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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront333 views
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Statue of Yokozuna Tochinishiki (1925-1990) inside JR Koiwa Station. The statue is now a popular meeting place inside the station.322 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park's main attraction: Tuna aquarium307 views
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Statue of Yokozuna Tochinishiki inside JR Koiwa Station. He was the 44th yokozuna and head of the Japan Sumo Association during 1974-1988. The new and current Kokugikan was built under his watch.289 views
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Swimmers in summer at Kasai Kaihin Park, one of the few places in Tokyo where you can enjoy an ocean beach.267 views
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Kasai Kaihin Park beach. It's not Hawaii, but better than nothing. 葛西海浜公園264 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium244 views
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Needless to say, the subway/trains stations were jammed with people by 5 pm. This is when I got off the train at Shinozaki Station on the Toei Shinjuku subway line on Aug.1, 2009.232 views
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JR Koiwa Station has this statue of Yokozuna Tochinishiki, a famous sumo wrestler who was from Koiwa.212 views
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Baby stingray (dead) beached.197 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park183 views
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Some 900,000 of humanity gathered here for the Edogawa-ku Fireworks in Aug.183 views
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Pond at Heisei Garden. Genshinan (源心庵) Tea ceremony room on the left. Edogawa, Tokyo175 views
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No swimming sign170 views
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Kasai Kaihin Park beach169 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park ferris wheel169 views
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Cone-shaped Hydrangea at Gyosen Park Heisei Garden, Edogawa, Tokyo168 views
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Kasai Kaihin Park beach. In the distance are Tokyo Disneyland hotels.160 views
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It's a very good likeness, and almost life-size. After retiring as an active wrestler, he became Kasugano oyakata.156 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park ferris wheel. Distorted by wide-angle lens. (It does not lean like that.)153 views
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View of Kasai Kaihin Park151 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park151 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront150 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel. Disneyland in the distance.150 views
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Bridge to swimming beaches at Kasai Kaihin Park.142 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront. 葛西臨海公園141 views
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The spacious park is an oasis. Lots of greenery, a beach, bicycling roads, birdwatching stations, and an aquarium.139 views
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The Koiwa Iris Garden is a large patch along the Edogawa River. With about 50,000 iris plants, the garden comes alive with purple, white, and pink irises in late May and June.137 viewsWith irises mainly donated by residents, the garden opened in June 1982. A 5-min. walk from Edogawa Station on the Keisei Line or 25 min. walk from Koiwa Station on the JR Sobu Line. Free admission. I walked from Koiwa Station and saw this sign for the Koiwa Iris Garden (Koiwa Shobu-en).
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Don't ride the ferris wheel if you're afraid of heights. It is very high and the wind blows through.133 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront126 views
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In the murky waters.126 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.125 views
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Edogawa River mouth next to Kasai Rinkai Park121 views
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I shuddered to think how crowded the station would become in about 30-40 min.121 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.119 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.117 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront115 views
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I'm definitely not a good fireworks photographer. To avoid the crowds, I left the scene about 30 min. before the fireworks ended.114 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.113 views
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Back at Shinozaki Station, it was quite quick to get on a train. "Keep walking slowly and do not stop."111 views
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Walk further along the Edogawa River and you see this. The iris garden occupies a good-sized area along the river.108 views
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Edogawa River mouth next to Kasai Rinkai Park107 views
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The irises are in full bloom during mid-June.102 views
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JR Koiwa Station, north exit82 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car76 views
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Map of Heisei Garden. There's the man pond in the middle, fronted by the Genshinan tea ceremony room and event space.75 views
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Mt. Fuji73 views
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The exterior livery of the newest Ginza Line subway cars is based on this first subway car. 73 views
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Poster for Koiwa Iris Garden Festival.69 views
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And you think your largest soccer stadium can hold a lotta people. Come see here.69 views
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Gyosen Park consists of the Heisei Garden and Shizen Zoo. Nice pocket of greenery and cute animals including a petting zoo. Free admission, near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line. Park entrance.69 views
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Petting zoo69 views
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After getting to the top of the riverbank, this is the spectacle I came to see and photograph. 65 views
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People are spread out along the riverbank of Edogawa River. Held on the first Sat. of Aug. at 7:15 pm to 8:25 pm. If weather is bad, it is held on the next day65 views
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Shopping street near Koiwa Station.63 views
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The Edogawa Ward Fireworks display is one of Tokyo's largest with a massive attendance of 900,000 people in both Edogawa Ward and neighboring Ichikawa city in Chiba. 63 views.
