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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden ume plum blossoms.Mar 04, 2023
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Plum blossoms in Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden and Tokyo Skytree.Mar 04, 2023
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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden plum blossoms with Tokyo Skytree in the background.Mar 04, 2023
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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden has some trellis where you can sit and admire the flowers.Mar 04, 2023
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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden was destroyed by the March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo, but was rebuilt and reopened in 1949.Mar 04, 2023
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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden with ume plum blossoms in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.Mar 04, 2023
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Flowers currently in bloom in the garden.Mar 04, 2023
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This was late Feb. when the plum blossoms were in full bloom.Mar 04, 2023
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After paying admission, go through this Garden Gate to enter the garden. 庭門Mar 04, 2023
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The garden has 29 monuments for poetry and poets. 千寿庵益賀の句碑Mar 04, 2023
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Poetry monument as you enter the garden. This one is by famous Haiku poet Matsuo Basho. About the coming of spring. 松尾芭蕉の句碑 Mar 04, 2023
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About Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden in Japanese.Mar 04, 2023
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Event schedule for Mukojima Hyakkaen's Ume Matsuri (Plum Blossom Festival) from Feb. 11 to March 5, 2023. A few events and entertainment are held on the weekends during this period.Mar 04, 2023
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About Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden.Mar 04, 2023
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Operated by the Tokyo government, Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden is a medium-size Japanese garden in a quiet residential area in eastern Tokyo (Sumida Ward) not far from Tokyo Skytree.Mar 04, 2023
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Entrance to Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden. Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (enter by 4:30 p.m.), Closed: December 29 to January 3. Garden admission is only ¥150 for adults. For age 65 and older, only ¥70. What a bargain.Mar 04, 2023
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Fond farewell to our cruise ship leaving Miyanoura Port, Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Welcome banners at Miyanoura Port's cruise ship dock, Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Miyanoura Port's cruise ship dock.Jan 10, 2023
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Welcome sign at Miyanoura Port's cruise ship dock.Jan 10, 2023
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Miyanoura Port has nice mountain views when it's not foggy/rainy.Jan 10, 2023
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About 70% of Yakushima is made of granite. The island has many mountains higher than 1,000 meters. It's Japan's wettest spot where it rains the most.Jan 10, 2023
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Miyanoura Port has nice mountain views when it's not foggy/rainy.Jan 10, 2023
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Cruise ship dock at Miyanoura Port, Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan.Jan 10, 2023
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Yakushima's Miyanoura Port has nice mountain views when it's not foggy/rainy.Jan 10, 2023
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The dock connects to the main road, so tour buses can come right up to the cruise ship.Jan 10, 2023
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Miyanoura Port is Yakushima island's main port for ferries and cruise ships. This dock is where cruise ships usually dock.Jan 10, 2023
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Scenic coast back to Miyanoura Port, Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Scenic coast back to Miyanoura Port. Jan 10, 2023
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Passing by Yakushima Airport.Jan 10, 2023
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Gift shop on Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Gift shop.Jan 10, 2023
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About the Momi fir tree stump.Jan 10, 2023
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Driving back to town. Lots of ferns on the cliffs.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi cedar tree.Jan 10, 2023
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Momi fir tree stump also nearby. It was cut down. 455 years old.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi cedar tree also has a short walking path going around the tree, so you can also see the back of the tree (more impressive).Jan 10, 2023
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Back of Kigensugi cedar tree.Jan 10, 2023
