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He will soon be accompanied by a statue of his sister Sakura.Sep 18, 2016
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Shibamata Station platformSep 18, 2016
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This form of public transportation dates back to the Edo Period when there were 14 locations in Tokyo where such boats operated. Only this one now remains. Boarding the Yagiri Watashi boat. 矢切の渡しFeb 21, 2007
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Yagiri no Watashi boat crossing. After the two-minute river crossing, you will be in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. You can then tour various temples and parks in Matsudo and neighboring Ichikawa on foot. There are signs along the way to guide you.Feb 21, 2007
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The boats operate on weekends. Fare is 100 yen one way.Feb 21, 2007
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Yagiri no Watashi boat dockFeb 21, 2007
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To Yagiri no WatashiFeb 21, 2007
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Edogawa River. Visiting Shibamata will enable you to appreciate and understand the local settings used to film the Tora-san series.Feb 21, 2007
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Many movie scenes were filmed along this riverbank.Feb 21, 2007
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Leading ladies or the "madonna." It's quite an honor for an actress to be chosen as a madonna in a Tora-san movieFeb 21, 2007
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After visiting the temple, most of the tourists walk to the nearby Edogawa riverbank which you often see in the Tora-san series. Road to Yagiri no Watashi (boat crossing)Feb 21, 2007
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Tora-san souvenir shopFeb 21, 2007
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Movie postersFeb 21, 2007
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More exhibitsFeb 21, 2007
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Movie postersFeb 21, 2007
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Tora-san haniwaFeb 21, 2007
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Tora-san's passportFeb 21, 2007
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Contents of his famous travel bagFeb 21, 2007
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Tora-san's personal effectsFeb 21, 2007
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Tora-san's documentsFeb 21, 2007
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Miniature shop arcadeFeb 21, 2007
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Kitchen where they made the dumplings.Feb 21, 2007
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Inside the shopFeb 21, 2007
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Also see my video at YouTube.Feb 21, 2007
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Family living roomFeb 21, 2007
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Inside the studio set of Tora-san. Reconstructed with the original studio set materials used at the Ofuna movie studio.Feb 21, 2007
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Family living roomFeb 21, 2007
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葛飾 柴又 くるまやFeb 21, 2007
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Kuruma-ya dumpling shopFeb 21, 2007
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Actual film studio mockup of Kuruma-ya dumpling shopFeb 21, 2007
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Tora-san is helping to install the museum sign. What a great gag. Get you laughing even before you enter.Feb 21, 2007
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Notice the figure on the upper right...Feb 21, 2007
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Facade of Taishakuten temple. Also see my video at YouTube.Feb 21, 2007
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Tora-san is helping to install the museum sign.Feb 21, 2007
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Sculpture of Tora-san's famous hat and bagFeb 21, 2007
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Entrance to Tora-san Museum where Tora-san is helping to install the museum sign.Feb 21, 2007
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It is difficult to pinpoint exactly why the series is so popular and enduring. It's probably a combination of several elements. Photo: Summary of all movie installmentsFeb 21, 2007
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Atsumi Kiyoshi who seems to have been born to play Tora-san. (Atsumi never seemed to age even after over 20 years in the role. Tora-san's carefree, happy-go-lucky lifestyle also appeals to many. Photo: Sculpture of Tora-san's famous hat and bag.Feb 21, 2007
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The hilarious humor of the characters, the heartwarming scenes, the shitamachi charm of Shibamata, the beautiful scenery and quaintness of the places Tora-san visits, the guest stars. Map of Japan marking all the prefectures where Tora-san was filmed.Feb 21, 2007
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He returns home to Shibamata every once in a while, usually at a most inopportune time for the family, and eventually leaves in disgrace after a family argument or lost love. Photo: Map of Japan marking all the prefectures where Tora-san was filmed.Feb 21, 2007
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He is a drifter who travels extensively all over Japan and works as street vendor/hawker selling little trinkets and what not. Photo: The stripe pattern of the walls is the same as Tora-san's coat.Feb 21, 2007
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He somehow always loses her much to the dismay of his married sister Sakura (played by Baisho Chieko) and adoptive uncle and aunt who run a small kusa dango (mugwort dumpling) shop in Shibamata.Photo: Tora-san Museum 寅さん記念館Feb 21, 2007
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The plot is basically the same for each installment: middle-aged Kuruma Torajiro^ (Tora-san) meets pretty woman (the movie's leading lady whom the Japanese call the "madonna"), has a good time with her and falls in love. Photo: Tora-san MusFeb 21, 2007
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There are plans to build a statue of Sakura, Tora-san's sister, near this statue at Shibamata StationFeb 21, 2007
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Shibamata StationFeb 21, 2007
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Shibamata Station is on Keisei Kanamachi Line which runs between Kanamachi Station on the Japan Railways Joban Line (originating at Ueno Station) and Keisei Takasago Station on the Keisei Main Line coming from Keisei Ueno Station.Feb 21, 2007
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The first Tora-san movie came out in 1969 and over 40 more installments have been produced since then. It is entered in the Guiness Book of World Records as being the movie series with the most sequels.Feb 21, 2007
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Shibamata Station platformFeb 21, 2007
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This is a pose when Tora-san goes to the Shibamata Station and he looks back to his sister Sakura who calls him.Feb 21, 2007
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The Tora-san "Otoko wa Tsurai Yo" (It's Tough Being a Man) movie series was played by the late Atsumi Kiyoshi. Tora-san is Japan's most lovable drifter and lovelorn on the silver screen. Forty-eight movies in this series were produced from 1969 to 1995. Katsushika-ku is where the Tora-san Museum is.Feb 21, 2007
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Statue of Tora-san in front of Shibamata Station. Posed like he's going to the station for another faraway trip...Feb 21, 2007
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"Watakushi, umare mo sodachi mo Katsushika, Shibamata desu..." (I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika Ward) If this opening line sounds familiar, you must be one of the many ardent fans of Tora-san movies.Feb 21, 2007
   
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