 Last additions - Koto-ku 江東区 |
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Sendaibori Park makes the 90-degree turn northward. This section has the official trees of all 47 prefectures.Mar 04, 2015
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Sendaibori, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Mother and child statue.Mar 04, 2015
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Sendaibori cherry blossoms. This part of the park runs west to east.Mar 04, 2015
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Sendaibori Park is noted for cherry blossoms in late March to early April.Mar 04, 2015
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This is one end of Sendaibori Park, also running along along a river. It also intersects with Yokojukken River.Mar 04, 2015
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Rowers also practice on this part of the river.Mar 04, 2015
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Walk further north and you will reach Sarue Onshi Park.Mar 04, 2015
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Onagigawa Clover BridgeMar 04, 2015
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Yokojukken River intersects with Onagi River here. A four-way "clover bridge" for pedestrians make it very convenient.Mar 04, 2015
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On weekends, swan boats and rowboats can be rented. The building in the background is Sports Kaikan, a gym and indoor pool.Mar 04, 2015
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Koto-ku residents would easily recognize these sights on the bus. Very well done. Too bad it's only temporary.Mar 04, 2015
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Tokyo bus with Koto Ward motif.Mar 04, 2015
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Willow trees and azalea in spring.Mar 04, 2015
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Turtles are invasive species, red-eared slider.Mar 04, 2015
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A variety of irises are planted.Mar 04, 2015
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Irises and hydrangea.Mar 04, 2015
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This part of the park is very pleasant with irises in June.Mar 04, 2015
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In June, irises bloom.Mar 04, 2015
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Azaleas bloom in late April-early May.Mar 04, 2015
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One entrance to Yokojukkengawa Park.Mar 04, 2015
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Cherry blossoms in late March to early April.Mar 04, 2015
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This end of the park not far from Toyocho Station is like an oasis for seasonal flowers. During lunch time, the benches are filled with company workers having lunch.Mar 04, 2015
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Yokojukkengawa Riverside Park is long, extending north-south between the Tozai and Toei Shinjuku subway lines.Mar 04, 2015
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Ario Kita-suna Mall in spring with wisteria hanging over parked bicycles. Shopping mall is not far from Sendaibori Park.Mar 04, 2015
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Sign at the site of John Manjiro's house in Koto-ku, Tokyo. He served as a translator for the Shogunate when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1853.Famous for getting shipwrecked on a small island while fishing and getting rescued by an American whaling ship which took him to America where he worked for 8 years. He returned to Japan in 1851 with valuable knowledge of the West. He served the Tosa Clan from Kochi Prefecture from 1868 and their large Tokyo residence (shimo-yashiki) was located here. Manjiro lived here for 11 years while teaching at the university that was to become Univ. of Tokyo.Mar 04, 2015
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Location of John Manjiro's house in Koto-ku, Tokyo. It's now a school. Manjiro was one of the first Japanese to visit the US.Map: https://goo.gl/maps/UazmmJd3FgfTvMsy8Mar 04, 2015
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Reading cornerMar 04, 2015
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Mini theater for a short film.Mar 04, 2015
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The March 10, 1945 air raid killed over 100,000, mostly helpless and defenseless civilians.Mar 04, 2015
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Early air raids on Tokyo in 1942 and 1944.Mar 04, 2015
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Start of the Pacific War with the bombing of Pearl Harbor.Mar 04, 2015
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How the war started and expanded.Mar 04, 2015
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Piano bearing the scars of the bombing.Mar 04, 2015
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How the fire bombs worked.Mar 04, 2015
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Model of an fire bomb.Mar 04, 2015
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Map showing the number of victims in this area of Tokyo (Koto, Sumida, Taito wards).Mar 04, 2015
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The museum is operated by the Association to Record the Tokyo Air Raid. Mar 04, 2015
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This museum opened in March 2002 with the help of donations. In 2020, the museum completed renovations and reopened in June 2020. Most exhibits now have English captions. Mother and Child statueMar 04, 2015
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The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage is Tokyo only museum dedicated to the infamous Tokyo air raid on March 10, 1945.While grand museums and memorials have been built in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tokyo has not built any substantial museum.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/y43KJBVJYEeyG9Y49Mar 04, 2015
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From Akihabara Station, go to bus stop 2 and take the No. 26 bus (bound for Kasai Station). Get off at "Kita-suna itchome."Open 10:30 am to 4 pm, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday and closed on Tue. instead). Adult admission ¥300. tokyo-sensai.net Address: 〒136-0073東京都江東区北砂1丁目5-4
Phone: 03-5857-5631Mar 04, 2015
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My 2010 video of Fukagawa Chikara-mochi in Kiba Park.Mar 02, 2015
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My 2010 video of tekomai geisha performing/singing in Kiba Park. Mar 02, 2015
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My video of a water truck splashing water on mikoshi.Mar 02, 2015
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine torii and taiko bridge with wisteria.May 14, 2014
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Shrine grounds include a kaguraden dance stage.May 14, 2014
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View from the shrine's worship hall.May 14, 2014
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White wisteriaMay 14, 2014
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This is what it looks like today.May 14, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine's wisteria made famous by Hiroshige's woodblock print from his series called "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo."May 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine's ume plum blossoms made famous by Hiroshige's woodblock print from his series called "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo."May 13, 2014
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Kameido Shitamachi Koinobori MatsuriMay 13, 2014
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Kameido Shitamachi Koinobori Matsuri has carp streamers on ropes above the road. Near Kameido Station.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Shitamachi Koinobori MatsuriMay 13, 2014
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The bus has a propeller for river cruising.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Umeyashiki is also the starting point for the Sky Duck amphibious bus tour.May 13, 2014
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Koinobori at Kameido UmeyashikiMay 13, 2014
