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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分 in front of JR Sawara Station.125 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival in Katori, Chiba. Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.125 views
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Manhole in Sawara, Katori, Chiba. River fish and irises.124 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival in Katori, Chiba. Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.124 views
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Ono River has these little statues of the Gods of Good Fortune. Sawara, Katori, Chiba.122 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival in Katori, Chiba. Float pullers/dancers shout "wasshoi" at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.122 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.122 views
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Sawara Autumn Festival held in Oct. in Katori, Chiba. Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分 in front of JR Sawara Station.121 viewsShimowake 下分
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Traditional townscape in Sawara, Katori, Chiba Prefecture.92 views
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Traditional townscape in Sawara, Katori, Chiba Prefecture.89 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence89 views
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Sawara, Katori, Chiba88 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence in Sawara, Chiba is open to the public.87 views
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My Youtube video of Sawara Autumn Festival taken in Oct. 2015.64 viewsDating back 300 years, the festival is held for three days in July (10 floats) and Oct. (14 floats). The float pullers also dance and the main highlight is when they turn the float a few times. The festival is a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. In fall 2016, it will be one of the 33 Yama, Hoko, and Yatai float festivals in Japan to be inscribed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Suwa Daijin float from Kami Shinmachi 上新町.60 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸 trying dodge obstacles.60 views
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Boat dock at the other end of the river.59 views
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Jaja Bridge58 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.58 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.58 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.58 views
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Sawara is a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区) along the Ono River near JR Sawara Station (Narita Line).57 views
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About Kinsei Japanese textile shop57 views
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Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba has a waterfall.57 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence57 views
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The Sawara no Taisai Autumn Festival has ornate floats paraded around Sawara in Oct. Floats (called dashi) are about 7 meters high and weigh 3 to 4 tons. 57 viewsThe floats have intricate wood carvings and a large doll depicting a historical or legendary Japanese figure. Each float is from a neighborhood in Sawara. Most of the floats and dolls were made in the late 19th century or early 20th century. Held near JR Sawara Station (JR Narita Line) and along Ono River's traditional townscape. These photos were taken on Oct. 10, 2015.
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Food stall area57 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.57 views
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Float pullers also dance and sing (wasshoi!) when the float stops. Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.57 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.57 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.57 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.57 views
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Local supermarket and rest stop.57 views
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I couldn't stay until the endsince I had to catch mytrain back to Tokyo.57 views
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Sake merchant56 views
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About Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba.56 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence is quite spacious.56 views
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Wooden carvings on Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.56 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.56 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.56 views
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Sake merchant55 views
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Shuttle boats (¥1,300 roundtrip) and tour boats (¥500) are busy on Ono River during the spring and autumn festival time.55 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River.55 views
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About the Tobacco and Tea Shop55 views
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Oil merchant55 views
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Jaja Bridge (Toyohashi Bridge) in Sawara, Chiba.55 views
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About Sawara's traditional townscape.55 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence55 views
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Ino Tadataka Memorial Hall, a local museum. Photography was not allowed inside.55 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.55 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.55 views
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Map of the traditional townscape along the Ono River. I started from the Kaiun Bridge on the right of this map.54 views
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Leaping carp or maybe sea bream.54 views
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A few buildings were in need of repair.54 views
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Sawara has some old signs like this one for Fanta soda.54 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River.54 views
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Open hours of Ino Tadataka's former residence.54 views
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Layout of Ino Tadataka's former residence.54 views
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Inside the entrance foyer of Ino Tadataka's former residence. Japanese-style home.54 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence54 views
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Float pullers.54 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.54 views
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune float from Kamijuku 上宿.54 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.54 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.54 views
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Emperor Nintoku float from Minami-yokojuku 南横宿.54 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.54 views
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Yamato Takeru float arrives at the intersection.54 views
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Ono-no-Tofu 小野道風 float from Shin-Hashimoto 新橋本.54 views
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With great fanfare, the floats turned a few times at the intersection before it proceeded. 54 views
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Uedaya Hardware Store53 views
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Tobacco and Tea Shop53 views
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About the oil merchant53 views
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Boat dock for boat rides on Ono River.53 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence53 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.53 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.53 views
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Shrine maidens.53 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.53 views
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Rest place next to supermarket.53 views
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From 5 pm, the floats came to this intersection to perform the no-no-ji mawashi turn. のの字廻し53 views
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Bench52 views
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About the Shojo Soy Sauce Shop established in 1800.52 views
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About Uedaya Hardware Store founded by a merchant from Gamo, Shiga Prefecture. Still in business.52 views
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Modern phone booth52 views
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Monument for Ino Tadataka at his former residence.52 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence52 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence52 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence52 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.52 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.52 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.52 views
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Emperor Nintoku float from Minami-yokojuku 南横宿.52 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.52 views
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Marks on the road left by float wheels.52 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.52 views
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This float danced at the intersection too.52 views
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They shout "wasshoi!"52 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River operated by cute grandmas.51 views
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Ino Tadataka was a geographical surveyor who was the first to use modern scientific surveying methods to produce very accurate maps of Japan known as Inoh maps. 51 views
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Statue of Ino Tadataka at his former residence.51 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.51 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.51 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.51 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.51 views
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From around 4 pm, they started parking the floats to put on paper lanterns.51 views
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