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Cafe is also pleasant.58 views
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Coffee and cake.58 views
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Arches at Human Cultures school58 views
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Los of bicycles.58 views
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Lake Biwa shore in Hassaka.58 views
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Joyfull menu. Very cheap. *Sadly, Joyfull restaurant at Nagahama Station Mondecool closed on Jan. 21, 2019.58 views
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It took about 35 min. to get here for what would normally be a one-min. walk. Five bell ringers for worshippers.58 views
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Otorii ema from Kehi Jingu.58 views
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Omikuji fortunes58 views
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Plum blossoms and Tojotei58 views
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Inside Kura storehouse58 views
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Tojo History Museum. Small admission charged. Hours: 9:30 am–5 pm, Closed Mon. 戸定歴史館58 views
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They passed out free paper flags for Kotoshogiku's victory parade.58 views
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First they had presentation on stage where Kotoshogiku and his stablemaster appeared and said a few words.58 views
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Local tourist information office in a traditional building on the Mito Kaido.58 views
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Small river in Matsudo lined with early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.58 views
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My short video of Ozeki Kotoshogiku's victory parade in Matsudo.58 views
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Inside Hakone Tozan Cable Car. If you like to ride in trains, cable cars, boats, etc., visit Hakone.58 views
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Hakone got a bum rap in May 2015 when volcanic rumblings forced them to close the ropeway going over the steaming and bubbling Owakudani valley.58 viewsThe number of tourists dropped.
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The famous torii of Hakone Shrine.58 views
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A camera stand is conveniently provided for selfies.58 views
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Leaving Hakone-machi Port.58 views
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Lake Ashi58 views
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Hakone Shrine's torii in the water. Looks tiny, but it's actually a giant torii.58 views
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Boats for rent.58 views
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Map of Hakone are58 views
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Hakone-Yumoto Station now has an overpass for pedestrians.58 views
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Interesting "ON-OFF" poster at a train station in Hakone. It basically reads "ONsen" (hot spring) and "OFFuro" (bath). It was for a hot spring facility called Yunessan58 views
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From Tokyo, going by bus is more convenient than by train. By train from Tokyo, you need to take the shinkansen to Takasaki, transfer trains to Shibukawa, then take a bus to Ikaho.58 viewsThis is the Ikaho Stone Steps bus stop.
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Ikaho is famous for these Stone Steps (Ishidan) which is the town's main drag. This is at the foot of the steps.58 views
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View from Irwin Garden58 views
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View from the Ishidan-no-Yu public bath.58 views
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In Aug. 2004, along with other major onsen hot springs, Ikaho got caught in a major onsen scandal which started in Shirahone Onsen in Nagano. Onsen managers mixed in tap water and/or bath salts into the water and billed it as natural hot spring waters.58 viewsSome of Ikaho's major hot spring inns were also found to be adding bath salts or tap water to the hot spring water. Today, all onsen inns must display a certificate indicating the content of their water.
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Kirie cut-out picture of Ikaho Stone Steps.58 views
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Seems to contain a mikoshi portable shrine.58 views
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Lots of stone lanterns at Ikaho Shrine.58 views
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Poetry monuments58 views
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Behind Ikaho Shrine, you can walk further to an outdoor bath near the spring water's origin.58 views
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Ikaho mascot58 views
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Map of the traditional townscape along the Ono River. I started from the Kaiun Bridge on the right of this map.58 views
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Leaping carp or maybe sea bream.58 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.58 views
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Ino Tadataka was a geographical surveyor who was the first to use modern scientific surveying methods to produce very accurate maps of Japan known as Inoh maps. 58 views
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Statue of Ino Tadataka at his former residence.58 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence is quite spacious.58 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence58 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.58 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.58 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.58 views
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Emperor Nintoku float from Minami-yokojuku 南横宿.58 views
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Busts of the wasabi farm's founding pioneers.58 views
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Daio Wasabi Farm's founding pioneers. The founder was Fukazawa Yuichi (1886-1941).58 views
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Processing wasabi plants, cutting off the leaves, etc.58 views
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Inside JR Hotaka Station.58 views
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Ueda Castle is in a nice park with Sanada Shrine. The Honmaru is the main part where there are reconstructed structures.58 viewsThe castle is a short bus/taxi ride from JR Ueda Station.
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Main gate of Ueda Castle and North Turret.58 views
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North Turret of Ueda Castle.58 views
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Inside the South Turret of Ueda Castle.58 views
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View from the South Turret.58 views
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East Turret over the East (main) Gate.58 views
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Sanada Shrine torii.58 views
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About the street bath.58 views
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Yorozuya's Momoyama-buro hot spring onsen bath. Large, but it was steamy. I was the only one there.58 views
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Juge Shrine near Shiga Station58 views
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Another Dotonbori icon is Kuidaore Taro, a mechanical drum-playing clown that used to be the mascot of a restaurant that has since closed.58 views
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We went to see a game between Chiba Lotte Marines and Nippon Ham Fighters on Oct. 5, 2015. 58 views
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Food stalls are not too popular since most fans seem to prefer to buy food inside the stadium and eat at their seats while gazing at the baseball field.58 views
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Fireworks at halftime.58 views
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From Haneda Airport's International terminal, you can see ANA's maintenance hangars at the end of Runway A which is one of the airport's original runways.58 views
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In this lecture hall, ANA's tour started with a 30-min. talk and video about flight, their planes, Haneda Airport, etc.58 viewsPart of ANA's talk was about how planes fly. They demonstrated how wind can lift the wings of a toy plane.
