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Kyoto Univ. practicing76 views
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Lots of local children in Kita-Urawa Aho-ren. 北浦和阿呆連76 views
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Niiza Kobushi-ren76 views
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Miyako-ren 美奴連（みやこ連）76 views
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Miyako-ren 美奴連（みやこ連）76 views
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Eisen's woodblock print of Omiya (5th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series.76 views
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0 Series Tokaido shinkansen's windows have various pictures along the shinkansen. This is Mt. Ibuki. Railway Museum in Saitama.76 views
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Rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. The rapeseed blossoms were planted in 1988 where there used to be rice paddies here.76 views
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. 76 views
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Kyoto Univ. practicing75 views
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A school marching band starts off the festivities.75 views
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Hatanaka-kikko-ren75 views
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Eisen's woodblock print of Urawa (4th post town on the Nakasendo) from his Kisokaido series.75 views
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Map of Hanno.75 views
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Kami-Kumagaya Station75 views
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Next was Buyu-ren.74 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren gives a very good performance. Their dance routine is excellent.74 views
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Hatanaka-kikko-ren 畑中亀甲連74 views
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Happy Road goes straight to this road which leads to Fureai Road, another dance venue and Saty shopping mall (now AEON) at the end of the road. The entire route quite short.73 views
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Kita-Urawa Aho-ren starts the Awa Odori on Happy Road at 6 pm. This was the most crowded section, but even then, not super crowded. They also had chairs that anybody could sit on, though some were reserved.73 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren 73 views
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Miyako-ren was also good. I have them on video. 美奴連（みやこ連）73 views
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Hatanaka-kikko-ren 畑中亀甲連73 views
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Kami-Kumagaya Station platform73 views
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Buyu-ren 舞遊連72 views
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These pictures show most, but not all the eleven dance troupes who performed. I missed a few. 72 views
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Niiza Kobushi-ren72 views
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Giant dogwood is nicknamed "Wedding Cake Tree" due to the multi-tiered trunk and branches. ミズキ(Mizuki)72 views
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The lighting was dark here, like most of the parade route.71 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren 71 views
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Miyako-ren 美奴連（みやこ連）71 views
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This is Niiza Kobushi-ren, from the city of Niiza in Saitama Prefecture. They had a very distinct-sounding beat. 新座こぶし連70 views
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Niiza Kobushi-ren70 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren むさし葵蓮70 views
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This was the brightest section of Happy Road, in front of a pachinko parlor. But the neon lights kept changing color--red, white, yellow, etc. Looks psychedelic on my video.70 views
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Miyako-ren 美奴連（みやこ連）70 views
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Kumagaya Rugby Stadium for USA v. Argentina on Oct.9, 2019. Rugby World Cup 201970 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren performing in front of Saty (now AEON), a shopping mall. Here too, it wasn't super crowded.69 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren on Happy Road. One of the girls lost her balance and fell. See my YouTube video here. 69 views
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Miyako-ren 美奴連（みやこ連）69 views
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Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871 displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.69 views
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This man does a fan dance with his feet too.68 views
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Niiza Kobushi-ren perform at Fureai Road which was the worst place to take pictures. They had a canopy (see left) and it obstructs the best view of the dancers. The crowd was sparse here.68 views
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Niiza Kobushi-ren musicians. 68 views
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The men's basketball game was held first, with Japan vs. Tunisia. The stadium was packed with over 18,000.68 views
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Musashi-Aoi-ren むさし葵蓮67 views
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Awa Odori Hibugi67 views
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Ageo Koiki-ren, from the city of Ageo in Saitama Prefecture. あげお小粋連67 views
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A stonemason shop in Hanno.67 views
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This is Musashi-Aoi-ren from the city of Sayama in Saitama Prefecture. They belong to the Aoi family of Awa Odori dance troupes. Their music sounds almost the same as the other Aoi troupes.66 views
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Awa Odori Hibugi. "Hibugi" means flying dance. Although I did not see anyone leaping in the air while dancing.66 views
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Hanno in Saitama Prefecture holds its Hina Matsuri as a citywide exhibition of hina dolls and hanging decorations centering on two main streets in central Hanno, near JR Higashi Hanno Station and Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.66 views
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Miyako-ren drummers.65 views
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Awa Odori Hibugi. This group doesn't have the word "ren" attached to their name. 阿波踊り飛舞技65 views
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Odori street and Kinujin on the left.65 views
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Awa Odori Hibugi64 views
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This fish monger had hina decorations made of clam shells.64 views
