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Mausoleum of Tokugawa Shoguns 徳川将軍家墓所865 viewsAfter Tokugawa Ieyasu started to rule the Kanto region, he designated Zojoji as the family temple of the Tokugawa clan. The Mausoleum has the tombs of six Tokugawa Shoguns (the 2nd shogun Hidetada, 6th shogun Ienobu, 7th shogun Ietsugu, 9th shogun Ieshige, 12th shogun Ieyoshi, and 14th shogun Iemochi), Imperial Princess Kazunomiya (wife of Shogun Iemochi), and wives and children of shoguns. A total of 38 people are buried here.
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Setsubun bean throwing at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo with Tamao-chan, Ai-chan, and Tochiazuma500 viewsAi-chan was really cute and seemed to be having a great time throwing the beans. Nakamura Tamao (actress), Fukuhara Ai (table tennis player) and Ozeki Tochiazuma (sumo wrestler)
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Gishisai: Kira's head strung on a spear is brought to Sengakuji temple.496 views
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Leader of the 47 ronin, Oishi Kuranosuke goes in front of the Hondo hall and reported their successful capture of Kira.422 views
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Zojoji Temple is the head temple of the Jodo-shu Buddhist sect and best known as the temple of the Tokugawa shoguns. 大門408 viewsAfter Tokugawa Ieyasu started to rule the Kanto region, he designated Zojoji as the family temple of the Tokugawa clan. The temple was expanded during the same time Edo Castle was being built.

Zojoji then came to be known as one of Japan's principal Buddhist temples. The temple grounds have many buildings, monuments, and the tombs of six Tokugawa Shoguns, Imperial Princess Kazunomiya (wife of Shogun Iemochi), and wives and children of shoguns.

Zojoji Temple is a short walk from Onarimon Station on the Mita subway line, Daimon Station on the Toei Oedo and Asakusa subway lines, and JR Hamamatsu-cho Station. This photo shows Daimon Gate on the road to the temple.
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Grave of loyal dog Hachiko and his master, Professor Ueno.366 views
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After reporting to their lord, the group leaves the temple.354 views
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Tokyo Tower in the daytime.342 views
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Large way going to the graves of the 47 ronin masterless samurai at Sengakuji temple. 四十七士墓所340 views
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Actress Nakamura Tamao ("Tamao-chan") and TV personality Françoise Moréchand.333 viewsHere's a Japanese list of the celebrities who threw beans this day:

フランソワ・モレシャン(タレント)、中島 ゆたか(タレント)、川原 多美子(モデル)、秋本 裕希(モデル)、山内 麻美(モデル)、玉川 スミ(落語家)、池田 綾子(歌手)、三笑亭 可楽(落語家)、春風亭 小柳枝(落語家)、三笑亭 夢太朗(落語家)、桂 米助(落語家)、柳亭 楽輔(落語家)、春風亭 鯉昇(落語家)、翁屋 喜楽(落語家)、鏡味 健二郎(太神楽)、神田 ひまわり(講談)、金原亭 伯楽(落語家)、吉原 朝馬(落語家)、金原亭 馬生(落語家)、金原亭 世之介(落語家)、初音家 左橋(落語家)、金原亭 小駒(落語家)、市山 松扇(歌舞伎舞踊)、市山 松翁(歌舞伎舞踊)、市山 松之助(歌舞伎舞踊)、市山 扇之助(歌舞伎舞踊)、市山 竹紫郎(歌舞伎舞踊)、市山 竹松(歌舞伎舞踊)、市山 翔(歌舞伎舞踊)
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Kira's head presented to the Hondo hall. Also see my YouTube video here.308 views
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Sangedatsu-mon Gate (Sanmon) which is the temple's front gate. 三解脱門(三門)304 viewsThe main gate to enter the temple fronts a busy road. Important Cultural Property. "Sangedatsu" means to be released from the three earthly states of mind: greed, anger and stupidity. Walk through this gate and maybe this might happen to you.
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View from Roppongi Hills.292 views
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The Gishisai on Dec. 14 marks the day when the 47 loyal retainers attacked and beheaded Kira to avenge their master (Lord Asano) in 1702. They then marched to Sengakuji to present the head to their master's grave. This is reenacted annually.292 views
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Koshoden 光摂殿291 viewsKoshoden is a lecture hall and seminary for “cleansing soul and fostering the vigor to live” as we face the 21st century. The coffered ceiling of the large hall has beautiful paintings of flowering plants, donated by 120 pious Japanese artists.
