 Most viewed - Kairakuen Garden 偕楽園 |
Plum Blossom Queen at Kairakuen Station1741 viewsShe was passing out maps of the garden. It was a nice touch to see two of these kimono beauties greeting us.
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Plum Blossom Queen1628 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1522 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1172 views
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.1075 views
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Closeup of red plum blossom1042 views
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Cherry Blossom Room, Kobuntei Villa944 views
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Closeup of white plum blossom931 views
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Kobuntei Villa783 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of maple leaves782 views
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Plum blossom-viewing picnickers777 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of fall leaves771 views
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Red and white plum blossoms754 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of plum trees744 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa728 views
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Kobuntei Villa710 views
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Kobuntei Villa704 views
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Natto fermented beans701 views
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Tokiwa Shrine, Mito693 viewsDedicated to Lord Mitsukuni Tokugawa, the second lord of Mito, and Nariaki Tokugawa, the ninth lord of Mito and the one who built Kairakuen Garden.
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Welcome to Ibaraki616 viewsTrain platform of Kairakuen Station.
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Kobuntei Villa609 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station529 views
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Map of Kairakuen, a garden built in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It is one of Japan's three most famous gardens.528 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station513 views
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Osaka-zuki red plum blossoms 大盃513 viewsOsaka-zuki
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Kairakuen Station508 viewsThis station, right before Mito Station, is open only during major flower seasons of Kairakuen.
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Bonsai plum trees496 viewsI bought one of these once and the flowers smelled good before they withred away. The tree also died soon afterward.
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Pine trees and plum trees488 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba484 views
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Kobuntei Villa480 views
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Plum tree grove478 views
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Entrance to garden via Tokiwa Shrine. One of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.476 viewsOne of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.
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Crowd at Higashi-mon East Gate475 viewsThis was the defacto main gate and most crowded since it is closest to the train station.
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Plum grove469 views
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Pinickers468 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of azalea461 views
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Konan Shomu plum blossom 江南所無460 viewsPrunus mume Kounanshomu
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Kobuntei Villa459 views
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Kobuntei suffered quite a bit of damage during the big earthquake on March 11, 2011. Repairs have started in Sept. 2011, and they hope to reopen the Kobuntei by Feb. 2012.455 views
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Kobuntei Villa was originally built in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It was his summer villa.444 views
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Kobuntei Villa441 views
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Kobuntei Villa441 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa438 views
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Fantastically-shaped plum tree437 views
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Bamboo grove437 viewsPine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are called Shochikubai in Japanese. This trio of trees is most famous.
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Omote-mon Gate434 viewsThis supposed to be the front gate.
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Plum tree grove, about a week too early.432 views
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Torano-o plum blossom (Tiger's Tail) 虎の尾429 views
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Kobuntei Villa427 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa427 views
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Poem monument426 views
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Kobuntei Villa has exquisite Japanese-style paintings on paper sliding doors. Kobuntei was damaged by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and was closed until early 2012 for repairs.424 views
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Path to natural spring423 views
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Kobuntei Villa421 views
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Kobuntei Villa421 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba418 views
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Natural spring (cold water)417 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa415 views
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Plum tree and train414 views
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Kobuntei Villa411 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba410 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa409 views
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Kobuntei Villa408 views
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Kobuntei Villa403 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa401 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights393 views
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Kobuntei Villa392 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa392 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms390 views
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