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Southeast corner turret193 views東南隅櫓
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JR Gamagori Station. In the foreground is my bicycle.193 views
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Poem monument193 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa193 views
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Eight strings of carp streamers hover over the river.193 views
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Horse stable193 views
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Azuchi Nobunaga Matsuri used to be held on the first Sunday in June, but it's now held in Nov. (since 2020). The festival is dedicated to Oda Nobunaga who built Azuchi Castle. Parking available at nearby Bungei no Sato.193 views
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Kura-zukuri style architecture. Local merchants built these earthen buildings after the Great Fire of Kawagoe in 1893. 蔵造りの町並み193 views
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Rethatching a small storehouse.193 views
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Tatsumaki Jigoku (Tornado Hell) 龍巻地獄193 views
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Warland path193 views
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Entrance road to JRA (Japan Racing Association) Ritto Training Center. MAP193 views
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Oguchi Taro song monument193 views
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Bridge over the gorge193 views
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Verse 3 Lyrics (Imazu) 三番の英訳(今津) "We drift from wave to wave..."193 viewsWe drift from wave to wave, straying aimlessly.
On shore we see red fire, brings back memories.
With our sights set nowhere, rolling with the waves.
Today is Imazu or, Nagahama huh.

浪のまにまに 漂えば
赤い泊火 懐かしみ
行方定めぬ 浪枕
今日は今津か 長浜か

Nami no mani mani, tadayoeba
Akai tomaribi, natsukashimi
Yukue sadamenu, nami makura
Kyo wa Imazu ka, Nagahama ka
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Markings on train platform for standing in line to board.193 views
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The second rope is installed.193 views
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Back of Monument for Japan's Birth of Aviation日本の航空発祥の地・所沢193 views
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Pilots who flew at Tokorozawa.193 views
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Zuiryuji temple's Hatto is the temple's main worship hall built in 1657. A National Treasure. Takaoka, Toyama. 法堂193 views
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba Square193 views
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The Espoir returns to Toyako Onsen. The cruise takes 50 min. if you don't get off to visit the Nakajima islands. Otherwise, allow at least 30 min. for any island visits.193 views
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Wrecked confection factory. A dramatic reminder of what volcanoes can do.193 views
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Lake Toya and cherry blossoms. Shikotsu-Toya National Park193 views
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Buses from Toyako Onsen don't run very often, so check the bus timetable beforehand. I opted to rent a bicycle and rode to Showa-Shinzan. Unless you like to push a bicycle up a very long slope for about 30 min., take a bus.193 views
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The building was akin to Hokkaido's capitol where the governor's office was located. It was used for 80 years. Open 9 am - 5 pm, closed Dec. 29-Jan. 3. Free admission. Near Sapporo Station's south exit and visible from Ekimae-dori road.193 views
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The scenic Ukimido has been the subject of ukiyoe woodblock prints (see below) by Hiroshige and other artists. You can walk on the short bridge to the Ukimido.193 views
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In 860, Miidera Founder Enchin worshipped this shrine as the guardian deity of Miidera.193 views
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Kau'i performs a solo number.193 views
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Kagurazaka Awa Odori Dance193 views
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The fishing master's handmade skirt (koshimino) is made of straw. It functions as a raincoat and provides warmth. He makes and wears out four or five skirts each year. Underneath is just shorts. 腰蓑(こしみの)193 views
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Musashino Hachimangu Shrine in Kichijoji. 武蔵野八幡宮193 views
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Flight deck of the USS Independence.193 views
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Yokosuka, Japan (July 19, 2004) - USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Yokosuka Naval Base and prepares to transit the Tokyo Bay, to the Pacific Ocean.193 viewsYokosuka, Japan (July 19, 2004) - USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Yokosuka Naval Base and prepares to transit the Tokyo Bay, to the Pacific Ocean. The Kitty Hawk Strike Group is participating in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy’s first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class William H. Ramsey (RELEASED)
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The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Truman Bay after completing its last deployment before being replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).193 viewsYOKOSUKA, Japan (May 12, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Truman Bay after completing its last deployment before being replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)
