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Paper plane sculpture1357 views
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These photos were taken in late April 2007. (Copyright year in the images are mistaken.)909 views
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Iruma Air Base is near Inariyama Koen Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line (40-50 min. from Ikebukuro). This is the crowd leaving the train platform at around 9 am.814 views
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Female princess reigning over the Sakitama Fire Festival in Gyoda, Saitama753 viewsShe's 15 years old.
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line train station entrance at Ikebukuro, Tokyo. It takes about 90 min. from Ikebukuro to Yokoze Station via Tokkyu express train. Cheaper trains take 2 hours.665 views
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If you go early in the morning, there are fewer people.618 views
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Autumn Rose. Moss pink flowers have five petals with notches, looking like miniature cherry blossoms. The flowers are small. ｵｰﾀﾑﾛｰｽﾞ606 views
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Saitama Stadium is a large soccer stadium built for the Soccer World Cup in 2002 and now home of the Urawa Reds. Way to Saitama Stadium 2002 from the train station.603 views
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Mini octopus572 views
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Tekomai566 views
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Tokorozawa Aviation Museum. The building on the left is an IMAX theater, and the larger structure on the right is modeled after a blimp on the inside to show retired planes and helicopters. Looks like jet turbine too. 所沢航空発祥記念館492 views
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Another sculpture in the Aviation Memorial Park.482 views
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It is not yet full bloom. A few patches of green.465 views
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Koku-Koen Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line 航空公園駅455 views
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line train with shibazakura design.452 views
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Quite spectacular when the flowers are in full bloom.443 views
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Air Nippon YS-11 propeller plane. Donated by All Nippon Airways in 1997.437 views
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Other more modern planes and helicopters are on display in the main exhibition hall. This is a North American T6G.418 views
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Little Dot are white flowers with a yellow dot at the center. リットルドット417 views
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line Yokoze Station. Get off here for an easy walk to Hitsujiyama Park where the Shibazakura moss pink hill is. A tourist info office is on the left. 西武池袋線横瀬駅413 views
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McDaniel's Cushion are dark pink flowers. ﾏｯｸﾀﾞﾆｴﾙｸｯｼｮﾝ413 views
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Psst, wanna know a secret? Kitain Temple, Kawagoe399 views
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In front of Koku-Koen Station. Notice the paper plane sculpture and YS-11 prop plane.398 views
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Chichibu Night Festival climax377 views
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Entrance to Honmaru Goten palace, Kawagoe Castle.370 views
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The 25th Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori was held during Aug. 21-23, 2009. I saw it on the 22nd. The 21st was the festival eve when they had dance performances in the community center. The festival's main days were the 22nd and 23rd.370 views
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Tekomai geisha lead the way for a float at Kawagoe Festival.365 views
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Oakington Blue are bluish flowers. ｵｰｷﾝﾄﾝﾌﾞﾙｰ365 views
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Outside the main entrance is this area full of food and souvenir stalls.348 views
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Sikorsky H-19346 views
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You can buy a park entry ticket (300 yen) at a booth in front of Yokoze Station. Maps also available. Underpass at Yokoze Station.343 views
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Inside the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum. You are greeted by a replica of Kai-1, Japan's first military plane developed, produced, and flown at Tokorozawa on April 5, 1911. It flew 10 meters high and 800 meters long for 80 sec. 会式一号機342 views
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Floats at night, Kawagoe Festival.339 views
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Chuo University (came in 4th) 中央大学4位338 views
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The combination of Mt. Bukosan and the flowers are almost unlimited. Chichibu, Saitama. 武甲山333 views
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Shiga University women rowers332 views
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Marvelous spectacle329 views
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Tama-no-Nagare have a pink stripe on each petal. 多摩の流れ327 views
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A total of 6 floats arrive. Chichibu Yomatsuri. Also see the video at YouTube.324 views
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Scarlet Flame are red. ｽｶｰﾚｯﾄﾌﾚｰﾑ324 views
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Kyoto University 京都大学320 views
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Map of Koku Ki'nen Koen Park or Aviation Memorial Park. Besides the museum, the large park has a baseball field, ponds, playground, and memorials.307 views
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter.306 views
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Stage ceremony300 viewsThe torch bearers gathered in front of the stage where there were speeches and cheers.
