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Shrine priest throws some sacred confetti to purify the path ahead of Michizane's spirit coming through in the procession at Kameido Tenjin.35 views
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Michizane's spirit goes over the taiko-bashi bridge.35 views
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The torch procession returned to the shrine's worship hall at about 7 pm. This picture looks light, but it was actually quite dark.35 views
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The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2012 was held during Feb. 18–26, 2012. The world's largest orchid show at Tokyo Dome shows not only flowers, but orchid-related artwork, fragrances, and orchid shops. Total of 130 booths.35 views
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One major attraction was the Blue Orchid. A long line for that, but it proceeded fast enough.35 views
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In front of Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line, follow this road for a short walk to Ikegami Honmonji temple.35 views
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Kishiwada Castle tower (donjon). 35 views
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Shin Seibijo Station on the Haneda Monorail. ANA's maintenance hangar is a 10-15 min. walk from this station.35 views
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The festival site's ground is rough with large pebbles.35 views
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Since the festival was on the site of the former Nissan car factory where they manufactured some of Nissan's most famous models, a classic car group displayed their classic Nissan cars.35 views
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Entering Ryotanji temple.35 views
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TripAdvisor award displayed here.35 views
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Bus stop to go back to Hamamatsu Station.35 views
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Shopping for a guitar? Come to Ochanomizu.35 views
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Cello and violins at Ochanomizu.35 views
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do), an Important Culltural Property of Japan.35 views
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Dome of Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do) as seen from Hijiri-bashi Bridge that also goes to Yushima Seido.35 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station35 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station with Marunouchi Line 35 views
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About 800,000 crowded the sidewalks along the 2.5 km route on Chuo-dori that goes through Ginza 4-chome.35 views
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Boccia medalists 廣瀬隆喜 杉村英孝35 views
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Yui Kamiji, bronze medalist in women's single wheelchair tennis. 上地結衣35 views
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Paralympians not on wheechairs.35 views
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里35 views
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里35 views
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Before newspapers, they passed out news flyers called kawaraban in the Edo Period for major events and notices. She gave out festival flyers.35 views
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Candy vendors. The people parading in these costumes are all ordinary people who paid ¥15,000 to ¥30,000 for the privilege. To cover the makeup and costume fees.35 views
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Higashi Ginza Station is closest to Higashi Ginza, home of the Kabuki-za Theater, Japan's most famous kabuki theater.35 views
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Crowd come for the newly rebuilt Kabuki-za Theater's first New Year's performance in Jan. 2014.35 views
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Kabuki plays for Jan. 2014.35 views
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Corner of the Kabuki-za Theater has a small Shinto shrine and torii.35 views
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Shinto shrine at Kabuki-za Theater.35 views
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater35 views
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Iwate Prefecture gift shop in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo.35 views
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Canon Photo Salon Gallery, product showroom, and service center in Higashi Ginza35 views
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Building on the other end of the underground Cine Past mall. March 2013.In front of the Mitsui Garden Hotel. Also closed in35 views
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Inside Tokyo's first subway car. Refurbished.35 views
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Subway driver's cab.35 views
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Portrait of G7 summit leaders at ise-Shima.35 views
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Toba Castle is a short walk from Toba Station.35 views
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Go up these stairs for Toba Castle.35 views
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Toba Castle site is on a small hilltop overlooking Mikimoto Pearl Island.35 views
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Way to the Honmaru.35 views
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About Toba Castle.35 views
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Site of Toba Castle's main tower.35 views
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Train display on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station.35 views
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Path to the Railway Museum has a train schedule on the floor.35 views
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Lobby of Railway Museum.35 views
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Lobby of Railway Museum has large picture windows where you can watch real trains go by.35 views
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Locomotive turning on a turntable inside the museum.35 views
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Tohoku shinkansen driver's cab35 views
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Inside Tohoku shinkansen35 views
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Scale model of JR Ueno Station, the initial terminus of the Tohoku shinkansen.35 views
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The Railway Museum has a separate building just for the 0 Series, first-generation shinkansen.35 views
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The building recreates the opening ceremony of the Tokaido shinkansen running between Tokyo and Osaka taking 4 hours.35 views
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Water dispenser.35 views
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Asama Limited Express35 views
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Freight train locomotive, JNR Class EF6635 views
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Diverse exhibits of artifacts on 2nd floor.35 views
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How the government railways' logo evolved. It's now JR.35 views
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Scale model of Tokyo Station.35 views
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Long-distance JNR bus that ran on the Meishin Expressway in 1964.35 views
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Tokaido shinkansen commemorative postcards35 views
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Sayonara JNR train nameplate in 1987 before JNR was privatized into JR.35 views
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Train simulator35 views
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Kaijusenji's five-story pagoda is a National Treasure.35 views
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We could go inside this building.35 views
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The Tottori Sand Dunes is in the city of Tottori, a short bus ride from JR Tottori Station.35 views
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Camel rides even. Seem to be a good business, but they don't go very far.35 views
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Bus stop to go back to Tottori Station.35 views
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Hagi Castle has no castle buildings remaining, but the moats and stone walls are impressive. Short walk from the Hagi Castle bus stop or Hagi Museum.35 views
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Materials for float-making at Suwai-cho. 仲屋町35 views
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Sanwakai float. 参和会35 views
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This is in front of the shrine where all 13 floats gathered and lined up. Judges examined the floats to determine the winning float designs.35 views
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Miyauchi-cho float leaving the shrine to join the procession. 宮内町35 views
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Suwai-cho float leaving the shrine for the procession. 仲屋町35 views
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On Sat., the first day of the two-day festival, there is a procession from 2 pm. It is led by these shrine officials and the shrine priest on horseback.35 views
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Honmachi float 本町35 views
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Uwai-cho float. 魚屋町35 views
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It was autumn when I revisited Tarobogu.35 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station entrance.35 views
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Farm land along the way.35 views
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Just head toward this pointy mountain.35 views
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Honden shrine can be seen.35 views
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About the Jizo statue.35 views
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If you don't have a car or if there'sno shuttle bus, you get to climb up 700 stone steps to the shrine. This is the entrance to the climb up.35 views
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Good luck.35 views
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More stairs to go to the Honden main shrine.35 views
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View from Sanshuden Hall. 35 views
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Inside Sanshuden Hall. 参集殿35 views
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Beautiful views from Tarobogu Shrine.35 views
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Near the first torii in front of the train station.35 views
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Statues of the gods of good fortune are scattered around.35 views
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Benzaiten, goddess of music has her own little shrine. Not just a statue.35 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.35 views
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Small stone wall pillars donated.35 views
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To go back, no need to go the way you came, take this flat path back.35 views
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Interesting rock formation.35 views
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Thus rest house has all these old paintings and objects.35 views
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Tengu mask35 views
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Biwa lute.35 views
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Lots of torii along the way.35 views
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