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Crowd in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999. There were bargains to be had.105 views
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The men (and one woman) about to take a dip standby in this shrine meeting hall.105 views
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Hauling these tuna on this lift looked easy.104 views
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Eels104 views
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Praying to the Hanamatsuri altar103 views
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Distances from the Zero Milestone to major cities such as Chiba, Mito, and Sapporo.103 views
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Smaller trolley for a smaller haul.103 views
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Hand-drawn cart.102 views
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After the fish is cut, they shave it with an ax.102 views
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Styrofoam and plastic cartons contain all kinds of fish.101 views
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OK, which one's next?101 views
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Hanami-do housing a statue of the baby Buddha on which sweet tea is poured. When the Buddha was born in Lumbini Garden, flowers bloomed.100 views
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Statue of St. Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu sect.100 views
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Cherry blossoms and the temple100 views
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Oedo Sukeroku Taiko troupe100 views大江戸助六太鼓
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Tying a ribbon on fish.100 views
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The fish is taken to the fish stalls in the market.100 views
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Pipe organs99 views
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Shellfish99 views
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Oysters99 views
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Looking toward Nihonbashi on Chuo-dori98 views
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Quite a few more to cut up.98 views
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Sea urchins98 views
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Shellfish98 views
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Squid in black ink96 views
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昔の築地本願寺の花まつり95 views
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Temple hall exterior93 views
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Fish in ice93 views
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Judo medalists. On the left is Hisayoshi Harasawa, judo silver medalist in 100+ kg class. In the middle is Takanori Nagase, judo bronze medalist in 81 kg. On the right is Shohei Ono, judo gold medalist in 73 kg.93 views
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Oedo Sukeroku Taiko troupe92 views大江戸助六太鼓
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On the left is Kanae Yamabe, judo bronze medalist in women's 78+ kg.92 views
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Sprinters and silver medalists Yoshihide Kiryu (middle) and Shota Iizuka (right) who got their Olympic glory in the 400-meter relay race91 views
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On the left is synchronized swimmer Yukiko Inui who won two bronze medals for duet synchronized swimming and Team synchronized swimming at Rio.90 views
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Kaori Icho, freestyle wrestler who made Olympic history by winning the Olympic gold medal four times in a row (since Athens in 2004). 89 views
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Rio Olympic medalists parade on Oct. 7, 2016 in Ginza-Nihonbashi, Tokyo.88 views
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On the right is Mashu (Matthew) Baker, judo gold medalist in 90 kg. Father was American, mom Japanese. One of the high-profile mixed-blood Japanese Olympians at Rio.88 views
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On the left is Kaori Matsumoto, judo bronze medalist in women's -57 kg. She was giving her trademark "beast" pose. On the right is Haruka Tachimoto, Japan's sole female judo gold medalist (70 kg) in Rio.88 views
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Playroom for kids86 views
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View of Nihonbashi from the overpass above Nihonbashi bridge. That's Mitsukoshi Dept. Store on the left.85 views
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Entrance to Hama-rikyu Onshi Gardens83 views
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Replica of Nihonbashi Bridge at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku, Tokyo.82 views
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Crowd in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.81 views
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Takashimaya Dept. Store in Nihonbashi 高島屋 日本橋79 views
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Sculpture by Okamoto Taro at Sukiyabashi near Ginza.78 views
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Inside Takashimaya Dept. Store, Nihonbashi76 views
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Crowd line up to enter Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.74 views
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Old photo of Enryokan State Guesthouse.73 views
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Mitsukoshi Dept. Store in Nihonbashi 三越デパート 日本橋72 views
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Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999, its last day before the store closed. This store used to be Shirokiya.72 views
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Monument marking Tokyo's fish market during the Edo Period before it was destroyed by the 1923 earthquake and moved to Tsukiji in 1935.71 views
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Nihombashi subway station 日本橋駅70 views
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Chuo-dori boulevard in Nihonbashi 日本橋 中央通り70 views
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Chuo-dori toward Mitsukoshi Dept. Store70 views
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Crowd line up to enter Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.70 views
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Coredo complex which replaced the Tokyu Dept. Store.69 views
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Crowd enter Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi for the closeout sale on Jan. 31, 1999.69 views
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Takashimaya Dept. Store 高島屋68 views
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Chuo-dori boulevard in Nihonbashi 日本橋 中央通り67 views
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Inside Coredo67 views
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Nihombashi subway station where the Tozai and Ginza Line pass through. 日本橋駅66 views
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Eitai-dori 永代通り66 views
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Mitsukoshi Dept. Store annex65 views
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Lion statue wearing a coat inside Mitsukoshi Dept. Store in Nihonbashi in autumn.64 views
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Hama-rikyu holds New Year's events on Jan. 3.64 views
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There were several falconers each with his or her own hawk. They are members of a falconry preservation group. 64 viewsThey've been holding this event for 23 years here.
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Magnificent birds. The local crows were quite alarmed by the presence of these hawks.63 views
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Way to Takashimaya Dept. Store62 views
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Aikido demonstrations at Hama-rikyu on Jan. 3, 2015.62 views
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Spectator seats were set up.61 views
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First they held aikido demonstrations.61 views
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Falconry demo was held twice in the day. The first demo had the hawks released from the top of a nearby skyscraper and they flew down to their falconers in the garden.61 viewsFor the demo, they showed the hawks swoop low from one falconer to another. They also showed a live capture (kill?) of a released pigeon. Very fast.
