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Odawara city employees.16 views
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Boardwalk across the marsh.16 views
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Not allowed to pick any plants.16 views
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Mulberry tree whose bark is used to make washi paper.16 views
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Video of Maihara Hikiyama matsuri in 2010.16 views
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Hungarian Horntail, a dragon native to Hungary, greets you high above.16 views
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Bottled “Tokyo Special” butterbeer (¥1,000).16 views
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Parts of Mashu Maru.16 views
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Pictures of recent Seikan ferries.16 views
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Descriptions of different class of accommodations. First Class to Third Class.16 views
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First Class and Second Class cabins.16 views
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Inside JR Hakodate Station.16 views
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View from Biwako Ohashi Bridge as the boats row south to Otsu.15 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Course operated by Shiga Prefecture for major rowing regattas. Seven of the eight boats used for the rowing tour were borrowed from this facility. It is near the head of Seta River, and near Seta Rowing Club.15 views
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In Japan, rowing is still a niche sport and not a popular spectator sport. It doesn't get much national press coverage. These are alumni rowers.15 views
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When we arrived in Jan. 2020, we were greeted by a wonderful dance and taiko drum performance by kids and parents from the local Okegawa Tanpopo Nursery School (桶川たんぽぽ保育園).15 views
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Okegawa Tanpopo Nursery School performed the Ara-uma horse dance (荒馬踊り) backed by taiko drummers.15 views
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Inari Shrine in Okegawa-juku. 稲荷神社15 views
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Nakasendo Road in Okegawa-juku.15 views
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About the Shimamura family earthen storehouse (島村家住宅土蔵). The storehouse is a National Tangible Cultural Property.15 views
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More antique items on the 2nd floor.15 views
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The ingredients used in making shoyu. Lots of soybeans and salt. 15 views
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He showed us how to mix the vat.15 views
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Corridor15 views
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This semi-final game was Denso Iris (white) vs. Mitsubishi Electric Koalas.15 views
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Introducing the Toyota Antelopes.15 views
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Tourist walking map of Ota-juku. From Ota-juku Nakasendo Museum, most sights are within walking distance.15 views
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Nakasendo traveler's clothing.15 views
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Cape Rokkosaki is at the northernmost tip of Noto Peninsula and famous as where you can see both the sunrise and sunset over the ocean.15 viewsOn clear days, Sado island in Niigata Prefecture can also be seen.
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Suzu pottery15 views写真提供：©石川県観光連盟
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On another part of Kabira Bay, typical low-tide beach in Yaeyama. Ahead is the main part of Kabira Bay with the glass bottom boats and former Kabira Village.15 views
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About the Cornerstone of Peace.15 views
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In front of Ishigaki Port is Hotel Miyahira. Went there for lunch.15 views
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Walking back down from Agari-no Azana lookout. On the left is the back of the Yohokoriden.15 views
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Suimuikan is another rest house for visitors. Basement has underground parking lots. 首里杜館15 views
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Views from Kouri Ocean Tower's top lookout deck.15 views
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Kouri Ocean Tower's top lookout deck.15 views
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Entrance to Kokusai-dori is flanked by two shisa guardian lion-dogs.15 views
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In central Naha, Kokusai-dori (国際通り), main drag of tourist shops and restaurants. Lined with palm trees.15 views
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Map of Kokusai-dori.15 views
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Gift shop modeled after Shuri Castle.15 views
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Sanshin for sale on Kokusai-dori.15 views
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Haisai Okinawa Building entrance on Kokusai-dori. ハイサイおきなわビル15 views
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Sam's Maui on Kokusai-dori, Naha.15 views
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Naha Bus on Kokusai-dori. There are larger buses too.15 views
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At the foot of the embankment with cherry trees and food stalls. 15 views
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There are three rows of cherry blossoms on the riverbank. This row is on the foot of one side.15 views
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. 15 views
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The park's main cherry tree is this weeping cherry blossom tree. Very nice.15 views
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Map of the neighborhood around Ukita Park.15 views
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Cherry blossoms at Ukita Park, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. 宇喜田公園15 views
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Cherry blossoms in Kinshi Park and Tokyo Skytree.15 views
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The cherry blossoms are mostly Somei-Yoshino, but I also saw weeping cherries.15 views
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo15 views
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Shinkawa River Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo15 views
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The west end of Shinkawa River has a Edo-style fire watchtower. To give an Edo-Period riverscape.15 views
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After the city of Edo suffered a major fire in the 7th century, fire watchtowers similar to this one were built. The towers also had a bell to sound a fire alarm and direct firefighters to any fire.15 views
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Traditional Japanese fire lookout tower and cherry blossoms. 火の見やぐら15 views
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Cycling here when the cherry blossoms are in bloom is very pleasant.15 views