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Musical battle between floats.300 views
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The map tells you how to walk to the park, but better to just follow the signs.300 views
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Train station entrance.299 views
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Front of YS-11 propeller plane.296 views
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Children lead the way for a float at Kawagoe Festival.295 views
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YS-11 propeller plane. Open to the public on certain days of the year.290 views
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Entrance to Hitsujiyama Park. Show your ticket or buy it at the booth nearby.289 views
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Scarlet Flame286 views
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Kawagoe Festival281 views
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Statue of Japanese aircraft mechanics who worked at Tokorozawa. This is where the aircraft maintenance hangar was.277 views
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Crowd going home. It's a good idea to buy a round-trip ticket at Ikebukuro Station so you don't have to buy a return ticket here.276 views
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Iruma Air Show Blue Impulse video 2010.276 views
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On sunny days, great for taking pictures.272 views
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Well-wishers look on as rowers embark for the race taking place at the same venue where the rowing competition was held at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.270 views
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Yae-zakura cherry blossoms and moss pink.268 views
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Replica of Nieuport 81E2. This was first imported to Japan in 1918 and used to train Japanese pilots by a French mission.267 views
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Poster263 views
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Boeing 747 flight simulator (Not as good as Microsoft Flight Simulator.)261 views
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In front of Tokorozawa Aviation Museum is a Curtiss-Wright C-46 transport plane.260 views
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Part of the original runway at the Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park. 所沢航空記念公園258 views
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Bust of General J.P. Faure258 views
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Local fire station designed like a float.257 views
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Moss pink is therefore commonly called "shiba-zakura" which can be translated as "grassy cherry blossoms" or "lawn cherry blossoms."257 views
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One of two giant kites256 viewsThis festival has two giant kites and two smaller (but still large) kites. Resting on its side, the kite was scheduled to fly at 2 pm. The kanji characters read "Michi no Eki" in reference to a new train station built in the town.
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Hitsujiyama Park with weeping cherry blossoms256 views
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Kawasaki C-1 for a parachute drop at Iruma Air Show in Saitama.256 views
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Helicopter cockpit with glass bottom.255 views
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Model of Japan's first motorized flight.255 views
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Above is a Piper L-21, below is Fuji T-1B.252 views
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MInami-Koshigaya Awa Odori Dance, indoor performance. 南越谷阿波踊り251 views
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Nihon University takes the lead (later wins the race) 日本大学250 views
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Bust of General J.P. Faure, a Frenchman who trained Japanese pilots in 1919.250 views
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Lion for good luck.248 views
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A boxy-looking Kita-Urawa Station on the west (nishiguchi) side. Keihin-Tohoku Line. 247 views
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The C-46 was used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Forces for cargo transport from the 1950s.246 views
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Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park. 所沢航空記念公園245 views
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Monument for Japan's Birth of Aviation 日本の航空発祥の地・所沢245 views
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Chichibu Shrine244 views
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Propeller243 views
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This Tack Cross has one jet flying straight while the other is spiraling around it. Quite spectacular.243 views
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Pagoda at Kitain temple, Kawagoe242 views
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Eight varieties of moss pink are planted. This is Autumn Rose. ｵｰﾀﾑﾛｰｽﾞ241 views
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Inside helicopter240 views
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Konosu Bikkuri Hina Matsuri doll festival in Konosu, Saitama.239 views
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Pilot's goggles and cap.237 views
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Blue Impulse Kawasaki T-4237 views
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Engagement Control Station (ECS) for the Patriot missile system.236 views
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Blue Impulse Aerobatic Team at Iruma Air Show.234 views
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Manhole at Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture234 views
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Poster233 views
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Turbine engines231 views
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Remains of a Nieuport 81E2.230 views