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Tamao-chan, Ai-chan, and Tochiazuma288 viewsNakamura Tamao (actress), Fukuhara Ai (table tennis player) and Ozeki Tochiazuma (sumo wrestler)
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Kataoka Shinwa, actor, throwing beans for setsubun at Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin. 片岡信和267 views
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People pushing and shoving. Pretty dangerous...265 views
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Main entrance to Aoyama Cemetery during cherry blossom season in early April. Gaienmae Station (Ginza/Hanzomon Line) and Nogizaka Station (Chiyoda Line) are the closest subway stations.259 views
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First built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612, Sengakuji temple belongs to the Zen Soto sect. This is the Chumon Gate, facing the south, the first gate most people pass through to enter Sengakuji temple. Reconstructed in 1836. 中門255 views
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Priest and Fukuhara Ai (table tennis player)242 views
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Zojoji, Daiden (Hondo) main hall with bean-throwing stage for Setsubun on Feb. 3. 大殿235 viewsDaiden (Hondo) is the temple's main worship hall. It was rebuilt in 1974. Enshrined inside is a large main image (honzon) of Amida Buddha (made during the Muromachi Period), with an image of Great Teacher Shan-tao (who perfected China's Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism) on the right and an image of Honen Shonin (founder of Jodo-shu sect in Japan) on the left. On Feb. 3, the bean-throwing stage was set up in front.
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Tokyo Tower230 views
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Somon Gate 惣門217 views
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Somon Gate 惣門215 views
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Feb. 3 is Setsubun when many temples and shrines hold a mamemaki bean-throwing ceremony. The Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin is one temple worshipped by major sports and entertainment figures.213 views
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Grave of Lord Asano Naganori (Takumi-no-kami) (1667-1701) of Ako Province.212 views
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Aoyama Cemetery map. Quite complicated system to find grave plots.204 views
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Memorial to the dogs who served in Antartica.202 views
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Zojoji Head priest201 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, 2010.183 views
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Grave of Yoshida Shigeru, Japan's first postwar prime minister.180 views
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At the gate to enter the graves of the 47 ronin, they sell incense sticks. 四十七士墓所の門174 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, 2010.172 views
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Main hall in the distance with Tokyo Tower in the background. If you visit Zojoji, you might as well visit Tokyo Tower as well. Just a short walk from the temple.170 views
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Two men playing a gagaku instrument called "sho." 笙166 viewsGagaku music is commonly associated with the Shinto religion. However, this Buddhist temple has been playing gagaku since long ago.
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12:30 pm: Celebrity bean throwers 豆まき161 viewsHeaded by Nakamura Tamao (actress), Fukuhara Ai (table tennis player) and Ozeki Tochiazuma (sumo wrestler), a large number of famous people did the honors.

Here's a Japanese list of the celebrities who threw beans this day:

栃東 関(角界)、福原 愛(女子卓球)、渡部 絵美(元フィギュアスケート選手)、大塚 文雄(民謡歌手)、川野 太郎(俳優)、大谷 晋二郎(プロレスラー)、佐藤 耕平(プロレスラー)、日高 郁人(プロレスラー)、藤田 ミノル(プロレスラー)、大至 伸行(歌手)、水谷 八重子(女優)、川田 公子(みやらび太鼓)、すずき 円香(歌手)、桂 小金治(落語家)、パンツェッタ・ジローラモ(タレント)、武田 幸三(キックボクサー)、わたせ せいぞう(漫画家)、山野愛子ジェーン(山野学苑校長)、中村 玉緒(女優)、岡田 茉莉子(女優)、松旭斉 八重子(マジシャン)、中野 俊彦(松旭斉さん共演)、
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Statue of Oishi Kuranosuke, leader of the 47 loyal retainers. He's looking (glaring) east toward Edo. The temple grounds also have the Ako Samurai Memorial Hall and the well where they washed Kira's head.157 views
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Grave of Yoshida Shigeru 吉田茂の墓156 views
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Graves of Robert Walker Irwin (rear, on the right) and his family. (Old photos of the graves.)154 views
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View down from a glass floor on main observatory149 views
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Tomb in the Mausoleum of Tokugawa Shoguns before it was open for public viewing.148 views
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Grave of Edoardo Chiossone (1833-1898), an Italian who introduced printing technology (for money and stamps) to Japan. He loved Japan and amassed a huge collection of Japanese art, especially woodblock prints. The collection is donated to a Genova museum.146 views
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Somon Gate 惣門144 views
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The 47 masterless samurai then proceed to the nearby grave of their Lord Asano.144 views
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Gishisai on Dec. 14: Headed by Oishi Kuranosuke, the 47 loyal retainers arrive Sengakuji temple.143 views
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An unkept grave.141 views
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11:45 am: Procession お練り140 viewsA long procession of priests, children, and people born in the year of the dog (2006 was the year of the dog) were in the parade.

