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Roof ornament
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Inside Yushima Seido main hall
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Statues of the Four Sages, Yan Hui, Zengzi, Kong Ji, and Mencius
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Hijiri-bashi Bridge goes to Ochanomizu Station and Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do). See album here.
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The Yushima Tenjin Ume Matsuri (Plum Blossom) Festival is held annually from early Feb. to early March. Enjoy the sweet fragrance of the flowers and on weekends, stage entertainment can include belly dancers and Shiraume Taiko women drummers.This is the entrance to Yushima Tenjin Shrine (also called Yushima Tenmangu) flanked by plum blossoms on the right.
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Founded in the 14th century, Yushima Tenjin Shrine is famous for plum blossoms and its dedication to Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning and scholarship.Yushima Tenjin Shrine is near Yushima Station on the Chiyoda subway line. Also near JR Okachimachi Station on the Yamanote Line.
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Ume Matsuri banners decorate the street leading to Yushima Tenjin.
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Behind the main shrine are weeping plum blossoms.
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Ema prayer tablets are accented by plum blossoms.
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine's plum blossom grove was in full bloom in early March.
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Yushima Tenjin also has a small Japanese-style garden with plum blossoms.
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The public was not allowed to enter the garden.
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This is where they hold the open-air tea ceremony.
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The roof ends of the shrine has a plum blossom motif.
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Bonsai plum blossoms in the shrine.
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Onna-zaka slope is lined with ume as well.
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Onna-zaka slope and plum blossoms at Yushima Tenjin.
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Otoko-zaka steps lined with ume plum blossoms at Yushima Tenjin.
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In the old days, geisha often walked up and down these Otoko-zaka steps.
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Otoko-zaka steps.
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Otoko-zaka
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Rabbit design of ema prayer tablet.
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Free soba tea.
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This is the stage where entertainment was held on the weekends during the ume matsuri.
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The entertainment started at noon with a festival music group entering through the spectator seats.
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The entertainment started with hayashi festival music played by the Yushima Hayashi-ren troupe. 湯島はやし連
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After the end of their performance, they threw small envelopes containing small charms to the audience.
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What they threw to the audience.
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Video of all the performers at the Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival on March 5, 2011.
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Next were these enticing belly dancers from the Komatsu Buyodan. 小松舞踊団 ベリーダンス
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Belly dancer at Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival. Tokyo.
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Belly dancer at Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival. Tokyo.
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Belly dancer at Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival. Tokyo.
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Belly dancer at Yushima Tenjin Plum Blossom Festival, Tokyo.
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They were great.
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Must-see video of the belly dancers at Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Plum Blossom Festival on March 5, 2011.
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Video of belly dancers at the Yushima Tenjin plum blossom festival on Feb. 22, 2014. They are the Haruna Aki & Arabina troupe. 春奈あき&アラビーナのベリーダンス。
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Nihon buyo dancers from Odori no Kukan. 日本舞踊 おどりの空間
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More hayashi festival music, this time by the Ueno Hayashi Hozonkai. 上野囃子保存会
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Performance by Daikokuten, one of the seven gods of good fortune. He carries a wealth-pounding mallet. He pounds many treasures on his fan and disperses it to all.
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Shishi-mai lion dance
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This shishi-mai lion dance is performed by a high school girl.
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More Nihon buyo dancers. 笹乃梅沙社中
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Tsugaru shamisen players led by Waguri Goro. 和栗五郎社中
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Great sound and performance which woke up the audience.
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They didn't introduce each player so we don't know who this foreigner is. But he was good.
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Kayokyoku singer Sakuragi Rika. 歌謡曲:桜木里佳
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She sang a Misora Hibari song.
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Hula dancers from Waianuenue Hula Studio. ワイアーヌエヌエ・フラスタジオ
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Hula dancers from Waianuenue Hula Studio. ワイアーヌエヌエ・フラスタジオ
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Video of these fantastic women taiko drummers on Feb. 27, 2016.
