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Sapling from the Reagan Sakura ready to be planted.39 views
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Tree planting of a sapling from Reagan Sakura.39 views
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A dogwood sapling was also planted by the mayor and descendants of people who worked to replant cherry trees in Adachi.39 views
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"America" cherry trees (similar to Somei Yoshino) from America at the park. Already finished blooming. 39 views
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Higashi Fushimi Inari Jinja Shrine was established in 1929 when the god's spirit was split from the kami at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.39 views
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A longhouse of little bars called "snacks."39 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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Kimono Mt. Fuji decoration on the right wall inside the kura.39 views
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Kan-nana loop road39 views
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The volunteer group operating the boats is called Wasen Tomo-no-Kai (和船友の会).39 views
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Wearing a life vest is required.39 views
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My 2010 video of tekomai geisha performing/singing in Kiba Park. 39 views
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Radiation illness of crew members.39 views
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Grieving family of a crew member who died.39 views
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Someone's dad.39 views
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Carrying katsuo (bonito). Fake of course.39 views
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Swan39 views
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Red and white are auspicious colors in Japan.39 views
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Kawaii39 views
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End of the line marked by a police car.39 views
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Her note thanks all the marathon staff and spectators for their support.39 views
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The statue has been widely lauded in and outside Japan. Like the Hachiko statue at Shibuya Station, this statue is destined to be one of the most beloved in Japan.39 views
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Musician and singer (jikata 地方) were Yuko (ゆう子), Tokyo's oldest geisha at age 92, and shamisen player Yoshiryo (よし涼).39 views
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They also light up the pine trees in spring, similar to autumn.39 views
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Rikugien also has a second weeping cherry tree. Very tall and in full bloom at the same time as the more famous tree.39 views
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Pine trees and autumn leaves lit up at Rikugien Garden.39 views
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Sakura-ren at Koganei Awa Odori in July39 views
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A priest holding the spirit (probably in a little box) is walking inside the silk cloth barrier (絹垣（きぬがき）). One of the priests let out a low-tone moan as Michizane passed by. Very dignified.39 views
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Inside Kyugetsu, a large Japanese doll shop near JR Asakusabashi Station.39 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.39 views
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Stage entertainment was hula/Tahitian dancers.39 views
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A wooden platform was constructed for the bean throwers. Great weather in 2015.39 views
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Very civil, no pushing/shoving.39 views
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Monkeys are Taishakuten's messengers. They chased out the ogre before they start throwing the beans.39 views
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The ogre, representing disease and misfortune, are about to be chased out. 39 views
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They threw the beans and I put down my camera to catch another bag of beans.39 views
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Shibamata Station platform39 views
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Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line39 views
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Shibuya Crossing on Halloween night.39 views
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View from the main Romon Gate.39 views
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How to purify yourself at the shrine's water fountain. Pour the water into your hand, and sip it from your hand.39 views
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You can also enter the shrine through this eastern torii.39 views
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Barrels of sake39 views
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Shiraito Falls is a short walk from the Shiraito Falls bus stop.39 views
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Hamamatsu Castle is next to the city hall, a short bus ride from JR Hamamatsu Station (or a 20-min. walk). The main tower (seen on the left) was reconstructed in 1958. 39 viewsVery easy climb up some steps to the main tower which is a ferroconcrete building housing a museum. The top floor gives a nice panorama of the city. The castle's most famous occupant was Tokugawa Ieyasu in the late 17th century before he moved to Sumpu Castle.
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Castle Gate39 views
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Stone walls of Hamamatsu Castle are famous for the nozura-zumi style (野面積み) with smaller rocks filling the gaps between bigger, irregular rocks.39 views
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Ii Naotora cutout for photos.39 views
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Protruding foundation called the Hachiman-dai. 39 views
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About the Hachiman-dai. 39 views
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Castle well39 views
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Inside Hamamatsu Castle's main tower, a museum with local historical artifacts. A small admission is charged.39 views
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Floor plan of the castle palace.39 views
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List of Hamamatsu Castle lords.39 views
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View of Hamamatsu Castle from the Hotel Concord.39 views
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About the Castle Gate (Tenshumon).39 views
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Castle Gate is still spanking new.39 views
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Slit to drop rocks on an invading army.39 views
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About the Castle Gate's structure.39 views
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Castle Gate rocks39 views
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Castle Gate's "Mirror Stone."39 views
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Turret site39 views
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About the Ninomaru bailey.39 views
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More cherry blossoms along the river. Amazing how much cherry blossoms there are, but so few people enjoying them.39 views
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Buddha statue in a cemetery framed by cherry blossoms.39 views
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Cherry blossoms even in the middle of the river. So picturesque.39 views
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About Yaai Shrine torii on Toragozen-yama. Dedicated to a water god since people in this area needed water which did not come easily in the old days. 矢愛神社39 views
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Top of Mt. Toragozen39 views
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Ukulele shop at Ochanomizu.39 views
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Sprinters and silver medalists Yoshihide Kiryu (middle) and Shota Iizuka (right) who got their Olympic glory in the 400-meter relay race39 views
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On the left is Kaori Matsumoto, judo bronze medalist in women's -57 kg. She was giving her trademark "beast" pose. On the right is Haruka Tachimoto, Japan's sole female judo gold medalist (70 kg) in Rio.39 views
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Kabuki-za Theater ticket booth.39 views
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Entrance to the Tokyo subway museum named Tokyo Metro Museum. It's under the elevated Tozai Line tracks. Near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line.39 viewsOfficial website: http://www.chikahaku.jp/en/
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Japan's first subway opened in Tokyo in Dec. 1927 between Ueno and Asakusa.39 views
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Spectator stand for pearl diver demonstrations.39 views
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The pearl divers arrive on a small boat.39 views
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They are actually shellfish divers. They don't dive for pearls.39 views
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Making the nucleus to be inserted into the oyster.39 views
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Embedding the nucleus into the oyster.39 views
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Embedding the nucleus into the oyster.39 views
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Instruments for embedding the nucleus into the oyster. Like a dentist.39 views
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Special Exhibition Room displaying pearl crowns in Jan. 2017.39 views
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Toba Station39 views
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