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The other side of the bridge is a trail to a nearby village.56 views
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JR Okutama Station 奥多摩駅56 views
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The Information Center is where you can obtain pamphlets about the katakuri flowers and see a photo exhibition.56 views
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The first torii of Izumi Jinja Shrine 伊豆美神社, Komae's most popular shrine dedicated to the god of happiness.56 viewsPeople hoping for a good marriage partner also pray here. The shrine was first built in 889 near Tama River. After a river flood washed away the shrine, it was moved to its present location in 1552. Located in Naka-Izumi 3-21-8. About a 12-min. walk from Komae Station. 狛江市中和泉3-21-8
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This greenery area features a variety of flora and fauna, insects, and birds such as the kingfisher.56 views
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Benzaiten Goddess56 views
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Look ma, I can stand!56 views
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They danced on the main shopping streets called Kitamachi shotengai (pictured here) and New Kitamachi shotengai. Just few minutes walk from the train station. きたまち商店街56 views
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Kasei-ren56 views
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Wow, GumQ were great performers.56 views
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Team huddle56 views
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Horse statue56 views
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The winning horse's trainer, owner, and jockey receive a trophy during a ceremony.56 views
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The horses then move near the starting gate and do more circular walks.56 views
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The garden has walking paths and a few rest houses. Wheelchair-friendly as well.56 views
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The Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri started in 1954 by local merchants to attract more customers.56 views
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From Otsuka. 新粋連（大塚）56 views
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Sugamo is a neighboring train station, also in Toshima Ward.56 views
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The Koenji Awa Odori is so big that you won't be able to see all the dance troupes in one night.56 views
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Nobiyuku-ren (Koenji) のびゆく連56 views
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Edokko-ren (Koenji) 江戸っ子連56 views
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After the opening ceremony on the outdoor stage in front of Nakamurabashi Station (Seibu Ikebukuro Line), Daikon-ren performed on the stage while other groups started dancing on the streets. だいこん連56 views
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The fox is the messenger of Inari.56 views
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Alevtina heads for the finish as she passes by some cheerleaders. The prize money for women is the same as for men. The top three women runners were all foreigners. Five of the top ten women were foreigners.56 views
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Lotta cheerleaders near the finish line at the 2010 Tokyo Marathon.56 views
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Roger Rabbit?56 views
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Heading for the finish line.56 views
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What's this?56 views
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Nurse56 views
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Pandas are popular.56 views
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Taiko drummers also performed at the finish line all day.56 views
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Tiger mask56 views
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Bridge with gawkers. The name "Skytree" has also caught very easily. Easy to remember and sounds attractive. It was the most popular name voted by the public.56 views
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The path to the shrine's Honden main hall is lined with more chrysanthemums.56 views
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Tomoe-nishiki chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り56 views
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Tokyo Big Sight exit.56 views
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LIMO Felix from Kenya is 6th place.56 views
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ARYASOVA Tatiana56 views
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Hot dog stick, complete with ketchup and mustard.56 views
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Black Spider-man56 views
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Taiyaki56 views
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Lotta runners brought along a camera.56 views
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Bottle of sake56 views
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Banana Man56 views
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From 2:20 pm, a samba group called G.R.E.S. Festanca performed.56 views
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Mikoshi head56 views
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About the Stone lion mountain.56 views
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The archers symbolically aim their arrows at the two ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).56 views
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The archer symbolically aims his arrow at the ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).56 views
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Shrine museum.56 views
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Excellent sloping garden boasting over 360 plum blossom trees amid numerous azalea bushes. Near Nishi-Magome Station on the Toei Asakusa Line.56 views
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Wisteria bed is bare.56 views
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Kitayama Park boasts 170 varieties of irises and about 100,000 flowers. About a 20-min. walk from Higashi-Murayama Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. Near Shofukuji temple.56 views
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Map of Toneru Park. The park is split into two by the Nippori-Toneri Liner line.56 views
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The Tokyo Marathon was held on Feb. 26, 2012. For the first time, I also went to see the Tokyo Marathon Expo at Tokyo Big Sight on the day before the race.56 views
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The Tokyo Marathon Expo is held for three days before the marathon day. Tokyo Big Sight is where the marathon's finish line is in Koto Ward, Tokyo.56 views
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Olympic gold medalist marathon runner Naoko Takahashi at Tokyo Marathon Expo on Feb. 2012.56 views
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Mikoshi portable shrines from Fukagawa Hachimangu Shrine in Koto Ward.56 views
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There is also Itabashi Bridge after which Itabashi Ward takes its name. You can walk along Itabashi-juku from Shin-Itabashi Station to Itabashi-Honcho Station on the Mita subway line.56 views
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I walked from Shin-Itabashi Station to this entrance to Itabashi-shuku on the right. In the middle, they used to have the old Itabashi Police Station until 1933.56 views
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I went before the weekend so it's not so crowded.56 views
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Kita-Ayase Station on the Chiyoda Line.56 views
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The New Otani Hotel opened in Sept. 1964. It became an iconic building in Tokyo even since it appeared in the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice." This area was also where prominent daimyo had their Edo residences.56 views
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Site of the Owari Clan's residence in Edo.56 views
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Irises and hydrangea.56 views
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Windmill at Wakasu Park.56 views
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Fukuryu Maru had a crew of 23 men. They all got radiation sickness.56 views
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Meiji Shrine is one of Tokyo's major sights. Cross the Bridge over the train tracks.56 views
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Crowd control and Meiji Shrine.56 views
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Pose56 views
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Engine removed from the plane.56 views
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Tires are not that huge. Tires are inflated with nitrogen, not air (one thing that they always mention).56 views
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ANA plane parked outside the maintenance hangar.56 views
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JAL's "Sky Museum" shows JAL's history, interactive exhibits like a cockpit, first-class seats, and a special room showing special plane seats used by the emperor before Japan got its own Japanese Air Force One. In Japanese only though56 views
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JAL's tour also started with a 30-min. talk and slide show in Japanese.56 views
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Lots of people came to see the Kameido Tenjin Shrine wisteria at night in early May.56 views
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Plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.56 views
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Incense burner 大香炉55 views
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View of Fudo Hall and Horinkaku55 views
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Kodo Daishi Hall 大師堂55 views
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To Keyaki-dori road with zelkova trees.55 views
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Keyaki-dori road with bare zelkova trees.55 views
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Petals on the ground55 views
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Inside Kokubunji Station55 views
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Inside Kokubunji Station55 views
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Koi carp fish55 views
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Bridge going to Machida.55 views
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Tamagawa River55 views
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Junior high school dancers dressed in yukata.55 views
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Poster for the 33rd Nakamurabashi Awa Odori55 views
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Jockeys later got on the horses in the paddock.55 views
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Finally they enter the starting gate. A tractor will pull the gate off the course after they start.55 views
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The Japan Racing Association (JRA) runs the Tokyo Race Course.55 views
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The starting gate changes depending on the race. This starting gate is on the grass track in front of the viewing stand. This guy is there to signal.55 views
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Coming around the turn.55 views
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JR Koiwa Station, south side55 views
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View from the Honmaru55 views
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Takahata Castle Honmaru55 views
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