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This bus was made by Nissan in 1951.74 views
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Entrance to the old Daimaru Dept. Store in 2007.74 views
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Entrance to Tokyo Big Sight73 views
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PIE 2006 ticket booth73 views
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Show for kids73 viewsVery few kids. Like why would you want to take your children to a camera show? The Tokyo Anime Fair held next door during the same time attracted the kids.
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The park has about 120 varieties of plum blossoms. You can see how different they look.73 views
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Perhaps the most common species of plum blossom.73 views
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Path going further up the hill73 views
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Rest house73 views
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Nice to see a non-Japanese dancer.73 views
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Beware of falling rocks73 views
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Finally, a sign of the waterfall.73 views
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Jam made in Hinohara.73 views
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Farewell to Hinohara73 views
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Ume plum blossoms73 views
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White plum blossoms 白梅73 views
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White plum blossoms 白梅73 views
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In spring, see 4,500 peony plants in 70 varieties bloom. Temple is nicknamed "Botan Daishi" (Peony Daishi).73 views
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Red plum blossoms73 views
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Waterfall73 views
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He is a drifter who travels extensively all over Japan and works as street vendor/hawker selling little trinkets and what not. Photo: The stripe pattern of the walls is the same as Tora-san's coat.73 views
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JR Kameari Station, south exit73 views
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My gang enjoying the blossoms.73 views
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Alpine map pointing the way to various areas73 views
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama, Tokyo73 views
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Beware of bears...73 views
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The bridge can be disconnected and removed if necessary.73 views
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Daffodil スイセン73 views
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Side of Kannon-do main worship hall and autumn leaves73 views
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Tiny red chrysanthemum73 views
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Living room with 10 tatami mats. 座敷73 views
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Inscribed as follows: 多麻河泊爾左良須／弖豆久利佐良左良 (たまがわにさらすてづくりさらさらになにぞこのこのここだかなしき). It somehow means, "This child is really cute!"73 views
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On the right of the centerpiece stone is this newer stone (added in 1983) inscribed with the names of the most recent yokozuna.73 views
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The starting point was here, at the foot of the sloping Kagurazaka-dori near Iidabashi Station.73 views
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Flute players73 views
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On the second day, Sept. 14, 2008 (Sun.), all the mikoshi gathered on the street in front of Kichijoji Station's north side at 3 pm.73 views
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Koto Ward mayor says a few words. This was Koto Ward Appreciation Day.73 views
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Cohey Aoki73 views
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Helicopter73 views
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Autographed basketball.73 views
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Nihombashi subway station where the Tozai and Ginza Line pass through. 日本橋駅73 views
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Eitai-dori 永代通り73 views
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Path to the Honden worship hall.73 views
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And you think your largest soccer stadium can hold a lotta people. Come see here.73 views
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People are spread out along the riverbank of Edogawa River. Held on the first Sat. of Aug. at 7:15 pm to 8:25 pm. If weather is bad, it is held on the next day73 views
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Mitaka Silver-ren (senior citizens) 三鷹シルバー連73 views
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Kurenai-ren 紅連73 views
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Finally, a foreign runner. This is Joseph Muwaniki (#146) the first foreigner to cross the finish line to come in 6th place to claim 500,000 yen in prize money. He lives in Tokyo and sponsored by a camera company.73 views
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As this runner indicates, it was a freezing-cold day. It rained all morning and we even had slushy snow at one point. But it wasn't so windy nor stormy. 73 views
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Card player?73 views
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Fireworks. (In Japanese, fireworks are literally called "fire flowers" or hanabi.73 views
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Show's orchid queen was Yonekura Kyoko, an actress.73 views
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Kimono with orchid design73 views
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Cherry blossoms are so fleeting. They last for only a short time, like life itself. And so cherry blossoms are often found at cemetaries in Japan.73 views
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My YouTube video of these incredible taiko drummers at Tokyo Marathon finish line in 2007.73 views
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Mamemaki bean-throwing at Hie Jinja Shrine for setsubun.73 views
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Riverside park along the Arakawa River featuring numerous varieties of cherry blossoms including those from Washington, DC. An old thatched-roof house, exhibition spaces, and a rest house make it a very pleasant spot to visit in spring.73 views
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Petting zoo73 views
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JR Shinagawa Station, Takanawa Entrance on the west side. 品川駅 高輪口73 views
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French Formal Garden in autumn at Shinjuku Gyoen Garden.73 views
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Cherry blossom that blooms in Oct.73 views
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Ome Taisai is held by Sumiyoshi Shrine in Ome, the city's main guardian shrine. Ome is a former post town along the Ome Kaido Road going from Shinjuku, Tokyo to Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.73 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden in Tokyo had a long line to get in during late Nov. Near JR Mejiro Station on the Yamanote Line. Free admission.73 views
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Jukebox73 views
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Side street73 views
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Door signs73 views
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Shiragaki tanuki also commonly displayed at the restaurant entrance.73 views
