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Douglas Kurtz goes for a free throw.Aug 25, 2011
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Douglas Kurtz goes for a free throw.Aug 25, 2011
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Trevor Wiseman for a free throw.Aug 25, 2011
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Panasonic takes an early lead.Aug 25, 2011
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Hawaii's coaching staff.Aug 25, 2011
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Hawaii Head Coach Gib Arnold.Aug 25, 2011
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Playing basketball while sitting down.Aug 25, 2011
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Panasonic had two American players (former UCLA star Charles O’Bannon, and former Virginia Tech player Adrian Custis) and three college players on loan.Aug 25, 2011
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Panasonic got the ball at tipoff and scored first.Aug 25, 2011
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Tipoff was at 2 pm.Aug 25, 2011
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Panasonic huddle.Aug 25, 2011
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Hawaii huddle.Aug 25, 2011
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There was no MC, and no public announcements. Here they are exchanging gifts. Hawaii gave them something from Hilo Hattie's, a gift shop in Honolulu.Aug 25, 2011
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Hawaii basketball players practicing.Aug 25, 2011
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Hawaii warming up.Aug 25, 2011
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Spectator seats were mainly at the end of one goal.Aug 25, 2011
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Warm-up period.Aug 25, 2011
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The Panasonic Arena is also apparently used as an auditorium. There were three courts. One was for volleyball.Aug 25, 2011
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Only a small crowd of a few hundred attended.Aug 25, 2011
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Panasonic Arena, the venue of the practice game between the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors and Panasonic Trians, a pro team in the Japan Basketball League. Near Hirakata Koen Station.Aug 25, 2011
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Malasada shop at Hirakata Koen Station. Didn't have time to check it out, but it looked more like a doughnut shop.Aug 25, 2011
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At Hirakata Koen Station (Keihan Line), I was surprised to see this Malasada shop on the train platform.Aug 25, 2011
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Kishiwada manhole with castle motif, Osaka.Oct 16, 2009
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The danjiri floats pass by the castle on their way to a shrine to be blessed.Oct 16, 2009
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The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Festival in Sept. has the danjiri floats pass by Kishiwada Castle.Oct 16, 2009
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Carpet mural of the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Festival in the Danjiri Matsuri Museum.Oct 16, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle moatOct 16, 2009
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View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle. Looking toward Kishiwada City Hall.Oct 16, 2009
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View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle.Oct 16, 2009
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View from the lookout balcony of Kishiwada Castle.Oct 16, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle stone garden.Oct 16, 2009
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Top floor of Kishiwada Castle tower.Oct 16, 2009
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Inside Kishiwada Castle tower is a modern museum.Oct 16, 2009
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Lookout deck on top floor of Kishiwada Castle tower.Oct 16, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle tower (donjon). There is a rock garden in front.Oct 16, 2009
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Giant pot along the way to the castle tower entrance.Oct 16, 2009
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Castle entrance.Oct 16, 2009
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The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Festival in Sept. has the danjiri floats pass by Kishiwada Castle.Oct 16, 2009
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The main castle tower is surrounded by a moat which in turn is ringed by a park with cherry trees.Oct 16, 2009
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Kishiwada CastleOct 16, 2009
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Haruki StationOct 08, 2009
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Here are two men dancing on the danjiri roof.Oct 08, 2009
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The parade ended at 5 pm. They then mounted paper lanterns on the floats for the night parade. Same as the night before. But I left Kishiwada before 7 pm when the night parade started.Oct 08, 2009
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Bird's eye view of danjiri festival in Haruki. The shopping mall parking structure turned out to be a good place to shoot.Oct 08, 2009
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I noticed that the shopping mall had a roof and parking structure where we could see the danjiri passing by below.Oct 08, 2009
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In Haruki, this section in front of the shopping mall was the most crowded.Oct 08, 2009
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Haruki Danjiri Matsuri in front of the shopping mall.Oct 08, 2009
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Head-on shot of them running in front of the shopping mall.Oct 08, 2009
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Then I walked to a T-intersection called Usagiya. Oct 08, 2009
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Yaei ShrineOct 08, 2009
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I walked back toward town and saw Yaei Shrine. This is the shrine where the Haruki danjiri floats are blessed during the Miya-iri held on Sun. morning. 弥栄神社Oct 08, 2009
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I then went to a more remote intersection here, called Takamatsu. Oct 08, 2009
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After Haruki Station, I walked over to this road in front of a large shopping mall. This was another good spot to see the danjiri pass by.Oct 08, 2009
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In the early afternoon on Sun., I decided to also see the Haruki Danjiri Matsuri near Nankai Haruki Station a short train ride away. This is near Haruki Station.Oct 08, 2009
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The danjiri floats turned here in front of Haruki Station. I heard that they were more radical in Haruki, but that wasn't the case.Oct 08, 2009
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Inside the museum are life-size models of danjiri roofs on which you can dance on.Oct 08, 2009
