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Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, is the god of God of wisdom and longevity.. 福禄寿61 views
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Southern shore of Lake Kawaguchi with gingko and poplar trees. I saw quite a few foreign tourists, including Chinese. It's a great weekend getaway for Tokyoites.61 views
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The outdoor museum is not huge, but big enough to spend a good amount of time. On clear days, it gives good views of Mt. Fuji.61 views
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2nd floor of this house had woodblock prints.61 views
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Entrance to the Tokyo Marathon Expo. It was quite crowded.61 views
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The Tokyo Marathon Expo includes some entertainment.61 views
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JR Akishima Station on the Chuo Line.61 views
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Edogawa Heisei Garden was built in 1989, the first year of the Heisei Period. It occupies the northern part of Gyosen Park.61 views
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Weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.61 views
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This says, "Okaeri" or "Welcome home!" Perfect artwork for people returning to their hometown from the cities for spring vacation.61 views
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Stone bridge, closed due to snow.61 views
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Took maybe an hour to get to the shrine. MAP61 views
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The other indoor bath is very brown due to the iron content. The glass door goes to the outdoor bath. On the right side of this photo are sit-down showers where you can soap.61 views
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Outdoor bath at Sugatani Onsen Spa in Nagahama, Shiga.61 views
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Statue of Nakayama Saijiro, principal of a high school in Kyoto who brought his students to learn how to ski on Mt. Ibuki. Erected in Sept. 1964 by the alumni of his school to mark the 50th anniversary of him starting skiing on Ibuki.61 views
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Old ski lifts from the 2nd station rusting.61 views
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Back of former Hitachi Aircraft Transformer Substation.61 views
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Cemetery seen from Tama Toshi Monorail Line near Tamagawa-Jōsui Station.61 views
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Map of the Jomon Village Historic Garden.遺跡庭園「縄文の村」61 views
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Model of the island base and home.61 views
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Too bad there will never be an autograph by Ellison Onizuka.61 views
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Cherry blossoms along Nakano-dori road near Nakano Sun Plaza.61 views
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The shrinking hotel. Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo was being demolished from top to bottom. It used to be 39 stories high. Now it's about 10-15 stories in March 2013.61 views
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Old map of Nagahama shows the castle mostly surrounded by lake water. Another moat still exists at the red dot.61 views
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Narita Art Museum61 views
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Tokyo Tower as seen from Hamamatsucho.61 views
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See my recent video of Inagi Awa Odori (Part 1) taken on Sept. 7, 2013.61 views
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Hikoneguchi Station.61 views
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Opening ceremony included speeches by politicians.61 views
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The main road further west is less crowded.61 views
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In the Inaba house was this doll. The floats were paying its respects to it.61 views
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A few floats also gathered near JR Ome Station.61 views
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Jizo-zaka has a few traditional buildings.61 views
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Kinomoto Jizo-in temple at the end of Jizo-zaka road.61 views
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About the rice transplanter.61 views
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Combine to harvest rice.61 views
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Footbath on the Yanmar Museum rooftop. Too hot in summer, but maybe nice in colder months.61 views
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Nagahara Station on the JR Kosei Line.61 views
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Wakasu golf course. 61 views
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University of Shiga Prefecture (USP or Shiga Kenritsu Daigaku 滋賀県立大学). It's a 15-min. bus ride from JR Minami-Hikone Station.61 views
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Nursing school61 views
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Bridge over the moat.61 views
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Inside the gymnasium. There are no spectator seats since this is only for practice and not competitive games.61 views
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Los of bicycles.61 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.61 views
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No snow, but a few puddles.61 views
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People waited like this for an hour or so for the parade.61 views
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Public bath61 views
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Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.61 views
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Gora Station is the end of the line for the Hakone Tozan Railway and the starting terminal of the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.61 views
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Inside Hakone Tozan Cable Car. If you like to ride in trains, cable cars, boats, etc., visit Hakone.61 views
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Sekisho main office with officials working. It must have been hard to identify people since there were no photo IDs.61 views
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Mt. Fuji, Lake Ashi, and Hakone Shrine's torii in the water.61 views
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More steps to the shrine, but I was too tired and declined.61 views
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Sake bath was not really sake (I tasted the water). Only a tiny trickle of sake was dripping into the bath.61 views
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Also popular was the "Doctor Fish" foot bath. These little fish come and eat away your feet's unwanted skin flakes. 61 views
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At the bottom of the Stone Steps is a waiting room and luggage lockers.61 views
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Hot spring cascade at the bottom of the Stone Steps. The flowing water is hot.61 views
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Looking at the bottom of the Ikaho Stone Steps.61 views
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History of the Ikaho Stone Steps. The Stone Steps were first built in 1576 by daimyo Takeda Katsuyori after he lost to Nobunaga and Ieyasu at the Battle of Nagashino.61 viewsHe ordered the Sanada Clan to build the Stone Steps and have Ikaho's hot spring water flow down to feed 12 inns where Takeda's wounded soldiers could heal their wounds.
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Monument for Toyo Matsugane (1878–1964), a poet. 松根 東洋城61 views
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You can see the hot spring water gushing down under the Stone Steps. Not really a shrine.61 views
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Engraved on the steps here is a poem titled “Ikaho no Machi” (Town of Ikaho) by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942).61 views
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Ikaho foot bath courtesy of a local inn.61 views
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Oriental zodiac creatures along the steps. Each of the 12 zodiac creatures indicate the location of the original 12 inns built in the 16th century to heal Takeda Katsuyori's soldiers.61 views
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Meiji Shrine or Meiji Jingu is Tokyo largest and most important Shinto shrine. Dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852–1912) and Empress Shoken (1849–1914). The most popular shrine during New Year's in Tokyo. It also holds a variety of seasonal events.61 views
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A few buildings were in need of repair.61 views
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Sawara has some old signs like this one for Fanta soda.61 views
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Shuttle boats (¥1,300 roundtrip) and tour boats (¥500) are busy on Ono River during the spring and autumn festival time.61 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence61 views
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Ino Tadataka Memorial Hall, a local museum. Photography was not allowed inside.61 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.61 views
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This float danced at the intersection too.61 views
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They shout "wasshoi!"61 views
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With great fanfare, the floats turned a few times at the intersection before it proceeded. 61 views
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You can walk around the wasabi fields which look quite vast. They are shaded in the warmer months.61 views
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Imazu Port in spring.61 views
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Bunraku puppet displayed inside Shin-Osaka Station.61 views
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Enter Myozenji through this adjacent and adjoining building that is a museum and minister's residence.61 views
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Rice paddy art by 180 junior high students from Yokosuka visiting Maibara in late May 2016. It's their city's mascot Sucurry.61 views
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Fireworks at halftime.61 views
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On the left is the ANA Component Maintenance Building where you check-in for the tour. Show the security guard your reservations (printout of the email confirmation) to enter the building.61 views
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ANA's lecture hall has some exhibits like model planes.61 views
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Passenger seats were taken out and the cushions replaced.61 views
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Always impressive to see a jet plane up close. We see it only on the outside, cannot go inside the plane.61 views
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Shitaya Shrine is toward the end of the butsudan road. 下谷神社61 views
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Tenryuji temple's Kuri building.61 views
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Names of Okayama towns.61 views
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100th Infantry Battalion nisei's cotton khaki shirt and garrison cap. From Saburo Ishitani. Also, a 442nd RCT nisei soldier doll (nicknamed "Yoshi" or "Tak") made in 2000 and sold by a toy store in Portland, Oregon.61 views
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Heading to Nakayama Hokekyoji temple.61 views
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