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About the replica of Nihonbashi Bridge at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku, Tokyo.60 views
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Notice that falconer wears a small pouch on his waist. It contains bird food. The bird is rewarded each time it does a trick. 58 views
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On the Nihonbashi Bridge replica at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. It's not as arched as the one you see in ukiyoe prints.55 views
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Mashu (Matthew) Baker, judo gold medalist in 90 kg.40 views
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Sprinters and silver medalists Yoshihide Kiryu (middle) and Shota Iizuka (right) who got their Olympic glory in the 400-meter relay race39 views
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On the left is Kaori Matsumoto, judo bronze medalist in women's -57 kg. She was giving her trademark "beast" pose. On the right is Haruka Tachimoto, Japan's sole female judo gold medalist (70 kg) in Rio.39 views
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Kabuki-za Theater ticket booth.39 views
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Kaori Icho, freestyle wrestler who made Olympic history by winning the Olympic gold medal four times in a row (since Athens in 2004). No other woman has won an Olympic gold that many consecutive times for an individual event. 38 views
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Crazy about the Olympics, that's Japan.37 views
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Passing out a newspaper extra about the parade.37 views
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.37 views
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Nakazato Shin, wheelchair rugby bronze medalist. 仲里進37 views
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Wheelchair tennis medalists.37 views
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Olympian buses coming over Nihonbashi Bridge. As I had hoped, Nihonbashi was not as crowded as Ginza. In Ginza, there were people who waited from midnight or 5 am this morning to see this parade.37 views
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On the right is Ayaka Takahashi, Japan's first badminton player to win an Olympic gold medal.37 views
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The thing about this parade is that you get to see only half of the medalists. The other half face the other side of the road. 37 viewsMissed Ai Fukuhara, Saori Yoshida, Kohei Uchimura, etc. Wouldn't it be great if they made a U-turn and drove back so we can see the other half?
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Old building used to be the entrance to a small basement mall of three movie theaters and eateries. 37 views
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Victory parade for Japan's Rio Olympic and Paralympic medalists was held on Oct. 7, 2016 in Tokyo's Ginza and Nihonbashi areas. At Nihonbashi near Mitsukoshi Dept. Store.36 viewsThese photos were taken at Nihonbashi.
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Crowd control36 views
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The parade was headed by policewomen on white motorcycles. They wore the red Olympic uniform.36 views
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Policewomen on white motorcycles.36 views
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Start of the parade of 50 Olympian and 37 Paralympian medalists on four double-decker, open top buses and two flatbed trucks. The Olympians wore red uniforms while the Paralympians wore white. 36 views
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.36 views
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Paralympian wheelchair rugby players Ikezaki Daisuke, Ike Yukinobu 池崎大輔 池透暢36 views
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.36 views
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Saida Satoshi, wheelchair tennis bronze medalist in Rio. 齋田悟司36 views
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Paralympians36 views
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Paralympians Tanaka Mai (Women's tandem B cycling time trial silver medalist, pilot for Kanuma Yurie), Kanuma Yurie (Women's tandem B cycling time trial silver medalist), Masaki Fujita (Road Cycling TT bronze medalist) 田中まい 鹿沼由理36 views
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And there they go.36 views
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The parade went by in about 10 min. It was worth the wait and the hot sun. Wait till next time. Crowd will be more massive.36 views
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The Kabuki-za Theater looks like traditional building surrounded by modern buildings.36 views
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Kabuki-za also has a museum open to the public. This room shows pictures and scale models of previous Kabuki-za theaters.36 views
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"Gunma-chan" Gunma Prefecture gift shop in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo.36 views
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Basement mall for Cine Past 1, 2, and 3 movie theaters. Dates back to the 1950s. It closed in March 2013.36 views
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About 800,000 crowded the sidewalks along the 2.5 km route on Chuo-dori that goes through Ginza 4-chome.35 views
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Boccia medalists 廣瀬隆喜 杉村英孝35 views
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Yui Kamiji, bronze medalist in women's single wheelchair tennis. 上地結衣35 views
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Paralympians not on wheechairs.35 views
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里35 views
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里35 views
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Higashi Ginza Station is closest to Higashi Ginza, home of the Kabuki-za Theater, Japan's most famous kabuki theater.35 views
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Crowd come for the newly rebuilt Kabuki-za Theater's first New Year's performance in Jan. 2014.35 views
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Kabuki plays for Jan. 2014.35 views
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Corner of the Kabuki-za Theater has a small Shinto shrine and torii.35 views
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Shinto shrine at Kabuki-za Theater.35 views
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater35 views
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Iwate Prefecture gift shop in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo.35 views
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Canon Photo Salon Gallery, product showroom, and service center in Higashi Ginza35 views
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Building on the other end of the underground Cine Past mall. March 2013.In front of the Mitsui Garden Hotel. Also closed in35 views
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The Kabuki-za Theater was rebuilt in March 2013 with a design almost identical to the previous theater. The biggest difference is the tall skyscraper integrated with theater.34 views
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Kadomatsu pine New Year's decorations at Kabuki-za Theater in Jan. 2014.34 views
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Kabuki-za Theater ticker booth and entrance for 4th floor (cheap seats).34 views
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Inside Kabuki-za Theater. From the cheap seats, you cannot see the hanamichi.34 views
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Inside Ginza Cine Past movie theater. シネパトス34 views
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Other entrance/exit for Ginza Cine Past movie theaters. シネパトス34 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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