 Most viewed - Mito 水戸市 |
Plum Blossom Queen at Kairakuen Station1440 viewsShe was passing out maps of the garden. It was a nice touch to see two of these kimono beauties greeting us.
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Plum Blossom Queen1340 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1232 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito888 views
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.705 views
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Closeup of red plum blossom668 views
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Closeup of white plum blossom589 views
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Cherry Blossom Room, Kobuntei Villa571 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of maple leaves485 views
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Red and white plum blossoms477 views
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Kobuntei Villa458 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of fall leaves443 views
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Plum blossom-viewing picnickers441 views
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Kobuntei Villa441 views
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Natto fermented beans436 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa436 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of plum trees421 views
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Kobuntei Villa414 views
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Tokiwa Shrine, Mito367 viewsDedicated to Lord Mitsukuni Tokugawa, the second lord of Mito, and Nariaki Tokugawa, the ninth lord of Mito and the one who built Kairakuen Garden.
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Welcome to Ibaraki361 viewsTrain platform of Kairakuen Station.
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Kobuntei Villa358 views
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Bonsai plum trees306 viewsI bought one of these once and the flowers smelled good before they withred away. The tree also died soon afterward.
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Osaka-zuki red plum blossoms 大盃301 viewsOsaka-zuki
大盃
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Map of Kairakuen, a garden built in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It is one of Japan's three most famous gardens.290 views
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Pinickers276 views
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Kobuntei Villa270 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station269 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station266 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba266 views
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Entrance to garden via Tokiwa Shrine. One of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.259 viewsOne of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.
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Pine trees and plum trees255 views
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Kairakuen Station244 viewsThis station, right before Mito Station, is open only during major flower seasons of Kairakuen.
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Crowd at Higashi-mon East Gate243 viewsThis was the defacto main gate and most crowded since it is closest to the train station.
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Plum tree grove, about a week too early.241 views
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Konan Shomu plum blossom 江南所無237 viewsPrunus mume Kounanshomu
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of azalea235 views
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Plum grove234 views
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Bamboo grove231 viewsPine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are called Shochikubai in Japanese. This trio of trees is most famous.
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Kobuntei Villa was originally built in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It was his summer villa.230 views
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Kobuntei Villa227 views
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Fantastically-shaped plum tree224 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba224 views
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Natural spring (cold water)223 views
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Plum tree grove220 views
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Kobuntei Villa220 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa218 views
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Torano-o plum blossom (Tiger's Tail) 虎の尾217 views
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Plum tree and train217 views
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Kobuntei Villa has exquisite Japanese-style paintings on paper sliding doors. Kobuntei was damaged by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and was closed until early 2012 for repairs.217 views
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Kobuntei Villa217 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba216 views
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Omote-mon Gate216 viewsThis supposed to be the front gate.
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Path to natural spring213 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa209 views
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Kobuntei Villa208 views
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Poem monument207 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa207 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights206 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa206 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms205 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa203 views
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Kobuntei Villa202 views
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Kobuntei Villa201 views
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Kobuntei Villa201 views
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Kobuntei Villa199 views
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Kobuntei Villa199 views
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Kobuntei Villa198 views
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Kobuntei suffered quite a bit of damage during the big earthquake on March 11, 2011. Repairs have started in Sept. 2011, and they hope to reopen the Kobuntei by Feb. 2012.186 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa186 views
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