 Most viewed - Shibuya-ku 渋谷区 |
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Main shrine hall ahead.43 views
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The right tree provides shade for many ema prayer tablets.43 views
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You can buy a prayer tablet and write your wish/hope/prayer on it and hang it here.43 views
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Shrine maidens (miko)43 views
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Wedding couple on their way to their ceremony inside the shrine.43 views
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Chrysanthemum crest is the symbol of the Imperial family.43 views
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Path to the park area.43 views
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Entrance to Treasure Museum.43 views
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People on my right on New Year's Day at Meiji Shrine.43 views
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People pray in front of the money/offertory pit.43 views
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Crowd control and Meiji Shrine.43 views
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Sacred dances performed on stage at Meiji Shrine for their spring festival.43 views
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So before you do all that drinking, think about the toilet lines.42 views
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Shrine shop for talisman.42 views
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Shiseikan Dojo (Martial Arts Training Hall)42 views
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Buying amulets. 42 views
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Cafe and restaurant42 views
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Cafe and restaurant on New Year's.42 views
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Phone booth42 views
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Path back to exit to Harajuku Station.42 views
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Bunkamura-dori road42 views
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My YouTube video of Halloween in Shibuya 2016.42 views
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People on my left on New Year's Day at Meiji Shrine.41 views
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Throw away old New Year's decorations here.41 views
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Spring festival in early May.41 views
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Peter Pan and Tinkerbell41 views
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Bunkakan museum40 views
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There's no organizer, no sponsors, no set event time, but it still happens. Just a spontaneous, massive street gathering. Unbelievable.40 views
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The main attraction for these costumers is that they meet other costumers and take photos together. 40 views
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One Piece40 views
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Shibuya Crossing40 views
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JR Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line is the closest station to Meiji Jingu Shrine.40 views
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Shibuya Crossing on Halloween night.39 views
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Shibuya Crossing on Halloween night.38 views
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For the first time this year, the police wisely closed off a few major roads around Shibuya Station for Halloween. Even then, the road to 109 and Dogenzaka were filled with people. 38 views
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JR Harajuku Station38 views
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Yabusame is much more impressive when you see it in person. The costumes, the speed, and the excitement of seeing the archer hitting the target is just so impressive.37 views
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First they used square wooden targets and then these small targets made of ceramic dishes.36 views
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JR Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line36 views
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A small stage was setup along the main path to Meiji Shrine for traditional performances.34 views
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Chrysanthemum exhibits on the main path to Meiji Shrine.34 views
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Yabusame is one of Japan's hallmark traditional arts and commonly staged for visiting heads of state at Meiji Shrine.34 viewsFormer US president Ulysses Grant saw it with Emperor Meiji at Ueno Park in 1879, Ronald Reagan in 1983 at Meiji Shrine, George W. Bush (with PM Koizumi) at Meiji Shrine in 2001, and Obama (with Caroline Kennedy) at Meiji Shrine in 2014.
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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.34 views
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On Nov. 3, 2016, went to see Meiji Shrine's annual Autumn Grand Festival (秋の大祭). Nov. 3 is a national holiday called "Culture Day." 33 viewsIt's also the late Emperor Meiji's birthday and originally a national holiday for his birthday.
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Chrysanthemum exhibits on the main path to Meiji Shrine.33 views
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Meiji Shrine's spanking new torii.33 views
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Diplomat cars for foreign ambassadors attending the yabusame horseback archery at Meiji Shrine on Nov. 3.33 views
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Good thing the weather was good. In fact, Nov. 3 in Japan has a fantastic record for fine weather. It rained on this day only twice or so in the past few decades.33 views
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About the Meiji Shrine's annual Autumn Grand Festival (秋の大祭).32 views
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Sanbaso dancer32 views
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The shrine was undergoing major renovations, especially the roof.32 views
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The main event was yabusame horseback archery.32 views
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At the start of the horse track, the fan bearer (扇方 ogikata) uses a large fan to signal that the track is clear for the next archer to run.32 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.32 views
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Delighted to see a few women archers too.32 views
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Besides the costumes, the saddles and stirrups are very different from western ones.32 views
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Entertainment stage on the way to Meiji Shrine.31 views
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Sanbaso dancer (三番叟) who prays for abundant harvests. Featured in Noh and kabuki as well.31 views
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Chrysanthemum exhibits on the main path to Meiji Shrine.31 views
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Huge crowd. Need to get here early to get a good viewing spot.31 views
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These archers belong to the Takeda School of mounted archery. They are based in Miura, Kanagawa where they practice almost weekly. They have about 60 members.31 views
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Aikido demonstrations30 views
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After all the archers complete their runs, they trot back to the starting point and receive their shot arrows along the way. Each archer's arrows have a unique arrow tip (shape and/or color) so they know which is theirs.30 viewsThey do a few runs and the event lasts for about 2 hours.
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Gingko trees along the fringe of the park near Yoyogi Koen Station in autumn.29 views
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Gingko trees along the fringe of the park near Yoyogi Koen Station in autumn.29 views
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