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Statue of Admiral Togo who led Japan to victory during the Battle of Tsushima over Russia in 1905.193 views
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Then they throw salt onto the ring for purification. They do this a few times before the match. These are all Shinto-based religious rituals. Even the roof above the sumo ring looks like a Shinto shrine roof.193 views
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Yoro, Gifu193 views
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Sanno-sai Festival, Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture193 views
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Beach at the site of Sakamoto Castle.193 views
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Hiko-nyan is Hikone's official mascot. A white cat wearing a samurai helmet modeled after Ii Naomasa.193 views
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One of Japan's biggest Hina Matsuri doll festivals is held at Konosu, Saitama from mid-February to March 3, Girls' Day. The main site is Konosu City Hall lobby with its huge, 7-meter-high pyramid with over 1,800 hina dolls. Inside Konosu Station193 views
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Konosu Hina Matsuri Doll Festival193 views
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝193 views
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Room exhibiting the legendary chagama tea pot in Morinj temple, Tatebayashi, Gunma.193 views
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The Yamato Museum is open 9 am to 6 pm (enter by 5:30 pm). Admission is 500 yen for adults, 300 yen for high schoolers, and 200 yen for kids. Battleship Yamato was built in Kure.193 views
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Manhole in Nagahama, Shiga. Gourd design.193 views
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There are five rows of streamers. In Japan, the koi carp is regarded as a symbol of valiant manhood because it swims up the river against the rapids. 192 views
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Hiroshima panorama photos by Shigeo Hayashi192 viewsThe exhibition room was divided in half by this panel. The right side was for Hiroshima, and the left side for Nagasaki.
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Valiant service of Japanese gun192 viewsThis plaque next to the gun describes how it fired its last shot during the Winter War on Feb. 19, 1940 despite being badly damaged. It destroyed a Russian tank and thus repelled a Russian battalion.

Taipale was a small Finnish town on the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga which is now part of Russia. It was one of Finland's front-line defenses against the advancing Soviet army. Although Taipale never fell to the Russians, it was later ceded to Russia along with the entire surrounding area in accordance with a peace treaty.
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Japanese gun on left 沿岸砲兵博物館にて192 viewsThe gun is in front of the Coastal Artillery Museum at Suomenlinna. You can find it on the "Guns of Suomenlinna" map available free at the Visitor Center.

左が元日本海軍の大砲。沿岸砲兵博物館の前にある。スオメンリンナの観光案内所で大砲の地図がある。それを見ればこの日本の砲も見つけられる。
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Tsukubusuma Shrine's Haiden Hall192 views
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Steps to Rōmon Gate, the shrine's most outstanding structure. (楼門)192 views
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This photo from 2006 shows an empty lot next to the main castle tower.192 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights192 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms192 views
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Start of the Hanamatsuri parade which also promotes traffic safety.192 viewsThe starting point was a nearby park.
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Gion Matsuri poster for 2004.192 views
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View from Shiroyama Park192 views
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Monument at West Burial Site, Nishi Kubizuka192 views
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Torii ahead. Mt. Mitake is topped with a Shinto shrine.192 views
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance center point under the dome in 2007.192 views
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Weeping cherry tree192 views
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Tokyo Dome in the background. The garden is right next to Tokyo Dome.192 views
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The boat carrying the portable shrine housing the spirit of Sugawara Michizane. 御鳳輦奉安船192 views
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Route 1 in Nishi-Gotanda toward TOC.192 views
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JR Fussa Station, North side192 views
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Sunset at Futami Okitama Shrine. In the old days when traveling was a hazardous undertaking in Japan, pilgrims who traveled to worship at the Ise Grand Shrines prayed here for a safe return home.192 views
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Marker and side road to Lord Gamo (Gamoh) Ujisato's gravesite. Near Aizu-Wakamatsu City Hall. Gamo Ujisato (1556-1595) was a feudal lord from Hino, Shiga Pref. He built Tsurugajo Castle and named the town Wakamatsu, after a place in his hometown.192 views
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More fall leaves in Akihabara192 views
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Nakamise-dori souvenir arcade. One of Japan's most popular and crowded tourist arcades.192 views
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Hondo worship hall altar 本堂192 views
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Signs in English near the bus stop.192 views
