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The venue is an old Japanese house called Koshinkan (耕心館), originally built in the late Edo Period by a rich farmer. Later it was occupied by a shoyu maker (soy sauce) and then a silk grower. It's now owned and used by Mizuho as an event space.37 views
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Koshinkan is a 20-min. walk from JR Hakonegasaki Station. I rented a bicycle for 200 yen at the train station and rode to Koshinkan. Selling local products outside Koshinkan during Hina Matsuri.37 views
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Koshinkan's events.37 views
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Koshinkan's main building houses a restaurant, gallery spaces, and a small performance space on the 2nd floor for small concerts, etc. It has been beautifully renovated.37 views
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Hina dolls inside the kura storehouse.37 views
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Snakes for 2013, Year of the Snake.37 views
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On the second floor there was a quilt exhibition by Morgan Hill, California, Mizuho's sister city.37 views
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Quilts from Morgan Hill, California were forwarded to people in Tohoku.37 views
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The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show was held at Tokyo Big Sight during Nov. 23-Dec. 1, 2013. No American car makers were there. No Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Ferrari either.37 views
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Swan of flowers37 views
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Bird of Paradise37 views
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Lots of orchids.37 views
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Sideshow of Yosakoi37 views
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Taiwanese runner in some kind of ethnic costume with bells37 views
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Egg plant37 views
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She's shouting that there is only a minute left to make the 30 km checkpoint.37 views
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The 9th Tokyo Marathon was held on Feb. 22, 2015. Costumes from the movie "Frozen" were popular this year. Took these photos at Tsukiji.37 views
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Shimada hairstyle37 views
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Tigers37 views
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An intersection, then more cherry trees.37 views
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University of Tokyo’s agriculture department erected the bronze statue with donations from individuals and companies since 2014 and collected more than 10 million yen.37 views
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Some koi fish in Sanshiro Pond.37 views
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Geisha party game participants can win thishand towel printed with the names of Asakusa geisha.37 views
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This tall weeping cherry tree looks totally different from different angles.37 views
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A long line to get in Rikugien at night in spring. It proceeds quickly though.37 views
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Entrance37 views
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Japanese pine tree in fantastic shapes.37 views
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Sakura-ren is from Koganei37 views
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Yokozuna Taiho exhibition corner.37 views
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Yokozuna Taiho's topknot.37 views
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Portrait of Yokozuna Taiho and his handprint.37 views
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They passed by the shrine and proceeded to the other side of the shrine grounds.37 views
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The lantern bearer provides light for the priest inside the cloth barrier carrying Michizane's spirit.37 views
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Main worship hall.37 views
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See my YouTube video of the Kameido Tenjin Shrine's Taimatsu Torch Festival on March 25, 2016.37 views
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Hina doll looks a little sad or disappointed.37 views
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Total of 130 booths. Attendance was 183,114.37 views
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Stage entertainment37 views
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Orchid tree at Orchid show in Tokyo Dome, 201237 views
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Greeting us is a green ogre.37 views
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He will soon be accompanied by a statue of his sister Sakura.37 views
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Nice views of Mt. Fuji along the way.37 views
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Samurai armor37 views
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Castle Gate37 views
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Ninomaru in the distance.37 views
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Gourd37 views
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Ii Clan graves.37 views
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Jiyukan Hall is a gathering place with rooms for rent and an exhibition space. 時遊館37 views
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Crazy about the Olympics, that's Japan.37 views
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Passing out a newspaper extra about the parade.37 views
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.37 views
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Nakazato Shin, wheelchair rugby bronze medalist. 仲里進37 views
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Wheelchair tennis medalists.37 views
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Olympian buses coming over Nihonbashi Bridge. As I had hoped, Nihonbashi was not as crowded as Ginza. In Ginza, there were people who waited from midnight or 5 am this morning to see this parade.37 views
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On the right is Ayaka Takahashi, Japan's first badminton player to win an Olympic gold medal.37 views
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The thing about this parade is that you get to see only half of the medalists. The other half face the other side of the road. 37 viewsMissed Ai Fukuhara, Saori Yoshida, Kohei Uchimura, etc. Wouldn't it be great if they made a U-turn and drove back so we can see the other half?
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Yabusame is much more impressive when you see it in person. The costumes, the speed, and the excitement of seeing the archer hitting the target is just so impressive.37 views
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Old building used to be the entrance to a small basement mall of three movie theaters and eateries. 37 views
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We can go inside the first subway car.37 views
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Bridge to Mikimoto Pearl Island.37 views
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Entrance to Mikimoto Pearl Island.37 views
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Statue of Mikimoto Kokichi.37 views
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Ama divers at Mikimoto Pearl Island37 views
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Formation of natural pearls.37 views
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Making the nucleus to be inserted into the oyster.37 views
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Embedding the nucleus into the oyster.37 views
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The oysters' innards embedded with pearls are taken out of the shell and dropped through a hole into a bucket below. 37 views
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Only a small percentage of harvested pearls are perfect.37 views
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To weigh the pearl37 views
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To drill holes into the pearl.37 views
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Walking path around the island.37 views
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Rock garden outside Mikimoto Kokichi Memorial Hall37 views
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Ticket booth for boat rides to nearby Dolphin Island.37 views
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Gift shop at Toba Station.37 views
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Only a few stone walls and a well remain. No buildings. It was once the administrative center for the Toba Domain. The last occupants was the Inagaki Clan.37 views
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Shiroyama Park at Toba Castle.37 views
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About Toba Castle's main tenshu tower.37 views
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About the Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 137 views
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Model of the train set given to Japan by Commodore Perry on his second visit to Japan in 1854.37 views
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Shinbashi Station37 views
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Urinal37 views
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Shinkansen wheels37 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds with curtains drawn.37 views
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Ueno Station37 views
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Ueno Station bench37 views
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TR73 series first-class car37 views
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Freight train cars37 views
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Train simulators37 views
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Tokyu train in 1975.37 views
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Built in the Nara Period, Kaijusenji is a Chisan-ha Shingon Buddhist temple. It worships an eleven-face Kannon statue. 37 views
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Lesser shrines.37 views
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Might be the priest's residence.37 views
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This is what I saw when I arrived at the sand dunes. Sand all over this parking lot across the road from the dunes.37 views
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Although the sand dunes are shrinking, there's still lots of sand here.37 views
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From the top of the dune.37 views
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The steepest part looks to be around 40˚. There are more gradual slopes that you can easily go up and reach the top.37 views
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Kids love to climb the slopes.37 views
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