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Asakusa geisha give free performances for tourists at the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center's 6th floor hall on Saturdays during the warmer months, especially April and Nov.73 viewsTwo shows on each Saturday at 1 pm and 2:30 pm. Free tickets are distributed on the day of the performance in the lobby of the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center from 10 am. The hall has only 75 seats and standing room for 30. See official website for the schedule: http://e-asakusa.jp/en/culture-experience/5890
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2009 Part 1/3 - Kokesaku 苔作73 views
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Wooden floor.73 views
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Gingko trees along the fringe of the park near Yoyogi Koen Station in autumn.73 views
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Yaesu side roof under construction in 2012.73 views
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Barrels of cold water72 views
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Notice the plum blossom "waterfall" on the left.72 views
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The reds and whites contrast well with the dark greens...72 views
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Sculptures72 views
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Kichijoji Falls 吉祥寺滝72 views
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The Village Office and coffee shop has a great view of the river.72 views
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Inside the shop72 views
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Benches all over for us to gaze at the panorama.72 views
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Benches for hikers who had lunch.72 views
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama, Tokyo72 views
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More waterfalls...72 views
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One of the few plum trees in bloom in early Feb.72 views
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Shoren'an and picnic tables72 views
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Lookout point 清涼台72 views
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Basho haiku monument 芭蕉天神72 views
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Lookout point72 views
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Chuo Line passes through. 中央線72 views
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Veranda. The home used to be owned by the Arai family.72 views
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In the top row, we can see from right to left: Asashio, Kashiwado, Taiho, Tochinoumi, Sadanoyama, Tamanoumi, and Kitanofuji. Inscribed are the ring name, hometown, and yokozuna promotion date.72 views
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Names of yokozuna inscribed on the back of the centerpiece stone.72 views
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The garden's highest point has a small hut as seen on the left.72 views
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Unusual to see a woman drumming a big taiko drum.72 views
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Damudan-ren has an easily-recognizable kimono design pattern. だむだん連72 views
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Central plaza with food stalls.72 views
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Musashino Hachimangu Shrine in Kichijoji. 武蔵野八幡宮72 views
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Name cards of all 49 Asakusa geisha.72 views
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The fourth and final number was the Finale called 江戸の心浅茅の賑い which consisted of six parts. They performed their zashiki dances.72 views
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Entrance to Ariake Colosseum at around 4 pm, 2 hours before tip-off for the game between Tokyo Apache and Ryukyu Golden Kings on Nov. 29, 2008.72 views
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Pre-game activities starting at 4 pm started with a free throw which anybody could participate.72 views
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Tokyo Apache basketball court. The bj League also focuses on entertainment and seeks fans in their localities through booster clubs. Ticket prices in Tokyo are quite cheap (as low as 2,000 yen for adults).72 views
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Booster club members sitting in the "Apache Seats" (2,500 yen for adults) at one end of the court.72 views
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Fans entering Ariake Colosseum for the game between Tokyo Apache and Toyama Grouses on Dec. 28, 2008.72 views
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Inside Fuji View Stand. Very spacious and modern, the Tokyo Race Course is a huge facility not only for horse racing and betting, but also for family recreation and amusement.72 views
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A pedestrian overpass connects the Fuchu Keiba Seimon-mae Station directly to the Tokyo Race Course's Fuji View Stand.72 views
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If it rains, you can sit here. On this day on June 14, 2009, the Grade III Epsom Cup horse races were held. 72 views
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During the festival, a few concerts, bazaar, etc., are held.72 views
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Classroom corridor72 views
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Room where Emperor Meiji stayed.72 views
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Inside a classroom72 views
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In 10th place and the last male runner to receive prize money is HASEGAWA Kiyokatsu (#149). He will receive a paltry 100,000 yen for his 2 hr. 15 min. 15-sec. run.72 views
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Mikoshi portable shrines serve as this design's motif.72 views
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Japanese orchid display72 views
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Sumo wrestlers including Aran.72 views
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Memorial plaque in Japanese and English.72 views
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Jowa Stone Tablet, Tokyo's largest stone tablet. 貞和の板碑72 views
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Cherry blossom that blooms in autumn.72 views
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Lion statue wearing a coat inside Mitsukoshi Dept. Store in Nihonbashi in autumn.72 views
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See my 29-min. video of the Shibuya Kagoshima Ohara Festival in 2014.72 views
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Kitte Building (post office)72 views
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Kappa imp72 views
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One symbol of Kappabashi72 views
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For Chinese restaurants72 views
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Shigemi Fuji, chairman of the Asakusa Tourist Federation greeted the full-house audience. 浅草観光連盟会長 冨士滋美72 views
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Halloween at Tokyo Skytree in 2015.72 views
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My video of Koenji Awa Odori 2013 Part 3/3 第57回 東京高円寺阿波おどり 総集編72 views
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Aikido demonstrations at Hama-rikyu on Jan. 3, 2015.72 views
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Falconry demo was held twice in the day. The first demo had the hawks released from the top of a nearby skyscraper and they flew down to their falconers in the garden.72 viewsFor the demo, they showed the hawks swoop low from one falconer to another. They also showed a live capture (kill?) of a released pigeon. Very fast.
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Photo seminar71 views
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