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ASIMO also performed at the Great Robot Exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno during Oct. 23, 2007 to Jan. 27, 2008.43 views
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Hand (claw) of the P2 robot.43 views
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She loved to pose for photographers.43 views
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They were hoppin'43 views
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Boy drummers show their stuff too.43 views
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Nakamurabashi-ren 中村橋連43 views
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On the outdoor stage.43 views
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Chirudo-ren43 views
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Temple priest says a few words. 43 views
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Ohbayashi Motoko43 views
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Phoenix Firegirls43 views
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English card game. Find the card with the correct answer to the questions.43 views
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden. On the right is the Yushima Tenjin Museum. 宝物殿43 views
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The path is also lined with more chrysanthemums.43 views
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Plum tree monument.43 views
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Machida City Photo Salon is a rental gallery. It used to house works by famous photographer Akiyama Shotaro whose works are now in his own museum in Aoyama, Tokyo.43 views
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They happened to have flowers in front of Kodaira Station when I visited in mid-May. It was for a local flower festival held at a park.43 views
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A biscuit in the shape of a round mailbox.43 views
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door to the Reconstructed thatched-roof farmer's home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居43 views
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Toshi Nogyo Park has numerous cherry trees from America. These trees were planted here 30 years ago from American saplings taken from cherry trees which originally came from Adachi Ward in 1912. They are called "homecoming trees" (里帰りの43 views
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A good crowd was present, including local dignitaries.43 views
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Shigeru Yoshioka, Chairman of the Adachi Ward Council. The MC also read a message from Bob Taft, former Governor of Ohio and great-grandson of President Taft.43 views
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Setsu Funatsu, wife of Kanematsu Funatsu, a sakura researcher and grandson of Seisaku Funatsu a Kohoku Village native who studied and helped to cultivate hardy cherry trees after the initial trees to Washington, DC was found to be infested with insects.43 views
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Tree planting of a sapling from Reagan Sakura.43 views
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A dogwood sapling was also planted by the mayor and descendants of people who worked to replant cherry trees in Adachi.43 views
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"America" tree tag.43 views
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Tulips along the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. The Adachi Ward logo is on the left with "80" below it to mark the ward's 80th anniversary.43 views
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The kamis worshipped.43 views
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Toriis were donated by companies and individuals.43 views
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Sojiji temple is a short walk from Tanashi Station. 総持寺43 views
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Tanashi Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.43 views
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About the seated Buddha statue.43 views
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JR Nippori Station.43 views
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The venue is an old Japanese house called Koshinkan (耕心館), originally built in the late Edo Period by a rich farmer. Later it was occupied by a shoyu maker (soy sauce) and then a silk grower. It's now owned and used by Mizuho as an event space.43 views
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Koshinkan's main building houses a restaurant, gallery spaces, and a small performance space on the 2nd floor for small concerts, etc. It has been beautifully renovated.43 views
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Closeup of hanging decorations. Popular are the Oriental zodiac animals. But they also have other stuff like goldfish, birds, etc. They are made to pray for the safety, healthy growth, and good marriage of girls (usually the oldest daughter).43 views
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The 43rd Tokyo Motor Show was held at Tokyo Big Sight during Nov. 23-Dec. 1, 2013. No American car makers were there. No Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Ferrari either.43 views
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My 2010 video of tekomai geisha performing/singing in Kiba Park. 43 views
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This clock tower is the park's focal point. Cherry blossoms are substantial and many people hold hanami flower-viewing picnics. But it's not as crowded as Ueno Park.43 views
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Engine of the Fukuryu Maru is displayed outside.43 views
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Walking to another part of Yumenoshima.43 views
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This is the Yumenoshima Tropical Greenhouse Dome (夢の島熱帯植物館) opened in 1988.43 views
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King Tut?43 views
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This runner had leg cramps and a kind bystander gave him a massage.43 views
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Funasshi43 views
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Tigers43 views
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Pikachu43 views
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Yokozuna sumo wrestler43 views
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An intersection, then more cherry trees.43 views
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Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line.43 views
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Namiki Komagata (並木駒形)43 viewsSong about the gaudy, lively scenes along the route from Asakusa to Yoshiwara, home of the oiran courtesan. Asakusa Namiki roadside trees, Komagata, Hanakawado, Sanya-bori moat, and Dote Hatcho riverbank.
