 Most viewed - Edogawa-ku 江戸川区 |
Marunouchi Line car from the mid-1950s.31 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car31 views
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Go inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.31 views
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Inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.31 views
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Emergency light31 views
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Subway train diorama31 views
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.31 views
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Maintenance car.31 views
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Automatic turnstiles taking subway tickets were introduced from 1974. From 2007, IC cards are used.31 views
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Methods to dig subway tunnels.31 views
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Door latch30 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car driver's cab.30 views
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Subway train diorama showing Akasaka Mitsuke Station.30 views
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.30 views
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Old and new subway signs.30 views
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Shield boring machine30 views
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New subway line under construction in Tokyo.30 views
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Evolution of subway ticket vending machines from 1956 to 2007. Current ticket vending machines use touchscreen panels.30 views
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Japanese subway history30 views
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Subway cars today.30 views
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Subway train simulator. Takes practice to stop at the correct position at the station.29 views
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Chiyoda Line subway train simulator.29 views
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Different types of Shield boring machines.29 views
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Old and new subway signs. Now the subway lines and stations are coded for people who cannot remember the Japanese names.29 views
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Museum gift shop29 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car28 views
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They line the pedestrian and cycling path on the riverbank. Very nice. Near Higashi-Ojima Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line.18 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. The other half of the bridge is in Koto-ku. 平成橋18 views
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Komatsugawa Cherry Blossoms (Komatsugawa Senbon-zakura) are along the west side of Arakawa River. 18 views
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Arakawa River sign.17 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋17 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋17 views
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Hiroshige woodblock print of this place.17 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋16 views
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Visited Heisei Bridge in the last year of the Heisei Period (2019). Heisei Bridge was built in Dec. 1994 (Heisei 6). 平成橋16 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋16 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋16 views
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Map of the area.15 views
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Heisei Bridge on the Edogawa-ku side. 平成橋15 views
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Right in front of Funabori Station on the Toei Shinjuku subway line is this tall tower with a view. It's part of the Tower Hall Funabori building. It's a banquet hall and convention center. タワーホール船堀15 views
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Funabori Station15 views
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Way to Ukita Park.14 views
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Cherry blossoms at Ukita Park, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. 宇喜田公園14 views
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The west end of Shinkawa River emptying into Arakawa River has a Edo-style fire watchtower.14 views
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Fire Watchtower and cherry blossoms.14 views
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Traditional Japanese fire lookout tower and cherry blossoms. 火の見やぐら14 views
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Cycling here when the cherry blossoms are in bloom is very pleasant.14 views
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Toei Shinjuku subway line tracks over Arakawa River. The tower in the background is Funabori Tower.14 views
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Funabori Tower is 103 meters high and has free admission. The lookout deck has picture windows on all four sides. Take the elevator, open 9 amto 9:30 pm. May be closed in case of high winds.14 views
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Funabori Station 船堀駅14 views
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In front of Funabori Station. 船堀駅14 views
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In late March or early April, the park has some cherry blossoms.13 views
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The weeping cherry tree looks totally different from different angles.13 views
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Shower me with your weeping cherries.13 views
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A few cherry blossoms near the pond.13 views
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Cherry tree at Edogawa Heisei Garden pond, Tokyo.13 views
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Cherry blossoms at Edogawa Heisei Garden pond, Tokyo.13 views
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Map of the neighborhood around Ukita Park.13 views
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Cherry blossoms at Ukita Park, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. 宇喜田公園13 views
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What's left of this cherry tree. Too bad I missed it.13 views
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo13 views
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo13 views
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Ukita Daiichi Park. Riverside pocket park. 宇喜田第一公園13 views
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So many great sakura shots here.13 views
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Top of the Hinomi Yagura Fire Watchtower. It's wooden and 15 meters high. 火の見やぐら13 views
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Fire Watchtower at the end of Shinkawa River in Edogawa-ku City in Tokyo. There originally was no such fire tower. Built here only as a tourist attraction. 火の見やぐら13 views
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Fire Watchtower and cherry blossoms.13 views
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We can enter and go up the Fire Watchtower. 火の見やぐら13 views
