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Accordion act. 遠峰あこと爛漫社中104 views
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Talk by crew member named Dean. The interpreter was Kyoko Ikeda, Asian Pacific Leadership student.103 views
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Balloon man103 views
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S.S. City of Tokio brought the first Kanyaku Imin to Honolulu, Hawai'i in Feb. 1885 after leaving Yokohama in Jan. A few months later in June 1885, the ship ran aground and sank in Tokyo Bay.103 views
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Stern. The pointy stern endpieces are called "Manu hope" in Hawaiian.102 views
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Navigator's seat (kilo) at the stern. The black thing is apparently a seat cushion. Another one on the opposite side.102 views
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Didn't understand what they were doing, but it was interesting to watch.102 views
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Who was this guy?102 views
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Okinawa also had a large number of emigrants: 89,424102 views
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The S.S. Nippon Maru, the last emigrant ship that departed Yokohama on Feb. 14, 1973. Migrants by ship decreased dramatically by the 1960s due to air travel and higher living standards in Japan.102 views
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Hokule'a101 views
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Solar panel in the forefront. Power is used for communications equipment.101 views
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Passport issued to one of the first Kanyaku-imin emigrants to Hawaii. (Replica)101 views
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Luggage to Brazil. Crate has marking for Omi-cha tea from Shiga Prefecture.101 views
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Guide book for those wanting to emigrate to Hawaii, 1904. (replica)101 views
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Bow100 views
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Holding on to the steering paddle so it doesn't bump anyone.100 views
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Above both hulls are storage bins and sleeping quarters.100 views
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Tanemaru on Hikone no Yoi-nyanko (alias Hiko-nyan) at at EXPO Y150 in Yokohama.100 views
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Oregon Japanese farmers100 views
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History of Japanese emigration to overseas.100 views
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Koinobori carp streamers for a Japanese touch. These are flown in Japan during early May for Children's Day.99 views
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Rudder going into the water99 views
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Female goddess on the right.99 views
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Canoe deck is littered with waterproof containers for food and other essentials.99 views
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Over 41,000 people attended CP+ in 2010. The venue is near Sakuragicho Station. The show wasn't as big as PIE in Tokyo. Darkroom and large-format makers were absent at CP+.99 views
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She moved very slowly down the road.99 views
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Tree planted to mark the park's 90th anniversary.99 views
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Hawaii exhibit had a Newspaper ad: "Go to Hawaii as a migrant worker and become rich"99 views
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Hawaii emigration exhibit at Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama99 views
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Passports issued to picture brides stopped in 1920. This young couple had a picture marriage right before then.99 views
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The other group was at the bow listening to a talk by another crew member.98 views
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Mast complemented by koinobori carp.98 views
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Then two women do quick costume and mask changes.98 views
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She's like wow...98 views
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Total number of emigrants from Japan was 760,000.98 views
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We were then allowed to enter the pier where Hokule'a was docked.97 views
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Leis on the bow endpieces (Manu ihu).97 views
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Male god on the left.97 views
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Canvas covering (kapalina) the sleeping quarters over the hull.97 views
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Rudder97 views
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Canon cameras97 views
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Nikon booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.97 views
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Hawaii emigration exhibit at Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama97 views
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History of Japanese emigration: Embarking on the voyage and emigration restrictions. 97 views
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The Japanese Overseas Migration Museum (JOMM) in Yokohama held a special exhibition titled, "Hawai’i's Nikkeijin Matsuri—Oshogatsu and Bon Dance" (ハワイの日系人のまつり －お正月とボンダンス－).97 viewsHeld from Dec. 23 to Feb. 12, 2017, the exhibition was about New Year's and bon dance in Hawai’i. Free admission (Open 10 am–6:00 pm, enter by 5:30 pm, closed Mon.). The museum is a 10-15 min. walk from JR Sakuragicho Station or 10-min. walk from Bashamichi Station (Minato Mirai Line). Exhibition web page: http://www.jomm.jp/events/2016/index.html#bon
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/D1T2H9LpfSo
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Sleeping compartment provides bed padding with a built-in pillow. Above it is the canvas covering (kapalina).96 views