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Another old building in Hanno. It used to be the Hanno Silk Weaving Association office, built in 1922. Inside the window facing the street showed hina dolls.64 views
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Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871. Displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.64 views
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Hina dolls displayed inside a shop.63 views
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Shinbashi Station sign63 views
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Woodblock prints depicting Japan's first railroad.63 views
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So we enter the store to look at the hina dolls.62 views
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Kumagaya Station platform had this cool sign.62 views
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When full, Saitama Super Arena has three tiers of seats.62 views
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"Head mark" is the train's nameplate attached to the front of the train. 61 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei60 views
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Many local shops display hina dolls and decorations along the Hanno Ginza road and Odori road. The festival is held from mid-Feb. to March 3. These photos were taken on March 3, 2013.59 views
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This shop had its hina decorations outside which is unusual.59 views
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The showcase displayed many hina dolls some of which were quite old.59 views
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The problem with many hina doll displays was that most of them were behind glass, not good for picture-taking.59 views
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Hanno Ginza street.58 views
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Acros from Kinujin is one of the few shops with a traditional design. This shop had its hina dolls displayed in the showcase on the left.58 views
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Tailor shop58 views
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Catfish sculpture on a small office building in Soka, Saitama.58 views
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This is Hanno Ginza, one of Hanno's main streets where hina dolls are hanging decorations are displayed. A short walk from Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.57 views
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Inside the Hanno Chamber of Commerce.57 views
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Hanging decorations outside Kinujin.57 views
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.57 views
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Kinjujin's storehouse had these hina dolls.57 views
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Showcase with Hina dolls.57 views
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80 year-old hina doll.57 views
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Old Honda shop in Hanno, Saitama. I like old buildings.57 views
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Statue of Kawai Sora, Matsuo Basho's apprentice and travel companion for Oku-no-Hosomichi. This statue is at the intersection leading to the old Nikko Kaido Road. It's across the bridge from the Basho statue at the watchtower.57 views
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Hina doll tapestries56 views
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This is Odori street, another main street with hina doll displays. This street goes to JR Higashi Hanno Station.56 views
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Hanno Chamber of Commerce statue.56 views
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.56 views
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Old urinal and toilet at Kinujin.56 views
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Hanno is in the direct flight path to Yokota Air Base in neighboring Mizuho and Fussa.56 views
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Statue of Matsuo Basho at the southern end of Soka-Matsubara, Saitama. Depicts him looking at his well-wishers in Tokyo (Edo) as he departed for his Oku-no-Hosomichi trip. 56 views
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They usually indicate how old the hina dolls are. Usually a family heirloom going back a few decades.55 views
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Hina dolls in a senbei cracker shop.55 views
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.55 views
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Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.55 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 155 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei55 views
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Tofukuji Temple in Soka, Saitama.55 views
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Soka's manhole depicts Hyakutai-bashi (百代橋) and Soka-Matsubara pine trees in Soka, Saitama. "Hyakutai" (Eternity) comes from Basho's Oku-no-Hosomichi poetry collection.55 views
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One shop had a large hina doll tapestry outside to catch our attention.54 views
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Hanno's main hina doll display was in this old Japanese shop storehouse called Kinujin (絹甚). It was built in 1904 by a silk merchant.54 views
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I hope the sun won't damage the dolls too much.54 views
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Old pool hall in Hanno that closed down.54 views
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Class Oha 31 train car. Japan's first semi-metal train car for improved strength. Built in 1927.54 views
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Most shops had their hina dolls inside the shop. 53 views
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Inside the tapestry shop.53 views
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Hanno Chamber of Commerce also had a hina doll display.53 views
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Inside the Hanno Chamber of Commerce.53 views
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About Kinujin.53 views
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Numerous hina dolls and hanging decorations inside Kinujin.53 views
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Inside Kinujin.53 views
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Hina dolls inside the former Hanno Silk Weaving Association office.53 views
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Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.53 views
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Fuji Hayabusa train nameplate53 views
