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Benches offer visitors a rest.129 views
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Offerings128 views
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Park map128 viewsThe park has numerous tumuli as well as an archeological museum.
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Lowering the kite127 views
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Moving the kite to launch point127 views
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Finish line end of the 2000-meter Toda Boat Course.127 views
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Float at Chichibu Shrine127 views
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Scarlet Flame ｽｶｰﾚｯﾄﾌﾚｰﾑ127 views
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Nakamise shopping arcade at Chichibu Station 仲見世127 views
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Michi no Eki126 viewsThe kite design is the same every year, but the kanji characters change. They make a new giant kite every year.
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Festival site126 viewsIt is a circular site with people sitting along the perimeter.
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Shinto ceremony126 viewsAt around 6:30 pm, the festival climax starts.
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Parade around126 viewsThe torch bearers parade around the entire perimeter before they gather around the hut.
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Moving a float to the starting point.126 views
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Getting into a float.125 views
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Shopping area was also very crowded with food booths and souvenir shops.125 views
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Hosei Univ. cheering section on the first day (Aug. 24, 2006) of the 33rd All-Japan Intercollegiate Rowing Championships.124 views
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Storehouse for a float124 views
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How to turn the float.124 views
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Smaller kite "Yujo"123 views
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End of the Toda Boat Course, near the 2000-meter finish line.123 views
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Tama-no-Nagare. Means "Flow of Tama." Tama is a river. 多摩の流れ123 views
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Blue Impulse Kawasaki T-4123 views
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Souvenir shop123 views
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Climax122 views
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Waseda University (came in 3rd) 早稲田大学３位122 views
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A record-breaking 280,000 attended the Iruma Air Show on Nov. 3, 2010. The festivities started at 9 am and admission was free. This was also a super sunny day.122 views
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Spectators121 viewsThese people are sitting in the best area to view the festival.
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Torch lighting121 viewsThe prince and princess light the torch that will ignite the hut.
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Closeup of carvings on a float.121 views
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Main drag121 views
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A float proceeds to the Otabisho plaza.121 views
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Life rafts121 views
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Lion120 views
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They inspected our bags and even had a German Shepherd dog.120 views
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Launch point on a low hill119 views
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Urawa-misono Station with soccer fans going home. Also see the video at YouTube.119 views
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武甲山119 views
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Entertainment118 viewsAn outdoor stage provides a variety of entertainment during the day.
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Male prince118 views
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Nihon Univ. 日本大学118 views
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Each float has musicians and a performer.118 views
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武甲山118 views
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Inariyama Koen Station is a small train station, but only on the day of the annual Iruma Air Show, they set up this huge train station exit.118 views
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Life rafts118 views
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"Nakama"117 viewsThis is another smaller kite. It means "Circle of Friends."
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Numerous college and corporate rowing clubs have dormitories along the boat course.117 views
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Steering the float117 views
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Chichibu Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line 西武池袋線 秩父駅117 views
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YS-11 landed.117 views
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Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin temple is Saitama Prefecture's sole building designated as a National Treasure. The main Honden Hall is a magnificent work of art with numerous wooden sculptures.116 views
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"Yujo"115 viewsThis is a smaller kite. It means "Friendship."
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Inariyama Tumulus115 views
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Maruhaka-yama Tumulus115 viewsThis is Japan's largest round tumulus (also used during the Fire Festival).
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Inariyama Tumulus114 viewsPeople are allowed to climb up the tumulus.
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Start of 8-man final race 男子８+決勝のスタート114 views
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Mt. Bukosan and moss pink. 武甲山114 views
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Even at around 9:30 am, a huge crowd.114 views
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Anchor truck113 views
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Trying to cross the train tracks. Another bottleneck as trains always pass by.113 views
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Next were three Kawasaki C-1 transport jets taking off.113 views
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No people on the sides either112 views
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Another launch112 views
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Starting line staff must have strong back muscles.112 views
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Boat landing near finish line.111 views
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The park allows dogs, but they bark and ruin the peace. They should ban dogs from the park.111 views
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For the finale, they had a joint parade of dancers from various troupes.111 views
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Kyoto Univ.110 views
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Cheering/coaching horde on bicycles.110 views
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Inside Omiya Station110 views
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Tricot109 views
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Scarlet Flame before full bloom.109 views
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Inside Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall.109 views
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Patch up108 views
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Nihon Univ. in foreground and Kyoto Univ. in background108 views
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Circular rainbow108 views
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Aoishin-ren musicians.108 views
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It would take maybe only 5 min. reach Iruma Base from the train station, but it took us at least 25 min. with numerous stop-and-go crowd control.108 views
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This was the 42nd Iruma Air Show on Nov. 3, 2010.108 views
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Another beautiful take off107 views
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Giant Kite Museum107 viewsLocated a short walk from the kite festival site. This is also where you can catch the bus back to Kasukabe Station.
