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Left side of Soshido Hall54 views
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Gift shop54 views
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From Tokyo, taking the bus at JR Kawasaki Station is most convenient. Buses for Umihotaru leave once an hour. It takes about 45 min to get to Umihotaru. Bus fare is cheap.54 views
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Umihotaru is an artificial island serving as a highway rest area and tourist attraction in the middle of Tokyo Bay.54 viewsIt's part of the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line highway traversing Tokyo Bay above and below the ocean to connect Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture. Umihotaru is built atop the entrance/exit of the undersea tunnel going to Kawasaki.
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It took 9 years to build Tokyo Bay Aqua Line which opened in 1997. It's 14 km long, with 9.6 km undersea.54 views
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Entrance to the undersea tunnel of Tokyo Bay Aqua Line in Kawasaki.54 views
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Get off at the Umihotaru bus stop.54 views
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Closeup of drill bits on the cutting shield.54 views
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Wave breakers54 views
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Gift shops inside.54 views
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Built in 1884, Tojotei was the residence of Tokugawa Akitake (1853-1910), brother of the last Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. 53 viewsTojotei is within the garden-like Tojogaoka History Park that was part of Akitake's estate. It now has the Tojo History Museum displaying Akitake artifacts, plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, lots of azalea, and fall foliage. Short walk from Matsudo Station. Park hours are 9 am to 5 pm, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday) Free admission. Small admission charged by Tojotei and the museum.
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Tojotei. We could enter the residence and step out into the lawn. So when you enter Tojotei, take your shoes with you. Shoe bag provided.53 views
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View from Tojotei. Tokyo Skytree visible.53 views
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Inside Kura storehouse53 views
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Streets along the parade route were packed four or five-row deep.53 views
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Public bath53 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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Entrance to Chiba Marine Stadium or QVC Marine Field.53 views
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Corridor53 views
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JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station53 views
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Crossing the Keisei Line.53 views
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Entering the Sanmon Gate.53 views
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Nakayama Hokekyo annual event schedule 53 views
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Map of Nakayama Hokekyoji temple53 views
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Soshido Hall53 views
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Left side of Soshido Hall53 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.53 views
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日常上人53 views
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Lobby of Hon'in Hall 本院53 views
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Altar room at the end of the building. 鬼子母神堂53 views
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Indian-style Seikyoden building built in 1931. 聖教殿53 views
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Temple cemetery53 views
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Tokyo skyline. On really clear days, Mt. Fuji is visible.53 views
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Plum blossoms and Tojotei52 views
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First they had presentation on stage where Kotoshogiku and his stablemaster appeared and said a few words.52 views
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The sidewalks were so packed you could not move anywhere. Poor crowd control. But they expected only 20,000, when 55,000 showed up.52 views
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After the parade, they take down the banners.52 views
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Matsudo Shrine worships legendary warrior and prince Yamato Takeru.52 views
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Ema tablets52 views
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Condo in Matsudo with a Hawaiian name and marijuana leaf logo. Not a good idea...52 views
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Private residence with a torii in the backyard.52 views
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Small river in Matsudo lined with early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.52 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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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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A Marines fan.52 views
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Hina dolls displayed inside JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station.52 views
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Hina dolls on a storefront.52 views
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Sanmon Gate 三門52 views
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Statue of Nichiren52 views
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Soshido Hall, Important Cultural Property52 views
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Soshido Hall is open to the public.52 views
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Soshido Hall52 views
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View from Soshido Hall52 views
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It's the fourth longest undersea tunnel in the world.52 views
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Early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms. I visited in late Feb. 2016.51 views
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Tojotei51 views
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Sink for the young couple.51 views
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The place was crowded.51 views
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People waited like this for an hour or so for the parade.51 views
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Marker for Matsudo-juku's Honjin lodge.51 views
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About the Matsudo-juku's Honjin.51 views
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Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.51 views
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My short video of Ozeki Kotoshogiku's victory parade in Matsudo.51 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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JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station on the Sobu Line is close to Nakayama Hokekyoji temple.51 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.51 views
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Hina dolls inside Hon'in Hall 本院51 views
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聖教殿51 views
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A short walk to the plum grove. Plum blossoms were in full bloom in late Feb.50 views
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Tojo History Museum. Small admission charged. Hours: 9:30 am–5 pm, Closed Mon. 戸定歴史館50 views
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They passed out free paper flags for Kotoshogiku's victory parade.50 views
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In front of Matsudo Station.50 views
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The huge turnout is evidence of how much people yearned for a win by a Japanese wrestler. They all wanted him to be promoted to yokozuna. 50 views
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Too many people in front to get a good shot of the car with Kotoshogiku.50 views
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Local tourist information office in a traditional building on the Mito Kaido.50 views
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Drawing of Matsudo-juku.50 views
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Outside Matsudo Station50 views
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Kura storehouse49 views
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Hinamatsuri Girls Day dolls 49 views
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Matsudo Shrine49 views
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Site of Matsudo-juku's Honjin lodge for VIPs. Now occupied by a condo/apartment building near the Edogawa River.49 views
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Azalea48 views
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Hinamatsuri Girls Day dolls 48 views
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Inner courtyard garden48 views
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Bathroom48 views
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Transom47 views
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Japanese-style rooms inside Tojotei.47 views
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