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About the wisteriaApr 20, 2013
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Wisteria trellisApr 20, 2013
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About lotus species here.Apr 20, 2013
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Lotus in this moat.Apr 20, 2013
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About the Honmaru East moat.Apr 20, 2013
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Honmaru East moat, now filled in.Apr 20, 2013
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Near Tokiwagi Gate.Apr 20, 2013
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Steps going to Tokiwagi Gate.Apr 20, 2013
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About Tokiwagi Gate.Apr 20, 2013
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Tokiwagi GateApr 20, 2013
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Other side of Tokiwagi GateApr 20, 2013
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About Tokiwagi GateApr 20, 2013
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Tokiwagi GateApr 20, 2013
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These are all boys dressed in women's kimono. In recent years, it's common for women to wear a samurai costume.Apr 20, 2013
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This is where you can rent a kimono or samurai costume.Apr 20, 2013
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For a small fee, you can rent a traditional Japanese costume.Apr 20, 2013
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Now they only have a monkey cage.Apr 20, 2013
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They used to be an elephant cage here.Apr 20, 2013
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Cherry Blossom flavored ice cream for 300 yen. Wasn't worth it.Apr 20, 2013
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Children's amusement park near the castle tower.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle has this one little picnic spot nearby.Apr 20, 2013
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Map of castle park. It's quite large.Apr 20, 2013
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Steps going down from the castle tower.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Station as seen the castle.Apr 20, 2013
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View of Manazuru Penninsula.Apr 20, 2013
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It's hard to take pictures with the fence obstructing the view.Apr 20, 2013
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Unfortunately the lookout deck outside has this high fence blocking your view.Apr 20, 2013
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Inside the top floor of the castle tower is a souvenir shop and lookout veranda.Apr 20, 2013
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Photography is not allowed inside the museum.Apr 20, 2013
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View from the steps.Apr 20, 2013
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Go up these stairs to enter the main Castle tower.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle, Kanagawa PrefectureApr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle Honmaru keep.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle main tower (donjon) reconstructed in 1960. Inside is a modern local samurai history museum.Apr 20, 2013
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Map of Odawara Castle.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle. I went on an overcast day in late March 2013, but the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.Apr 20, 2013
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They think that this is the remains of the castle palace.Apr 20, 2013
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What used to be a baseball diamond is now an archaeological site.Apr 20, 2013
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Entering Odawara Castle Park.Apr 20, 2013
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Went to Odawara Castle.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle as seen from the station.Apr 20, 2013
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Odawara Castle was the home of the Hojo Clan from the 15th to 16th centuries during the feudal era. A short walk from Odawara Station. Tourist sign board after you get out of Odawara station. Apr 20, 2013
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From Odawara, the Hojo Clan controlled much of the Kanto (Tokyo) area before they were defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590. Odawara Castle can be seen from the station.Apr 20, 2013
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During Chinese New Year's, one Japanese word to learn is "bakuchiku" (爆竹). It literally means "exploding bamboo." Of course, we call it firecrackers. They pop firecrackers at least twice each time the lion dances. Mar 09, 2013
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Chinese New Year at Yokohama Chinatown.Mar 09, 2013
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More lion dances.Mar 09, 2013
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Inside Ma Zhu Miao Temple Masobyo, Yokohama. Pay a fee to enter.Mar 09, 2013
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New Year's prayers at Ma Zhu Miao Temple Masobyo, Yokohama.Mar 09, 2013
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New Year's prayers at Ma Zhu Miao Temple Masobyo, Yokohama.Mar 09, 2013
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Incesne burner at Ma Zhu Miao Temple Masobyo.Mar 09, 2013
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Palanquin at Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo) in Yokohama Chinatown.Mar 09, 2013
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Pay a fee to ring the gong and walk through the palanquin for good luck.Mar 09, 2013