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This box of cookies show all the G8 Summit leaders bathing in a hot spring and scrubbing each other's backs. They also say, "Ii yu!" (great hot spring) which is pronounced "EU" as a pun.192 views
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Ukiyoe woodblock print by Hiroshige showing "Descending Geese at Katata" with Ukimido in the foreground. 近江八景「堅田の落雁」192 views
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The band go over their numbers before going on stage.192 views
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Sailors and Japanese contractors work together to secure an E-2C Hawkeye to a barge for transport to Naval Air Facility Atsugi for repairs.192 viewsYOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 5, 2007) USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Sailors and Japanese contractors work together to secure an E-2C Hawkeye to a barge for transport to Naval Air Facility Atsugi for repairs. The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical airborne warning and control system platform. Kitty Hawk is the only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier in the Navy and operates from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio (Released)
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Kiyosu Castle as seen from the train on the Tokaido Line going to Nagoya.192 views
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British House 英国館192 views
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Kompon Chudo temple192 views
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Graves of those who died building Sunomata Castle.192 views
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Ishiyama-dera's weeping cherries and azalea bushes to bloom in late April.192 views
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A good part of the trail had us going on all fours.192 views
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Going up Hakodate-yama, Hakodate, Hokkaido.192 views
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Grapes to sit on. Kajo Central lobby, Yamagata.192 views
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The men covered their bellies, while the women covered their bellies and chests.192 views
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VIP room.192 views
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Ohbayashi Motoko, former Olympic volleyball player serving as a setsubun bean thrower at Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin temple on Feb. 3, 2010.192 views
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Another one which I didn't have time to see: Diane Orrett's balloon act. She's from Liverpool, UK.192 views
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In memory of this haristyle, a group of beauticians and hairdressers in Shimada hold this annual festival where they don the Shimada-ryu hairstyle (usually with their real hair) and dance in yukata.192 views
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Peonies (botan in Japanese).192 views
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Room exhibiting the legendary chagama tea pot in Morinj temple, Tatebayashi, Gunma.192 views
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Crossing Oshima Ohashi Bridge.192 views
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Another trattoria in Genova (for dinner)191 views
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Home-cooked meal191 viewsI forgot the name of this pea soup, but it was good.
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Keage Incline postcard191 viewsThe Keage Incline was in operation until 1948.
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Subaru R1 and Subaru 360191 viewsThe new ladybug meets the old.
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Rolls Royce Phantom191 views
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Hyakusaiji's Main temple hall (hondo). Important Cultural Property.191 views
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View of castle grounds191 views
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Path to castle tower191 views
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View from castle tower foundation191 views
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The Saio-dai Princess is the main figure of the procession. She represents the Imperial princess who worked at the Kamo Shrine and served in the Aoi Festival during the Heian Period.191 views腰輿(およよ)
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Ready to row on a "quad" sculling race boat. Each person rows with two oars.191 viewsSorry for the small image.
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Restaurant191 views
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Kinomoto Jizo-in Hondo temple hall on the left and giant Jizo statue on the right. 木之本地蔵院191 views
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Nihonbashi Bridge ahead, with the expressway over it.191 views
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Entrance to Minabe Plum Grove. The best time is around mid-Feb. 南部梅林191 views
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Now they start to splash cold water on the men, and some of the spectators.191 views
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Rikugien is one of the nicest Japanese gardens in central Tokyo, and one of two of Edo's famous gardens (other is Koishikawa Korakuen). 191 viewsThe garden was built in 1702 by Lord Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu from Kawagoe, who was a favorite ally of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the 5th Tokugawa Shogun. It is a Kaiyu-type (stroll around a central pond) Daimyo garden with hills and ponds. Near Komagome Station on the Yamanote Line.