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View of Shinkawa River from the Hinomi Yagura Fire Watchtower. 火の見やぐら13 views
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Floodgate pool.13 views
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A short walk to Ukita Bridge where I turned left to walk to Funabori Station (Toei Shinjuku Line).13 views
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2019 was the last year of the Heisei Period.13 views
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Top view of Funabori Station on the Toei Shinjuku subway line.13 views
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Funabori Tower has great views of Arakawa River. This is looking west.13 views
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Looking toward Tokyo Skytree.13 views
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The park's main cherry tree is this weeping cherry blossom tree. Very nice.12 views
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The weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.12 views
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Cherry blossoms on the edge of the park.12 views
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Adjacent to Gyosen Park is Ukita Park.12 views
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I started walking along the river from Shin-Wataribashi Bridge near the middle of the 3km river.12 views
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The west end of Shinkawa River has a Edo-style fire watchtower. To give an Edo-Period riverscape.12 views
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Traditional-looking restrooms.12 views
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After the city of Edo suffered a major fire in the 7th century, fire watchtowers similar to this one were built. The towers also had a bell to sound a fire alarm and direct firefighters to any fire.12 views
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Fire Watchtower and cherry blossoms.12 views
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Remains of the old Shinkawa Nishi Suimon floodgate. 新川西水門跡12 views
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The area around the Fire Watchtower is like a park named Nishi-Suimon Hiroba (西水門広場).12 views
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Sculpture of a riverboat.12 views
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Pine tree amid cherry blossoms.12 views
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The straight road is Funabori Green Road that goes to Shinkawa River.12 views
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The straight road is Funabori Green Road that goes to Shinkawa River.12 views
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Exhibition space inside Tower Hall Funabori.12 views
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Still the same weeping cherry tree.11 views
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Cherry blossoms at Ukita Park, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. 宇喜田公園11 views
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Cherry blossoms at Ukita Park, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. 宇喜田公園11 views
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Cherry blossoms at Ukita Park, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. 宇喜田公園11 views
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Playground equipment at Ukita Park.11 views
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Shinkawa River (新川) was first excavated in 1590 by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu for cargo boats to transport salt from neighboring Gyotoku (in Chiba Prefecture) to Edo. 11 viewsThe river was lined with miso shops, shoyu shops, and eateries. The salt boats have long been replaced by trains and motor vehicles. Today the river is very quiet in a residential area.
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The cherry blossoms are mostly Somei-Yoshino, but I also saw weeping cherries.11 views
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo11 views
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Weeping cherry tree. 11 views
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Shinkawa River Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo11 views
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Shinkawa Kyuyo Park. Riverside pocket park. 新川休養公園11 views
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Traditional-looking wall.11 views
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Stairs up to the top of the Fire Watchtower.11 views
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View of Shinkawa River from the Hinomi Yagura Fire Watchtower.11 views
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In the forefront is Naka River, and beyond the divider is Arakawa River as seen from the Fire Watchtower.11 views
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Looking north.11 views
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Sluice gate.11 views
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Remains of the old Shinkawa Nishi Suimon floodgate. 新川西水門跡11 views
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About the old floodgate and Fire Watchtower.11 views
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Fire Watchtower and sakura.11 views
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Sculpture of a riverboat.11 views
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Sculpture of a riverboat. Looks like a cargo boat for salt.11 views
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Looking north.11 views
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Shinkawa River cuts across Edogawa Ward east to west for 3 km between Kyu-Edo River and Arakawa River. The entire length has a nice riverside walkway on both sides.10 viewsIn late March to early April, over 700 cherry trees bloom (20 varieties, mainly Somei-Yoshino). It's a very pleasant walk with no crowds, no tourists. Not well-known yet.
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From April 2007, a new project called the "Shinkawa Senbonzakura Plan" was started to plant cherry blossoms on both sides of the river to create an Edo Period look. The river walk was also made earthquake resistant.10 views
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Fire Watchtower at the end of Shinkawa River in Edogawa-ku Ward in Tokyo. 火の見やぐら10 views
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Top of the Fire Watchtower. Great views from the open-air windows. 火の見やぐら10 views
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Nearby floodgate to Arakawa River.10 views
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In the forefront is Naka River, and beyond the divider is Arakawa River as seen from the Fire Watchtower.10 views
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Going down the Fire Watchtower.10 views
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Map of the area. The top right is Funabori Station.10 views
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Going back along the river to the nearest subway station.10 views
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Now walking on the other side of the river for the return trip. This side of the river is also very nice.10 views
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