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Vodafone Cup with the Urawa Reds vs. Manchester United on July 30, 2005.107 views
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Manchester United vs. Urawa Reds107 views
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At the front line in front of the Blue Impulse Aerobatic planes.107 views
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The crowd. Behind is a large hangar where they had aircraft displays.107 views
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MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system107 views
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She fell106 views
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Preliminary heats were held on the first day.106 views
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Kobe Univ. women rowers106 views
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These photos were taken during the Vodafone Cup with the Urawa Reds vs. Manchester United on July 30, 2005. Over 58,000 fans attended. 106 views
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Tama-no-Nagare look light pink from afar.106 views
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Finally getting nearer to Iruma Air Base, the Japan Air Self-Defense Forces' largest air base.106 views
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UH-60J rescue helicopter is based on the Black Hawk copter.106 views
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Amateur area105 viewsFurther downwind was the amateur area for flying normal kites.
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Coach with megaphone105 views
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Whenever a race is proceeding, the boats in the side lane keep still.105 views
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Nihon Univ. takes the lead at 500-meter line.105 views
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I found an almost infinite number of image combinations of the flowers and mountain.105 views
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Blue Impulse jets parked front and center.105 views
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As 1:15 pm approaches, the crowd gets bigger and more eager to watch the Blue Impulse, seen here in the background.105 views
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Ready to leave for the runway.105 views
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JR Kawagoe Station 川越駅104 views
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The shadowy areas bloom much later.104 views
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The Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori is held annually near Shin-Koshigaya Station (Tobu ISezaki, Hanzomon, and Hibiya Lines) and JR Minami-Koshigaya Station (Musashino Line). These two train stations almost intersect.104 views
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During the 2.5-hour performance, numerous Awa Odori dance troupes performed colorfully to live music.104 views
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Kita-Urawa Awa Odori lanterns in front of Kita-Urawa Station.104 views
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This is a U-125 plane which was also flying and had landed when we got to the air base.104 views
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Smaller kites103 viewsThe museum displays many different kites from all over Japan and other countries.
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View from the spectator stand, near the finish line.103 views
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The surroundings are not very scenic, and the water is not so clean.103 views
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Kyoto Univ.103 views
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Kyoto Univ.103 views
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京都大学 男子８103 views
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The first thing I saw was this YS-11 flying around. They had a parade and Miss Air Show contest, but I was too late for that.103 views
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Another Kawasaki C-1 military transport jet taking off. It has the Japan Air Self-Defense Force livery.103 views
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Sikorsky SH-60J Seahawk103 views
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Kawasaki C-1 has been around since the 1970s.102 views
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And now here they come in all their glory, the Blue Impulse Aerobatic Team.102 views
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Gate to Kitain, a Tendai Buddhist temple. Part of Kawagoe's National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).101 views
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On both the 22nd and 23rd, they held Awa Odori performances inside the Koshigaya Community Center. Part 1 was held during 2 pm to 4:30 pm, and Part 2 during 5:30 pm to 8:45 pm.101 views
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The Iruma Air Show also had a VIP section for invited guests here at one end of the site. Prime view of take-offs and landings on the runway.101 views
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But it was nice to watch it on stage in a large hall as well. Although I still prefer seeing Awa Odori outdoors where you can see it in a continuous procession.100 views
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Next to Minami-Koshigaya Chuo-dori road and in front of the train station was this outdoor stage called ekimae Kumi-odori Kaijo. 駅前組踊り会場100 views
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line train at Chichibu Station99 views
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Anybody could take pictures, but flash was not allowed.99 views
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The press photographers were such a problem at Minami-Koshigaya Chuo-dori road that I left after 10 min.99 views
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UH-60J rescue helicopter demo.99 views
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The crowd waits for the Blue Impulse.99 views
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Seven Blue Impulse planes were on display, but only six of them flew. Blue Impulse is based at Matsushima Air Base in Miyagi Prefecture. They have a busy performance schedule from April to Dec. ブルーインパルスの曲技飛行99 views
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Notice board for the race schedule and results.98 views
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Starting line: ATTENTION!98 views
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I watched the indoor performance inside the Koshigaya Community Center on Aug. 22, 2009 from 2 pm to 4:30 pm.98 views
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