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Large carpet-like mural depicting Kishiwada Castle and danjiri float.Oct 08, 2009
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Near Kishiwada Castle is the Danjiri Festival Museum. Very impressive museum dedicated to this famous festival.Oct 08, 2009
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Posters of past Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri and a large mural.Oct 08, 2009
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From Kishiwada Castle's lookout deck, you can see danjiri floats lining up all around to reach Kishiki Shrine. Oct 08, 2009
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Danjiri float around Kishiwada Castle.Oct 08, 2009
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A shrine priest blesses the danjiri float.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle remained open during the festival.Oct 08, 2009
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Danjiri float being blessed in front of Kishiki Shrine, near Kishiwada Castle. 岸城神社Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle and danjiri float.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle and danjiri float.Oct 08, 2009
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They are waiting their turn to reach the shrine.Oct 08, 2009
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They are waiting their turn to reach the shrine.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Castle and danjiri float pullersOct 08, 2009
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You may wonder if those men on the danjiri roof ever slip and fall. Well, they wear rubber-soled footwear and the roof is covered with grippy matting.Oct 08, 2009
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Looks like his dad is teaching him to become a roof dancer as well. Dad holds the boy at all times.Oct 08, 2009
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Musicians on a danjiri float. There's a large taiko drum inside the float.Oct 08, 2009
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This float had two boys on the roof.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri and Kishiwada CastleOct 08, 2009
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There is a road around Kishiwada Castle, but most of it is closed to pedestrians. The police will tell you how to get to the castle if you want to go inside.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri and Kishiwada CastleOct 08, 2009
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We were blessed with a sunny day, and castles and festival floats always look best with a blue sky.Oct 08, 2009
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Leaving city hall was a blessing in disguise as I was able to get great shots of the floats with Kishiwada Castle in the background.Oct 08, 2009
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On Sun. morning, the the danjiri parade is called "Miya-iri" which means that they are going to the shrine to be blessed. This is in front of Kishiwada City Hall on a slope called Konakara-zaka (こなから坂).Oct 08, 2009
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So I left city hall and walked to Kishiwada Castle. It's difficult to figure out which roads to walk on. Some parts of the danjiri route are closed to pedestrians, especially where there are no sidewalks. Danjiri need a wide road.Oct 08, 2009
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This spot in front of city hall is very popular to view the floats passing by.Oct 08, 2009
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I had a good viewing spot until these festival men kept standing in front of us. After passing by Kishiwada City Hall, the danjiri headed to Kishiwada Castle and then to the shrine.Oct 08, 2009
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The roof was significantly damaged, and they just brushed aside the broken roof tiles.Oct 08, 2009
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On Sunday morning (Sept. 20, 2009), as I was walking toward Kishiwada Station, I saw this danjiri coming up and making a turn.Oct 08, 2009
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It turned into this road, but not before it brushed against the roof of the building on the left. There was a big crumpling noise. You can see the dust near the roof.Oct 08, 2009
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Roof damaged by danjiri float. I hope the owner had danjiri damage insurance. I heard that such accidents are unusual, but it happened right in front of me. Didn't get it on video though.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri lanterns in front of Kishiwada Station.Oct 08, 2009
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Kishiwada Station, west side. I stopped over in Kishiwada on Sat. night so I could see the festival the next day as well.Oct 08, 2009
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This float has the lanterns lit to form the kanji character for "kita" (北) in reference to the float's neighborhood (Kita-machi).Oct 08, 2009
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Unlike the daytime parade, at night they pull the danjiri slowly. No running. Slow enough for little children to pull the float's ropes. Oct 08, 2009
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From 7 pm, they start parading the danjiri floats festooned with lit paper lanterns. This is the entrance to the shopping arcade in front of Kishiwada Station.Oct 08, 2009
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This float is ready for the night parade which is held from 7 pm to 10 pm.Oct 08, 2009
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Confection in the shape of danjiri.Oct 08, 2009
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Inside the shopping arcade, another danjiri is being mounted with paper lanterns.Oct 08, 2009
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Mounting paper lanterns on a danjiri float.Oct 08, 2009
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Paper lanterns to be mounted on a danjiri float.Oct 08, 2009
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The paper lanterns are lit with small electric lightbulbs powered by many car batteries. The batteries are put on the floats. They don't use power generators.Oct 08, 2009
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From 5 pm to 7 pm, there is a break during which the danjiri floats mount paper lanterns for the night parade.Oct 08, 2009
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A float stands by to enter Can-Can intersection.Oct 08, 2009
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Can-Can from another angle. This goes on until 5 pm on Sat.Oct 08, 2009
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Danjiri entering Ekimae-dori at Can-Can.Oct 08, 2009
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Danjiri at Can-Can.Oct 08, 2009
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Can-Can intersection. Danjiri from both the left and right will enter the road in the middle. カンカン場Oct 08, 2009
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Can-Can is the most popular spot to see the danjiri festival in Kishiwada. It is a T-intersection where the floats turn into the Ekimae-dori at high speed from two directions.Oct 08, 2009
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