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Little too early for lotus in June.63 views
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The iris garden also has some hydrangea, but they were withered by the time I visited the garden in mid-June.62 views
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It was a lot more crowded than the last time I saw these fireworks years ago.62 views
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Still in Shinozaki Station heading for the exit. Koiwa Station on the JR Sobu Line must also have been crowded.61 views
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Getting to the steps up the riverbank.61 views
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Pond at Heisei Garden. Tea ceremony room on the left.61 views
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Kanji characters read "Koiwa Shobu-en."60 views
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Showa-dori shopping street near Koiwa Station.60 views
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Weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.59 views
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Edogawa Heisei Garden was built in 1989, the first year of the Heisei Period. It occupies the northern part of Gyosen Park.58 views
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Gate to the Koiwa Iris Garden. Free admission. Open 57 views
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Back view. 57 views
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JR Koiwa Station, north exit sculpture55 views
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JR Koiwa Station, south exit55 views
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The fireworks started exactly at 7:15 pm.55 views
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Gyosen Park was donated to Tokyo in 1933 by a local politician whose had a business named "Gyosen." In 1950, Edogawa Ward took over the park's management. In 1983, a small zoo opened.55 views
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The garden has walking paths and a few rest houses. Wheelchair-friendly as well.54 views
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Now walking to the Edogawa riverbank.53 views
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Enter here.52 views
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Map of Gyosen park zoo. Free admission.51 views
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Large stepping stones.50 views
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Azalea bushes before they bloomed.50 views
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Ibis50 views
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JR Koiwa Station, south side49 views
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Marker next to the weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.49 views
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Large koi carp in the pond.49 views
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One large patch has nameplates for various irises.48 views
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Shobu (Irises)48 views
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The Keisei train line straddles the garden.48 views
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Small waterfalls48 views
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Gyosen Park also has a small zoo. Open 10 am - 4:30 pm (Open 9:30 am on weekends and national holidays, closed at 4 pm from Nov. to Feb.). Closed on Mon. (open if a national holiday).48 views
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Ant eater48 views
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Sea lions48 views
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Weeping cherry tree at Edogawa Heisei Garden, Tokyo.48 views
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Pink Frost from the USA.47 views
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Very well done, and wise to put it inside the station where birds cannot sully it.47 views
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Prairie dogs47 views
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Prairie dogs47 views
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Wallaby from Australia47 views
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Sea lions47 views
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Shin River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Such a photogenic riverside walk in spring.47 views
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Steepled Ripples from the USA.46 views
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Koinobori carp streamers.46 views
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.46 views
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Pine tree planted to mark the 20th anniversary of the Heisei Era.45 views
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Stork45 views
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Spider monkey45 views
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Hydrangea44 views
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Stone lantern donated by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu44 views
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Penguins44 views
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Irises in full bloom in early June.43 views
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Cone-shaped Hydrangea43 views
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Stone lantern donated by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu43 views
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Turtle43 views
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Wallaby from Australia43 views
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In the following year, I revisited the garden to see the azalea in late April.42 views
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Revisited the garden to see the azalea.42 views
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Koinobori carp streamers.42 views
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Gyosen Park office41 views
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Still a little early for these ones.41 views
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Entrance to the Tokyo subway museum named Tokyo Metro Museum. It's under the elevated Tozai Line tracks. Near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line.39 viewsOfficial website: http://www.chikahaku.jp/en/
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Japan's first subway opened in Tokyo in Dec. 1927 between Ueno and Asakusa.39 views
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We can go inside the first subway car.37 views
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Enter the museum through this subway turnstile.36 viewsSee Japan's first subway cars from 1927, tunnel boring machines, subway history exhibits, and simulators.
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College student36 views
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Inside Tokyo's first subway car. Refurbished.35 views
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Subway driver's cab.35 views
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Judging from theor clothing, they look to be a well-to-do family.34 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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Automatic turnstile at Ueno Station in 192732 views
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It was a fat fare, and passengers put in actual coins to go through the turnstile.32 views
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Automatic turnstile32 views
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Mannequins inside Tokyo's first subway car. 32 views
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Pantograph32 views
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Subway history32 views
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Subway tokens32 views
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Japan's first subway car used between Ueno and Asakusa. The forerunner of the Ginza Line.31 views
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Driver's seat in the first subway car.31 views
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Marunouchi Line car from the mid-1950s.31 views
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Go inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.31 views
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Inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.31 views
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Emergency light31 views
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Subway train diorama31 views
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Scale model of a new subway line under construction in Tokyo.31 views
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Planning hsitory of Tokyo's first subway.31 views
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Methods to dig subway tunnels.31 views
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Noritsugu Hayakawa was the father of Japan's first subway.31 views
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The first subway car used between Shimbashi and Shibuya in the late 1930s.31 views
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Current Ginza Line subway train.31 views
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About the first subway car.30 views
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Sumo advertising at recreated Ueno Station subway platform.30 views
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