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Held on the last weekend of Oct., Dedara Matsuri is a two-day festival held on a large plot of land that used to be Nissan's vehicle assembly plant. Short bus ride from JR Tachikawa Station.36 viewsFrom JR Tachikawa Station’s Kitaguchi North exit, go to Bus Stop 1. Board any bus and get off at O-minami Itchome (大南一丁目). About 15 min. ride. From the bus stop, 1 min. walk to entrance.
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The festival site occupies an area of a much larger plot of land that was the site of Nissan's auto factory. Along with a few other factories, Nissan closed its vehicle assembly plant here in 2001.36 viewsI was told that it also had a test track here, which explains why it's so huge. Interesting that Nissan had a policy of keeping all its affected workers who were transferred to other jobs or offered early retirement. The city itself did not suffer much tax loss since Nissan didn't have taxable profits while operating in the red at the time. But local businesses such as taxi drivers, restaurants, and shops must've suffered.
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Watching the stage entertainment was a good way to kill time until 7 pm when the Dedara Nebuta float parade would start.36 views
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Musashi-Murayama lion dance called Yokonakaba shishimai (横中馬獅子舞) dating from 300 years ago.36 views
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Murayama-to float with ninja.36 views
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Back of Nebuta float (慈王波亜来) from Mutsu, Aomori.36 views
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Taiko drummer in yukata.36 views
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Floats and dancers paraded by the Dedara Nebuta float.36 views
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Hamamatsu Station bus stop 15 for Iinoya and Ryotanji36 views
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The birth well of Ii Tomoyasu.36 views
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Yushima Seido main hall36 views
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Yui Kamiji, bronze medalist in women's single wheelchair tennis. 上地結衣36 views
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Paralympians not on wheechairs.36 views
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里36 views
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Small park had food booths.36 views
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Meiji Shrine's spanking new torii.36 views
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These archers belong to the Takeda School of mounted archery. They are based in Miura, Kanagawa where they practice almost weekly. They have about 60 members.36 views
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Inside Ginza Cine Past movie theater. シネパトス36 views
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Judging from theor clothing, they look to be a well-to-do family.36 views
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About Toba Castle.36 views
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Japan's first train tickets.36 views
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Gingko trees along the fringe of the park near Yoyogi Koen Station in autumn.36 views
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Sculpture in front of JR Tottori Station.36 views
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During the year end, people wait for family members returning home.36 views
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Sand sculptures in the station.36 views
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Tourist information office.36 views
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Views from Hagi Castle's main tenshu tower foundation.36 views
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Adjacent to Hagi Castle is this Asa Mori Clan Residence.36 views
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Entrance to Asa Mori Clan Residence.36 views
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Vestiges of the castle town remain here with white walls.36 views
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Bus stop indicator in Hagi's Maaru bus is also in English.36 views
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Shoin enters Sakuma Shozan school.36 views
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Shoin to be executed. (The museum does not show the decapitation.)36 views
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Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) is one of the most famous foreigners to have lived in Japan. 36 viewsHe authored or translated books about Japanese ghost/horror stories ("Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan" and "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things").
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Lafcadio Hearn relief. Photography was not allowed inside the memorial museum.36 views
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Ginza 4-chome intersection with Wako.36 views
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Mullion Musical Clock36 views
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It was autumn when I revisited Tarobogu.36 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station entrance.36 views
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Farm land along the way.36 views
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Just head toward this pointy mountain.36 views
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You can drive up halfway up the mountain (called Mitsukuriyama 箕作山) which is 350 meters high. If you don't have a car, climb over 700 steps to reach the shrine's main hall.36 views
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Haiden ceremony hall 拝殿36 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.36 views
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Interesting rock formation.36 views
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To go back to the train station on foot, go down these stairs.36 views
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Going down the steps from Tarobogu Shrine. Easy descent if you can walk.36 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.36 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.36 views
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Priests throw wooden goma prayer tablets (written with people's wishes) into the fire.36 views
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Room showing farm tools.36 views
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Emigrant's living quarters.36 views
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Views from Kobe Port Tower.36 views
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Kobe's emigrant history.36 views
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About Meriken Park.36 views
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The 31 floats would be gathered here for only 2 hours until 4 pm. I rushed to photograph each float.36 views
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Crowd going back to the train station.36 views
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View from Tsutenkyo Bridge, Tofukuji Temple, Kyoto. More pretty views from the bridge. When the sun's out, the colors are spectacular. The colors really look like this, I didn't digitally enhance the colors.36 views
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On the bridge, this sign says "No photos" because they don't want people to stop and take photos and hold up the line going through the bridge. 36 viewsObviously, no one paid attention to this. We all stopped and took photos.