お練り  午前11時45分〜  開山堂〜三門〜安国殿
餅つき  午後11時55分〜  於:特設舞台
祈 願  午後12時05分〜  於:安国殿
鬼問答  午後12時15分〜  於:特設舞台
豆まき  午後12時30分〜  於:特設舞台
大〆め  午後12時50分〜  於:特設舞台
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Kyozo 経蔵140 viewsStorehouse for sutra texts. Originally built in 1613 with the financial aid of Tokugawa Ieyasu and renovated and relocated here in 1800. It has an octagonal-shaped with revolving bookshelves in the center.
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Daibonsho temple gong 鐘楼堂139 viewsGiant bell with a diameter of 1.76 meters, height of 3.33 meters and a weight of 15 tons. Known as one of the Big Three Bells of the Edo Period. The bell is rung twice a day, in the early morning and in the evening. 鐘楼堂
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Daibonsho temple gong139 views
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They cross the street full of cars. A Gishisai Festival is also held in Ako in Hyogo Prefecture.139 views
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Sangedatsu-mon Gate with notices saying that table tennis player Fukuhara Ai and Ozeki Tochiazuma will be bean throwers for Setsubun.138 viewsThis is Feb. 3, 2006. 三門
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Hondo temple hall. The original hall was destroyed during World War II. Reconstructed in 1953 in the Kamakura style. 本堂138 views
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Inside the old Ankokuden 安国殿137 views
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Asano clan grave137 views
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Jiunkaku 慈雲閣136 views
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The graves all have headstones with the loyal retainer's name on it and age at death.136 views
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Aoyama Cemetery office near the main entrance where you can obtain a map of the cemetery and ask where particular people are buried. The maps they provide do not show where the most famous people are (such as prime ministers).136 views
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Tamao-chan, Ai-chan, and Tochiazuma133 views
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After passing through Sangedatsu-mon Gate. Various memorials and monuments are all over the temple grounds.132 views
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Entrance to Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens, a real oasis in an urban jungle. Another waterfront garden with classic Japanese-style elements with a pond, pine trees, rocks, and stone lanterns. 132 views
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Oishi Kuranosuke's grave132 views
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Closeup of the gagaku instrument "sho." 笙131 viewsGagaku music is commonly associated with the Shinto religion. However, this Buddhist temple has been playing gagaku since long ago. The sho is a wind instrument making that long, drawling, ghostly haunting sound.
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Lastly is the ryuteki flute-like gagaku instrument. It makes a long, whining sound. 龍笛131 views
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List of foreigners buried in this Foreigner's Cemetery. Note that there also other foreigners buried in other parts of Aoyama Cemetery.131 views
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Inside the old Ankokuden 安国殿130 views
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On Feb. 3, 2006, went to see Setsubun bean throwing at Zojoji. Daiden (Hondo) main hall as we wait for the beans129 viewsI was at the front and center. A good place to catch beans, but not very good for picture taking.

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Jizo statues129 views
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Entrance to Jizo statues128 views
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Foreigner's Cemetery 外国人墓地128 views
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Grave of the family of Robert Walker Irwin (1844-1925), Hawaiian Minister to Japan. (Iron gate has since been removed.)127 views
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After the Chumon is the Sanmon Gate which is the temple's main gate. Reconstructed in 1832. 山門126 views
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Since it was during the Gishisai Festival on Dec. 14, banners are in front of the Hondo hall for the 47 loyal retainers of Ako. Read about it here.126 views
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During the Gishisai Festival in mid-Dec., the temple is especially crowded. This is the long line to enter the graves of the 47 loyal samurai retainers. The gravesite's gate up ahead was the back gate of the Ako estate in Tokyo. Later moved here.125 views
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After the bean throwing, lots of people lined up to obtain good-fortune beans or fukumame. 福豆125 views
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Next is the hichiriki, another gagaku instrument. The hichiriki makes a prolonged duck-call sound. 篳篥124 views
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Foreigner's Cemetery 外国人墓地124 views
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Names are clearly written on wooden plaques.123 views
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Heading to their lord's grave.123 views
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Gravestone of Edoardo Chiossone123 views
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Inside old Ankokuden 安国殿122 views
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The old Ankokuden 安国殿121 views
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The gravestones all look alike. There is a map showing who is buried where.121 views
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View of Hamamatsu-cho120 views
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Path to the Hondo temple hall. 本堂120 views
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Ever since 1958 when Tokyo Tower was built, you could not photograph Zojoji without the tower.119 views
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Bean throwing 節分追儺式119 viewsFirst they had people born in the year of the dog throwing small bags of soybeans. They also had one person in a candybox outfit to advertise one of the sponsors who supplied some of the treats they threw to us. Zojoji threw not only beans, but all kinds of little things like tissue paper, towels, toys, potato chips, and candy.
