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Lotus in Shinobazu Pond (June)90 views
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Toward the Tokyo National Museum89 views
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Sumida Park, Asakusa.89 views
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Rock musicians87 views
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As seen from Sumida Park, Asakusa.87 views
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Sumida Park87 views
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Reserved flower-viewing space for the evening.83 viewsPeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.
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The trees are not well lit, but small paper lanterns make it viewable.83 views
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Cherry blossoms and Bentendo roof on Shinobazu Pond.81 views
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Reserved flower-viewing space80 viewsPeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.
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Seated Buddha statues for the altar.80 views
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Memorial tablets for the deceased.78 views
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Reserving flower-viewing space76 viewsPeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.
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Petals76 views
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Rosary, incense, and other Buddhist implements are also sold.76 views
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Swan boat with cherry blossoms.75 views
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Shinobazu Pond75 views
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Mikoshi portable shrines for sale.75 views
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Lotus in Shinobazu Pond (June).74 views
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Household Shinto altars are called kamidana. One of the few Shinto altar shops on this road dominated by Buddhist altar shops.73 views
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Cherry blossom tunnel72 views
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Household Shinto altar.72 views
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Map of Yanaka Cemetery. The graves of the Tokugawa shoguns are walled off and off limits to the public. The main drag cuts through the green section on this map.70 views
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This shop sells Shinto portable shrines you see at festivals.69 views
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Buddha images for smaller butsudan altars.69 views
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Certification seal indicating that it is made in Tokyo.68 views
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Incense68 views
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Entrance to Sumida Park during cherry blossom season. I visited in April 2012 to get shots of cherry blossoms with Tokyo Sky Tree in the background. Tokyo Sky Tree was to open in May 2012.67 views
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Cherry blossom tunnel across Shinobazu Pond.66 views
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Shinto altar shop.66 views
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A larger Shinto altar or small shrine.65 views
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Molds64 views
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Crowded during the Kappabashi Matsuri.63 views
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Fake food are popular souvenirs.63 views
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Pans63 views
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Kumamon63 views
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Kappabashi is a road lined with kitchenware shops for restaurants and professional cooks. Tourists are also welcome. Fake food can be bought (and made).62 views
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Kappabashi road has kitchenware shops on both sides.62 views
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In Oct., it holds the Kappabashi Dogu Matsuri festival. Near Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza Line. Kappabashi entrance is marked by this chef.61 views
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Old American-style diner61 views
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Jukebox61 views
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For Chinese restaurants61 views
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Door signs61 views
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Tokyo Skytree tempura61 views
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Looks yummy though...61 views
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Notice that the butsudan shops are on the south side of the road so they are shaded from the sun that can damage the butsudan.61 views
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They also sell bigger items used in temples. Such items are typically bought by a temple member who donates it to the temple in memory of someone.61 views
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Restaurant signs of all kinds60 views
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Cutting boards60 views
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All fake60 views
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Shitaya Shrine is toward the end of the butsudan road. 下谷神社60 views
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Sumida Park cherry blossoms.59 views
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Betty Page lunchbox59 views
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Kappa imp59 views
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One symbol of Kappabashi59 views
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Welcome mats59 views
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Kappabashi road59 views
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Side street58 views
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Kappa58 views
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Bento containers58 views
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Beckoning cat58 views
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Shiragaki tanuki also commonly displayed at the restaurant entrance.58 views
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Aprons57 views
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Entrance to Kappabashi kitchenware road. The Butsudan-dori road is perpendicular to Kappabashi.54 views
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Sumida Park cherry blossoms in Asakusa, Tokyo.53 views
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Yanaka Cemetery (Yanaka Reien in Japanese) is one of Tokyo's major cemeteries where fifteen Tokugawa shoguns (including Yoshinobu, the last shogun), some daimyos, and famous people are buried.52 views
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Photo of the pagoda at Yanaka Cemetery before it was torched by suicide lovers in 1957.52 views
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Yanaka Cemetery cherry blossoms, Tokyo.50 views
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Around halfway down the main drag is this small clearing. This was where a five-story pagoda was. It was destroyed by fire in 1957 by arsonists.49 views
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Sakura latte only during cherry blossom season.49 views
