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The shrinking hotel. Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo was being demolished from top to bottom. It used to be 39 stories high. Now it's about 10-15 stories in March 2013.63 views
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Outside Shibuya Station, they had this tent selling Kagoshima goods and giving out free festival pamphlets.63 views
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The dance parade was held on Dogenzaka and Bunkamura-dori roads.63 views
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The festival is held near JR Ome Station on the Chuo Line.63 views
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The floats have festival musicians and masked comical dancers performing.63 views
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They make sure the floats don't hit power lines or collide with any roofs and other floats. They attach themselves to a safety rope.63 views
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Neighborhood headquarters houses a life-size doll.63 views
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Those five dolls are instead displayed in their respective neighborhoods during the festival.63 views
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About the Inaba family house. Inaba-ke Jutaku63 views
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In the evening, they light up the paper lanterns.63 views
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After passing the JAL maintenance hangar, you will see this overpass connecting the ANA buildings.63 views
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ANA's whale plane.63 views
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Jet engine undergoing maintenance.63 views
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How workers get around. Enjoyed the tour.63 views
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「ヤットサー ヤットヤット ヨイサー ヤットサー！」62 views掛け声
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Women sometimes perform men's dances. Goraku-ren 伍楽連62 views
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Head stand62 views
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He tries again and succeeds in unfurling a banner which says "Koto Ward, Water Capital."62 views
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Main worship hall 大日堂62 views
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Kannon statue62 views
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Views from the top of Mt. Hinode-yama. The large white building is the Seibu baseball dome in Tokorozawa.62 views
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Surrounding mountains in pastel colors62 views
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Fork in the road. Turned left for the waterfall trail.62 views
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Memorial service 柴燈大護摩供62 views
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Bean throwing is called mame-maki. 豆まき62 views
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The flower is a member of the lily family, not really a violet.62 views
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Natural spring 湧水62 views
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Kokubunji Station, North Exit62 views
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In case you fall into the pond...62 views
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Kannon-do62 views
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Komae Station shopping mall includes a bookshop and Cafe DuMonde from New Orleans.62 views
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Tama River62 views
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The third stone awaits (still blank).62 views
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The Ozeki Rikishi Monument includes two stones inscribed with the names of Ozeki (those who never reached Yokozuna).62 views
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Poem on a rock62 views
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Crowd interaction.62 views
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Tried to get irises and hydrangea in the same shot. Both flowers are associated with the month of June in most of Japan.62 views
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Mitaka Shoko-ren 三鷹商工連62 views
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Edo Kabuki-ren had a humorous number with a man flying three "kites."62 views
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They pass through the lanter bearers and go in front of the stage. I guess to pose for the photographers. ダイヤ街62 views
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This mikoshi almost fell on its side. Apparently someone was trying to ride the mikoshi.62 views
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Three red-haired lions.62 views
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Join the Tokyo Apache booster club.62 views
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Lawn inside the track oval.62 views
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Inside JRA Keiba Museum's Takarazuka Cup exhibit62 views
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One tunnel that goes to the inside of the racecourse track.62 views
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JR Koiwa Station, south exit62 views
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JR Asagaya Station during the Tanabata Matsuri in early Aug. Get out the south (minami) exit of the station.62 views
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Inside Asagaya Pearl Center during Tanabata Matsuri in early Aug.62 views
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Kikusui-ren from Koenji 菊水連（高円寺）62 views
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Mitaka Shoko-ren 三鷹商工連62 views
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Rhythm-ren, Mitaka Awa Odori62 views
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Mitaka-ren みたか連62 views
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Mitaka-ren みたか連62 views
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Sazanka-ren from Koenji さざんか連（高円寺）62 views
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Prior to the runners' marathon. A wheelchair marathon was held for 25 entrants. They started 5 min. before the runners. The wheelchair winner receives 200,000 yen.62 views
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I saw a few honeybee costumes.62 views
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Sazae-san62 views
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Kids cheerleaders.62 views
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Skinny gorilla with a big banana.62 views
