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Higashikurume Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line. On the far left is the Fujimi Terrace lookout deck. 東久留米駅
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Entrance to the bamboo grove at Takebayashi Park. 竹林公園
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On the west side, Higashikurume Station has a lookout deck called Fujimi Terrace to view Mt. Fuji on clear days. 富士見テラス
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Higashikurume's farming homes used to each have a bamboo grove.
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View of Fujimi-dori road from Fujimi Terrace. Unfortunately, too hazy to see Mt. Fuji. 「まろにえ富士見通り」
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However, due to urban development, the bamboo groves were fast disappearing. So from 1974, the city decided to preserve this one bamboo grove.
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A nice short trail goes through the bamboo forest.
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Higashikurume Station
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Bamboo forest, Higashikurume, Tokyo
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In the bamboo forest is one of Tokyo's 57 Famous Natural Springs.
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One of Tokyo's 57 Famous Natural Springs 竹林公園・東京の名湧水５７選
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Clear water, but I could not find any spot where the water was gushing out.
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Map to the natural springs.
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On the way to Takebayashi Park, you can see Ochiai River.
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Ochiair River with nanohana rape blossoms.
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Ochiair River with rape blossoms.
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Nice riverside path, walk further and you can see another natural spring.
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Ducks
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Ikoi no Mizube Park いこいの水辺
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Cherry blossoms and Ochiai River
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Cherry blossoms and Ochiai River
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Koi in Ochiai River
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Ochiai River
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Higashikurume manhole
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