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Mitaka Shoko-ren 60 views
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Rhythm-ren りずむ連60 views
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Sazanka-ren from Koenji さざんか連（高円寺）60 views
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Mitaka Hanamichi-ren 三鷹花道連60 views
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One thing I like about Koenji Awa Odori is that it's huge (the biggest awa odori in the Tokyo/Kanto area), but there are still places where it's less crowded where you can see the dancers up close.60 views
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Another salaryman, but without the coat.60 views
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Octopus head60 views
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Horde of runners keep coming 4 and 5 hours after the marathon's start.60 views
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What would a marathon be without Spiderman?60 views
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Gegege no Kitaro60 views
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Another Hawaiian with an Aloha shirt and lei60 views
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Mito Komon60 views
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Hula girls60 views
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Hula girl, but a guy. At least he knows the shaka sign.60 views
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Tea pickers. Must be from Shizuoka.60 views
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Large heartful installation.60 views
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Aoyama Cemetery is one of Tokyo's noted spots for cherry blossoms. However, having hanami picnics is not allowed.60 views
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About halfway, there's this pedestrian overpass, pretty crowded with people.60 views
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Daigaku-dori intersects with another cherry tree-lined road called Sakura-dori. Turn right into this road and you will reach a large park.60 views
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What impressed me the most about Yoyogi Park was not the cherry blossoms. It was the long lines of people waiting outside these log cabins.60 views
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One leg of Tokyo Skytree. The construction is being done by Obayashi Corporation.60 viewsMore photos on next page (click on "2" below).
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Dancers60 views
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Asakusa Kaminarimon paper lantern.60 views
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Tokyo Tower60 views
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Samba group called G.R.E.S. Festanca at Tokyo Marathon.60 views
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Torii gate at this gravesite.60 views
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Stone lion mountain.60 views
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Blue and red ogre representing the evil spirits to be chased away.60 views
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This is a singing idol group called Houkago Princess who threw beans and sang at the end. They are still obscure.60 views
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Map of shrine grounds60 views
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Storehouse.60 views
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Sarutahiko's footwear.60 views
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Tekomai geisha dragged a metal cane.60 views
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A flattop barge arrives, decorated for the festival.60 views
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Carrying Ichinomiya to the boat.60 views
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Large crowds lined the Sumida River banks.60 views
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Where the mikoshi went, the crowd followed. They headed for Komagata Bridge where the boats would return.60 views
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Waiting on Komagata Bridge where the three mikoshi would return from the river.60 views
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Higashimurayama Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Tokyo.60 views
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Map of the Kodaira Green Road between Kodaira Station and Hana-Koganei Station, a 2.6 km distance.60 views
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Map around Seibu Yanagisawa Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.60 views
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Yanaka Cemetery (Yanaka Reien in Japanese) is one of Tokyo's major cemeteries where fifteen Tokugawa shoguns (including Yoshinobu, the last shogun), some daimyos, and famous people are buried.60 views
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Guest speaker included Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi who gave a 30-min. talk about running. She is still very popular and well known in Japan.60 views
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Booth for official Tokyo Marathon merchandise.60 views
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My Youtube video at the finish line of the 2012 Tokyo Marathon.60 views
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Tokyo Tower60 views
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Part of Itabashi-shuku that was the small red-light district.60 views
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Bicycles near Tamagawa-Jōsui Station on the Seibu Haijima Line.60 views
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Tama Toshi Monorail Line60 views
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center has a small museum with archaeological artifacts and the neighboring Jomon Village Historic Garden found on the Tama Newtown No. 57 ruins. Highly recommended if you like Jomon Period history.60 viewsThis sign explains about the ruins of a Jomon Period community found here.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center, a small museum of mostly Jomon Period artifacts. 東京都埋蔵文化財センター60 views
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Concession stand area.60 views
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 160 views
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 260 views
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Plastic model of Mole60 views
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Rocket engine60 views
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1985 was when Ellison Onizuka from Hawaii first went into space.60 views
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Start of the line, what they are waiting for.60 views
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Moonmin shop60 views
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It's an enclosed demolition system starting at the top. They've kept the building's roof intact while being supported by temporary pillars using hydraulic jacks.60 viewsBefore they started, they first installed cranes and a suspended canopy (seen here) that slides down. This system reduces dust and noise, makes it safer for workers, doesn't affect surrounding buildings, and generates electricity with the crane lowering debris.
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Trucks leave the demolition site.60 views
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Tokyo Tower60 views
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Tokyo Tower as seen from WTC Hamamatsucho.60 views
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Dancers started to assemble on the street by 12:30 pm.60 views
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Approaching Wakasu Park. This is the northern end.60 views
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Straight ahead is the former Hondo main hall. The current Hondo is on the left.60 views
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Barrels of sake.60 views
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From Haneda Airport's International terminal, you can see ANA's maintenance hangars at the end of Runway A which is one of the airport's original runways.60 views
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In this lecture hall, ANA's tour started with a 30-min. talk and video about flight, their planes, Haneda Airport, etc.60 viewsPart of ANA's talk was about how planes fly. They demonstrated how wind can lift the wings of a toy plane.
