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Entrance to Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Toshi Nogyo Koen Park).
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The park also has this Reagan Sakura cherry tree planted here in April 2012 to mark the centennial of Tokyo gifting cherry trees from Adachi Ward to the US in 1912.This tree came from the original "Reagan Sakura" cherry tree planted in Nov. 1982 from a sapling given to Japan by Nancy Reagan in 1981. The sapling came from the original cherry tree planted in Washington, DC's Tidal Basin by Mrs. Helen Taft, the wife of President Willian Taft, in 1912.
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About Adachi Ward's Japan-US Cherry Blossom connection and centennial in 2012.
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West gate (Nishi Gate) to Kibogaoka Culture Park, a large prefectural park featuring a large grassy lawn, sports facilities, camping facilities, and seminar facilities. MAP
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Large grassy lawn.
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Mt. Mikami in the distance.
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Grass slide
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Shallow stream
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Mushrooms
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Softball field
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Cherry blossoms and softball field
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West Gate for car parking. Bus stop on right.
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Okinawa Culture Center is a small history museum in Okinawa World. 王国歴史博物館
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Inside Okinawa Culture Center. Two rooms with glass cases of artifacts.
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Shisa made of ivory.
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Lots of different shisa displayed in the museum.
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About shisa in Okinawa.
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Another room of exhibits.
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In Okinawa Culture Museum, Shisa made of coral.
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Scale model of one shisa in front of Okinawa World's main gate.
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Okinawan children's toys.
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Okinawan children's toys.
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Okinawan children at work.
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Okinawan children babysitting in the old days. It was a common sight on mainland Japan too.
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Toyako Culture Center with G8 Summit flags
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Official logo of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit on the Toyako Culture Center.
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