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This weeping cherry tree is about 60 years old.191 views
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Main stage at front.191 views
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Climax with cherry blossom motif.191 views
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Hanagasa umbrella dancers 花傘191 views
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JR Gotanda Station and Tokyu, road to Sony HQ191 views
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Hoto means "Treasure Tower." A beautiful building. Ikegami Honmonji, Tokyo 宝塔191 views
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The tekomai geisha enter Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.191 views
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This variety of azaleas are the most common in Japan.191 views
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Mixed colors191 views
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Torii gates (all donated by people)191 views
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A room in the birth home of Yoshida Togo191 views
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Waiting area in Sapporo Station.191 views
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Otaru Canal has a large walkway alongside.191 views
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Map of Miidera temple showing a variety of structures at the foot of Mt. Nagara (not Mt. Hiei). There are about 40 buildings, but you can enter only a few of them. It's not a huge complex, but allow at least 90 min. to see the major things.191 views
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Horikiri Shobuen Station on the Keisei Line from Ueno Station. The Horikiri Iris Garden is a short walk from here.191 views
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The surprise on the last night was kumu hula Kunewa Mook dancing on stage. 違う夜にクネヴァ・ムークも飛び入り参加191 views
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Kagurazaka Awa Odori Dance 神楽坂阿波踊り191 views
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Flight deck of the USS Midway.191 views
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Kannonzaki Park191 views
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Two sumo wrestlers near the gate greeted spectators. The sumo contingent's stop in Maibara was part of their autumn exhibition tour. The day before, they were in Noto, Ishikawa Pref.191 views
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A few hotels overlook the beach.191 views
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Looks like a sand dune, but it's solid concrete looking like sand.191 views
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The two rikishi who were called up go on the ring and stomp their foot.191 views
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They glare at each other a few times before the match. They repeat the salt throwing and glaring for four minutes before the match starts.191 views
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Also see my YouTube video for these dances here.191 views
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Lake Biwa and cherry blossoms as seen from Nagahama Castle.191 views
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Hydrangea at Hakusan Shrine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo191 views
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Cop cars block the parade road.191 views
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This lady always poses for me, from Takarabune-ren. Koenji Awa Odori 2009.191 views
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On the 2nd floor, this classroom has been reconstructed.191 views
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Iolani Palace stage event. This photo was published in a book called "The Companies We Keep 2," published in Hawaii by Bob Sigall in Jan. 2008.191 viewsThis photo was also featured on Hawaii's TV talk show "Nighttime with Andy Bumatai." See the segment at YouTube here.
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Manhole with the old Daiichi High School design. This is also behind Building 1. University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus. 旧制第一高等学校191 views
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Phoenix players shake hands with boosters.191 views
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Rear of Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima.191 views
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Piece of the bow that is displayed. Other gun turrets and parts from the Mutsu are displayed at the Etajima Naval Academy in Hiroshima, Yamato Museum in Kure, and Yasukuni Museum in Tokyo.191 views
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The crowd try desperately to get a shot of Haruka Ayase. I was shooting blind as I raised my camera in the air to shoot. Narita-san Shinshoji temple Setsubun bean throwing.191 views
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Everyone crosses barefoot, so we took off our shoes as we approached the fire crossing.190 views
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Back at the Yakuoin temple which belongs to the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. 薬王院190 views
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Along the river were food stalls.190 views
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Inside San Lorenzo Cathedral190 views
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Castle wall facing the street190 viewsWhen you walk to Tsu Castle from the bus stop, this is what you first see. It is obviously a flatland-type castle. Tsu Castle was first built in 1580 by Oda Nobukane, the younger brother of warlord Oda Nobunaga.
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Helsinki Railway Station ヘリシンキ中央駅190 viewsIn Finnish, "Rautatieasema" (or "Rautatientori" for the railway square where the bus stops in front of the rail station). A good word to know when you want to catch a bus to the railway station. Compared to English (and Japanese), the Finnish language has many long words with so many syllables. I had much difficulty trying to pronounce and spell words in Finnish.

The terminal building was designed by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen (1873-1950). Not to be confused with his famous son Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) also an architect who designed Dulles Airport near Washington, DC and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. (I didn't know he was Finnish.)

Even this side entrance of the train station looked so impressive that I thought it was the front side of the station. The front side is much wider and grander.

フィンランド出身の有名建築家エーロ・サーリネン(1910-1961)の父親、エリエル・サーリネン(1873-1950)が設計した中央駅。写っているのは、一つの横の入口で、正面側はもっと大きい。この横の入口でもりっぱなもの。
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Instruments and implements of the Nenets tribe ネネッツ族の展示190 viewsDrum and other implements.

This exhibit was presented by Markku and Johannes Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui who studied and filmed the Nenets and other tribes.
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Monument for Biwako Hakkei. "Cool Breeze on White Sands of Omatsu" is one of the Eight Views of Lake Biwa as selected in 1949.190 views
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Daihatsu190 viewsA show worth seeing twice.