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Hatanaka-kikko-ren, Kita-Urawa Awa Odori in Saitama. 畑中亀甲連230 views
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Kyoto Univ. rowing club and alumni sing Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) at their celebration party.229 views
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Monument for Japan's Birth of Aviation 日本の航空発祥の地・所沢229 views
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Blue Impulse jet229 views
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This joint session of Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori dance troupes was the best performance of all, I thought.227 views
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Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori, Saitama Prefecture.227 views
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.227 views
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Such an impressive sight at one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the Tokyo or Kanto area.227 views
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Flight simulator (Not as good as Microsoft Flight Simulator.)220 views
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Konosu Hina Matsuri Doll Festival219 views
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Very impressive and educational aviation museum. Great for kids too.218 views
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Control tower equipment.216 views
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Held on Dec. 2-3 by Chichibu Shrine, Chichibu Yomatsuri is one of Japan's Big Three Hikiyama Float Festivals. 213 viewsOrnate floats are pulled along the city's main streets until they reach a large plaza at night where they are lit with lanterns. Fireworks then serve as the climax. Photo: Seibu Chichibu Station
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Pilots who flew at Tokorozawa.210 views
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Konosu Hina Matsuri Doll Festival209 views
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Back of Monument for Japan's Birth of Aviation日本の航空発祥の地・所沢207 views
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Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, Saitama207 views
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Little Dot. リットルドット206 views
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Exhibits on Tokorozawa's aviation history.206 views
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Little Dot205 views
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art. Saitama.205 views
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Shiga Univ. cox at Toda Boat Course203 views
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Great that they posed for us. Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, Saitama203 views
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Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, Saitama203 views
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Kura-zukuri style architecture. Local merchants built these earthen buildings after the Great Fire of Kawagoe in 1893. 蔵造りの町並み202 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren at Kita-Urawa Awa Odori on Sept. 6, 2009.202 views
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One of Japan's biggest Hina Matsuri doll festivals is held at Konosu, Saitama from mid-February to March 3, Girls' Day. The main site is Konosu City Hall lobby with its huge, 7-meter-high pyramid with over 1,800 hina dolls. Inside Konosu Station199 views
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Kawagoe Matsuri is a parade of ornate floats during the day and evening in the city's old town of traditional buildings. Around 15 floats appear during the festival. Held on the third weekend in Oct. 198 viewsMain road where the festival will climax in the evening.
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Hikawa Shrine torii points the way to the shrine. Omiya, Saitama197 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren at Kita-Urawa Awa Odori on Sept. 6, 2009.197 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren on Happy Road.197 views
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A bakery in Hanno, Saitama displayed hina dolls flanked with hanging decorations made of bread. 197 views
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I followed the floats from Nakasendo Road near Yagihashi Dept. Store to the main festival plaza. Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, Saitama196 views
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As it got darker, they lit the lanterns on the floats. Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, Saitama192 views
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The race was won by Nihon Univ. who also won the overall title.191 views
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Hina dolls inside Kinujin, Hanno, Saitama.190 views
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Kitain Main hall, Kawagoe189 views
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Mt. Bukosan is being slowly eaten away by cement companies. 武甲山189 views
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Hina dolls and tapestry on the bottom in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture.187 views
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Closeup of hina doll made of stone.185 views
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Closeup of hanging decorations made of bread. These were outside, and I guess there were enough people to keep the birds away.183 views
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With great fanfare, the floats are pulled up the slope.182 views
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McDaniel's Cushion ﾏｯｸﾀﾞﾆｴﾙｸｯｼｮﾝ182 views
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Hikawa Shrine gate, Omiya, Saitama 楼門180 views
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Hina dolls made of stone in Hanno, Saitama.179 views
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Festival's focal point178 viewsThis grass hut is at the center of the festival site which is within the Sakitama Tumuli Park. It will be burned later in the evening for the festival's climax.