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Orchids inside Naha Airport. 胡蝶蘭15 views
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Yui Rail Naha Airport Station platform.15 views
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Also showed a cobra and tried to provoke it to show its expanded neck.15 views
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Okinawan shishi-mai lion dance.15 views
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NAL Asuka STOL Research Aircraft (National Aerospace Laboratory) flew during 1986–1989. 低騒音STOL実験機「飛鳥」15 views
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Loading a bicycle on the train.15 views
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Torii near the train station.15 views
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Way to Taga Taisha.15 views
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Kinutateiwa Bridge is for pedestrians only. Spans 140 meters long, and 37 meters above the river. 鬼怒楯岩大吊橋15 views
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Kinugawa River as seen from Kinutateiwa Bridge in Kinugawa Onsen.15 views
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Next to Tateiwa Scenic Point is Tateiwa Kinuhime Shrine. 15 views
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Bathroom sink made of pottery.15 views
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Breakfast at Kinugawa Park Hotels.15 views
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After dinner, we went to Kotokuji, a Soto Zen Buddhist temple in Nikko. 高徳寺15 views
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To get to Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura, take a bus from Kinugawa Onsen Station (bus stop 3). Buses run three times an hour from 9 am to 3:50 pm.15 views
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At Edo Wonderland in Nikko, Tochigi, Wakamatsu-ya Theater in a Yoshiwara brothel style building. It holds oiran shows, one of the park's major attractions. 若松屋15 views
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Fire tower and rest area.15 views
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Under floor secret path.15 views
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Escape door if you give up.15 views
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Ninja Training Hall is a very slanted building.15 views
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There's also Tobu World Square nearby, but we didn't have time to visit. Just passed by on the bus.15 views
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Road cleared of snow for cars. Different story on the other side of the lake though.15 views
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Akanko Ainu Kotan gift shop.15 views
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Cherry blossoms along Junsai-ike Pond in late March. じゅん菜池15 views
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Get off here at Kami-Hiraicho stop (上平井町). Even the bus stop signs have Monchicchi.15 views
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Matsumae Castle was the last Japanese castle to be built (1854) during the samurai's Edo Period. It was the base of the Matsumae Clan who ruled Hakodate and this Matsumae area (formerly named "Fukuyama"). The castle was an expansion of thei15 views
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Fancy selfie sign says "Matsumae Castle." Since the current castle tower is aging and not earthquake-resistant, there are plans to replace it with another reconstruction with wood. Due to be completed in 2035.15 views
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After the Edo Period, much of Matsumae Castle was dismantled except for the main tower which was a National Treasure. Unfortunately, the main tower caught fire from embers from the burning Matsumae Town Hall nearby in 1949.15 views
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View from the top floor of Matsumae Castle's main tower. The castle grounds have 10,000 sakura trees, making it one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. 日本さくら名所100選15 views
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Matsumae Castle's Honmaru Gomon Gate.15 views
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The museum also has a replica of Chiyonofuji's Kokonoe sumo stable ring. 15 views
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Photo of Olympic gold medalist wrestler Yoshida Saori and Chiyonofuji.15 views
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Way to Cape Ayamaru lookout point.15 views
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Recreational park down below from the lookout point on Cape Ayamaru.15 views
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We had lunch here. Address: 鹿児島県奄美市笠利町用安1246-115 views
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Rear view of park.15 views
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Amami no Sato dome housing the Event Space, Information Space, and General Exhibition Hall.15 views
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Amami no Sato's Island Information Space explains about Amami Oshima.15 views
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Amami no Sato's Island Information Space explains about local flora and fauna.15 views
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Explanation of the Oshima tsumugi dyeing process.15 views
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I thought Yakushima was going to be mostly wilderness and sparsely populated like Iriomote in Okinawa. So it was surprising to see the island so well populated.15 views
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Road construction work, hopefully they are widening the road.15 views
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Easy tourist hike.15 views
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Seiryo-bashi suspension bridge. 清涼橋15 views
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Gift shop on Yakushima.15 views
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About Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden in Japanese.15 views
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Poetry monument as you enter the garden. This one is by famous Haiku poet Matsuo Basho. About the coming of spring. 松尾芭蕉の句碑 15 views
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After paying admission, go through this Garden Gate to enter the garden. 庭門15 views
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Pink plum blossoms.15 views
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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden's major feature is this Japanese bush clover (hagi) tunnel.15 views
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Japanese bush clover (hagi) tunnel.15 views
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Species name is "Shirokaga."15 views
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Pine tree at Mukojima with yukitsuri ropes for protection against snow.15 views
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Baido-sui well 梅洞水15 views
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Mukojima Hyakkaen is near Higashi-Mukojima Station on the Tobu Skytree Line or Keisei Hikifune Station on Keisei Oshiage Line.15 viewsEasiest way is to take the Nippori-bound bus #22 (里22) from JR Kameido Station (bus stop 6). Get off at Hyakkaen-mae.
