 Most viewed - Koinobori Festival 鯉のぼり祭り |
I would say this is one of Japan's top five best places to see carp streamers at Kanna-machi, Gunma.453 views
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The mountain top has a small rest house.392 views
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Eight strings x 100 carp streamers = 800 carp378 views
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Held during late April to early May, Kanna's Koinobori festival of carp streamers is this town's claim to fame. About 800 colorful carp streamers swim in the sky above a river. Strings of carp streamers viewable from the road.317 views
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View from mountain top, Kanna-machi town seen below.311 views
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Carp streamer caught at Kanna-machi, Gunma300 views
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Strings of carp streamers latched to the ground from the mountaintop.235 views
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Bus we rode to and from Kanna-machi.234 views
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These pictures were taken in May 2003, when Kanna-machi town was newly formed upon the merging of Manba town and Nakazato village.221 views
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JR Shin-machi Station to go back to Takasaki.213 views
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Kanna-machi banners celebrating the formation of the new town.211 views
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Kanna-machi is quite out of the way, but worth the time it takes to get there (from Takasaki).207 views
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Eight strings of carp streamers hover over the river.200 views
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Lying low195 views
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Parking lot downstream. Most people arrive by car or bus. (No nearby train station.)188 views
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In Japan, the koi carp is regarded as a symbol of valiant manhood because it swims up the river against the rapids.177 views
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Swimming in the air176 views
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Raft rides173 views
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There's a secret technique to fasten the carp to the cable so they don't slide around.173 views
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Bridge with a view169 views
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Hiking up the mountain.168 views
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Riverside165 views
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Top of the mountain162 views
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The mountain is an easy hike. But hardly anybody climbed it.156 views
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Bus back to JR Shin-machi Station, takes about 90 min.156 views
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Entertainment on stage152 views
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Ground connection: Cable anchor for one string of carp151 views
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View from halfway up.150 views
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Cable anchor150 views
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Ground connection149 views
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Superb views from the mountain.146 views
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Going down145 views
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The wind died.143 views
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Hiking up the mountain.136 views
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Cables go all the way up the mountain.131 views
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