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ANA's whale plane.58 views
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The same type of happi coat the Beatles wore when they got off the JAL DC-8 ("Matsushima") at Haneda for their Budokan concerts in 1966.58 viewsThe back has the kanji for kotobuki (寿) meaning "celebration." Famous story behind how a JAL stewardess got John to wear the happi coat. "Wearing a happi coat when you land in Japan would make the fans really happy!" "Good idea!," said John who then wore it. The other Beatles followed and wore one too. A major, historic PR coup for JAL.
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Entrance to Kappabashi kitchenware road. The Butsudan-dori road is perpendicular to Kappabashi.58 views
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Tenryuji temple's Kuri building.58 views
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West side of JR Okayama Station.58 views
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JR Yamashina Station58 views
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Halloween costumers and cosplayers of all kinds gathered in Shibuya on on Oct. 31, 2016. 58 viewsHalloween in Japan is fast becoming a major seasonal/commercial event, on par with Valentine's Day. Halloween merchandise has been taking off in Japan.
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JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station on the Sobu Line is close to Nakayama Hokekyoji temple.58 views
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Temple event schedule58 views
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Left side of Soshido Hall58 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.58 views
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Hon'in Hall 本院58 views
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Courtyard has a rock garden.58 views
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Seikyoden stores very important documents including those written by Nichiren. This building is to protect the documents from theft, natural disasters, etc. 聖教殿58 views
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Back of the Soshido58 views
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Umihotaru has escalators in the middle going up 5 floors.58 views
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Bus for Kisarazu.58 views
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Shrine has this lawn where you can sit, relax, and gaze at Mt. Fuji.58 views
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Eikando is a Jodo-shu Buddhist temple famous for autumn foliage, especially red maples. One of Kyoto's most photogenic spots for fall leaves.58 views
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Amida-do Hall58 views
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JPN Cafe58 views
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Ticket office58 views
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Lots of cherry blossoms greet boat passengers.58 views
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The classic car parade wasn't that crowded. The parade route was quite long. This is near Geidai-dori Station which is near the Toyota Automobile Museum. 1964 Lotus Elan 26R58 views
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JR–Maglev MLX01-158 views
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Nozomi 700 Series Shinkansen58 views
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300 Series Shinkansen (Third generation) headlight58 views
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Shinkansen models.58 views
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Shinkansen models.58 views
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Corridor in 0 Series Shinkansen 58 views
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0 Series Shinkansen dining car.58 views
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Shinkansen station analog signage.58 views
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Inside 100 Series Shinkansen58 views
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Two-story car of 100 Series Shinkansen58 views
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Inside 300 Series Shinkansen.58 views
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Inside Dr. Yellow test train58 views
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Tokaido Line train, 111 series train.58 views
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2nd generation experimental maglev train.58 views
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Osaka Castle.58 views
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About Japanese Government railway's first bus.58 views
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First you see a semi-indoor display of a few trains.58 views
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Cleaning a steam locomotive.58 views
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Ride on a real steam locomotive for a low fare.58 views
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The ride is only 10 min. roundtrip and the train travels for only 1 km.58 views
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Blue Train dining car58 views
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EF58 150 (left) and EF81 103 (right) locomotives for sleeper trains, Twilight Plaza Zone.58 views
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100 series shinkansen58 views
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Train nameplates put on the front of the train.58 views
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Farewell JNR in 1987.58 views
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Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant. All fenced in with security cameras everywhere.58 views
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Japan's first PCCV construction of a nuclear reactor housing.58 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei58 views
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Night view from Daimaru Department Store restaurant.58 views
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After the old Daimaru was demolished, construction starts on the Yaesu side.58 views
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Yaesu side of Tokyo Station under construction in 2012.58 views
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Plum blossoms58 views
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Museum courtyard58 views
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Illustration of the renovated museum with new buildings to open in 2020.58 views
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Illustration of the renovated museum with new buildings to open in 2020.58 views
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The song monument is made of glass and functions as a park bench for four people. Glassware is one of Nagahama's signature products. Verse 3 is engraved in the middle. It reportedly cost several million yen.58 viewsAfter the unveiling, local singers sang the song with Kato Tokiko before everyone released balloons.
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Inside Manpukuji's Tennoden Hall is Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune. 天王殿（てんのうでん）、弥勒菩薩（布袋）58 views
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Statue behind the Hotei statue.58 views
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Altar inside Daiohoden Hall, Manpukuji's main temple. It worships a sitting Shaka Nyorai or Gautama Buddha. 大雄寶殿（だうおうほうでん）58 views
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These mats on the floor are not for sitting. The priests stand behind the mats and chant.58 views
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Rear view of Daiohoden Hall.58 views
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Rear view of Daiohoden Hall.58 views
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Hatto Hall's bell-shaped window.58 views
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Bell tower (Important Cultural Property)58 views
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Dessert. One of the best meals I ever had in Japan. Advance reservations are required. It's not a walk-in restaurant. More info photos in Japanese: https://www.obakusan.or.jp/eat/58 views
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Woodblock for printing Buddhist scripture. Looks very worn out.58 views
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"Curios" is an archaic term from the Meiji Period.58 views
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Behind Horii Shichimeien's tea shop is a small tea house for tea ceremony. Mr. Horii kindly prepares his finest marcha tea for us.58 views
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Inside Horii Shichimeien's tea factory.58 views
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