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Jizo statue near Kisomon Gate110 views
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Kisomon Gate110 views
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Kisomon Gate wooden carvings.110 views
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Bell at Niomon Gate 仁王門110 views
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Monkeys supporting the building on all three sides.110 views
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JR Kumagaya Station, north entrance110 views
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Notice board for the race schedule and results.109 views
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Gate to Kitain, a Tendai Buddhist temple. Part of Kawagoe's National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).109 views
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Jizo statue near Kisomon Gate109 views
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Niomon Gate 仁王門109 views
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Bus stop No. 6 near JR Kumagaya Station's North exit for Menuma Shodenzan.109 views
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Bus to Menuma Shodenzan.109 views
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The race course is filled with boats on the side practicing or rowing to the starting line.108 views
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Only one bridge (for pedestrians only) spans over the course at the 500-meter line.108 views
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About Kisomon Gate108 views
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Statue of Lord Saito Sanemori, Heian Period warrior who lived in Kumagaya. 斎藤実盛108 views
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Gomado Hall 護摩堂108 views
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In front of the Honden Hall is this stone stage.108 views
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Suigyo-do has a water well for water ablutions.108 views
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Sumo ring 相撲場108 views
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Maruhaka-yama Tumulus107 viewsCherry trees are at the top.
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Starting line107 views
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Final day (Aug. 27) for the finals. Much more crowded than the first day.107 views
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Way to Kisomon Gate, the main gate to Shodenzan.107 views
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Kisomon Gate is an Important Cultural Property. 貴惣門107 views
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Niomon Gate 仁王門107 views
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Suigyo-do has a water well.107 views
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Inside Daishi-do Hall 大師堂107 views
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Menuma Shodenzan Honden Hall 本殿107 views
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Entrance to view the rear part of the Honden Hall. Admission is 700 yen. Open 10 am - 4 pm107 views
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Former castle moat.106 views
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Chichibu Station106 views
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Kisomon Gate wooden carvings.106 views
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Map of Shodenzan grounds.106 views
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Looking toward the front of the Honden Hall.106 views
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About the Stone Stage.106 views
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Daishi-do Hall 大師堂106 views
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Menuma Shodenzan Honden Hall 本殿106 views
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Front part of the Honden Hall.106 views
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The back part of the Honden is surrounded by this fence, but you can enter the fence and look at the colorful exterior up close.106 views
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Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin temple was built during 1735 to 1760, taking 25 years.106 views
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Sumo wrestling106 views
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Museum floor105 viewsThis is where they make the giant kites during Feb. to April.
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Shiga Univ. banners105 views
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Niomon Gate 仁王門105 views
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Daishi-do Hall and sumo ring105 views
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Kannon inside Daishi-do Hall 大師堂105 views
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Incense burner in front of Honden Hall105 views
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Fire extinguisher105 views
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The magnfiicent back part of the Honden can be seen.105 views
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These colorful woodcarvings were once all faded to bare wood after 250 years under the weather. 105 views
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Kyoto Univ.'s Dark Blue Blades (came in 5th place)104 views
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This monkey has a child.104 views
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五百羅漢103 views
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Hikawa Shrine torii. 20-min. walk from Omiya Station.103 views
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On weekends when it's not raining, they also display 2,000 hina dolls on the front porch.103 views
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The Toda Boat Course is a perfectly straight body of fresh water stretching over 2000 meters.102 views
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Path to Hikawa Shrine102 views
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line train for Hanno at Ikebukuro Station. By express train, it takes less than an hour to Hanno from Ikebukuro. Train fare is 450 yen.102 views
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Kisomon Gate wooden carvings.102 views
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Guided tours are provided at certain times. Only in Japanese though.102 views
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Maruhaka-yama Tumulus sign101 views
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Kyoto Univ.101 views
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Hill where the Fujimi Turret once stood.100 views
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Way to Konosu City Hall, the main site for the Hina Matsuri.99 views
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Went to see the final evening and climax of the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival on July 22, 2013 featuring ornate floats paraded in central Kumagaya.99 views
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Okegawa-juku was the 6th lodging town (shukuba 宿場) on the old Nakasendo Road (中山道) that connected Tokyo (Edo) and Kyoto through an interior route passing through Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu, and Shiga Prefectures.99 viewsIt was about 526 km long and had 69 lodging towns where travelers could lodge and water their horses. A few buildings from this era still remain. This Okegawa manhole has a safflower (benibana) design. Okegawa was a major producer of safflowers.
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2,000 hina dolls on the front porch of Konosu City Hall.98 views
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Hina Doll Festival schedule.98 views
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View from bridge looking toward the finish line.97 views
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Over 500 stone statues of Rakan Buddhist disciples97 views
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Street signs in English97 views
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Chichibu Station platform on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line97 views
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Konosu City Hall front entrance.97 views
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PR poster97 views
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The Toda Motor Boat Race Arena is where the starting line is.96 views
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Cheering section on bicycles.96 views
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Elumi Konosu Shopping Mall in front of Konosu Station.96 views
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Kisomon Gate96 views
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Shogun-yama Tumulus95 views
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Bell tower at night95 views
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Residence95 views
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Shopping street95 views
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Carved during the 18th and 19th centuries.94 views
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Hikawa Shrine in Omiya is the headquarters of all Hikawa shrines in Tokyo and Saitama.94 views
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Follow the pink banners. The road is also crowded with cars.94 views
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Inside Konosu City Hall is this huge pyramid of hina dolls.94 views
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Entertainment schedule in front of the doll pyramid.94 views
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Finale on Happy Road. Anybody could join in and dance.93 views
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Konosu has a long doll-making history dating back to the Edo Period.93 views
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Local mascot.93 views
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My video of the Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival on July 22, 2013.93 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 193 views
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Futagoyama Tumulus92 views
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Veranda facing a garden.92 views
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