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Kakegawa Castle as seen from the train
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Kakegawa Station, south entrance
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Kakegawa Station, north entrance
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Yotsuashi-mon GateMain gate to enter the castle grounds. A reconstruction.
四足門
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Main street in front of station
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Steps to the castle tower
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Kakegawa, Shizuoka
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Castle tower
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Stairs to Kakegawa Castle tower
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Shimizu Bank
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Shimizu Bank
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Final gate to Castle tower
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Shimizu Bank's relief of Kazutoyo and Chiyo
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View of castle palace
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Shopping street
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View of Honmaru
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Shopping street
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station 会津若松駅
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Marker and side road to Lord Gamo (Gamoh) Ujisato's gravesite. Near Aizu-Wakamatsu City Hall. Gamo Ujisato (1556-1595) was a feudal lord from Hino, Shiga Pref. He built Tsurugajo Castle and named the town Wakamatsu, after a place in his hometown.
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Entrance to Iimoriyama Hill, site of the Byakkotai "White Tiger" Battalion gravesite. In 1868, a unit of teenage warriors called Byakkotai (White Tiger Battalion) fought against the Emperor-backed Imperial forces encroaching their domain of Aizu
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Inside Castle tower
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station 会津若松駅
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Ujisato was married to Oda Nobunaga's second daughter Fuyuhime. He died at age 40. One theory says that he was poisoned by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Entrance to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite within Kotokuji temple in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima..
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The Byakkotai were outnumbered and forced to retreat. Twenty of them escaped to Iimoriyama Hill where they saw what looked liked a burning Tsurugajo Castle. Photo: Pay a small fee to take the escalator up the hill. Or climb up the steps for free.
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Inside Castle tower
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Public phone
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station 会津若松駅
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Entrance doors to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite within Kotokuji temple which is a Zen temple of the Rinzai Sect.
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In despair, the boys decided to kill themselves rather than die in the hands of the enemy. Photo: Escalator to go up Iimoriyama Hill.
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Top floor of Castle tower
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Family crest on door. (Not the Gamo crest.)
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Escalator to go up Iimoriyama Hill. Their tombstones are on this hill near where they killed themselves. Their story has become legend.
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station at twilight
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View of Honmaru from Castle tower
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Grounds of Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite within Kotokuji temple. Since Ujisato was a Christian lord, it is ironic that he be buried in a Buddhist temple in Kyoto and Aizu-Wakamatsu.
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Byakkotai Gravesite. It is on a flat area which also has several other Byakkotai monuments including those from other countries.
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
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View of Kakegawa city toward the station (shinkansen)
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Approach to the Byakkotai gravesite.
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Byakkotai statue at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
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Poem monument reads 限りあれば吹かねど花は散るものを心短き春の山風
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Entrance to pedestrian underpass in front of Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
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Castle tower balcony
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Path to Lord Gamo Ujisato's gravesite
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Graves of the 19 teenage Byakkotai warriors who killed themselves with their own swords.
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Entrance to pedestrian underpass in front of Aizu-Wakamatsu Station with Byakkotai (White tiger) painting
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Inside Castle tower
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Hi-color town bus, very convenient and cheap (500 yen for a day pass) to reach the city's major sights. It runs every 30 min. or so. ハイカラさん
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Lord Gamo Ujisato's grave.
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Byakkotai Graves
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Lord Gamo Ujisato's grave. This is a secondary grave, where his hair is buried. His main grave is at a temple in Kyoto where he died at age 40.
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Hi-color town bus stop
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Byakkotai Graves
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Byakkotai gravestones. Each one shows the name, age, and method of death called "jijin" (died with one's own sword 自刃).
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"Akabei" town bus which goes in the opposite direction of the Hi-color town bus. The same day pass can be used for both buses. あかべぇ
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Castle tower
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The tombstone has five segments each with a kanji character. 五輪塔
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Inside the Akabei town bus.
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Stairs down from Castle tower
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Explanation of the kanji characters on the tombstone. From top to bottom, the characters are for "Sky, wind, fire, water, and earth."