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The hina doll displays are usually placed at the storefront where we can immediately see it as we pass by. 52 views
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The stonemason also had a little room in the back displaying real hina dolls.52 views
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JR Higashi Hanno Station is near Hanno Station.52 views
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About Riichi Namiki (双木 利一), a politician from Hanno.52 views
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The first locomotive used on Hokkaido's first railway. JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei52 views
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Hina dolls mde of stone.51 views
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About Kinujin's storehouse.51 views
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Scale model of Tokyo Station northern dome.51 views
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When full, Saitama Super Arena has three tiers of seats.51 views
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Giant dogwood flowers. ミズキ(Mizuki)51 views
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The stonemason displayed these hina dolls made of stone.50 views
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Hina dolls inside Kinujin.50 views
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Statue of Riichi Namiki (1878-1939) (双木 利一), an educator, banker, and politician from Hanno. He was elected Hanno mayor in 1926.50 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1 at Shinbashi Station.50 views
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Asakaze sleeper train between Tokyo and Hakata. The start of the "Blue Train" nickname given to sleeper trains in Japan.50 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds.50 views
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Hello JNR train nameplate in April 1987 after JNR was privatized into JR.50 views
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Kinjujin also has this storehouse which we could not enter, but only peer inside to see hina dolls.49 views
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About the Hanno Silk Weaving Association office.49 views
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Omiya is a hardcore railway town with all six northern shinkansen lines (Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, Akita, and Hokkaido Shinkansen) and local train lines passing through. A train maintenance facility is also near Omiya Station. 49 viewsTo get to the Railway Museum, from Omiya Station, ride the New Shuttle line.
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei49 views
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Tohoku shinkansen driver's cab49 views
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Inside Class Nade 6110 electric train geared for commuters. Lacquered wood interior.49 views
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Train ferry49 views
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JR Saitama-Shintoshin Station outside the turnstile. Go left.49 views
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Even this bank had a hina doll display in its show window.48 views
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In front of Hanno Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.48 views
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Hanno's main street has a few shutter art.48 views
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Behind the 0 Series Tokaido shinkansen cab48 views
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Wash basin48 views
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Outdoor exhibit of Limited Express tokkyu trains.48 views
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Class Nade 6110 electric train geared for commuters. Used by the Yamanote and Chup Lines in Tokyo from 1914.48 views
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For smaller crowds, Saitama Super Arena can be adjusted to have only two tiers of seats. The ceiling is lowered to hide the third tier on the top.48 views
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Odori main street in Hanno, leading to JR Higashi Hanno Station.47 views
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About the Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 147 views
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Mighty fine-looking third-class car.47 views
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Model of the train set given to Japan by Commodore Perry on his second visit to Japan in 1854.47 views
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Side table47 views
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Toki Limited Express47 views
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Ueno Station bench47 views
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"Silver seat" now usually called "Courtesy seat."47 views
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Class Kiha 42300 train car, Japanese government's first mass-produced steam train car. Used by many train lines from 1934.47 views
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Discover Japan rubber stamps.47 views
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Mini trains47 views
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Path to the Railway Museum has a train schedule on the floor.46 views
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Third-class car.46 views
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About JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei46 views
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Squat toilet in the 0 Series shinkansen.46 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds.46 views
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Sayonara JNR train nameplate in 1987 before JNR was privatized into JR.46 views
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Mini trains46 views
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Museum gift shop.46 views
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Welcome to Satte! A city in Saitama Prefecture famous for Gogendo Park when the cherry blossoms and rapesed blossoms bloom at the same time.46 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 145 views
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Shinbashi Station45 views
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Sleeper train room45 views
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Hibari Limited Express, 485 series45 views
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Ueno Station45 views
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Wooden interior of Class Kiha 42300 train car. 45 views
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Diverse exhibits of artifacts on 2nd floor.45 views
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