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GO. There were cheerleaders performing at other points along the marathon route. Even hula dancers and belly dancers too. Maybe see them next year.62 views
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Kept him warm.62 views
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Sumo stablemasters Dewanoumi and Mihogaseki.62 views
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Thw 2011 Tokyo Marathon's 3rd place winner is KAWAUCHI Yuki from Saitama. He's also the top Japanese winner.62 views
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Best Costume of the day.62 views
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Nasubi (eggplant) pair62 views
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In front of Sensoji temple at Hozomon Gate, two portable shrines stand by.62 views
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Festival musicians on a cart at Hozomon Gate. 宝蔵門62 views
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Asakusa Shrine priest.62 views
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Year 628: Two fishermen brothers find a golden Kannon buddha statue in Sumida River. The two fishermen were Hinokuma no Hamanari and Takenari. A wealthy landowner named Hajinomatsuchi heard about the statue and told the brothers about its religious value.62 views
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Ichinomiya mikoshi or portable shrine No. 1. The biggest of the three.62 views
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The bird feeder.62 views
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This is the baton twirler (bo-furi 棒ふり) in orange pants followed by the bird feeder.62 views
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Another samurai.62 views
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The dock on Sumida River where the portable shrines will be loaded onto a boat.62 views
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Patrol boats stand by. There was a lot of security on the river for this procession.62 views
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First they headed north to Sakura-bashi Bridge, then went south all the way to Ryogoku.62 views
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To reenact the boat procession, they had to work with very few records of the last time it was held in 1958. Only a few photos remained. In 1958, each mikoshi was carried by a separate boat.62 views
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Police boat62 views
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The mikoshi barge docks near Komagata Bridge.62 views
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The three mikoshi were then carried to Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa at 5:40 pm.62 views
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This area of Adachi Ward was originally Kohoku Village which was famous for colorful varieties of cherry blossoms. Literally called "goshiki" or five colors.62 views
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Eri Okubo came in 4th among the women.62 views
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JR Akishima Station north exit has a large bicycle parking lot.62 views
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100,000 yen for hina dolls.62 views
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Tama Toshi Monorail Line platform.62 views
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Setting/installing cobblestones.62 views
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Tokyo Tower62 views
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Reconstructed Jomon Period shack. Basically a shallow hole in the ground with a thatched roof over it.62 views
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Duck62 views
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Parker and Lady Penelope. The puppets are about as tall as the length between your fingertips and elbow.62 views
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Thunderbird 162 views
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 462 views
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1969 was when man first landed on the moon.62 views
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Too bad there will never be an autograph by Ellison Onizuka.62 views
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Naoko Yamazaki62 views
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Sakura confection62 views
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Yodobashi-Kichijoji megastore for cameras and electronics. 62 views
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Temple62 views
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Tokyo Tower as seen from Hamamatsucho.62 views
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See my recent video of Inagi Awa Odori (Part 1) taken on Sept. 7, 2013.62 views
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Poster girl62 views
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In 1513, parishioners from five neighborhoods (Sumie-cho, Honcho, Nakacho, Kamicho, and Morishita-cho 住江町、本町、仲町、上町、森下町) held a spring festival to celebrate their renovation of the shrine's Haiden hall.62 views
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Ema prayer tablets62 views
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Tekomai62 views
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Post office62 views
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One of the floats led by tekomai.62 views
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The festival finale was held in front of this Shimin Kaikan Hall.62 views
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Near JR Ome Station, a few floats posed for photos.62 views
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Meiji Shrine or Meiji Jingu is Tokyo largest and most important Shinto shrine. Dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852–1912) and Empress Shoken (1849–1914). The most popular shrine during New Year's in Tokyo. It also holds a variety of seasonal events.62 views
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ANA Gundam in the lobby.62 views
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ANA's lecture hall has some exhibits like model planes.62 views
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ANA's Boeing 78762 views
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ANA's Boeing 787 inside the maintenance hangar at Haneda Airport. 62 views
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Passenger seats were taken out and the cushions replaced.62 views
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