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It is also famous for cherry blossoms along the main drag in the middle of the cemetery. Near JR Nippori Station.47 views
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This is the main drag.46 views
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Sumida Park cherry blossoms, Asakusa, Tokyo.45 views
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The main drag is nicknamed "Sakura-dori" meaning Cherry Blossom Road.45 views
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Seated Buddha statue at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.45 views
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Asahi Beer sculpture43 views
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Other famous people buried at Yanaka Cemetery include Hisaya Morishige, Eiichi Shibusawa, Yokozuna Dewanoumi, and Taikan Yokoyama.43 views
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JR Nippori Station.43 views
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In front of JR Nippori Station east side is a statue of Ota Dokan who built Edo Castle in the 15th century and thus founded Tokyo.43 views
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Asakusabashi is easily accessible from JR Asakusabashi Station (seen on the left) on the Sobu Line. Not far from Akihabara.43 views
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Marker showing the location of the pagoda.42 views
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JR Nippori Station.42 views
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Tennoji temple's Buddha.41 views
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Kyugetsu is a large Japanese doll shop near Asakusabashi Station.41 views
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Trash piles up during cherry blossom season when many people have flower-viewing (hanami) picnics.40 views
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Public toilets and trash.40 views
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Tennoji temple also had an outdoor statue of the Buddha.40 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.40 views
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Rules for flower viewers. No fires and take home your trash.39 views
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Gate to Tennoji temple, the original owner of Yanaka Cemetery. 天王寺39 views
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About Tennoji temple.39 views
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Tennoji temple39 views
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About the seated Buddha statue.39 views
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I visited on April 8, 2012. April 8 is Hana-matsuri or Buddha's birthday at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.39 views
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Tennoji temple.39 views
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Inside Kyugetsu, a large Japanese doll shop near JR Asakusabashi Station.39 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.39 views
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The main drag was the sando path to Tennoji temple.38 views
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Tennoji temple also has this crowd-pleasing weeping cherry tree.38 views
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Yanaka Cemetery is a short walk from JR Nippori Station.38 views
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Yuzuru Hanyu hina doll in Kyugetsu, Asakusabashi, Tokyo38 views
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JR Nippori Station.37 views
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Hina doll looks a little sad or disappointed.37 views
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Kyugetsu, a large Japanese doll shop near JR Asakusabashi Station.36 views
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Dolls for Boy's Day in May36 views
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"The Art of Gaman" is an exhibition of art and crafts created by Japanese Americans incarcerated in Japanese internment camps in the US during 1942-46.35 views
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Wooden sword and sheath.34 views
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In an adjacent room, they showed a short documentary previously aired by NHK TV. Unfortunately, they did not sell an exhibition catalog unlike in the States where they had one in English for sale (also available at Amazon).34 viewsWith all this interest in Japan, I hope they will be able to show it in more cities here (and in Hawai'i). I'm told that this exhibition in Tokyo is pretty much the same as the one at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2010. See their site for more (and clearer) photos of the art works: http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/gaman/index.cfm Geidai: http://www.geidai.ac.jp/museum/exhibit/2012/gaman/gaman_en.htm
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These doll sets can get very expensive.34 views
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Monchicchi hina dolls34 views
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Hello Kitty hina dolls34 views
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Ink wells made of stone.33 views
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Green roofed Nakamise path to Sensoji temple in Asakusa.33 views
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Created with scrap wood.32 views
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Drawing of someone getting shot by an MP.32 views
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Barrack model made of toothpicks.32 views
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Geta clogs.32 views
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I was surprised to see so many Japanese things made at a time when anti-Japanese sentiment was rampant. Butsudan, chopsticks, geta, swords, and these Japanese dolls.32 views
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They used whatever scrap materials they could find to create these very imaginative and intricate works of art. "Gaman" basically means "to endure hardship."31 viewsI wonder why the exhibition's Japanese title does not use the word "gaman." It instead uses the word 尊厳 (songen) which means dignity.
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The exhibition drew large crowds in Tokyo.31 views
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Chess31 views
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One glass case showed these brooches made of shells. 31 views
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Brooch made of small shells. Shells were found when they dug into the ground. Apparently, the desert was once covered by ocean.31 views
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University Art Museum is part of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), one of Japan's most venerated art universities.30 views
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Toy train made of scrap metal. In the front is a caster wheel, perhaps from a chair.30 views
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Embroidered signatures.30 views
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Buddhist altar made with scrap materials. The top roof was made of tree bark. 30 views
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It is obvious that they still had a very strong attachment to Japan and their cultural heritage despite Japan being the "enemy."30 views
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Nakamise30 views
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