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Farmhouse lodge (農家民宿) named Pokapoka Noen. It has two main buildings.36 views
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The other building was the guest house which was originally for the farmer's kids or relatives to stay when they returned to their hometown.36 views
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Entrance hall with origami cranes made of Kurotani washi. It really looks like an old school.36 views
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Then it goes through a mechanical beater for 10 min. to become a wet, fibrous mass. They also make and add a plant-based adhesive. 36 viewsHere's a good video (in Japanese) showing how they do it (the woman we saw in the river also appears in this video): https://youtu.be/-3ws9DlPVHo?t=425
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Kami-suki is what everyone can experience.36 views
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Kurotani washi can even be used for umbrellas.36 views
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Flower Clock in front of Fukuchiyama Station.36 views
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Kyoto by the Sea promoting Fukuchiyama Castle.36 views
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Impressive stone work.36 views
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Walk up a little more.36 views
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About Fukuchiyama Castle.36 views
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In front of the castle tower is this deep well named Toyo-iwa-no-i. 豊磐の井36 views
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Shachi roof ornaments on the smaller castle tower.36 views
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Neputa float from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. From the Neputa Matsuri Festival held in Aug. The float has lights inside and it is lit up and pulled by people during the festival held in the evening.36 views
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Inside Haiden prayer hall.36 views
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Tayuh Kigyo's factory has 60 mechanized looms (50 of them are Jacquard looms).36 views
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This is a replica of an obi sash that was selected and worn by Empress Michiko recently for her birthday.36 viewsThe company is especially proud of this, but can't publicly brag about it. (The empress does not know who made the obi. She just liked the design.)
http://tamiya-raden.jp/
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Mineyama Branch Manager Yoshioka Hitoshi shows a PR poster of Bando Tamasaburo V posing with a Tango chirimen fabric in front of the shop's kura storehouse near where Yoshioka is standing.36 viewsTamasaburo V is one of the most famous and popular kabuki actors in Japan and Living National Treasure. He loves Tango chirimen fabrics and kabuki costumes also use Tango chirimen.
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Inside their kura storehouse.36 views
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How to promote crab.36 views
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During World War II, the brick buildings were painted black to make them less noticeable. The black paint still remains here and there. 36 viewsAmazing that these buildings have survived. Maizuru's weapons factories and navy base got heavily bombed by American planes in July 1945, but not this arsenal.
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The brick park has been used as a backdrop in Japanese movies. 36 views
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Beyond the bridge, the inlet has no boats.36 views
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Sanmon Gate. 山門36 views
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Chionji's main temple hall, Monjudo. 文殊堂36 views
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Small cemetery for temple priests.36 views
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There used to be four ryokan here, but this Izutsuya ryokan 井筒屋 is the only ryokan remaining in Chirimen Kaido.36 views
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Sake cellar.36 views
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Ceiling wood is very rare, made of yaku-sugi cedar wood (屋久杉). Yaku-sugi is hundreds of years old, native to Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, and now illegal to cut down.36 views
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Bathroom sink36 views
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Exhibits in the kura storehouse.36 views
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Joined the line at about 4:45 pm. The lights were to turn on at 5 pm.36 views
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Kobe Luminarie finally in sight. Everybody was amazed and thrilled as we got closer and closer...36 views
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Galleria Coperta (ガレリアコペルタ).36 views
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Promoting Rugby World Cup in 2019. Kobe is one of the venues.36 views
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People lined up to donate money and ring this bell.36 views
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The area near JR Toyooka Station is also nice for walking around. In front of the station is Aity, a shopping complex. Where I went for groceries and dinner.36 views
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Caban Street is lined with several bag shops. カバンストリート36 views
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Nice bags at Artisan Avenue.36 views
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The hanamichi on the left. You can walk on it too.36 views
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Izushi Castle is on a low hill. Only some steps to climb.36 views
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Reconstructed West Corner Turret. 西隅櫓36 views
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The torii gate path goes along the east side of Izushi Castle.36 views
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Atop Izushi Castle's main foundation also gives great views of Izushi.36 views
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Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway car. Mostly standing room only. Note that the ropeway is closed on the second anf fourth Thursdays of the month.36 views
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Sumiyoshi Taisha is the headquarters shrine of all Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan, about 600 of them. Most are in central and western Japan.36 views
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Nankun-sha cat shrine (楠珺社). 36 views
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