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East Gate ticket gate. Nagoya Castle admission is ¥500 for adults. Open 9 am to 4:30 pm. Closed Dec. 29–Jan. 1.190 views
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Northwest corner turret. Also called the Inui or Kiyosu Turret. Very photogenic with the wide moat in front. 戌亥櫓(いぬいやぐら)、清洲櫓、西北隅櫓190 views
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Mall to Zenkoji190 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa190 views
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Noddy190 viewsKids could have their picture taken with this character.
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Kawagoe Matsuri is a parade of ornate floats during the day and evening in the city's old town of traditional buildings. Around 15 floats appear during the festival. Held on the third weekend in Oct. 190 viewsMain road where the festival will climax in the evening.
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Oars and boats stored on the bottom floor. The club offers 2-hour rowing lessons on Sundays during May to Nov. Address: 6-1 Ogaya, Otsu, Shiga 520-2144 Japan. Phone/Fax: 077-545-9961, Email: info@setarc.jp190 views
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Gassho-zukuri Minka-en outdoor museum190 views
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Making okonomiyaki190 views
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Natural sculptures190 views
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What's a submarine doing in Kagoshima?190 views
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It's not a large or long run, but better than nothing.190 views
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Sarutahiko on horseback 猿田彦190 views
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Way to the old Tokaido Road at Shinagawa. It was around here where Godzilla first set foot on Japan, in the first Godzilla movie.190 views
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Inside Soshido Hall, view of left side. 大堂(祖師堂)190 views
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Ikegami Station platform on the Tokyu Ikegami Line190 views
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Tamagawa Josui Aqueduct190 views
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Shrine gate and azaleas.190 views
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Boarding time at Imazu Port. In the forefront is a song monument for Biwako Shuko no Uta.190 views
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Graves of the 19 teenage Byakkotai warriors who killed themselves with their own swords.190 views
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Ramen at Ramen Yokocho in Sapporo190 views
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Otaru Canal190 views
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Nagara Shrine Honden Hall. The original shrine was atop the mountain, but it was later moved here in 1054 at the foot of Mt. Nagara to make it more accessible to worshippers.190 views
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He's a crowd pleaser as well and well-known in Japan. Also a graduate of the same high school as me.190 views
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Kunewa Mook, one of the kumu hulas for Hula Halau 'O Kamuela.190 views
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Ikaho's sister-city exhibit in Machi-no-Eki building (ropeway terminal).190 views
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7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) Mar. 21, 2004 - An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) launches past Lt. Cmdr. Mark W. Kekeisen, of St. Louis, Mo., as it speed its way down.190 views7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) Mar. 21, 2004 - An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) launches past Lt. Cmdr. Mark W. Kekeisen, of St. Louis, Mo., as it shuttles its way down USS Kitty Hawk’s (CV 63) flight deck before becoming airborne. Kitty Hawk is currently underway in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), and is the U.S. Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jason T. Poplin. (RELEASED)
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Windsurfing at Onjuku190 views
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The initial charge or tachiai is crucial, and can determine who will win the match. The rikishi on the right has charged earlier than the other, giving him the advantage.190 views
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There are many sumo techniques (called kimarite) to defeat the opponent. This is okuridashi or rear push out. Once your back is toward the opponent, you have little chance to recover.190 views
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This was my favorite part of the festival. Funa-zushi was offered to everyone at the festival. Some people refused though. I love it. It was salty. Goes great with alcohol.190 views
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Very crowded at Hachioji Matsuri.190 views
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The same men perform the ring-entering ceremony for the east side. There were about 20 men.190 views
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What it looked like before the new school building was built.190 views
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Sanjusangendo in Kyoto is famous for its numerous Kannon statues.190 views
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Rules on Uminoko: Safety first, Save water, No running, etc. During the current school year from April 2010 to Feb. 2011, Uminoko will go on over 90 overnight voyages.190 views
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Scale model of Hikone Castle in Kaikoku Kinenkan museum.190 views
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Matsumoto manhole190 views
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My latest YouTube video of the Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri tayu procession held in April 2019.190 views
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Side entrance to Narita-san temple.189 views
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View from Mt. Hiei189 views
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Inside castle tower189 views
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