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Cherry tree forest near the Nishi-guchi (west) gate.
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The outdoor architectural museum is within Koganei Park in Koganei, Tokyo. This is the Visitors Center.
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Koganei Park sakura
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Going to visitors center
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Huge trees shower you with cherry blossoms.
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Visitors Center entrance courtyard
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Low branches are common
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Jisho-in Mausoleum
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Mansion of Mitsui Hachiroemon, one of the museum's must-see buildingsFounder of the Mitsui zaibatsu.
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Inside Mitsui Hachiroemon mansion
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Tokiwadai Photo Studio, 1937Unfortunately, it was closed for renovations. It has a large frosted glass which brought in daylight for studio lighting.
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Farmer's house
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Farmer's house
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Inside farmer's house
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Inside farmer's house
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Another farmer's house
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Inside another farmer's house
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Path to other areas of the huge park.
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Yamanote-dori Road
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Tall one
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Takahashi Korekiyo mansion
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Another cherry tree forest near the center of the park.
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Orge's shack
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Reaching low
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Shitamachi main street
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Visitor's center entrance to the outdoor architectural museum.
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Takei Sanshodo stationary shop
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Cherry blossom promenade
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Takei Sanshodo stationary shop
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On the left is a soy sauce and miso shop. On the right is a public bath.
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Soy sauce shop
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Low-rider cherries
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Soy sauce shop
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Typical Somei-Yoshino cluster of cherry blossoms
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Tavern
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Cherry blossom curtain
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Sento public bath with a temple architectureNamed Kodara-yu.
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This was a weekday.
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Entrance to sento public bath. Men on left and women on right.
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Beautiful day
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Fee collector booth at entrance.
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Changing room
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Tree branches sprawled all over the blue sky.
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Bath entrance
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Cherry blossom veil
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Bathing area
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It says, "Don't open the faucet. Water might flow."
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Bath tub
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Cherry blossom ceiling
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Men's bath
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Cherry blossom roof
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Buckets
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Cherry blossom tent
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Kami-shibai (Storytelling with large paper cards)Popular before the days of television.
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Kami-shibaiSlot to change the story cards.
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Bicycles and cherries
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Old streetcar
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In front of entrance to visitors center
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Inside streetcar
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Old bus
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Fireman's watch tower
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Police box at Manseibashi in Tokyo
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Cherry blossom shade
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Plum blossom trees (withered)
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Nishikawa Villa
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The Three Treasures (in the 1960s): 1. Washing machine with manual wringer
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Red cherries called kanhi-zakura カンヒザクラ
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2. Refrigerator
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Red drooping cherries called kanhi-zakura カンヒザクラSimilar to a rose.
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3. TV set
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Red drooping cherries called kanhi-zakura カンヒザクラSimilar to a rose.
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The 37th Koganei Awa Odori dance festival was held on July 25-26, 2015 from 6 pm to 9 pm in Koganei, Tokyo. A total of 43 dance troupes (2,800 performers) appeared during the two-day festival. Many are based in Koganei.
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Musashi-Koganei Station is crowded on Awa Odori evenings.
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Starting point of the dancers near the train station. 小金井街道北口
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Awa Odori dance troupes are called "ren."
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Aoi Shin-ren
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Also watch my YouTube video of Koganei Awa Odori.
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Also watch my YouTube video of Koganei Awa Odori.
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Aoi Shin-ren
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Aoi Shin-ren
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Aoi Shin-ren
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Aoi Shin-ren
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Sakura-ren is from Koganei
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Sakura-ren
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Sakura-ren at Koganei Awa Odori in July
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Sakura-ren
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Sakura-ren
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Sakura-ren
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Sakura-ren
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Seibu Kodomo-kai-ren
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Seibu Kodomo-kai-ren
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Seibu Kodomo-kai-ren
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Koganei Awa Odori, Tokyo
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Kurenai-ren
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Kurenai-ren
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Koganei Awa Odori
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Koganei Awa Odori, Tokyo
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Sakura-ren
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Sakura-ren
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The last dance in front of the station.
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