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This has become a national shrine, almost as important as Sengakuji where the 47 masterless samurai are buried.
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Bus stop
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Castle tower
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Aizu-Wakamatsu City Hall 会津若松市役所
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Portrait of Lord Gamo Ujisato
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Castle tower as seen from the palace
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Shopping street
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Kotokuji temple
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Aizu-Wakamatsu manhole
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Castle palace reconstructed in 1861The palace served as the castle lord's residence as well as a place for official meetings and ceremonies.
御殿
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Fukushima Prefectural Museum
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On the right side are more gravestones. These are 31 Byakkotai members who died in battle. 戦死
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Inside the palace
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Sculpture near the Fukushima Prefectural Museum
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Tombs of those Byakkotai who died in action.
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Inside the palace
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Tombs of those Byakkotai who died in action.
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Their names, age, and "senshi" 戦死 (died in battle) are engraved on the stones.
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Room inside the palace
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Hand-painted candles
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Rock garden inside the palace
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Monument for teenage samurai who died in battle.
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Rock garden inside the palace
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Names of Byakkotai members, all 14 to 17 years old.
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Kakegawa Castle marker
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On the left of the gravestones, there is a monument for a poem composed by Lord Matsudaira Katamori, the last Aizu lord and whom the Byakkotai died for. 幾人の 涙は石にそそぐとも その名は世々に 朽じとぞ思う幾人の 涙は石にそそぐとも その名は世々に 朽じとぞ思う
Ikutari no namida wa ishi ni sosogu tomo sono na wa yoyo ni kuji to zo omou
"No matter how many people pour their tears on these stones, these names will never fade from the world."
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Kakegawa Castle marker
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A short walk away is the grave of Iinuma Sadakichi, the only Byakkotai survivor who had slit himself, but was rescued by a villager passing by when everyone else had killed themselves.
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Pine tree and castle tower
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Grave of Iinuma Sadakichi, the only Byakkotai warrior who survived and told the story of this valiant teenage group.
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Grave of Iinuma Sadakichi (Sadao) (1854-1931). His grave was built here in 1957 for the 90th anniversary of the Byakkotai's demise. 飯沼貞吉
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Castle tower
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About Iinuma Sadakichi (later changed his first name to Sadao)
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Castle tower
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Slope where they committed seppuku (hara-kiri). 自刃の地
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Site where they committed seppuku (hara-kiri). 自刃の地
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Castle tower as seen from neighboring high school
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Every evening during March 1-14, Todaiji temple priests carry torches on the balcony of Nigatsu-do Hall. Sparks falling from the torches bring good health. Todaiji temple 二月堂
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Castle tower and sign
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Large crowd behind us. Tripods are not allowed.
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Castle tower
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The torch is positioned at the corners. It is totally dark when the torches are lit.
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Castle tower and Taiko Turret太鼓櫓
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The priest runs while spinning the torch on the balcony. Also see the video at YouTube.
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Otemon Gate大手門
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Only 10 torches are lit. Most photos show a time-lapse shot which lights up the entire hall. Tripod required though, and you need to be a press photographer.
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Otemon Gate大手門
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The torch walk ends in 20 min. Police and firemen are present.
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A recent addition is this statue of a teenage samurai looking at Wakamatsu Castle.
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Otemon Gate
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Statue of a teenage samurai looking at Wakamatsu Castle.
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Otemon Gate rear
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Otemon Gate
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Statue faces Tsuruga-jo Castle which can be seen in the distance.
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Otemon Gate
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JR Izumo-shi Station in the 1990s.
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Arrow points to Tsuruga-jo Castle.
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Guard house next to Otemon Gate大手門番所
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Taisha Station, closed in 1990 and preserved as an Important Cultural Property. 大社駅
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Izumo Hinosaki Lighthouse 出雲日御碕燈台Went there by bicycle.
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Byakko Kannon statue
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Tachikue Gorge 立久恵峡
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Monument from Rome, Italy, given in 1928 by Mussolini. The column is from the ruins of a palace in Pompeii.
