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Toneri Park Cherry Blossom Festival and Reagan Sakura Cherry Tree 舎人公園 千本桜まつり・レーガン桜
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Toneri Park has cherry blossoms including Reagan Sakura, a cherry tree planted in Nov. 1982 from a sapling given to Japan by Nancy Reagan in 1981. The sapling came from the original cherry tree planted in Washington, DC's Tidal Basin by Mrs. Helen Taft, the wife of President Willian Taft, in 1912.
The cherry trees sent to Washington, DC in 1912 came from cherry trees growing along the Arakawa River in the Kohoku area (江北) of Adachi Ward. However, those cherry trees died by the end of WWII. Adachi Ward later undertook a project to regrow the cherry trees with saplings taken from the trees in Washington, DC. In April 2012, they celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Reagan Sakura planting. The park is near Toneri Koen Station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner.
44 files, last one added on Jan 21, 2013 Album viewed 345 times
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Adachi Ward's Japan-US Cherry Blossom Centennial 足立区:日米桜寄贈100周年記念式典
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On April 22, 2012, Adachi Ward in Tokyo marked the centennial of its cherry tree gift to the US. The ceremony was held at Toshi Nogyo Park along the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward. The mayor of Adachi and other dignitaries attended and gave speeches. The day's events included tree-plantings, sumo exhibition matches, and slide show talks by people who went to Washington, DC.
The cherry trees sent to Washington, DC in 1912 came from cherry trees growing along the Arakawa River in the Kohoku area (江北) of Adachi Ward. However, those cherry trees died by the end of WWII. Adachi Ward later undertook a project to regrow the cherry trees with saplings taken from the trees in Washington, DC.
98 files, last one added on Jan 21, 2013 Album viewed 297 times
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| Asakusa 浅草Pictures of Asakusa in Taito Ward, Tokyo. |
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Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival 湯島天神 梅まつり
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The 54th Yushima Tenjin Ume Matsuri (Plum Blossom) Festival was held from early Feb. to early March 2011. Every weekend during this period, stage entertainment highlighted the festival. On March 5, 2011, the diverse entertainment included belly dancers, Tsugaru shamisen players, hula dancers, and the Shiraume Taiko women drummers during a four-hour show from noon. Also see my YouTube video here for March 5, 2011 and my more recent Youtube video for Feb. 22, 2014.
149 files, last one added on Feb 28, 2016 Album viewed 855 times
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| Chiyoda-ku 千代田区Pictures of Chiyoda Ward including the Imperial Palace, Chidorigafuchi, and Yasukuni Shrine. |
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Budokan Kagami-biraki 武道館 鏡開き式・武道始め
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Nippon Budokan, Japan's most famous martial arts hall on the grounds of the Imperial Palace, holds the annual Kagami-biraki and Budo Hajime New Year's event in early Jan. It's a joint demonstration and practice session of all the major martial arts. Quite a spectacle with kendo, aikido, judo, shorinji kenpo, karate, archery, naginata (pole sword), and even sumo happening at the same time. Free admission. The Budokan is near Kudanshita Station on the Tozai subway line.
90 files, last one added on Sep 20, 2016 Album viewed 343 times
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Kameido Tenmangu Shrine Plum Blossom Festival 亀戸天満宮 梅まつり
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Made famous by woodblock prints from the Edo Period, Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (also called Kameido Tenjin Shrine or Kameido Tenjinja) is in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo. It is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar of the Heian Period (794-1185) and now worshipped as a god of learning. Many students hoping to pass school entrance exams come to pray here. In Feb. and March, numerous plum blossoms bloom in white, red, and pink. On Feb. 3, it also holds setsubun ceremony to throw beans at night.
159 files, last one added on Apr 02, 2021 Album viewed 428 times
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Gotokuji Temple 豪徳寺
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Gotokuji Temple in Setagaya, Tokyo is known as the Ii Clan's family temple. Over 300 lords, wives, concubines, and children related to the Ii Clan from Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, are buried here. Six Hikone Castle lords, including Ii Naosuke, have graves here. The temple is also where the maneki neko, or beckoning cat, is said to have originated. Near Gotokuji Station on the Odakyu Line.
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Tokyo Skytree 東京スカイツリー
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Tokyo's latest, tallest, and mega-popular attraction opened in May 2012, forever changing Tokyo's landscape. In early May, the koinobori carp steamers for Children's Day are displayed. In April 2010, it became taller than the old Tokyo Tower at 338 meters. The Solamachi shopping complex is also a great place to eat and shop. Near Oshiage Station and Tokyo Sky Tree Station (renamed from Narihirabashi), the tower is instantly recognizable and an awesome sight to behold.
254 files, last one added on Oct 07, 2018, 53 linked files, 307 files total Album viewed 1171 times
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Held at Tokyo Big Sight every March, the Photo Imaging Expo is Asia's largest camera trade show. You can find film and digital cameras and accessories, large-format cameras, photo studio equipment, and minilabs. All the big names are there: Canon, Nikon, Epson, FujiFilm, etc. Some pictures from PIE 2005 are also included.
48 files, last one added on Mar 27, 2006 Album viewed 400 times
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