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Under the bed padding (red) is storage bins, including an opening to the hull where more stuff is stored.96 views
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Hull storage. The wooden cover was made by a Japanese carpenter whose name is on it. Many parts of Hokule'a bear the name of the person who made that part.96 views
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Canon cameras96 views
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Canon booth had a number of pretty girls in pretty colors modeling under bright lights.96 views
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The 36th Noge Daidogei Street Performance Festival in Yokohama, Japan featured an alluring troupe of Japanese belly dancers from the Al Camarani Oriental Dance Company on April 24-25, 2010. 96 views
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Canon girl showing off the latest consumer camcorder.96 views
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Roster of kanyaku imim laborers to Hawaii. 1885 (replica)96 views
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Tools used by Japanese immigrants in Brazil.96 views
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Japanese-Americans during World War II.96 views
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What the immigrants brought with them to Brazil.96 views
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Six-generations of a family on Maui, Hawai'i. They started with immigrants from Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1891.96 views
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Canon girl poses for camera-toting gawkers.95 views
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Nikon girls at closing time of CP+ 2011 Camera Show.95 views
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I couldn't believe that this big truck was trying to go through the crowds.95 views
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The museum also has a restaurant with an outdoor terrace (open 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, 5:30 pm - 9 pm).95 views
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Kanyaku imin for emigrants to Hawaii95 views
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US-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce, signed in 1858 in Edo (replica)95 views
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"Journey to the Americas" exhibit95 views
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Cosmetics95 views
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Japanese school activities95 views
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He showed sample parts of the boat.94 views
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Fresh food storage (onions)94 views
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All the fresh food (perishables) are consumed during the first few days after leaving a port. After that, it's canned food, dry goods, and fish caught in the water.94 views
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Galley94 views
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Pier94 views
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View from pier94 views
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The 1st CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show was held in Pacifico Yokohama during March 11-14, 2010. It replaces the old photo expo held in Tokyo called Photo Imaging Expo (PIE). 94 views
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Pay a fee to ring the gong.94 views
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Entrance to Japanese Overseas Migration Museum. 10 am - 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm), closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue. instead) and Dec. 29-Jan. 3.94 viewsThe museum is operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which is Japan's version of the Peace Corps.
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Employee ID tag (bango 番号) from Maui, and a check sent home by an immigrant in Hawaii (replica). 188994 views
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Coffee in Brazil94 views
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Captain's dry things93 views
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Food93 views
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FujiFilm was another one with a bevy of girls showing off its latest cameras.93 views
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But the most amazing act was the final one, by this world-class Chinese acrobat.93 views
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Ta-da!! And everyone applauded. What a show that was.93 views
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Luggage and personal effects brought by the immigrants. This person arrived Brazil in 1931. Japanese footwear, umbrella, sewing kit, hair cutter.93 views
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Farmers and fishermen in the Americas.93 views
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Galley or "da kitchen."92 views
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Nikon girls pose at CP+ 2011 Camera Show.92 views
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Agriculture92 views
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Ropes crisscross everywhere.91 views
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Covering the top of hull is a canvas covering (kapalina) fastened by rope to the safety railing (palekana). The canvas is also a tent-like roof for the sleeping quarters.91 views
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Base of aft mast (Kia hope). The woodwork here was exquisite, and looked quite expensive.91 views
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Aft sail91 views
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150.91 viewsTanemaru as described at the official Web site: "Tanemaru embodies the spirit of the camphor tree that stands in the courtyard of the Yokohama Archives of History, watching over Japan since the opening of the country 150 years ago. In the year 2009, Tanemaru “sets sail” into the next 150 years, bearing new seeds of vitality for Asia and the rest of the world."
