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Entrance to Omurai Katori Shrine.42 views
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Flower beds in front of Kodaira Station.42 views
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This Old Kodaira Ogawa Post Office was originally built in 1908. It was moved here in 1992. Front entrance to old post office.42 views
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Telegram station inside the old post office.42 views
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Reconstructed thatched-roof home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居42 views
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Inside Reconstructed thatched-roof home dating from the early Edo Period. 開拓当初の復元住居42 views
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Scarecrow in front of a thatched-roof house.42 views
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On April 22, 2012, Adachi Ward in Tokyo marked the centennial of its cherry tree gift to the US. The ceremony was held at Toshi Nogyo Park along the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward. The mayor of Adachi and other dignitaries attended and gave...42 viewsThe ceremony was held at Toshi Nogyo Park along the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward. The mayor of Adachi and other dignitaries attended and gave speeches. The day's events included tree-plantings, sumo exhibition matches, and slide show talks by people who went to Washington, DC. This is a flyer for the centennial ceremony.
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The ceremony started at 10:30 am with music by local school bands, followed by short speeches by local officials. There were no representatives from the US government.42 views
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Reagan Sakura sapling planted at Toshi Nogyo Koen Park in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.42 views
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All done.42 views
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Dogwood tree sapling planted.42 views
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At this Koryu-kan hall in the park, they had an exhibition and slide show lectures.42 views
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A goodwill group from Adachi Ward visited Washington, DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival celebrating the centennial.42 views
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About the cherry trees given to the US and the dogwood from the US as a return gift.42 views
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Inari shrine's messenger is a fox.42 views
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Tanashi Station opposite side.42 views
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Rules for flower viewers. No fires and take home your trash.42 views
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Tennoji temple also has this crowd-pleasing weeping cherry tree.42 views
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Nasubi eggplant twins.42 views
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Kimono decoration on the left wall inside the kura.42 views
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Kimono Mt. Fuji decoration on the right wall inside the kura.42 views
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Goldfish42 views
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Sign and stone marker for Itabashi-shuku's Honjin.42 views
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Sign for Itabashi-shuku's Waki-Honjin in Naka-shuku in Itabashi-shuku.42 views
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Shinkansen snakes its way through.42 views
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My 2010 video of Fukagawa Chikara-mochi in Kiba Park.42 views
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In Nov.-Dec., the fall leaves turn color.42 views
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The Fukuyu maru was based in Yaizu Port, Shizuoka.42 views
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People refused to buy tuna due to radiation fears.42 views
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Engine of the Fukuryu Maru.42 views
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Anthurium42 views
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Monkey42 views
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Running doctor42 views
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Anpan Man42 views
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Mexican?42 views
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Sumo42 views
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The statue has been widely lauded in and outside Japan. Like the Hachiko statue at Shibuya Station, this statue is destined to be one of the most beloved in Japan.42 views
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Some koi fish in Sanshiro Pond.42 views
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Hongo-sanchome Station42 views
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Musician and singer (jikata 地方) were Yuko (ゆう子), Tokyo's oldest geisha at age 92, and shamisen player Yoshiryo (よし涼).42 views
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Sawagi (さわぎ)42 viewsSong traditionally performed at the end of the geisha party (ozashiki). It expresses the joy of the geisha party and the sorrow of parting at the end. Song originated in Yoshiwara and spread to many geisha districts in Japan.
