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| Chiba city 千葉市Pictures of Chiba city, the capital city of Chiba Prefecture. |
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| Isumi いすみ市Pictures of Isumi, Chiba Pref. which includes Ohara. |
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Tojotei and Tojogaoka History Park 戸定邸・戸定が丘歴史公園
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Built in 1884, Tojotei was the residence of Tokugawa Akitake (1853-1910), brother of the last Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Akitake was supposed to be the next shogun after Yoshinobu, but the Tokugawa reign and Edo Period ended before his time. Akitake only became the last daimyo of the Mito Clan in Ibaraki. He retired at age 30 and lived the rest of his life at Tojotei, a spacious, Japanese-style residence on a hilltop. Tojotei is within the garden-like Tojogaoka History Park that was part of Akitake's estate. It now has the Tojo History Museum displaying Akitake artifacts, plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, lots of azalea, and fall foliage. Short walk from Matsudo Station. Park hours are 9 am to 5 pm, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday) Free admission. Small admission charged by Tojotei and the museum.
49 files, last one added on Mar 26, 2016 Album viewed 220 times
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Narita-san Setsubun Bean-Throwing Festival 成田山節分会・特別追儺豆まき式
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Shinshoji temple (Narita-san), Japan's most famous temple for Setsubun Festival was jam-packed on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. Most people came to see the celebrities throwing the beans for mamemaki. They included sumo wrestlers Yokozuna Hakuho, Ozeki Kisenosato, Baruto, and Okinoumi. Also Haruka Ayase, Ayame Goriki, Kotaro Koizumi and other stars of the current NHK Taiga Drama, "Yae no Sakura." Also see my video at YouTube.
The first time I saw this was on Feb. 3, 2001. Celebrities then included Yokozuna Musashimaru and actresses Riho Makise.
114 files, last one added on Feb 06, 2013 Album viewed 624 times
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| Onjuku 御宿町Pictures of Onjuku-machi town, Chiba Prefecture. |
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