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One of the picturesque streets of the city.175 views
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More photos of the Blue Impulse later on below.175 views
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Stage at Chichibu Shrine174 views
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The festival climaxes with fireworks.172 views
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McDaniel's Cushion172 views
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Ornate float is pulled along the streets toward Chichibu Shrine.171 views
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.171 views
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Yae-zakura cherry blossoms combine well with moss pink.169 views
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Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin temple, a National Treasure in Kumagaya, Saitama. 歓喜院聖天堂 奥殿の彫刻169 views
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第33回全日本大学選手権大会・第46回オックスフォード盾レガッタ168 views
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Main street crowd168 views
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These photos were taken during the Vodafone Cup with the Urawa Reds vs. Manchester United on July 30, 2005. Over 58,000 fans attended. 167 views
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Good place to pick up something to eat at the food court.167 views
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Floats parked along the main drag.165 views
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Torch bearers from the tumulus164 views
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Shopping area was also very crowded with food booths and souvenir shops.164 views
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Souvenir shop164 views
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Patch up163 views
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Torch bearers enter163 views
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The top of one slope provides a grand view of the flower carpet and Mt. Bukosan, one symbol of Chichibu. 武甲山163 views
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.163 views
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Ride'em cowboy162 viewsAs the kite quickly flew up, the forward kite pullers had to release the rope.
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A float climbs up the Dangozaka slope before entering the Otabisho.162 views
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Vodafone Cup with the Urawa Reds vs. Manchester United on July 30, 2005.162 views
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団子坂161 views
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Saitama Stadium 2002161 views
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For more info about this doll festival, see the official site.160 views
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Postcards160 views
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Menuma Shodenzan temple160 views
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Festival participants159 viewsThey are dressed in the costume of the ancient Kofun (Tumuli) Period of Japan. They will be carrying torches from the nearby tumuli.
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Turning the corner159 views
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A float proceeds to the Otabisho plaza.159 views
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Taiko drum performance at the Otabisho.159 views
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Hitsujiyama Park with weeping cherry blossoms and Mt. Bukosan. 羊山公園159 views
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Life rafts159 views
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Michi no Eki158 viewsThe kite design is the same every year, but the kanji characters change. They make a new giant kite every year.
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A record-breaking 280,000 attended the Iruma Air Show on Nov. 3, 2010. The festivities started at 9 am and admission was free. This was also a super sunny day.158 views
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Blue Impulse Kawasaki T-4158 views
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Life rafts158 views
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Smaller kite "Yujo"157 views
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Fireworks157 viewsThe festival ended at 7:30 pm.
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Inariyama Koen Station is a small train station, but only on the day of the annual Iruma Air Show, they set up this huge train station exit.157 views
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YS-11 landed.157 views
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They inspected our bags and even had a German Shepherd dog.156 views
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Sporty police car.155 views
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Menuma Shodenzan's Kisomon Gate has three gables called "sanhafu." Very unusual. Kumagaya, Saitama155 views
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Lowering the kite154 views
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Oakington Blue ｵｰｷﾝﾄﾝﾌﾞﾙｰ154 views
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JR Omiya Station 大宮駅154 views
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Trying to cross the train tracks. Another bottleneck as trains always pass by.154 views
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Festival site153 viewsThey did not allow people go enter the launch area at all times. Spectators were kept far away.
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Rowers reach the finish line after 2,000 meters.153 views
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In front of Seibu Chichibu Station153 views
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The flower patterns don't look like anything.153 views
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Moving the kite to launch point152 views
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Children's kabuki152 views
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Tulip and moss pink152 views
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Bokusui Falls (I think...) 牧水の滝152 views
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