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Tanashi Shrine's mikoshi portable shrines.40 views
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Outside Tanashi Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.40 views
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Outside Tanashi Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.40 views
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The Marunouchi North Entrance's new dome is visible from the Chuo Line platform.40 views
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Koshinkan is a 20-min. walk from JR Hakonegasaki Station. I rented a bicycle for 200 yen at the train station and rode to Koshinkan. Selling local products outside Koshinkan during Hina Matsuri.40 views
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A small storehouse, converted into an office, is attached to the main building.40 views
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Little dolls of tea pickers. Mizuho produces Sayama tea.40 views
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Map of Mizuho.40 views
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Nara Prefecture40 views
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Great views of Tokyo from the World Trade Center Building (世界貿易センタービル) in Hamamatsuchō, Tokyo.40 views
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Looking south toward Shinagawa.40 views
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Swan of flowers40 views
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Narrow paths like this weave through the indoor botanical garden.40 views
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Walking behind the waterfall.40 views
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Prisoner40 views
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Afro hair40 views
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Olaf40 views
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Aoi Shin-ren40 views
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Portrait of Yokozuna Taiho and his handprint.40 views
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The torch procession went over one of the shrine's trademark arch bridges.40 views
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The lantern bearer provides light for the priest inside the cloth barrier carrying Michizane's spirit.40 views
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These doll sets can get very expensive.40 views
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Ogre (oni) appear in a procession.40 views
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Incense burner40 views
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Bringing out large baskets of beans.40 views
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Press cameramen behind us on their own platform to record the event.40 views
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At 3 pm, the bean throwers appeared and took their positions after attending a ceremony inside the temple.40 views
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The festival is highlighted by this Nebuta float depicting Dedara-botchi (also called Daidara-botchi 大多羅法師) who was a legendary, giant man whose head was above the clouds.40 views
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In Muasashi-Murayama, the giant Dedara-botchi was carrying Mt. Jodo (浄土山) strapped to his back with vines. One of his footprints created a local well (still there).40 views
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The Dedara-botchi giant man is common in Japan appearing in nation-building legends. For example, where he dug up the earth to create Mt. Fuji (Japan's highest mountain) became Lake Biwa (Japan's largest lake).40 views
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1963 Datsun Fairlady (predecessor to the 240Z) still undergoing restoration.40 views
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This small Nebuta shows a Dedara building an extension of the nearby monorail (from Tachikawa) to the city.40 views
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About 800,000 crowded the sidewalks along the 2.5 km route on Chuo-dori that goes through Ginza 4-chome.40 views
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Crowd control40 views
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Policewomen on white motorcycles.40 views
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Saida Satoshi, wheelchair tennis bronze medalist in Rio. 齋田悟司40 views
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Paralympians40 views
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The parade went by in about 10 min. It was worth the wait and the hot sun. Wait till next time. Crowd will be more massive.40 views
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The liveliest part of the parade. These people were offering candy to spectators like they did in the old days.40 views
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Before newspapers, they passed out news flyers called kawaraban in the Edo Period for major events and notices. She gave out festival flyers.40 views
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About the Meiji Shrine's annual Autumn Grand Festival (秋の大祭).40 views
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The shrine was undergoing major renovations, especially the roof.40 views
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Diplomat cars for foreign ambassadors attending the yabusame horseback archery at Meiji Shrine on Nov. 3.40 views
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The main event was yabusame horseback archery.40 views
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It takes about 20 sec. for the horse to complete the run. It's very difficult for the archer to hit all three targets in a single run, but someone usually does it.40 views
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Higashi Ginza Station is closest to Higashi Ginza, home of the Kabuki-za Theater, Japan's most famous kabuki theater.40 views
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Crowd come for the newly rebuilt Kabuki-za Theater's first New Year's performance in Jan. 2014.40 views
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Inside Kabuki-za Theater. From the cheap seats, you cannot see the hanamichi.40 views
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater40 views
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Roof of Kabuki-za Theater40 views
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Kabuki-za's rooftop garden is open to the public. 40 views
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Building on the other end of the underground Cine Past mall. March 2013.In front of the Mitsui Garden Hotel. Also closed in40 views
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Other entrance/exit for Ginza Cine Past movie theaters. シネパトス40 views
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Current Ginza Line subway train.40 views
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Views of Akasaka from near TBS.40 views
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Ginza Station exit.40 views
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Ginza 4-chome intersection with Wako on the left and Mitsukoshi Dept. store on the right at night.40 views
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Closing off the road to traffic for "pedestrian's paradise."40 views
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One time the lion statues was gone, so they put a large photo of it in its place.40 views
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Yurakucho Mullion has movie theaters and shops.40 views
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Yuraku Concourse40 views
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Street cameras. You are being watched/recorded in Ginza/Yurakucho.40 views
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In early May, koinobori carp streamers are displayed for Children's Day at Tokyo Skytree.40 views
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Inside Solamachi too.40 views
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The stage in Kiba Park and spectators.39 views
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Singer of national anthem.39 views
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Championship game tip off39 views
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Osaka Evessa cheerleaders39 views
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Jump shot39 views
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Victorious Phoenix39 views
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Inside the Old Koyama home at Kodaira Furusato-mura Village. A mini shakuhachi concert was being held when I visited.39 views
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Tree planting of a sapling from Reagan Sakura bythe Adachi Ward Mayor and others.39 views
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A planting ceremony was held by the Adachi Ward woman mayor and other officials. This is a sapling from the Reagan Sakura tree.39 views
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Dogwood flower from a tree given by America as a return gift for the cherry trees in 1912. (ハナミズキ). 39 views
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At this Koryu Kaikan hall in the park, they had an exhibition and slide show lectures.39 views
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Slide show lecture about the US-Japan cherry blossoms.39 views
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"America" cherry trees (similar to Somei Yoshino) from America at the park. Already finished blooming. 39 views
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A longhouse of little bars called "snacks."39 views
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Bus at Yagisawa Station.39 views
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Map around Tanashi Station. Within walking distance is Sojiji temple and Tanashi Shrine noted for wood carvings.39 views
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Outside Tanashi Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.39 views
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The first exhibition space has these hina decorations.39 views
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Hina decorations at Koshinkan. Koshinkan's main building has two exhibition rooms filled with hina dolls and hanging decorations.39 views
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These dolls were made this past year.39 views
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Quilts from Morgan Hill, California were forwarded to people in Tohoku.39 views
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In front of Hakonegasaki Station on the JR Hachiko Line.39 views
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