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TV cameras and press occupy an entire block of seats in the prime area of the cheap seats.30 views
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There are steps to go up the slope of plum trees.30 views
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Small lookout deck at the top of the hillside of plum trees.30 views
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Not as big or impressive as the Inari Shrine in Kyoto, but worth visiting.30 views
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Seibu Yagisawa Station30 views
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About the keyaki cypress tree at Sojiji.30 views
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Yokozuna Taiho monument at Tanashi Shrine.30 views
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Tanashi Shrine's mikoshi portable shrines.30 views
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Tanashi Shrine's mikoshi portable shrines.30 views
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Snake created with kimono obi material. 2013 is the Year of the Snake.30 views
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The park's best-looking building is the restroom.30 views
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Restroom rear view.30 views
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Sayama tea30 views
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A blind daruma and a maneki neko beckoning cat with a daruma at Hakonegasaki Station in Mizuho, Tokyo.30 views
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Samba dancers entertain runners.30 views
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Maid30 views
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Mt. Fuji30 views
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Batman30 views
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His wish came true later this year.30 views
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Say cheese!30 views
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University Art Museum is part of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), one of Japan's most venerated art universities.30 views
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Toy train made of scrap metal. In the front is a caster wheel, perhaps from a chair.30 views
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Embroidered signatures.30 views
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Buddhist altar made with scrap materials. The top roof was made of tree bark. 30 views
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It is obvious that they still had a very strong attachment to Japan and their cultural heritage despite Japan being the "enemy."30 views
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Tea house for rent.30 views
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Inoki30 views
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Nakamise30 views
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Tokyo Skytree30 views
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160 companies from 11 countries exhibited. A total of 417 vehicles were displayed including 75 world premieres and 68 Japan premieres.30 views
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A total of 812,500 attended the show.30 views
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BMW30 views
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Mercedes-Benz electric car30 views
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Toy cars30 views
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Nissan concept car30 views
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Statue of Nichiren 日蓮聖人像30 views
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A spring ceremony is held in early April.30 views
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Prayers inside the pagoda.30 views
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Taiko drummer30 views
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Setsubun ceremonies on Feb. 3 start at 1 pm. Bean throwing (mamemaki) at 3 pm.30 views
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They entered the temple and held a service at 2 pm. 30 views
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They will throw beans on both the left and right sides of the platform.30 views
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Bringing out large baskets of beans.30 views
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The bean throwing was going to start at 3 pm. We stood in front of the platform at 2:15 pm. They sectioned off this area for kids (and elderly).30 views
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That's the temple's official mascot (Kozo-kun). 30 views
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The beans included a square piece of caramel candy. The paper says "Lucky beans," "Setsubun," the name of the temple, and an ad for a local business.30 views
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Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line30 views
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Musashi-Murayama (pop. 70,000) is an obscure city in western Tokyo with no train stations, but it is near JR Tachikawa Station in neighboring Tachikawa.30 views
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Held on the last weekend of Oct., Dedara Matsuri is a two-day festival held on a large plot of land that used to be Nissan's vehicle assembly plant. Short bus ride from JR Tachikawa Station.30 viewsFrom JR Tachikawa Station’s Kitaguchi North exit, go to Bus Stop 1. Board any bus and get off at O-minami Itchome (大南一丁目). About 15 min. ride. From the bus stop, 1 min. walk to entrance.
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The festival site occupies an area of a much larger plot of land that was the site of Nissan's auto factory. Along with a few other factories, Nissan closed its vehicle assembly plant here in 2001.30 viewsI was told that it also had a test track here, which explains why it's so huge. Interesting that Nissan had a policy of keeping all its affected workers who were transferred to other jobs or offered early retirement. The city itself did not suffer much tax loss since Nissan didn't have taxable profits while operating in the red at the time. But local businesses such as taxi drivers, restaurants, and shops must've suffered.
