 Most viewed - Mito 水戸市 |
Plum Blossom Queen at Kairakuen Station1371 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 Queen1270 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1186 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito841 views
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.659 views
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Closeup of red plum blossom619 views
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Closeup of white plum blossom542 views
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Cherry Blossom Room, Kobuntei Villa526 views
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Red and white plum blossoms444 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of maple leaves437 views
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Kobuntei Villa414 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa412 views
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Natto fermented beans411 views
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Kobuntei Villa407 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of fall leaves403 views
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Plum blossom-viewing picnickers394 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of plum trees377 views
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Kobuntei Villa368 views
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Tokiwa Shrine, Mito326 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 Ibaraki318 viewsTrain platform of Kairakuen Station.
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Kobuntei Villa315 views
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Osaka-zuki red plum blossoms 大盃279 viewsOsaka-zuki
大盃
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Bonsai plum trees258 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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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.255 views
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Kobuntei Villa245 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba240 views
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Pinickers238 views
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Pine trees and plum trees227 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station226 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station225 views
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Kairakuen Station221 viewsThis station, right before Mito Station, is open only during major flower seasons of Kairakuen.
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of azalea215 views
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Plum tree grove, about a week too early.214 views
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Konan Shomu plum blossom 江南所無213 viewsPrunus mume Kounanshomu
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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.212 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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Kobuntei Villa was originally built in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It was his summer villa.211 views
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Plum grove209 views
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Bamboo grove208 viewsPine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are called Shochikubai in Japanese. This trio of trees is most famous.
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Crowd at Higashi-mon East Gate203 viewsThis was the defacto main gate and most crowded since it is closest to the train station.
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Plum trees and Lake Senba201 views
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Kobuntei Villa201 views
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Natural spring (cold water)200 views
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Fantastically-shaped plum tree197 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba196 views
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Plum tree grove192 views
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Torano-o plum blossom (Tiger's Tail) 虎の尾191 views
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Omote-mon Gate191 viewsThis supposed to be the front gate.
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Kobuntei Villa191 views
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Plum tree and train190 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.190 views
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Kobuntei Villa189 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa186 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa186 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa185 views
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Path to natural spring183 views
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Kobuntei Villa183 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights181 views
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Poem monument180 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms180 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa178 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa178 views
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Kobuntei Villa176 views
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Kobuntei Villa175 views
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Kobuntei Villa173 views
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Kobuntei Villa173 views
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Kobuntei Villa172 views
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Kobuntei Villa165 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa158 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. 2012.156 views
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