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About the Kigensugi cedar tree. Wow, many other plant species also grow on this tree (epiphytes). They include Japanese cypress, Japanese mugwort, Yakushima rhododendron, and Japanese rhododendron.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi's height is 19.5 meters (64 ft) with a girth of 8.1 meters (26.5 ft). Elevation is 1,230 meters (4,035 ft). Hard to believe we were looking at something that has lived all these centuries.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi as it looks from the road. "Kigen" refers to the beginning of recorded history which in Japan is the year 660 when the first emperor came to being. The tree seems to be older though, at age 3,000 years.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi is an ancient Yakusugi cedar tree you can conveniently see from the road. Local buses go to Kigensugi. If you visit Yakusugi Land, Kigensugi is a short drive away.Jan 10, 2023
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Phone booth inside a hollow Yakusugi tree trunk.Jan 10, 2023
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The gift shop has this phone booth inside a hollow Yakusugi tree trunk.Jan 10, 2023
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Souvenirs made of Yakusugi cedar.Jan 10, 2023
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At Yakusugi Land's starting (and ending) point is this gift shop named Shinsen (森泉).Jan 10, 2023
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Seiryo-bashi suspension bridge. After this bridge, it's a short walk back to the parking lot, bus stop, or starting point. 清涼橋Jan 10, 2023
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Seiryo-bashi suspension bridge. 清涼橋Jan 10, 2023
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Ultra-fine grain of Yakusugi cedar.Jan 10, 2023
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Yakusugi cedar tree on Yakushima island, Kagoshima.Jan 10, 2023
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Kuguri Cedar or Cedar Underpass. くぐり杉Jan 10, 2023
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Yakusugi cedar tree stump.Jan 10, 2023
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Such a picturesque forest trail. Highly recommended. Best to hike the longer trail (50 min.) though. The 30-min. trail is too short.Jan 10, 2023
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Twin cedars or Futago-sugi and also regeneration on tree stump. 双子杉Jan 10, 2023
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Regenerating on a tree stump. Other plants or trees grow on old trees, like epiphytes. Jan 10, 2023
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So many things grow on these trees.Jan 10, 2023
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Everything is so artistic. Nature is the greatest artist of all.Jan 10, 2023
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Detour path on the right to see the 1000-year cedar. Didn't have time to see it.Jan 10, 2023
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Domaiboku is a tree already harvested or felled by a typhoon. The tree's high resin content prevents the wood from rotting. Discarded scrap tree parts have been recovered to make souvenirs. 土埋木Jan 10, 2023
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How sacred Yakusugi cedars started to be harvested from the 17th century. (English version) They can be centuries old or even a few thousand years old.Jan 10, 2023
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How sacred Yakusugi cedars started to be harvested from the 17th century. Much of the wood was used for roof shingles on mainland Japan. Luxury homes might still have Yakusugi as interior ceiling panels to show off the fine wood grain.Jan 10, 2023
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Kind of sad to see so many great Yakusugi cedar trees which were cut down. But at least they still survive in some form or hosting other trees and plants.Jan 10, 2023
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Yakusugi Land tourist hike to see old cedar trees (and stumps) on Yakushima island, Kagoshima.Jan 10, 2023
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Rinsen-bashi Bridge goes over a small stream.林泉橋Jan 10, 2023
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Rinsen-bashi Bridge 林泉橋Jan 10, 2023
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Easy tourist hike.Jan 10, 2023
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Kuguri-tsuga or "Conifer Underpass." They have names for all these different trees in unusual shapes or growths.くぐり栂Japanese pamphlet (pdf) and map of the trail here: https://y-rekumori.com/pdf/yakusugi_land_pamphlet.pdfJan 10, 2023
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Yakusugi Land is a lush, thick, mountain forest area featuring ancient Yakusugi cedars (Cryptomeria japonica) native to Yakushima and the island's major attraction. You can see a variety of Yakusugi cedars by walking on a forest trail of varying lengThe forest trail starts and ends at the same place, but there are several trail options. The shortest trail route is 0.8 km long (yellow line on this map named Fureai-no-Michi, numbered from 1 to 6), taking about 30 min. This is the trail we went on. Even this short trail for tourists was very impressive. Another easy tourist trail is 1.2 km taking 50 min. (red line).

The longer trails going for 2.0 km, 3.0 km, and 4.4 km (green line) involve mountain climbing taking about 80 min., 150 min., and 3.5 hours respectively. These longer trails require proper climbing equipment and physical endurance.