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Yokohama Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo in Japanese 横浜媽祖廟) was built in 2006 to mark the 150th anniversary of Yokohama Port opening to foreign trade. Very ornate outside and inside.Mar 09, 2013
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Yokohama Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo in Japanese 横浜媽祖廟), dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of the sea and travel. The goddess spirit was split from a temple in Tainan, Taiwan. Mar 09, 2013
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Lion takes the bait.Mar 09, 2013
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Lion bait.Mar 09, 2013
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Panda entrance.Mar 09, 2013
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Your name in Chinese characters.Mar 09, 2013
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Auspicious, gleaming souvenirs.Mar 09, 2013
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Gods of Good Fortune on a boat in lights.Mar 09, 2013
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Tree illumination and small pavilion at Yamashita-cho Park.Mar 09, 2013
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Inside Kwan Tai Temple.Mar 09, 2013
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Incense burner at Kwan Tai Temple.Mar 09, 2013
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Dragon on Kwan Tai Temple.Mar 09, 2013
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Ornate roof of Kwan Tai Temple.Mar 09, 2013
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Pay a fee to ring the gong.Mar 09, 2013
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Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟) in Yokohama Chinatown.Mar 09, 2013
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Although the temple has been around for a long time, this building was built in 1990. Very ornate. Revered by merchants. Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟) in Yokohama Chinatown.Mar 09, 2013
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Yokohama Chinatown's main temple called Kwan Tai Temple (Kanteibyo in Japanese 関帝廟). Busy with Chinese New Year worshippers. Dedicated to Kwan Tei, a famous general in the ancient Chinese Imperial army and Taoist symbol of integrity and loyaltyMar 09, 2013
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Chinatown gate.Mar 09, 2013
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I couldn't believe that this big truck was trying to go through the crowds.Mar 09, 2013
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Yokohama Chinatown gate.Mar 09, 2013
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Yokohama Chinatown gate.Mar 09, 2013
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My video of Chinese New Year at Yokohama Chinatown on Feb. 10, 2013.Mar 09, 2013
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The lion plucks a red envelope containing money from each merchant. Mar 09, 2013
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The lion dance was most dramatic when the lion stood up with one guy standing on the shoulders of the other. They are actually martial artists. The lion dance movements are similar to martial arts. Mar 09, 2013
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This lion was pink.Mar 09, 2013
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Crowd gathers wherever the lion is.Mar 09, 2013
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The lion danced for a few minutes in front of each shop or restaurant. They also went inside and danced. The first lion I saw was yellow.Mar 09, 2013
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The lions jammed the streets with people wherever they went.Mar 09, 2013
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It was especially crowded from 4 pm to 8 pm when they held the cai ching lion dances (saichin in Japanese 採青). Two guys in a Chinese lion danced at all the restaurants and shops in Chinatown. Four lions were there. Mar 09, 2013
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Dangerous for small kids and baby strollers.Mar 09, 2013
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Yokohama Chinatown was jammed with people on Feb. 10, 2013, Chinese New Year. Mar 09, 2013
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Another Chinatown gate.Mar 09, 2013
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A Hawaiian shop in Yokohama's Chinatown?Mar 09, 2013
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Local bank Chinese style.Mar 09, 2013
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Walking toward Chinatown.Mar 09, 2013
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Chinese New Year window display.Mar 09, 2013
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My first Chinese New Year in Japan, called "shunsetsu" in Japanese (春節). Glad to see that China-Japan relations are alive and well here, regardless of political differences.Mar 09, 2013
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Feb. 10, 2013 was the Chinese New Year's Day in Japan's largest Chinatown in Yokohama. Lion dances and firecrackers abound during the late afternoon and early evening. Gate near Ishikawa-cho Station.Mar 09, 2013
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My Youtube video of this Ofuna Kannon Setsubun bean throwing festival on Feb. 1, 2013.Feb 06, 2013
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Afterward, they held something for the kids.Feb 02, 2013
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I scored two bags of beans. The one in the middle with the drawing number was given to me when I entered the temple. Feb 02, 2013
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The drawing winners received an autographed placard and a prize. The grand prize was a robot vaccum cleaner from Sharp.Feb 02, 2013
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And the winner is number...Feb 02, 2013
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After the bean throwing, they had a drawing for prizes. We all had a numbered bag of beans given to us when we entered the temple. They called out the lucky numbers pulled out of a box by the bean throwers.Feb 02, 2013
