Most viewed - Mizuho 瑞穂町 |
Manhole at Mizuho, Tokyo.147 views
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Mizuho, a small town in western Tokyo, holds its annual Hina Matsuri Doll Festival called Mizuho no Tsurushi Kazari, or Hanging Decorations of Mizuho from mid-February to March 3. 44 views
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Inside the kura storehouse, gorgeous hina doll display. Besides the dolls, there is kimono and more stuff on the side walls (not pictured). Notice the snakes in the foreground.44 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).40 views
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Kimono Mt. Fuji decoration on the right wall inside the kura.39 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.37 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.37 views
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Koshinkan's events.37 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.37 views
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Hina dolls inside the kura storehouse.37 views
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Snakes for 2013, Year of the Snake.37 views
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Rabbits37 views
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On the second floor there was a quilt exhibition by Morgan Hill, California, Mizuho's sister city.37 views
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Quilts from Morgan Hill, California were forwarded to people in Tohoku.37 views
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Goldfish36 views
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These dolls were made this past year.36 views
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A small storehouse, converted into an office, is attached to the main building.35 views
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Koshinkan has this separate kura storehouse housing a hina doll display.35 views
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Kimono decoration on the left wall inside the kura.35 views
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Miniature daruma35 views
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This hina doll exhibit started eight years ago, so there were eight years worth of hina dolls and hanging decorations today. Every year, the number of decorations increases.35 views
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Little dolls of tea pickers. Mizuho produces Sayama tea.35 views
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Quilt exhibition on the 2nd floor of the Koshinkan in Mizuho, Tokyo, by Morgan Hill, California, Mizuho's sister city.35 views
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Smaller decorations on the floor.34 views
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Hina decorations at Koshinkan. Koshinkan's main building has two exhibition rooms filled with hina dolls and hanging decorations.34 views
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The ladies, who love their hometown of Mizuho, decided to make these hina decorations a symbol of their unknown town.34 views
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Monkey34 views
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Horse34 views
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About Sayama Ike Park.34 views
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Map of Mizuho.34 views
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About the storehouse.33 views
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There are ten ladies who volunteer to make these hanging decorations every year by hand at their own expense. They add many new dolls each year to this hina doll display.33 views
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Welcome to Mizuho at Hakonegasaki Station. Display of local products.33 views
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Sayama tea fields can be seen from the train near Hakonegasaki Station.33 views
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In front of Hakonegasaki Station on the JR Hachiko Line.33 views
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Snake created with kimono obi material. 2013 is the Year of the Snake.32 views
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The first exhibition space has these hina decorations.32 views
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The other exhibition space on the 1st floor is bigger, with more dolls and hanging decorations.32 views
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Mizuho slogan.32 views
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View from Hakonegasaki Station.32 views
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JR Hakonegasaki Station in Mizuho, Tokyo.32 views
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Kimono complements the hina dolls.31 views
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About the well at Koshinkan.31 views
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Little flowers31 views
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Hina dolls at the entrance of the Koshinkan's main building. Free admission.31 views
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Top-tier Hina dolls at Koshinkan, Mizuho, Tokyo.31 views
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Benzaiten Shrine at Sayama Ike Park in Hanno, Saitama.31 views
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Snake created with kimono obi material. 2013 is the Year of the Snake.30 views
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Cicada30 views
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Snakes30 views
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The park's best-looking building is the restroom.30 views
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Restroom rear view.30 views
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Sayama tea30 views
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A blind daruma and a maneki neko beckoning cat with a daruma at Hakonegasaki Station in Mizuho, Tokyo.30 views
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Well at Koshinkan29 views
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Bird house29 views
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If you see a stray turtle, call.29 views
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Koshinkan also has a small garden.28 views
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