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In Muasashi-Murayama, the giant Dedara-botchi was carrying Mt. Jodo (浄土山) strapped to his back with vines. One of his footprints created a local well (still there).30 views
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Since it was windy, a crane and cable secured the float.30 views
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The Dedara-botchi giant man is common in Japan appearing in nation-building legends. For example, where he dug up the earth to create Mt. Fuji (Japan's highest mountain) became Lake Biwa (Japan's largest lake).30 views
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Food booth30 views
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Festival headquarters.30 views
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Local dancers perform near the Dedara Nebuta float.30 views
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1963 Datsun Fairlady (predecessor to the 240Z) still undergoing restoration.30 views
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The man in the middle is the city's mayor.30 views
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Buses back to JR Tachikawa Station are numerous until 11:18 pm30 viewsFestival pamphlet: http://www.dedara.com/files/148/puroguramuura.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/DedaraMusamura
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In front of Hamamatsu Station.30 views
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Get off here at the Ryotanji bus stop.30 views
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At the head of the costume parade was Mito Komon. On the left in kimono is Andrijana Cvetkovik, Macedonian Ambassador to Japan. She's holding her country's flag. The Macedonian Embassy is in Shinagawa. On the right is someone from Brazil30 views
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Sarue Onshi Park is a spacious local park with sakura cherry blossoms, azalea, and autumn leaves. Near Sumiyoshi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line subway and Kinshicho Station.30 views
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After all the archers complete their runs, they trot back to the starting point and receive their shot arrows along the way. Each archer's arrows have a unique arrow tip (shape and/or color) so they know which is theirs.30 viewsThey do a few runs and the event lasts for about 2 hours.
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About the first subway car.30 views
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Japan's first subway station: Ueno Station30 views
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Sumo advertising at recreated Ueno Station subway platform.30 views
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Subway rules for passengers: No smoking, no spitting, and don't stick out your face or hands outside the window.30 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car30 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car driver's cab.30 views
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Subway train diorama showing Akasaka Mitsuke Station.30 views
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.30 views
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Shield boring machine30 views
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Shield boring machine teeth30 views
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New subway line under construction in Tokyo.30 views
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Evolution of subway ticket vending machines from 1956 to 2007. Current ticket vending machines use touchscreen panels.30 views
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Japanese subway history30 views
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How to drive a subway train.30 views
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Inside "Kegon" Deluxe Romance Car, 1720 series "DRC" electric multiple unit car.30 views
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Rothenburg30 views
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A main thoroughfare to Kabukicho.30 views
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Akasaka Palace, home of the Crown Prince.30 views
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Views of Akasaka from near TBS. The Akasaka Prince Hotel is no longer there.30 views
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Right side of platform has a sample track dating from the original one.30 views
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Dragon bench in Tottori.30 views
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Shoin Shrine is dedicated to Yoshida Shoin (1830–1859 吉田松陰), a native of Hagi who was a leading intellectual and educator during the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate.30 viewsThis is the first torii.
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Leaving Shoin Shrine.30 views
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Taking aim and ready to fire...30 views
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The kimono women first had to register at Ekimachi Terrace where they receive a lottery number for the grand prize drawing. Photographers also had to register here and get a permission tag to photograph the women.30 viewsThe grand prize is a free trip for two to Hawaii.
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At the Hikiyama Museum, stage entertainment.30 views
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More kimono ladies start to arrive.30 views
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The kimono women all gathered here by 2 pm for the prize drawing. They faced a makeshift stage.30 views
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It's not so bad if you're in shape. Actually, I took these going-up pictures while going down the steps. (Went up by bus.)30 views
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Suzuka mountains.30 views
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If you don't take the bus, it's 700 steps up from here.30 views
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Kobe Port Emigrant Ship Boarding Monument30 views
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The pier that damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 has been retained as is.30 views
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The pier that damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995 has been retained as is.30 views
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Nankinmachi, Kobe's Chinatown.30 views
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For about 90 min., the 31 floats arrived at the parking lot one after another like clockwork in the specified order. 30 viewsEach float was introduced over the PA system as they arrived. Except for the bleachers, spectators were not allowed to enter the parking lot while the floats were arriving.
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