 Most viewed - Toshima-ku 豊島区 |
Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街870 views
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My lunch. Ball-shaped gyoza. The skin is slightly crunchy.551 views
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JR Sugamo Station on the Yamanote Line. 巣鴨駅432 views
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The clothing shops are geared for elderly women. Sugamo is the fashion capital for elderly women. 「おばあちゃんの原宿」422 views
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Entrance to Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街421 views
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Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街「おばあちゃんの原宿」396 views
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In front of JR Sugamo Station354 views
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Hat shop336 views
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Nakasendo road marker.329 views
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Most of the clothing items are price low, around 1,000 yen which might be affordable by people living on social security.313 views
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Kōgan-ji Temple (高岩寺)307 views
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The famous red underwear. Supposed to keep you warmer. For men and women.300 views
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Umbrella shop292 views
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Gate to Koganji temple, a famous spot along the shopping street.290 views
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Koganji temple. The temple's popular name is "Togenuki Jizo-son." It sells magic paper called osugata which supposed to remove a thorn or splinter from your skin. Affix it to the thorn and it will be extracted. とげぬき地蔵尊287 views
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Arai Kannon statue. Wash the part of the body to cure the corresponding part of your own body. 洗い観音285 views
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Main road in front of JR Sugamo Station283 views
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Inside the gyoza restaurant are placards written by past customers boasting the number of gyoza they ate (or couldn't finish).283 views
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Cherry blossoms near JR Sugamo Station276 views
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Tokyo Toden streetcar, Koshin-zuka Station.274 views
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Inside Koganji temple Hondo. The temple houses the Togenuki Jizo statue which is not visible to the public.266 views
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Koganji temple Hondo hall. This is a Zen temple belonging to the Soto-shu school. The temple was founded in 1596 and moved to Sugamo in 1891.253 views
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The shopping street is quite long, going all the way to Nishi-Sugamo on the Mita subway line.245 views
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Togenuki means thorn-extracting. Koganji temple incense burner241 views
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People line up to wash the famous Kannon statue. The line gets longer on weekends.235 views
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Grounds of Koganji temple as seen from the Hondo hall.235 views
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People in line for the Arai (Washable) Kannon statue. Anybody can line up and scrub the statue. No charge.231 views
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People relax in front of the temple.222 views
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They used to have a tawashi brush to wash the statue, but that wore out the statue. So the replacement statue is now washed/rubbed with a towel instead.218 views
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Jizo statue214 views
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Jizo statue208 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori, Tokyo199 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori199 views
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office), Otsuka Awa Odori 豊島区役所連195 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden centers on a pond that reflects the illumination.150 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori120 views
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The 37th Otsuka Awa Odori was held on Aug. 26, 2009 (Wed.) in the middle of the week from about 5 pm to 9 pm. They paraded on the main road in front of the south side of JR Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo.88 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden in Tokyo had a long line to get in during late Nov. Near JR Mejiro Station on the Yamanote Line. Free admission.77 views
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Otsuka Ekimae station75 views
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They are from Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen, a private girls' school. 豊島岡女子学園 桃李連74 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori poster for 2009. The dance is held on only one evening.74 views
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My YouTube video of Otsuka Awa Odori featuring local Otsuka (Toshima Ward) dance troupes.65 views
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連64 views
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連63 views
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連61 views
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連61 views
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連61 views
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Sugamokko-ren すがもっ子連60 views
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Sanwa-ren 三和蓮60 views
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Sugamo-ren すがも連60 views
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Otsuka Awa Odori paper lanterns59 views
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So it was not a good situation for taking pictures. The dance route was short, maybe only 300 meters. They danced on only one road. That's why it was quite crowded. 58 views
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Sugamo is a neighboring train station, also in Toshima Ward.58 views
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Shoko-ren 商興連57 views
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Shoko-ren 商興連57 views
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Tenkei-ren from Shinjuku. 天恵連57 views
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Both sides of the road were almost totally covered with vinyl mats by people reserving a spot to watch the dance. The festival seemed to be mainly for the local folks, not for tourists from outside who could not get close to the roadside. 56 views
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連56 views
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連54 views
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連53 views
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連53 views
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連52 views
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They work at the Toshima Ward Office (City Hall).52 views
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連52 views
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連51 views
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Christmassy maple leaves at Mejiro Teien.39 views
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Tea house for rent.38 views
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Mejiro Teien Garden's attraction was fall foliage lit up at night.36 views
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Tea house35 views
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