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Called "cho" (butterfly), the target is shaped like a gingko leaf. The number of points you earn depends on how well you knock down the target.17 views
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It's quite hard for beginners to even knock it down because the fan tends to fly in unpredictable directions.17 views
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Sightseeing map of Kawajima town in Saitama Prefecture. Looks like it has a lot to see.16 views
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Fusuma sliding door.15 views
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Entrance to Toyama Memorial Museum (遠山記念館).14 views
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About Toyama Memorial Museum (遠山記念館).14 views
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Entrance hall has this rare stone tiles on the floor.14 views
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The imported glass was also expensive.14 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. Beautiful wood grain.14 viewsSuch wood comes from trees as old as 1,000 years. Now illegal to cut down yaku-sugi trees. 屋久杉
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Straight-line wood grain on another ceiling.14 views
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Fusuma sliding door.14 views
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Transom with a paulownia design.14 views
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The home has three wings, this wing witth a thatched roof is designed like a farmhouse.13 views
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Entrance hall has this rare stone tiles on the floor.13 views
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Farmhouse room.13 views
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Japanese-syle room in the West Wing.13 views
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Tea ceremony room.13 views
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Tea ceremony room alcove.13 views
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Scroll depicting a woman dancer with a lion head.13 views
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Tea ceremony room.13 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. 13 views
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Fusuma sliding door.13 views
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This West Wing part of the house is desiged like a tea ceremony room.12 views
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Shinto shrine altar near the fancy ceiling.12 views
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We tried playing a traditional fan-tossing game called tosenkyo (投扇興). You toss a folding fan at a small target on a small block. 12 views
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Our tosenkyo instructor takes aim. 12 views
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Garden12 views
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Tokonoma alcove.12 views
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Bathroom sink.12 views
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Bath tub12 views
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Transom12 views
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Storehouse door, fireproof.12 views
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Fancy ceiling.12 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. 12 viewsBeautiful wood grain. Such wood comes from trees as old as 1,000 years. Now illegal to cut down yaku-sugi trees. 屋久杉
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Corridor12 views
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Toyama Memorial Museum (遠山記念館) has this thatched-roof home built in 1936 by Kawajima-native Toyama Gen'ichi (遠山元一 1890–1972), the founder of Nikko Securities. It was a home for his mother. 11 views
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