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Jaguar Yokota and her son tos bags of beans or Setsubun.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple Setsubun Festival on Feb. 1, 2013, Kamakura.Feb 02, 2013
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Jaguar Yokota, her son, and husband throwing beans for Setsubun at Ofuna Kannon temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa.Feb 02, 2013
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Bean throwing begins at around 1 pm.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple priest.Feb 02, 2013
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Jaguar Yokota, her son, and husband.Feb 02, 2013
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Actress Michiko Godai.Feb 02, 2013
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The most famous was Jaguar Yokota, a woman pro wrestler. At Ofuna Kannon temple's Setsubun Festival on Feb. 1, 2013. ジャガー横田Feb 02, 2013
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Former Japanese Olympic volleyball players.Feb 02, 2013
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Former Japanese Olympic volleyball players.Feb 02, 2013
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Other bean throwers arrive on the deck.Feb 02, 2013
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Another mascot, named Non-chan ノンちゃん is from Ofuna and looks like a Kannon.Feb 02, 2013
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Hachi-chan from Hachioji, a tanuki raccoon dog dressed as a Buddhist priest. 八ちゃんFeb 02, 2013
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Hachi-chan from Hachioji arrives first.Feb 02, 2013
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Again, the Kannon statue is in view. Very well placed.Feb 02, 2013
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A tanuki raccoon dog mascot named Hachi-chan from Hachioji dressed as a Buddhist priest.Feb 02, 2013
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Stairs going down from the Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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You can walk completely around the statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Ceiling of the room inside the Kannon statue made of concrete.Feb 02, 2013
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Another chamber with origami cranes.Feb 02, 2013
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How the Kannon statue looked before renovations.Feb 02, 2013
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Another chamber has small wooden Kannon statues.Feb 02, 2013
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One chamber has barrels of sake,Feb 02, 2013
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Smaller chambers inside the Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.Feb 02, 2013
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.Feb 02, 2013
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.Feb 02, 2013
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Inside the Ofuna Kannon statue. There's only one room and you cannot go up the statue.Feb 02, 2013
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You can enter the Kannon statue in the rear.Feb 02, 2013
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A staircase behind the Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Back of the Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Base of the Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Kannon votive tabletFeb 02, 2013
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Miniature Kannon statues for sale.Feb 02, 2013
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Closeup of Ofuna Kannon temple's giant, white Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple's giant, white Kannon statue. For a long time, since I only saw the head sticking out of the hill, I assumed that it was a reclining buddha.Feb 02, 2013
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Incense burner and giant Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Again, it's amazing how they placed the statue here. Another prime vantage point.Feb 02, 2013
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The Ofuna Kannon statue is 25 meters high, made of reinforced concrete. It was completed in 1960. Stones from Hiroshima and Nagasaki are embedded in the statue.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa.Feb 02, 2013
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These steps go up to the giant, white Kannon statue.Feb 02, 2013
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My door prize was a collapsible cup.Feb 02, 2013
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Door prize.Feb 02, 2013
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My bag of beans with a lottery number for prizes.Feb 02, 2013
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Bags of beans and door prizes at the entrance of Ofuna Kannon temple.Feb 02, 2013
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Gate to Ofuna Kannon temple. Admission of 300 yen is charged, and we got a bag of beans and a little door prize.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple's Setsubun poster showing Kazue Ito (who was absent) and Jaguar Yokota. Ofuna Kannon temple held its Setsubun Festival on Feb. 1, 2013. This is earlier than the normal date of Feb. 3.Feb 02, 2013
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About the Ofuna Kannon temple. Since it was established in the modern era and located on the fringe of Kamakura at Ofuna, it is out of Kamakura's central loop of historic temples and not really visited by tourists.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple is a short walk from JR Ofuna Station. There's a slight sloping path up a low hill.Feb 02, 2013
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Ofuna Kannon temple's giant, white Kannon statue is well placed and designed to be visible from the best vantage points.Feb 02, 2013
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