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Entrance to Yakushima most famous cedar tree named "Jomonsugi" (縄文杉) said to be a few thousand years old. However, it's a serious hike to see it.Jan 10, 2023
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Road construction work, hopefully they are widening the road.Jan 10, 2023
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Nice mountain views on Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Pretty hairy drive going up the mountain.Jan 10, 2023
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Mountain road got very narrow. This bridge was narrow too.Jan 10, 2023
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Wild monkeys on the mountain road in Yakushima. Waiting to get food tossed by tourists. (None from us.)Jan 10, 2023
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Yakusugi cedar trees can only grow in cold climates. Therefore on Yakushima, they grow at high altitudes.Jan 10, 2023
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Nice mountain views on Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Some wild monkeys on the mountain road.Jan 10, 2023
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Yakusugi Land is in the mountains, so our bus drove up the mountain road.Jan 10, 2023
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Lots of greenery along the way up the mountains.Jan 10, 2023
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Rare to see these Yakushima mountains. They are usually shrouded by clouds or fog. Rains a lot on Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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I thought Yakushima was going to be mostly wilderness and sparsely populated like Iriomote in Okinawa. So it was surprising to see the island so well populated.Jan 10, 2023
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Main road on Yakushima as we go to Yakusugi Land by tour bus.Jan 10, 2023
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Yakushima is a round island noted for Yakushima National Park and World Heritage Site. When describing a location, they use clock face numbers. Miyanoura Port is at one o'clock.Jan 10, 2023
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Oshima tsumugi handkerchief I bought for myself. Tie-dyed.Jan 08, 2023
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Sago palms, Amami Oshima, KagoshimaJan 08, 2023
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Red hibiscus and other flowers in the tsumugi factory's garden setting. Amami Oshima, KagoshimaJan 08, 2023
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Sago palms with a cone. Oshima Tsumugimura, Amami Oshima, Kagoshima. ソテツJan 08, 2023
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Takakura storehouse with a steep thatched roof. Amami's traditional structure for storing grains. Oshima tsumugimura, Amami Oshima, Kagoshima. 奄美の高倉Jan 08, 2023
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Sample Oshima tsumugi fabric with in the typical black color.Jan 08, 2023
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Loom to weave Oshima tsumugi.Jan 08, 2023
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Oshima tsumugi fabric production steps.Jan 08, 2023
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Explanation of the Oshima tsumugi dyeing process.Jan 08, 2023
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Inside the Oshima (Ooshima) Tsumugimura fabric factory. A few workers demonstrated the production of tsumugi silk fabric. This weaving step is called shimebata to make patterns on the silk.Jan 08, 2023
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Oshima (Ooshima) Tsumugimura fabric factory.Jan 08, 2023
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White hibiscus on Amami Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Tie-dyed (in mud) handkerchiefs. The fabric is also dyed with the sharinbai tree containing iron and tannin.Jan 08, 2023
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Oshima (Ooshima) TsumugimuraJan 08, 2023
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He is dyeing Oshima tsumugi silk fabric in mud. The fabric color becomes black. Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Tropical garden setting for this fabric factory. Oshima tsumugimura, Amami Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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He is dyeing Oshima tsumugi silk fabric in mud.Jan 08, 2023
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The factory is in a subtropical garden with tropical flowers and plants. Adult admission ¥500, open every day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Address: 1945 Akaogi Tatsugo Oshima, Kagoshima
Local buses stop at Oshima Tsumugimura bus stop. (From Amami Airport, 30 min. by bus.) http://www.tumugi.co.jp/
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Oshima tsumugi is a local fabric woven from white silk and dyed. Oshima (Ooshima) Tsumugimura is a small textile factory where you can see how they weave and dye the tsumugi fabric. They also sell tsumugi fabrics as kimono, handkerchiefs, etc.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami Oshima Shuzo bottles of shochu with a cruise ship label (for visiting cruise ship passengers).Jan 08, 2023
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Confection in the shape of the Amami rabbit (Kuro-usagi). Amami-Oshima, KagoshimaJan 08, 2023
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Amami Oshima Shuzo gift shop sells mainly shochu.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami Oshima Shuzo gift shop shochu tasting.Jan 08, 2023
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Casks for aging.Jan 08, 2023
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Packing process. Bottles of shochu being boxed.Jan 08, 2023