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After the slide show lecture, we wore a hard hat and walked on the overpass to the plane hangars. 60 viewsThere were around 80 people in the tour and they divided us into around 15 people per group for the hangar tour. Each group had a guide explaining things in Japanese.
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Tires60 views
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The same type of happi coat the Beatles wore when they got off the JAL DC-8 ("Matsushima") at Haneda for their Budokan concerts in 1966.60 viewsThe back has the kanji for kotobuki (寿) meaning "celebration." Famous story behind how a JAL stewardess got John to wear the happi coat. "Wearing a happi coat when you land in Japan would make the fans really happy!" "Good idea!," said John who then wore it. The other Beatles followed and wore one too. A major, historic PR coup for JAL.
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Photography was permitted, but no videos. You can post photos online, but cannot show personnel (I assume faces) and the other tour participants. Also cannot show any plane from another airline which might be taxiing or flying outside in the background.60 views
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Fool's disguise59 views
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Little duckies trail the drummers.59 views
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This year (2004), it was successful.59 views
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The men had to work together to move large logs on the water. They used the songs to match the rhythm of their work. The songs are said to have originated during the construction of Edo Castle by Tokugawa Ieyasu.59 views
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Monument saying "Thanks you for the pure water."59 views
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Putting smoke on one's head.59 views
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Five-story Pagoda 五重塔59 views
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Jizo and pagoda59 views
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Main worship hall 大日堂59 views
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The bridge sways as you walk on it.59 views
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Railing broken by snow.59 views
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World Trade Center in Hamamatsucho overlooked the garden. World Trade Center Building (世界貿易センタービル) in Hamamatsuchō was a 40-story commercial skyscraper. It was once Japan's tallest building in 1970.59 viewsThe building closed for good on June 30, 2021 and was torn down during Aug. 2021 to March 2023. The building will be replaced with a new World Trade Center building to be completed in March 2027.
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Bell Tower, reconstructed in 1844. It stands between the Sanmon Gate and Hondo main hall.59 views
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Honda showroom. After the show, you can pose with ASIMO.59 views
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The street is not so crowded for the most part.59 views
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Due to the downpour, festival spectators huddled in the train station and under the train tracks.59 views
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Mikoshi in Kichijoji Sun Road shopping arcade59 views
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They are now on Itsukaichi Kaido road, heading toward Musashino Hachimangu Shrine.59 views
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These six geisha dressed as young maidens make their first-time appearance in the Asakusa Odori.59 views
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The three red lions were nice, but they didn't swing their hair round and round like in kabuki.59 views
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A free throw game is one pregame activity.59 views
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Sponsors59 views
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Joho for a free throw.59 views
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Fujioka Yusuke, winning jockey59 views
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GO!! And there're off!!59 views
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Inside the race track oval are amusement facilities for kids as well as betting windows and picnic areas. They are making it a place for family recreation.59 views
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This is one of the best vantage points to shoot a race if you're not a press photographer.59 views
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Behind the temple's pagoda is a hill covered with hydrangea plants. During June, they bloom in abundance.59 views
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The festival attracts a huge crowd, and the decorations have much improved since the last time I saw this years ago.59 views
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Mitaka City Hall 59 views
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Inokashira-ren 井之頭連59 views
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牟礼高山連59 views
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Budo-ren 富道連59 views
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Fujiwara speeds to the finish line with no one else to challenge him. You can see two kimono-clad girls holding up the finish line tape.59 views
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He carried this ghost.59 views
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Superman. I also saw Supergirl, but couldn't get a clear shot of her.59 views
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Red-nosed reindeer59 views
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Kids cheerleaders59 views
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Traditional (Edo Period) travelers59 views
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Nikken Sekkei (日建設計) which designed Tokyo Skytree, also designed many other famous towers in Japan such as Tokyo Tower, Sapporo TV Tower, Nagoya TV Tower, and Kobe Port Tower. No doubt, the Tokyo Sky Tree will be their greatest creation.59 views
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At the top of the steps are structures housing elaborate chrysanthemum displays. 59 views
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These longer steps are called Onna-zaka or Female Slope.59 views
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New Year's kagami-mochi.59 views
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Superman59 views
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Panda head. She was on TV.59 views
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At 2 pm, a procession led by kiyari workman chanters and the bean throwers entered the shrine.59 views
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Grand mikoshi59 views
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Ebisu-sama god59 views
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Tokyo Sky Tree is clearly visible from Asakusa.59 views
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Back to the Kodaira Green Road toward Hana-Koganei Station.59 views
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Kit Pancoast Nagamura, the great-granddaughter of botanist David Fairchild who brought the cherry trees from Japan to Washington, DC.59 viewsShe also writes for The Japan Times.
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