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On the Nippori-bound bus #22 (里22) from JR Kameido Station, get off here at Hyakkaen-mae bus stop.15 views
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Turn right and go straight. There will be a small playground.15 views
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Near Mukojima Garden is Shirahige Shrine in Higashi Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. Dedicated to the God of Longevity, it's one of the Sumidagawa Seven Gods of Good Fortune. 白鬚神社15 views
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Shirahige Shrine in Higashi Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. "Shirahige" literally means "white beard," a sign of old age and longevity. The shrine worships Sarutahiko Ōkami for strength and guidance.15 views
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Shirahige Shrine in Higashi Mukojima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo is also a branch shrine of Shirahige Shrine in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture. 白鬚神社15 views
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Built in 1931, Shirahige Bridge was named after nearby Shirahige Shrine. Length is 167.6 meters. Amazing that it survived World War II. 白鬚橋15 views
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Shirahige Bridge over Sumida River is on the border of three wards: Sumida, Taito, and Arakawa. The original bridge was wooden built in 1914. It was a toll bridge, but didn't do well business wise due to watashi-bune commuter boats in the same area.15 views
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Shirahige Bridge on the Taito Ward end.15 views
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Shirahige Bridge over Sumida River. The original wooden bridge survived the 1923 Kanto earthquake, but Tokyo government bought the bridge in 1925 and rebuilt it in 1931.15 views
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Sumida River as seen from Shirahige Bridge.15 views
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This is one of the two arch bridges. Named Hyakutai-bashi (百代橋), 62.5 meters long, 3.5 m wide. It has steps and a narrow slope to push bicycles. Not wheelchair accessible.15 views
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I think this is a bus stop on the Nikko Kaido.15 views
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Okawa Honjin lodge monument in Soka-juku, Nikko Kaido Road. There was also another Honjin in Soka-juku. 大川本陣跡碑15 views
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Original road marker reinforced with steel. Rare remnant of Soka-juku on the Nikko Kaido. 道標元標15 views
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Floor layout on the 1st and 2nd floors. The old classrooms are now exhibition rooms for local history and artifacts.15 views
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First floor exhibition room displays old farming equipment.15 views
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About the dugout canoe from 5,300 years ago.15 views
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Documents related to traveling on the Nikko Kaido.15 views
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On the 2nd floor, Hinamatsuri Girl's Day dolls.15 views
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Koga Kubo Park has Gosho-numa Pond. 15 views
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Kubo Park's grassy lawn where four hot-air balloons were placed, rolled out flat on a blue tarp over the grass. 芝生広場15 views
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Inflating the hot-air balloon.15 views
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They started blowing flames into the balloon.15 views
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There were free shuttle buses from Koga Station (west exit) going to and from the park.15 views
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JR Koga Station information center (closed).15 views
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JR Koga Station platform. About 73 min. by train from central Tokyo.15 views
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Kamagaya Daibutsu was made by sculptor Tagawa Shuzen (多川主膳) in Kanda, Tokyo. It's located in a local cemetery right near Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.15 views
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Kamagaya Daibutsu is Shakyamuni Buddha (Shaka Nyorai). The statue is still owned and maintained by the Fukuda family. It's a longtime symbol of Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. Free to visit.15 views
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Buses to Kamagaya Daibutsu also run from Funabashi Station.15 views
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Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine torii.15 views
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About Kamagaya Hachiman Shrine.15 views
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.15 views
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Kamagaya-Daibutsu Station on the Shin-Keisei Line.15 views
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Local bus at JR Abiko Station south entrance. Took the bus to Lake Tega.15 views
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After getting off the bus, walked to Mizu no Yakata.15 views
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View of Lake Teganuma from Mizu no Yakata (Water Pavilion) lookout tower. Looking toward Tega Ohashi Bridge which first opened in 1964 and expanded to 4 lanes in 2001..15 views
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JR Kashiwa Station East exit area.15 views
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Inside Bic Camera.15 views
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About Mito Kaido Road. Kashiwa was on the Mito Kaido, but not a post town.15 views
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Kashiwa Jinja Shrine. People pray here for abundant harvests, business prosperity, good marriage partner, safe childbirth, academic excellence, marine transportation safety, and more. 柏神社15 views
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Nibangai Shopping Arcade 二番街商店街15 views
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Tobu Line Kashiwa Station platform.15 views
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Inside Nagareyama-Otakanomori S.C.15 views
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Life Garden building with a family restaurant connected to Nagareyama Otakanomori Station east side.15 views
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Nagareyama Otaka-no-Mori Station east exit.15 views
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Tsukuba Express Akihabara Station.15 views
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