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We had a guided tour of the shochu factory.Jan 08, 2023
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About the old Sharinbai tree. Jan 08, 2023
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Pine tree next to the shochu factory.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami Oshima Shuzo shochu factory.Jan 08, 2023
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300-year-old tree named Sharinbai next to the shochu factory. Used for tsumugi fabric dyeing.Jan 08, 2023
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Local brewery producing brown sugar shochu in Tatsugo Town, Amami-Oshima. Uses brown sugar wholly produced in Amami-Oshima. Water comes from Jougo River (じょうご川) fed by an aquifer 120 meters underground. Factory tour and gift shop.They sell three shochu brands: Takakura (高倉), Hama-Chidori (浜千鳥乃詩 原酒), and Jougo (じょうご). https://www.jougo.co.jp/Jan 08, 2023
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When you enter the premises, the factory is on the right, and gift shop on the left. Address: 鹿児島県大島郡龍郷町浦1864-2Jan 08, 2023
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Isson Tanaka Museum is an art museum showing his paintings. Isson Tanaka (1908–1977) was a painter from Tokyo who moved to Amami at age 50. Photography inside the museum is not allowed. 田中一村記念美術館Isson lived on Amami from 1958 until his death in 1977. He painted Amami's flora and fauna. The museum has about 450 of his works and displays about 80 of them at a time. Museum buildings resemble the local Takakura storehouse for grains. Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Summer day in Amami.Jan 08, 2023
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Realistic and humorous mannequins.Kagoshima Amami Oshima park Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's Exhibition Hall includes a reconstructed local home. Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's Exhibition Hall. The "Theme Wall" showing local festivals like Hachigatsu Odori. English info here: https://amamipark.com/files/sato/english.pdfJan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's Exhibition Hall. Admission charged. It's a small local museum explaining local flora, fauna, history, and folk culture. Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's indoor stage and event space inside the dome. There's also the small Amami Theater showing a short film about Amami. イベント広場Jan 08, 2023
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Model of Amami Oshima's endemic Amami Kuro-usagi rabbit. Short ears and dark fur.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's Information Space explains about local flora and fauna.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's Island Information Space explains about local flora and fauna.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato's Island Information Space explains about Amami Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato dome housing the Event Space, Information Space, and General Exhibition Hall.Jan 08, 2023
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The new Amami Airport's runway can be seen. Amami Park is a short drive from the airport.Jan 08, 2023
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The new Amami Oshima Airport can be seen in the distance.Jan 08, 2023
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Rear view of park.Jan 08, 2023
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Tanaka Isson Museum can be seen.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami no Sato shell-like dome.Jan 08, 2023
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View from the lookout tower. The Amami no Sato dome (white) can be seen.Jan 08, 2023
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View from the lookout tower, Amami Park.Jan 08, 2023
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View from the lookout tower.Jan 08, 2023
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The park also has this lookout tower (Tenbodai) with fine views of the area. It might have been the old airport control tower. 展望台Jan 08, 2023
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Sago palms native to Amami and Okinawa. ソテツJan 08, 2023
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Ixora "Super King"Jan 08, 2023
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Agave americana 'Marginata' (Variegated Century Plant). Ornamental plant. リュウゼツランJan 08, 2023
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Adan アダン (Pandanus odoratissimus)Jan 08, 2023
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Amami Park has the Isson no Mori tropical garden area which is free admission, but other facilities charge admission like the Exhibition Hall and Amami Theater. Isson is the name of a local painter.Jan 08, 2023
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Amami Park has a garden area named "Isson no Mori" with many tropical plants. This is an Adan tree. (Pandanus odoratissimus)Jan 08, 2023
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Opened in Sept. 2001, Amami Park was built by Kagoshima Prefecture on the site of the old Amami Airport. It has become one of the island's major tourist attractions. On this map of Amami Park, it's easy to see where the runway was. Jan 08, 2023
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Main entrance to Amami Park. First go through the Amami no Sato dome housing the Event Space, Information Space, and Exhibition Hall.Adult admission ¥650 for both Amami no Sato and Isson Tanaka Museum. Open 9 am–6 pm (until 7 pm in July–Aug.) Closed on the first and third Wed. of the month. (Open if a national holiday and closed on the next day instead.) Open every day during April 29th to May 5th, July 21st to August 31st, and December 30th to January 3rd.
