 Most viewed - Yanaka Cemetery 谷中霊園 |
Pour sweet tea over the statue of a baby Buddha at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.161 views
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Altar for Hana-matsuri or Buddha's birthday at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.151 views
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Statue of Ota Dokan who built Edo Castle in the 15th century and thus founded Tokyo. in front of JR Nippori Station east side.120 views
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Map of Yanaka Cemetery. The graves of the Tokugawa shoguns are walled off and off limits to the public. The main drag cuts through the green section on this map.70 views
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Yanaka Cemetery (Yanaka Reien in Japanese) is one of Tokyo's major cemeteries where fifteen Tokugawa shoguns (including Yoshinobu, the last shogun), some daimyos, and famous people are buried.52 views
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Photo of the pagoda at Yanaka Cemetery before it was torched by suicide lovers in 1957.52 views
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Yanaka Cemetery cherry blossoms, Tokyo.50 views
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Around halfway down the main drag is this small clearing. This was where a five-story pagoda was. It was destroyed by fire in 1957 by arsonists.49 views
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Sakura latte only during cherry blossom season.49 views
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It is also famous for cherry blossoms along the main drag in the middle of the cemetery. Near JR Nippori Station.47 views
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This is the main drag.46 views
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The main drag is nicknamed "Sakura-dori" meaning Cherry Blossom Road.45 views
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Seated Buddha statue at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.45 views
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Other famous people buried at Yanaka Cemetery include Hisaya Morishige, Eiichi Shibusawa, Yokozuna Dewanoumi, and Taikan Yokoyama.43 views
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JR Nippori Station.43 views
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In front of JR Nippori Station east side is a statue of Ota Dokan who built Edo Castle in the 15th century and thus founded Tokyo.43 views
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Marker showing the location of the pagoda.42 views
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JR Nippori Station.42 views
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Tennoji temple's Buddha.41 views
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Trash piles up during cherry blossom season when many people have flower-viewing (hanami) picnics.40 views
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Public toilets and trash.40 views
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Tennoji temple also had an outdoor statue of the Buddha.40 views
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Rules for flower viewers. No fires and take home your trash.39 views
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Gate to Tennoji temple, the original owner of Yanaka Cemetery. 天王寺39 views
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About Tennoji temple.39 views
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Tennoji temple39 views
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About the seated Buddha statue.39 views
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I visited on April 8, 2012. April 8 is Hana-matsuri or Buddha's birthday at Tennoji temple in Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo.39 views
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Tennoji temple.39 views
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The main drag was the sando path to Tennoji temple.38 views
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Tennoji temple also has this crowd-pleasing weeping cherry tree.38 views
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Yanaka Cemetery is a short walk from JR Nippori Station.38 views
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JR Nippori Station.37 views
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