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Asakusa Goyomi Autumn Version (浅草ごよみ 秋)43 viewsSong about quaint autumn scenes in Asakusa's geisha district behind Sensoji temple. Matsuchiyama Shoten temple under the moonlight, small boat on a moat, etc. Also references Kisakata in Akita Prefecture made famous by Basho's Oku no Hosomichi.
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Entrance43 views
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Pine trees and autumn leaves lit up at Rikugien Garden.43 views
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Weeping cherry tree in fall.43 views
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Also watch my YouTube video of Koganei Awa Odori.43 views
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Sakura-ren43 views
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Seibu Kodomo-kai-ren43 views
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Kurenai-ren43 views
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Koganei Awa Odori, Tokyo43 views
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The last dance in front of the station.43 views
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In the museum lobby is a special exhibition about Yokozuna Taiho, one of the greatest yokozuna in history. His sumo stable (Taiho Beya) was in Koto.43 views
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Yokozuna Taiho's topknot.43 views
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Electric cars43 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.43 views
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In early 2014, Kyugetsu created and displayed special edition Japanese Hina dolls (not for sale) depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.43 views
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In front of Ikegami Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line, follow this road for a short walk to Ikegami Honmonji temple.43 views
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Eitaibashi Bridge spans over the Sumida Bridge. Lit up in blue at night.43 views
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Murayama-to float (武士団・村山党) was flanked by people dressed as samurai and ninja. Murayama-to was one of seven samurai groups in this region.43 views
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The rosary was made of foam balls.43 views
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.43 views
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Wheelchair tennis medalists.43 views
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Olympian buses coming over Nihonbashi Bridge. As I had hoped, Nihonbashi was not as crowded as Ginza. In Ginza, there were people who waited from midnight or 5 am this morning to see this parade.43 views
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Sprinters and silver medalists Yoshihide Kiryu (middle) and Shota Iizuka (right) who got their Olympic glory in the 400-meter relay race43 views
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Yaoya Oshichi (八百屋お七, ca. 1667–1683), literally "greengrocer Oshichi", was a daughter of the greengrocer Tarobei who lived in the Hongo neighborhood of Edo at the beginning of the Edo period.43 viewsShe was executed for attempting to commit arson. The story became the subject of joruri plays.
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The problem with this parade is that they don't identify who's who. I have a list of Edo Period characters in the parade and I can identify the major ones, but not this one with the bare shoulder. 43 views
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A small stage was setup along the main path to Meiji Shrine for traditional performances.43 views
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Kadomatsu pine New Year's decorations at Kabuki-za Theater in Jan. 2014.43 views
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Corner of the Kabuki-za Theater has a small Shinto shrine and torii.43 views
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Kabuki-za also has a museum open to the public. This room shows pictures and scale models of previous Kabuki-za theaters.43 views
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"Gunma-chan" Gunma Prefecture gift shop in Higashi Ginza, Tokyo.43 views
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Entrance to the Tokyo subway museum named Tokyo Metro Museum. It's under the elevated Tozai Line tracks. Near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line.43 viewsOfficial website: http://www.chikahaku.jp/en/
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Grave of Tsuneko Irwin second wife of Robert Walker Irwin Jr. and her son John.43 views
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Ginza 4-chome intersection with Wako on the left and Mitsukoshi Dept. store on the right.43 views
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Yuraku Concourse is a nostalgic place.43 views
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Manhole in Akiruno, Tokyo showing river fish.43 views
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Among the trees and grass, you can see the small purple flowers. C地区42 views
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Japanese dog's tooth violet on a slope.42 views
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The dance parade was held along the Santsu Nakamurabashi shopping street that intersects with Nakamurabashi Station. Nakamurabashi is a short train ride from Ikebukuro Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.42 views
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Daikon means radish.42 views
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At the end, a ceremony.42 views
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Fukagawa Tekomai Geisha performing at Kiba Park, Koto Ward, Tokyo.42 views
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They also had a short run for parent and child.42 views
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Higashi-Mikawa Hamamatsu Phoenix was the Eastern Conference champion. Phoenix Firegirls cheerleaders perform during the pregame show.42 views
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Evessa boosters booing a free throw by Phoenix.42 views
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Phoenix Firegirls cheerleaders on the sidelines.42 views
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Phoenix Firegirls rush into the court at the end of their victorious game.42 views
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Phoenix coach tossed.42 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine and torii monuments. 42 views
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