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FujiFilm booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.91 views
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Amazing. We were all in awe.91 views
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They danced in two groups. There's another group dancing on the right of this group.91 views
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What would a street performance festival be without a juggling act?91 views
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Tariff Convention, signed on July 25, 1866 in Edo. (Replica)91 views
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Passport dating from 1866-1876. From 1876, the present Japanese word for "passport" (ryoken 旅券) began to be used. Before that it was called "menjo 免状."91 views
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Sports, religion, women's groups, and other Japanese organizations.91 views
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Japanese schools were started so that the nisei children could learn Japanese and be better prepared when or if their parents decided to move back to Japan.91 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.90 views
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Canon booth90 views
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Medical things and medicines90 views
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Canoe deck (pola)89 views
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FujiFilm's 3D camera system attracted attention.89 views
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Pentax booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.89 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.89 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.89 views
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There are also changing or special exhibitions so it's worth visiting more than once. Besides exhibition rooms, the museum has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.89 viewsIt even has kami-shibai (picture card stories). You can browse through recent Japanese novels such as "Japanese-Americans 99 Years of Love."
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The person brought a karate uniform when emigrating to Brazil in 1968 and established a karate school.89 views
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Japanese-language newspapers started to be published (mimeographed) from the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area.89 views
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With a cherry blossom motif, the attractive General Electric booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.88 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.88 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔88 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.88 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.88 views
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Nikon girls at closing time of CP+ 2011 Camera Show.88 views
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Lion takes the bait.88 views
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Pentax camera display87 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.87 views
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They were quite good. Lately, I've been seeing more Japanese taking up belly dancing. I hope the trend spreads further.87 views
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The Canon booth employed a few pretty girls to introduce their latest D-SLRs (EOS Kiss X5 and X50) and Ivis video camera.87 views
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My first Chinese New Year in Japan, called "shunsetsu" in Japanese (春節). Glad to see that China-Japan relations are alive and well here, regardless of political differences.87 views
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They offer one-hour cruises a few times a day for about a week in early Aug. 2009 when I went.86 views
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Nikon had a dark room with colorful aquariums.86 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 86 views
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Local bank Chinese style.86 views
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A Hawaiian shop in Yokohama's Chinatown?86 views
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Coffee beans in Brazil86 views
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Newspaper articles about James Kunichika from July 24, 2004 and Aug. 1, 2003.86 viewsOne is online: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jul/23/il/il01a.html
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More hula troupes perform. The festival also had other venues at Nippon Maru, Landmark Plaza, and Queen's Square.85 views
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Nikon seminar85 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.85 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.85 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.85 views
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Another Chinatown gate.85 views
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Your name in Chinese characters.85 views
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Back of the exhibition flyer.85 views
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150. It is a sprouting seed on a boat.84 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.84 views
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Chinese New Year window display.84 views
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JOMM is Japan's largest museum dedicated to Japan's overseas emigration history and experience.84 viewsIt is operated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which is Japan's Peace Corps. There are permanent exhibitions explaining the immigration to Hawai’i, continental USA, and other countries especially South America. There are also changing or special exhibitions. The museum also has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.83 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず83 views
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Yamada Kumio giving a talk at Olympus booth. He operates digitalcamera.jp.83 views
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PrintRush booth allowed us to print five free prints from our memory card. Very good quality prints too.83 views
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My video of Chinese New Year at Yokohama Chinatown on Feb. 10, 2013.83 views
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Illumination for safety and security83 views
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Dragon on Kwan Tai Temple.83 views
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La Machine, from France, gives a street performance a few times a day.82 views
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Canon also held a talk show featuring actress Takeshita Keiko.82 views
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This lion was pink.82 views
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The lion plucks a red envelope containing money from each merchant. 82 views
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Tree illumination and small pavilion at Yamashita-cho Park.82 views
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Gods of Good Fortune on a boat in lights.82 views
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Panda entrance.82 views
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Palanquin at Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo) in Yokohama Chinatown.82 views
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During Chinese New Year's, one Japanese word to learn is "bakuchiku" (爆竹). It literally means "exploding bamboo." Of course, we call it firecrackers. They pop firecrackers at least twice each time the lion dances.82 views
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Hikawa Maru at Yamashita Park.81 views
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