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Rikugien is also open at night during the autumn foliage season in Nov. Expect a long line.42 views
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Chrysanthemum display42 views
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Aoi Shin-ren42 views
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Seibu Kodomo-kai-ren42 views
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Sakura-ren42 views
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Since the torch bearers supposed to receive good fortune from the god, there is no shortage of volunteers, including a few foreigners.42 views
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A priest holding the spirit (probably in a little box) is walking inside the silk cloth barrier (絹垣（きぬがき）). One of the priests let out a low-tone moan as Michizane passed by. Very dignified.42 views
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Hina doll looks a little sad or disappointed.42 views
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Stage entertainment was hula/Tahitian dancers.42 views
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Okinawan dancers at the orchid show in Tokyo Dome.42 views
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On Feb. 3, Ikegami Honmonji holds the annual Setsubun ceremony and bean throwing.42 views
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Crowd starts to gather for the bean throwing.42 views
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Local lion dance called Yokonakaba shishimai (横中馬獅子舞) dating from 300 years ago.42 views
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First time to see a taiko drummer in yukata.42 views
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Crazy about the Olympics, that's Japan.42 views
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The parade was headed by policewomen on white motorcycles. They wore the red Olympic uniform.42 views
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.42 views
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Nakazato Shin, wheelchair rugby bronze medalist. 仲里進42 views
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Kaori Icho, freestyle wrestler who made Olympic history by winning the Olympic gold medal four times in a row (since Athens in 2004). No other woman has won an Olympic gold that many consecutive times for an individual event. 42 views
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On the right is Ayaka Takahashi, Japan's first badminton player to win an Olympic gold medal.42 views
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The thing about this parade is that you get to see only half of the medalists. The other half face the other side of the road. 42 viewsMissed Ai Fukuhara, Saori Yoshida, Kohei Uchimura, etc. Wouldn't it be great if they made a U-turn and drove back so we can see the other half?
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The archer shoots at the first target. The second target is in the middle of the track and the third is toward the end of the track.42 views
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The Kabuki-za Theater looks like traditional building surrounded by modern buildings.42 views
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The Kabuki-za Theater was rebuilt in March 2013 with a design almost identical to the previous theater. The biggest difference is the tall skyscraper integrated with theater.42 views
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Shinto shrine at Kabuki-za Theater.42 views
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The new Kabuki-za under construction in 2012.42 views
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Ginza 4-chome intersection at night.42 views
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Ginza 4-chome intersection with Mitsukoshi Dept. store42 views
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Ginza 4-chome intersection with Wako.42 views
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Yuraku Concourse42 views
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A short walk from the Information Center is Area C (C-chiku), a flat area of woods with katakuri flowers in bloom. C地区41 views
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They even provide a small deck for you to stand on to see the flowers. C地区41 views
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Shinobu-ren (Koenji) teamed up with Chirudo-ren (Child-ren). しのぶ（忍）連41 views
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They chant without instruments.41 views
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They always carry a flower hat, but I've never seen them wear it.41 views
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Pregame practice by both teams.41 views
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Phoenix Firegirls cheerleaders41 views
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Phoenix Firegirls and mascot form a V. 41 views
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Japanese tea ceremony house for rent. 聴雨庵41 views
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Called a Suikinkutsu, the water drops make a soothing sound like from a koto harp. 41 views
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When you enter the shrine grounds, you see impressive plum trees on both sides.41 views
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White and pink plum blossoms on the same tree.41 views
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Second torii41 views
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I went crazy smelling the sweet fragrances of these different plum blossoms.41 views
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This plum tree was planted when Princess Aiko (daughter of Crown Prince Hiro and Masako) was born.41 views
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Inside Former Suzuki residence grain storehouse. 旧鈴木家住宅穀櫃41 views
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Takenoko Park41 views
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The cherry trees sent to Washington, DC in 1912 came from cherry trees growing along the Arakawa River in the Kohoku area (江北) of Adachi Ward. However, those cherry trees died by the end of WWII. Adachi Ward later undertook a project to regrow the...41 viewsAdachi Ward later undertook a project to regrow the cherry trees with saplings taken from the trees in Washington, DC.
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Committee Chairman Makoto Suzuki (鈴木誠), professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture.41 views
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Sapling from the Reagan Sakura ready to be planted.41 views
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Next they had dogwood tree planting. From a dogwood plant given by the US in return for the cherry blossoms in 1912.41 views
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These cherry trees are from America. The park has 29 species of cherry blossoms. Most of them, like these Kanzan trees, bloom later than the Somei Yoshino trees.41 views
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This is a small vase with soil and flower seeds.41 views
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"America" cherry trees, from saplings taken from the cherry trees in Washington, DC which originally came from Adachi Ward.41 views
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On the right is a cherry blossom design with "100" below it for the centennial of Adachi's sakura gift to Washington, DC.41 views
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My video of the Japan-US Cherry Blossom Centennial ceremony in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.41 views
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Higashi Fushimi Inari Jinja Shrine was established in 1929 when the god's spirit was split from the kami at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.41 views
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Fish bell41 views
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Outside Tanashi Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.41 views
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