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Shiraume Taiko women drummers climaxed the 4-hour show. They are based at Yushima Tenjin Shrine. 白梅太鼓
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You have to see the video of these fantastic women taiko drummers on March 5, 2011.
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Steps going up to Yushima Tenjin (Tenmangu) Shrine. This is the gate closest to Yushima Station on the Chiyoda subway line. The steps are accented by pots of chrysanthemums.
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In 2010, Yushima Tenjin Shrine's 32nd Chrysanthemum Festival (Kiku Matsuri) was held from Nov. 1 to 23. Free admission from 6 am until dark.
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At the top of the steps are structures housing elaborate chrysanthemum displays.
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The path to the shrine's Honden main hall is lined with more chrysanthemums.
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In the background is the roof of the Honden main hall.
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Adjacent to the Honden is this building with more chrysanthemums.
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The design of the Imperial Family crest is based on this type of chrysanthemum.
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine was one of Hiroshige's "100 Views of Edo" ukiyoe primt series. Honden main hall during the Chrysanthemum Festival in Nov. Bunkyo- Ward, Tokyo.
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The Honden is flanked by chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り
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Praying at Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Honden.
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At the Honden, chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style where smaller flowers slope downward. 懸崖作り
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Small red chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り
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Facing the Honden is this massive collection of wooden prayer tablets written with the donor's prayers. Most of them are bought/written by students praying to pass school entrance exams.
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High school girls tie on a wooden tablet (called ema).
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This wooden ema votive tablet wishes for entrance to Harvard University.
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine ema tablet.
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Near the Honden is the shrine office where you can apply to have a private prayer in the shrine hall.
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Next to the shrine office are more chrysanthemums. They are exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine also has life-size chrysanthemum dolls.
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These chrysanthemum dolls are based on the current NHK Taiga Drama TV series called "Ryoma-den," about Sakamoto Ryoma.
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Sakamoto Ryoma and wife Oryo as chrysanthemum dolls called kiku ningyo. Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo 菊人形
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Sakamoto Ryoma chrysanthemum doll at Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo.
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Wife Oryo chrysanthemum doll.
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Very well done, and it makes this chrysanthemum festival unique. Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo.
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Another scene from Ryoma-den.
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Ryoma bears a resemblance to Fukuyama Masaharu who portrays Ryoma in the TV series.
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Notice the Black Ships (Kurofune) in the background. Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo.
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り
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Closeup of chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り
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Heart-shaped chrysanthemums.
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Beyond the dolls is this building with bonsai chrysanthemums.
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Bonsai chrysanthemums.
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Bonsai chrysanthemums.
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Omote Torii, made of bronze, was built in 1667.
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden.
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine and torii monuments.
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Another video of these women taiko drummers at the Yushima Tenjin plum blossom festival on Feb. 22, 2014.
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden. On the right is the Yushima Tenjin Museum. 宝物殿
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The path is also lined with more chrysanthemums.
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Chrysanthemums shaped like Mt. Fuji. Capped by white flowers for snow. Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo.
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Peacock chrysanthemum displays in a bontei display. 盆庭
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Peacock chrysanthemum display.
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Lion dog on a pedestal with a plum blossom design.
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Bull statue at Yushima Tenjin Shrine.
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Receive advice here for growing chrysanthemums.
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Plum trees. These will bloom in Feb.
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Plum tree monument.
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Notice the huge wooden prayer tablets.
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. The wooden plaque has the name of the sponsoring company. 懸崖作り
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Behind the Honden is this building also full of chrysanthemums.
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A small shrine called Togakushi Shrine.
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Togakushi Shrine.
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Chrysanthemum tiger at Togakushi Shrine.
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A trio of chrysanthemum plants in a single pot is called bon'yo. 盆養
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This species, called Tomoe Nishiki (巴錦), is especially regal-looking with petals deep-red on the inside and gold on the outside.
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