Ii Clan's founder Ii Tomoyasu was born in 1010. Also a gravestone on the right.33 views
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Well near where the Ii Clan's founder Ii Tomoyasu was born in 1010.33 views
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Do not ring the bell without permission.33 views
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Ryotanji temple's Hondo main worship hall33 views
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Ryotanji temple's main worship hall33 views
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Seated Buddha statue inside Ryotanji's main hall.33 views
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About the Buddha33 views
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About Ryotanji Temple, Hamamatsu.33 views
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Altar inside Ryotanji temple's Hondo main worship hall33 views
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Inside Kaizan-do 開山堂33 views
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Ryotanji temple's garden designed by Kobori Enshu (from Shiga Prefecture).33 views
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Ii Clan graves33 views
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About Iinoya Castle.33 views
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Iinoya Castle33 views
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do) is also near Ochanomizu Station.33 views
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On Nov. 3, 2016, went to see Meiji Shrine's annual Autumn Grand Festival (秋の大祭). Nov. 3 is a national holiday called "Culture Day." 33 viewsIt's also the late Emperor Meiji's birthday and originally a national holiday for his birthday.
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Chrysanthemum exhibits on the main path to Meiji Shrine.33 views
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Meiji Shrine's spanking new torii.33 views
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Diplomat cars for foreign ambassadors attending the yabusame horseback archery at Meiji Shrine on Nov. 3.33 views
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Good thing the weather was good. In fact, Nov. 3 in Japan has a fantastic record for fine weather. It rained on this day only twice or so in the past few decades.33 views
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Front entrance to Kabuki-za Theater.33 views
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How to buy Kabuki-za Theater tickets.33 views
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Entrance to 4th floor to see individual acts.33 views
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater33 views
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Kabuki-za's rooftop garden is open to the public. 33 views
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Previous Kabuki-za Theater at night before it was torn down to build the new theater.33 views
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Old building serving as the entrance to a small basement mall of three movie theaters called Cine-Past シネパスト and eateries. 33 views
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Entrance to Cine Past 3 movie theater.33 views
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Local Tsukiji Honganji Boy Scout who asked me to answer an oral survey. 33 views
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The new Kabuki-za under construction in 2012.33 views
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Recreated Ueno Station platform.33 views
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Recreated Ueno Station subway platform.33 views
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Statue of Noritsugu Hayakawa33 views
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Japan's first train tickets.33 views
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Ueno Station platform sign33 views
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Refrigerated freight train car.33 views
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Refrigerated freight train car.33 views
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Toripy (Trippy), Tottori's official mascot in front of JR Tottori Station.33 views
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Hagi is a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).33 views
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Historical figures from Choshu (Yamaguchi).33 views
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Entrance to the shrine's rice paddy.33 views
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Another scenic path. Flat one.33 views
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Walk around this post and another 50 meters away 100 times to eliminate your troubles.33 views
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Quite pleasant with all the trees.33 views
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On the day of the bonfire festival, they have shuttle buses going between the train station and Tarobogu Shrine. Highly recommend taking the bus.33 views
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Get off the bus and here we are. A large clearing (shrine's parking lot) surrounded by a large crowd.33 views
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Kind of unique festival because it combines Shinto and Buddhist practices.33 views
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Fanning the fire.33 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.33 views
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Priests throw wooden goma prayer tablets (written with people's wishes) into the fire.33 views
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After the smoke is gone...33 views
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Toward the end, there is fire-walking on the hot embers. 火渡り33 views
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Toward the end, there is fire-walking on the hot embers.33 views
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Cool your feet in salt.33 views
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The hardest part of the fire walk was putting your shoes back on. No benches to sit on.33 views
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Yamanouchi Kazutoyo33 views
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Gifu Yanagase shopping arcade.33 views
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Awa Odori dance troupe from Nagoya also gave a street performance.33 views
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Room showing farm tools.33 views
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Travel routes from Japan to South America.33 views
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Kobe Port Tower top lookout deck.33 views
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Views from Kobe Port Tower.33 views
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View of Meriken Park from Kobe Port Tower.33 views
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Emigration monument at Meriken Park.33 views
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Another lookout deck.33 views
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Vending machines in Chinese.33 views
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Some float pullers had distinctive hairstyles.33 views
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By 2:10 pm, all 31 floats gathered here. They would remain here here until 4 pm. Floats with karakuri mechanical puppets would perform during this time.33 views
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Floats with lanterns in the evening. It was an all-day festival lasting until around 9 pm. It's held on Sat. and Sun. and the same thing is basically repeated on both days.33 views
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