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Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街854 views
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My lunch. Ball-shaped gyoza. The skin is slightly crunchy.530 views
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JR Sugamo Station on the Yamanote Line. 巣鴨駅420 views
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Entrance to Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街410 views
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The clothing shops are geared for elderly women. Sugamo is the fashion capital for elderly women. 「おばあちゃんの原宿」403 views
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Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街「おばあちゃんの原宿」380 views
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In front of JR Sugamo Station340 views
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Hat shop322 views
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Nakasendo road marker.314 views
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Most of the clothing items are price low, around 1,000 yen which might be affordable by people living on social security.301 views
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Kōgan-ji Temple (高岩寺)288 views
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The famous red underwear. Supposed to keep you warmer. For men and women.285 views
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Gate to Koganji temple, a famous spot along the shopping street.279 views
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Umbrella shop278 views
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Koganji temple. The temple's popular name is "Togenuki Jizo-son." It sells magic paper called osugata which supposed to remove a thorn or splinter from your skin. Affix it to the thorn and it will be extracted. とげぬき地蔵尊276 views
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Main road in front of JR Sugamo Station269 views
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Inside the gyoza restaurant are placards written by past customers boasting the number of gyoza they ate (or couldn't finish).267 views
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Arai Kannon statue. Wash the part of the body to cure the corresponding part of your own body. 洗い観音266 views
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Tokyo Toden streetcar, Koshin-zuka Station.261 views
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Cherry blossoms near JR Sugamo Station257 views
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Inside Koganji temple Hondo. The temple houses the Togenuki Jizo statue which is not visible to the public.247 views
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Koganji temple Hondo hall. This is a Zen temple belonging to the Soto-shu school. The temple was founded in 1596 and moved to Sugamo in 1891.235 views
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The shopping street is quite long, going all the way to Nishi-Sugamo on the Mita subway line.231 views
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Togenuki means thorn-extracting. Koganji temple incense burner223 views
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Grounds of Koganji temple as seen from the Hondo hall.223 views
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People line up to wash the famous Kannon statue. The line gets longer on weekends.220 views
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People in line for the Arai (Washable) Kannon statue. Anybody can line up and scrub the statue. No charge.215 views
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People relax in front of the temple.212 views
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They used to have a tawashi brush to wash the statue, but that wore out the statue. So the replacement statue is now washed/rubbed with a towel instead.205 views
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Jizo statue198 views
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Jizo statue193 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori, Tokyo165 views
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office), Otsuka Awa Odori 豊島区役所連161 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori158 views
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Ostuka Awa Odori, Tokyo. Also see my YouTube video here.154 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden centers on a pond that reflects the illumination.120 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori114 views
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The 37th Otsuka Awa Odori was held on Aug. 26, 2009 (Wed.) in the middle of the week from about 5 pm to 9 pm. They paraded on the main road in front of the south side of JR Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo.76 views
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Otsuka Ekimae station66 views
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They are from Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen, a private girls' school. 豊島岡女子学園 桃李連64 views
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Also see my YouTube video here.63 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori poster for 2009. The dance is held on only one evening.63 views
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My YouTube video of Otsuka Awa Odori featuring local Otsuka (Toshima Ward) dance troupes.60 views
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連58 views
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連55 views
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連55 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori53 views
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Sugamo is a neighboring train station, also in Toshima Ward.53 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori paper lanterns52 views
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Both sides of the road were almost totally covered with vinyl mats by people reserving a spot to watch the dance. The festival seemed to be mainly for the local folks, not for tourists from outside who could not get close to the roadside. 50 views
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So it was not a good situation for taking pictures. The dance route was short, maybe only 300 meters. They danced on only one road. That's why it was quite crowded. 50 views
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Shoko-ren 商興連50 views
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Sugamo-ren すがも連50 views
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Sugamokko-ren すがもっ子連49 views
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連49 views
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Sanwa-ren 三和蓮49 views
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連49 views
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連48 views
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連47 views
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連47 views
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Tenkei-ren from Shinjuku. 天恵連47 views
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Shoko-ren 商興連46 views
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連46 views
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連43 views
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連43 views
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連43 views
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They work at the Toshima Ward Office (City Hall).41 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden in Tokyo had a long line to get in during late Nov. Near JR Mejiro Station on the Yamanote Line. Free admission.35 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden's attraction was fall foliage lit up at night.33 views
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Christmassy maple leaves at Mejiro Teien.32 views
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Tea house31 views
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Tea house for rent.30 views
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