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Incense burner119 views
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Aoyama Cemetery has over 123,000 graves occupying 125,000 square meters within the cemetery land area of 263,564 sq. meters.116 views
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Inside old Ankokuden. A picture of Yokozuna Taiho from the 1960s. I wonder why they had it there. 安国殿115 views
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Roppongi Hills at center114 views
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Gishisai lanterns.114 views
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From April 2015, Zojoji temple started allowing the public to view the Mausoleum of Tokugawa Shoguns.114 views
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Procession of priests.113 views
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Children from the neighboring kindergarten.112 views
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My mochi catch: For good fortune this year.112 views
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Grave of Joseph Heco who was born Japanese (as Hamada Hikozo) but naturalized as a US citizen.111 views
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Bagged a bag of beans, to ward off bad luck and welcome good luck this year.109 views
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On the Gishisai day or anniversary of the attack on Kira, there is an extra amount of people and incense smoke.109 views
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Soon after the 47 retainers committed seppuku on Feb. 4, 1703, they were buried here.109 views
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Mochi throwing108 views
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Zojoji Temple108 views
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People born in the year of the dog.107 views
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Main hall107 views
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Hama-rikyu Garden107 views
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Grave of Joseph Heco107 views
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A monument erected in March 2007 by Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro in appreciation of the foreigners who helped build Japan.106 views
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Children from the neighboring kindergarten.105 views
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11:45 am: Mochi pounding 餅つき105 views
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12:15 am: Devil out! Fortune come in! Kindergarten kids throw beans at an orge to drive out evil and bring in good fortune. 鬼問答104 views
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People buy incense sticks at the gravesite gate and place incense at all the graves.104 views
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Tokyo Tower from Shiba Park.104 views
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The smoke can kill all the bugs in your fur or wool coat.103 views
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For people on the left102 views
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Special observatory (250 m high). When the wind blows, it sways.102 views
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Tokyo Tower from Shiba Park.102 views
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Their year in 2006.101 views
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Ooohhh101 views
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Missed bean bags on ground100 views
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Tokyo Tower and weeping cherry blossoms in Shiba Park.100 views
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Tokyo Tower and cherry blossoms in Shiba Park.100 views
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Children from the neighboring kindergarten.99 views
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Catch of the day...99 views
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People behind wait for the main event...99 views
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Main observatory99 views
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Too hazy to see Mt. Fuji99 views
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Hand towel which fell onto my chest while I was not watching.99 views
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People on the right wait for the main event...98 views
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Security detail. There was a good number of policemen and security people, mainly to discourage pickpockets. 98 views
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Bird's eye view of Kyu-Shiba Rikyu Gardens as seen from Hamamatsu World Trade Center98 views
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Pile of incense in front of a grave.98 views
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Worshippers pile on the incense98 views
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Main observatory97 views
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People on the left wait for the main event...96 views
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Very thick smoke, but not suffocating. People with asthma or lung problems might want to avoid this.96 views
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This is the Foreigner's Cemetery where many foreigners who helped to modernize Japan are buried.96 views
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Should I pick it up from the ground?95 views
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Main observatory95 views
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Grave of Imperial Princess Kazunomiya (wife of Shogun Iemochi) who wanted to be next to her husband. 静寛院和宮94 views
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Elevator hall to go up the tower93 viewsThe stairway is also available up to the main observatory.
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Signs tell you where you are. Quite bewildering mapping system.92 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi91 views
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Cherry blossom tunnel at Aoyama Cemetery.90 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and wife Go (Ogo). 二代秀忠【台徳院殿(たいとくいんでん)】お江89 views
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Main observatory88 views
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Next to the Daiden is this Ankokuden hall that was rebuilt in 2010. 安国殿88 viewsEnshrined is the Black Image of Amida Buddha, which was worshiped by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. This image is said to have repeatedly saved Ieyasu from dangers and enabled him to win battles. Since the Edo Period, it has been revered as a Buddhist image bringing victory and warding off evil.