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Kameido Umeyashiki has a few shops and eateries and some entertainment during the wisteria festival.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Umeyashiki is a rest place for tourists at the street corner near Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Tanuki welcomes customers to a restaurant in Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine, TokyoMay 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine also has many turtles in the pond. All these years, I thought they were cute. But I recently found out that these turtles are actually invasive species called red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin.Popular as pets when they are small.May 13, 2014
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See this same shot during plum blossom season: May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skyrree at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Torii and wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine, TokyoMay 13, 2014
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The first taiko bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine, TokyoMay 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine torii and wisteriaMay 13, 2014
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During the wisteria festival, they hold various entertainment on stage.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine worships the famous scholar Sugawara Michizane. Many students pray here to pass school entrance exams.May 13, 2014
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The second taiko bridge and wisteria.May 13, 2014
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Photo taken in May 2014.May 13, 2014
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It soon snagged a baby carp from the pond. Poor innocent fish. It must be traumatic to be caught in a bird's beak and be swallowed whole.May 13, 2014
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White heron (shirasagi) hanging out on the pond.May 13, 2014
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White heron under the wisteria.May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree and wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Wisteria trellis at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Wisteria is low enough to smell.May 13, 2014
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Looking back toward the the torii.May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree and azalea and wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree and azalea and wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree and azalea and wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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View from the first taiko bridge in 2014.May 13, 2014
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White wisteria and Tokyo Skytree at Kameido Tenjin ShrineMay 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree and the first taiko bridge.May 13, 2014
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Tokyo Skytree now overlooks Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin (Tenmangu) Shrine Wisteria Festival is held in late April to early May. Entrance to Kameido Tenjin Shrine.May 13, 2014
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine is a short walk from JR Kameido Station (Sobu Line).May 13, 2014
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The museum director is Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, so there are a good number of space-related exhibits.Apr 26, 2014
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Nicknamed Miraikan, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is a science and technology museum in the Odaiba area in Koto, Tokyo. US President Barack Obama visited here on April 24, 2014.Apr 26, 2014
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Store shutter art of Kiba kakunori in Koto, Tokyo.Apr 15, 2014
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Also a woman boat pilot. Had a nice talk with her. Nearest station is Sumiyoshi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line. For more info, see the Website.Apr 14, 2014
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Boat paddler/pilot.Apr 14, 2014
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The boat ride is about 20-min. long. They paddle down the river and back.Apr 14, 2014
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Wasen Japanese-style wooden boat.Apr 14, 2014
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I thought, why not? So I proceeded to wait for a boat in no time.Apr 14, 2014
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Wearing a life vest is required.Apr 14, 2014
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The volunteer group operating the boats is called Wasen Tomo-no-Kai (和船友の会).Apr 14, 2014
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Wasen boat dock on Yoko-Jukkengawa River. They are here on Wednesdays from March to Nov. and on Sundays from Dec. to Feb. Operates from 10 am to 2:15 pm.Apr 14, 2014
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Yoko-Jukkengawa River has a volunteer group offering rides on Japanese wasen boats once a week.Apr 14, 2014
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Large lobby with a globe.Apr 13, 2014
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Naoko YamazakiApr 13, 2014
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Koichi WakataApr 13, 2014
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Japan's first female astronaut, Chiaki Doi.Apr 13, 2014
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Cherry blossoms went into space.Apr 13, 2014
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Too bad there will never be an autograph by Ellison Onizuka.Apr 13, 2014
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1985 was when Ellison Onizuka from Hawaii first went into space.Apr 13, 2014
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1969 was when man first landed on the moon.Apr 13, 2014
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The nearby staircase was also had these panels showing everyone who went into space over the years. Including the first space dog in 1957.Apr 13, 2014
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Takao DoiApr 13, 2014
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NoguchiApr 13, 2014
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Koichi WakataApr 13, 2014
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The ISS module mockup was autographed by many astronauts like Buzz Aldrin. Apparently they all visited Miraikan.Apr 13, 2014
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ISS module mockupApr 13, 2014
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Toilet inside ISS moduleApr 13, 2014
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Living quarters inside ISS moduleApr 13, 2014
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Inside the ISS moduleApr 13, 2014
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Mockup of a module of the ISS (International Space Station)Apr 13, 2014
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SkeletonApr 13, 2014
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Rocket engineApr 13, 2014
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Shinkai deep sea explorerApr 13, 2014
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PlanetariumApr 13, 2014
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Model of the island base and home.Apr 13, 2014
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Thunderbird 2 showApr 13, 2014
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 4Apr 13, 2014
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Plastic model of MoleApr 13, 2014
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 2Apr 13, 2014
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 1Apr 13, 2014
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Lady Penelope's pink Rolls RoyceApr 13, 2014
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Thunderbird 5Apr 13, 2014
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Thunderbird 4Apr 13, 2014
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Thunderbird 3Apr 13, 2014
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MoleApr 13, 2014
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Thunderbird 2Apr 13, 2014
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The background paper moved to create the illusion of flight.Apr 13, 2014
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Thunderbird 1Apr 13, 2014
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Lady Penelope undressed (!), but headless.Apr 13, 2014
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Lady PenelopeApr 13, 2014
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