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Monument message in Italian. After WWII, the US Occupation authorities wanted this monument removed. But all they did was remove the engraved message (later restored).
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About the monument from Rome.
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Monument from a German, Hasso von Etzdorf (1900 - 1989).
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Another monument
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Opened in 1956, the Byakkotai Memorial Museum has numerous artifacts related to the Byakkotai as well as the Shinsengumi. Photography inside is not allowed. Admission 400 yen.
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Byakkotai statue outside the Byakkotai Memorial Museum
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Uga Shrine 宇賀神社
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Byakkotai enshrined in Uga Shrine
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Painting depicting Byakkotai suicide on Iimoriyama Hill
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Sazaedo, a unique wooden, hexagonal structure which you will see when coming down from Iimoriyama.
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Sazaedo
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Sazaedo
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Sazaedo
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Byakkotai souvenirs
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Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) facing Lake Teganuma is a local community center with a local produce market, meeting rooms, and a lookout tower.
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Mizu no Yakata also has a small exhibition room of local wildlife. Lake fish here.
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Mizu no Yakata also has a small exhibition room of local wildlife.
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Mizu no Yakata also has a small exhibition room of local wildlife.
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Second floor of Mizu no Yakata is where you can rest.
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Book about Abiko's past celebrities.
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Book about Abiko's past celebrities.
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Walking along Lake Tega to Lake Tega Park.
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Mt. Fuji as seen from the shinkansen bullet train.
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Smokestacks mar the view of Fuji.
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Mt. Fuji from the air.
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Yoshida-guchi trail entrance sign.
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Yoshida-guchi trail entrance, we started from the 5th station.
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After climbing for about 40 min., we reached the 6th station here. We're already above the clouds.
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Bags of drink cans.
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Rocky trail looking up on Mt. Fuji.
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Looking down at the trail.
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Hut roofs are weighed down with rocks so it doesn't blow away with the wind.
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Rock and more rock on Mt. Fuji.
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A good part of the trail had us going on all fours.
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Mt. Fuji torii
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Our mountain hut on the 8th station, called Toyokan. 東洋館
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Shadow of Mt. Fuji
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We spent the night in the mountain hut with a small dinner.
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Branding my walking stick.
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Our bunk bed.
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Watching the sunrise from outside our hut.
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Reaching the summit.
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At the summit of Mt. Fuji. It was so windy and rainy that we couldn't walk around the rim. Could hardly see anything.
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Going down was tiring too. But better than going up.
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After climbing it, my image of this mountain will never be the same.
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JR Atami Station
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Gift shops next to Atami Station. The architecture doesn't match the station at all.
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In front of Atami Station.
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Hot spring foot bath next to Atami Station.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's hot spring.
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In front of Atami Station.
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Onsen manju, sweet bean jam cakes steamed with hot spring water are sold everywhere in Atami.
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Onsen manju
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Entrance to shopping arcade.
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Inside Heiwa-dori shopping arcade.
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Hot spring fountain as a hand bath.
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Lots of sloping roads in hilly Atami.
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Directions
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About Atami's seven hot springs
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Atami Ginza is quite deserted during the day.
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Atami Ginza is a street of shops.
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Hawaiian restaurant in Atami Ginza.
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Some cherry trees near the beach.
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Rainbow Deck
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Atami Sun Beach is popular in summer.
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It takes about 20 min. to walk to the beach from Atami Station.
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Imagine hpw crowded the beach will get when they have summer fireworks in Atami.
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Atami Moon Terrace
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The beachfront is a mishmash of buildings.
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Water fountain for lovers.
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Ferry
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Hatsushima island
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Ferries go to Hatsushima and Oshima islands.
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Yacht harbor
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Peninsula on the right side is unsightly with another mishmash of structures.
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Fake castle in Atami, but a landmark nevertheless.
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Plaque for Sir Rutherford Alcock, the first British ambassador to Japan and the first foreigner to climb Mt. Fuji. He stopped in Atami on the way back from Mt. Fuji.
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Tacky bridges leading to the sleazy side of town.
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