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The Tokugawa Shogun graves at Zojoji temple is a rectangular site enclosed by a wall and lined with cherry blossoms with Tokyo Tower in the background.88 views
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Opposite end of the Tokugawa Shogun grave site. They used to have much more elaborate Mausoleum, but it was destroyed in World War II.88 viewsThe Mausoleum has the tombs of 2nd shogun Hidetada, 6th shogun Ienobu, 7th shogun Ietsugu, 9th shogun Ieshige, 12th shogun Ieyoshi, and 14th shogun Iemochi, Imperial Princess Kazunomiya (wife of Shogun Iemochi), and wives and children of shoguns.
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This is the public entrance to the Tokugawa Shogun graves at Zojoji temple. Admission is 500 yen.87 views
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87 views増上寺は、上野の寛永寺(霊廟非公開)と共に徳川家の菩提寺で、当山に埋葬されているのは、2代秀忠、5代将軍兄弟の綱重、6代家宣、7代家継、9代家重、12代家慶、14代家茂の6人の将軍の他、女性では将軍正室として2代秀忠夫人崇源院、6代家宣夫人天英院、11代家斉夫人広大院、13代家定夫人天親院、14代家茂夫人静寛院の5人、将軍の側室としては3代家光の桂昌院、6代家宣の月光院など5人、その他、将軍の子女を含む計38人であります。
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Here are photos of all the tombs going around the site in a clockwise direction. First is Goshi or a joint tomb. 合祀(ごうし)塔87 viewsEntombed here are the wives and children of Tokugawa shoguns, including: 1. Tokugawa Tsunashige, a son of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, 2. Keishōin, a concubine of Iemitsu and mother of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, 3. Kodaiin, the wife of Shogun Tokugawa Ienari, 4. Gekkoin, a concubine of Tokugawa Ienobu and mother of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsugu.
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This is the main entrance to the Tokugawa Shogun graves, but it is closed to the public. We entered through a smaller door.86 views
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Tomb of Imperial Princess Kazunomiya86 views
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Grave of Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi 十四代家茂【昭徳院殿(しょうとくいんでん)】86 views
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Daibonsho temple bell85 views
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A total of 38 people are buried here. 85 views
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Next to Zojoji is Shiba Park where there is Toshogu Shrine that used to be part of Zojoji.85 views
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Tokugawa family crest on the door.84 views
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Photos of the old and magnificent Mausoleum, similar to the one in Nikko.84 views
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Jizo statues on the way to the Mausoleum of Tokugawa Shoguns.83 views
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Layout of Zojoji in the Meiji Period.83 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada and wife Go (Ogo). The left sign indicates "Ogo" and right sign says, "Hidetada."83 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsugu83 views
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Zojoji temple's Daiden (Hondo) main hall ahead.82 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu 六代家宣【文昭院殿(ぶんしょういんでん)】82 views
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Side view of Ieshige and Ieyoshi tombs.82 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi82 views
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About the Sangedatsu-mon Gate.81 views
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Columbarium built in 1933. One of the few structures that was not destroyed during World War II. 大納骨堂(舎利殿)81 views
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Tomb of Ogo, Hidetada's beloved wife.81 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada81 views
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Foot of tower80 views
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A few priests walked past.80 views
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About the Daiden (Hondo) main hall 80 views
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Three more Tokugawa tombs.80 views
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Somon Gate, the front gate of the Taitoku-in mausoleum (lost in World War II air raids) for Tokugawa Hidetada. 台徳院霊廟惣門80 views
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Foot of tower79 views
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About the Daibonsho temple bell79 views
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Zojoji, Daiden (Hondo) main hall was rebuilt in 1974.79 views
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Daiden79 views
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Nice cherry blossoms at Zojoji temple with Tokyo Tower in the background.79 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsugu 七代家継 【有章院殿(ゆうしょういんでん)】79 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige 九代家重 【惇信院殿(じゅんしんいんでん)】79 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyoshi 十二代家慶 【慎徳院殿(しんとくいんでん)】79 views
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View from the Daiden, looking toward the Sangedatsu-mon Gate.78 views
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Inside the new Ankokuden.78 views
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Side view78 views
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Gravestone of Robert Walker Irwin (1844-1925), Hawaiian Minister to Japan and his Japanese wife Iki.78 views
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Tokyo Tower with koinobori carp streamers in early May.78 views
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Toshogu Shrine77 views
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Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳77 views
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Top of Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳77 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsugu77 views
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Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige77 views
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Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳76 views
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Top of Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳76 views
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Main thoroughfare, lined with cherry trees, cuts through the middle of the cemetery where cars whiz by. Quite irritating.75 views
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Toshogu Shrine 東照宮75 views
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Top of Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳75 views
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Top of Maruyama Tumulus75 views
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Top of Maruyama Tumulus 丸山古墳75 views
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Way to Toshogu Shrine in Shiba Park.75 views
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