https://amamipark.com/
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Coastal scenery on Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima, Japan.Jan 08, 2023
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Scenic coast on Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima, Japan.Jan 08, 2023
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Tropical flora on Amami-Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Roadside scenery on Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima, Japan.Jan 08, 2023
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Roadside scenery on Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima, Japan.Jan 08, 2023
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Hibiscus on semitropical Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Nippon Maru cruise ship at Naze Port, Amami-Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Cruise ship at Naze Port, Amami-Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Cruise ship at Naze Port, Amami-Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Cruise ship at Naze Port pointed at Tachigami Lighthouse island. The small island is like the port's good luck charm.Jan 08, 2023
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Japan Coast Guard ships are also moored at Naze Port, Amami Oshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Welcome sign in local dialect at Naze Port's Nagahama area on Amami-Oshima island.Jan 08, 2023
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Tugboat named Ayahashi helps our cruise ship dock at Naze Port.Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port's Nagahama area on Amami-Oshima island.Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port's Nagahama area on Amami-Oshima island awaits our cruise ship with tour buses and gift shop tent.Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port's Nagahama area on Amami-Oshima island was prepared for 80,000-ton cruise ships in 2004.Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port's Nagahama dock where cruise ships dock. It's 280 meters long and 10 meters deep. 名瀬港 長浜地区Jan 08, 2023
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Cruise ship approaching Naze Port's Nagahama area on Amami-Oshima island.Jan 08, 2023
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Approaching Naze Port's Nagahama area. 名瀬港 長浜地区Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port consists of four dock areas. From Naze Ports, there are boats or ferries going to Kagoshima Port, Okinawa, Osaka, and the other Amami islands.Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port is about halfway between Kagoshima Port (383 km away) in Kyushu and Naha Port (331 km away) in Okinawa. Designated as an Important Harbor in Japan. Fine natural harbor. Jan 08, 2023
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Entering Naze Port, passing by Tachigami Lighthouse island.Jan 08, 2023
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Naze Port Tachigami Lighthouse is on a small, pyramid island at the entrance of Naze Port. Lighthouse built in 1937 was used until 2016. Made famous by local folk songs. 名瀬港立神灯台Jan 08, 2023
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Approaching Naze Port, Amami-Oshima's main port for cruise ships and ferries in a natural inlet on the northern coast of the island. Also called Naze Shinko Port. Served as the island's main trade port since olden times. Jan 08, 2023
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Getting closer to Naze Port.Jan 08, 2023
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Northern coast of Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Cruising off Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima, Japan. Jan 08, 2023
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Northern coast of Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima.Jan 08, 2023
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Restaurant lunch menu. Mainly seafood and local cuisine. Open 11 am to 9 pm.Jan 08, 2023
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Gift shopJan 08, 2023
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Someone had recently raked or cleaned up the pumice.Jan 08, 2023
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Basha-yamamura restaurant is a great place for lunch. The terrace has ocean views. This is the cheapest dish on the menu, Tonkotsu udon noodles for ¥1,000. 豚骨うどんJan 08, 2023
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