 Last additions - Chiyoda-ku 千代田区 |
And another one. Young pretty/cute girls in costume pass out flyers, but end up being street models for amateur photographers who have no girlfriends to shoot.Dec 11, 2007
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Here's one reason for the crowd...Dec 11, 2007
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Always a crowd in front of JR Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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JR Akihabara StationDec 11, 2007
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Welcome to Akihabara! (Or Akiba for short.) Japan and Tokyo's largest cluster of electronics shops.Dec 11, 2007
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Sanno torii gate leading to the Omotesando path to the shrine. 山王鳥居May 01, 2007
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Near Hie Shrine is (or was) Capital Tokyu Hotel where the Beatles stayed in 1966.May 01, 2007
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Inari Sando torii gates 稲荷参道May 01, 2007
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Inari Sando torii gates 稲荷参道May 01, 2007
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Inari Sando torii gates are donated by individuals and companies for business prosperity. 稲荷参道May 01, 2007
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Storehouse for Sanno Festival floatsMay 01, 2007
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Storehouse for Sanno Festival floatsMay 01, 2007
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Portable shrinesMay 01, 2007
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Shishimai Lion headsMay 01, 2007
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Inside Hie Jinja Shrine's Shaden Worship Hall. 社殿May 01, 2007
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Straw ring and Hie Jinja Shrine's Shaden Worship Hall. 社殿May 01, 2007
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Sacred Monkey sculpture (Shin'enzo) holding a real banana. The monkey is Hie Shrine's messenger believed to bring marital harmony and children. 神猿像May 01, 2007
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Shinmon Gate 神門May 01, 2007
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Shinmon Gate 神門May 01, 2007
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Hie Jinja ShrineMay 01, 2007
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Shinmon Gate 神門May 01, 2007
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Sanno torii gate 山王鳥居May 01, 2007
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Sanno torii gate and the West entrance. Escalator on the right. This torii style is unique to Hie Shrines. The shrine is nearest to Tameike-Sanno Station on the Ginza and Nanboku subway lines. 山王鳥居May 01, 2007
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Sanno torii gate 山王鳥居May 01, 2007
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Kentosai Sacred DanceMay 01, 2007
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Shrine maidens perform Kentosai danceMay 01, 2007
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It was semi-traditional and semi-modern.May 01, 2007
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On the next day June 13, 2004, a Daidengaku troupe performed dances. 大田楽May 01, 2007
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People linger in the shrine after all the mikoshi had arrived.May 01, 2007
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Hie Shrine Sanno MatsuriMay 01, 2007
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Quite a spectacle.May 01, 2007
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In front of the shrine, the priest blesses the mikoshi portable shrine.May 01, 2007
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The portable shrines came one after another.May 01, 2007
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Parish members wait for the portable shrines to arrive. The paper lanterns are written with the names of the parish.May 01, 2007
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They pass through the ring.May 01, 2007
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A mikoshi arrives at Hie Shrine.May 01, 2007
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Parish members reach the shrine.May 01, 2007
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Children dressed as tekomai, Sanno Festival.May 01, 2007
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On the next day on June 12, 2004, was Miya-iri or portable shrines entering Hie Shrine. Led by this cart of festival musicians. 山王まつり宮入りMay 01, 2007
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Crossing the street near Maru-biru Building. They proceeded to Tokyo Station, Kyobashi, Nihonbashi, Shimbashi, and Ginza before returning to Hie Shrine at 5:30 pm.May 01, 2007
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Map of Jinko-sai Route.May 01, 2007
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All the auto traffic and urban noise robbed the dignity of the solemn procession.May 01, 2007
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Crossing the street.May 01, 2007
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Road to Tokyo Station.May 01, 2007
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A mikoshi passes by Tatsumi Turret of the Imperial Palace durng the Sanno Matsuri Jinko-sai.May 01, 2007
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The procession passes by Tatsumi Turret as it leaves the Imperial Palace.May 01, 2007
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During this break period, the shrine priest and other representatives enter the Imperial Palace to pray for the peace, happiness, and prosperity of the Imperial family. Hie Shrine is the only shrine in Japan bestowed with this privilege.May 01, 2007
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Some entertainment.May 01, 2007
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Shrine maidens dance in front of the three portable shrines near Sakashita-mon Gate.May 01, 2007
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Rest stop near Sakashita-mon Gate at the Imperial Palace.May 01, 2007
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Omiko Shrine maidensMay 01, 2007
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Flower float, Sanno MatsuriMay 01, 2007
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One of the three portable shrines.May 01, 2007
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Hie Shrine's Sanno Matsuri Jinko-sai Procession in front of Imperial Palace.May 01, 2007
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The original procession included many high floats. However, due to overhead power lines and overpasses, such floats cannot be included.May 01, 2007
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For a procession this large and grand, the crowd of spectators was extremely sparse. Good for photographers like me, but it was strange.May 01, 2007
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The Sanno Matsuri Festival is one of Japan's Big Three Festivals and one of Tokyo's Big Three Festivals held in mid-June during several days. The main highlight is the Jinko-sai Procession held every two years. The 600-meter long procession consists of about 500 people parading through central Tokyo near the National Diet, Imperial Palace, Tokyo Station, and Ginza. It includes three portable shrines, carriages, and flower floats. Various events are also held at Hie Shrine which holds the festival. Jinko-sai Procession left Hie Shrine at 8 am on June 11, 2004. Before noon, they approach the Imperial Palace. 山王まつり神幸祭May 01, 2007
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The Jinko-sai Procession passes in front of the Imperial Palace.May 01, 2007
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Inside a Yamanote Line train.Apr 09, 2007
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Stairs to exit the platform.Mar 28, 2007
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Yamanote Line trainMar 28, 2007
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Yamanote Line platformMar 28, 2007
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Keihin-Tohoku LineMar 28, 2007
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Stairs and escalator to Yamanote Line platformMar 28, 2007
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Yamanote Line platformMar 28, 2007
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Many more women work on trains.Mar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen trainsMar 28, 2007
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Markings on train platform for standing in line to board.Mar 28, 2007
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Nozomi shinkansen modelMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido shinkansen platform with signs in English for departing trains.Mar 28, 2007
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Going to Tokaido shinkansen tracks.Mar 28, 2007
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ConcourseMar 28, 2007
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Trash bins on train platform. See-through for better security.Mar 28, 2007
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Signs point you to the shinkansen tracks.Mar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen ticket machines for today's trains.Mar 28, 2007
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Waiting for a shinkansen train.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu North Entrance passage to Marunouchi sideMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido shinkansen tracksMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido shinkansen platformMar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen ticket office. Faster to buy tickets at the ticket machine.Mar 28, 2007
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Entrance to Tohoku and Joetsu shinkansen tracks.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Entrance 東京駅 日本橋口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Entrance to Tokaido shinkansen tracks. 新幹線Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu North Entrance is where long-distance buses drop you off. （Not a boarding bus stop.) The Yaesu South Entrance is where you board long-distance buses.Mar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen ticket officeMar 28, 2007
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Coin-operated lockers コインロッカーMar 28, 2007
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Shinkansen Yaesu North Entrance 東京駅新幹線八重洲北口Mar 28, 2007
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Inside Tokyo Station's Nihonbashi Entrance, completely different from before. Starbucks on the right.Mar 28, 2007
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Inside Tokyo Station Yaesu North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu South Entrance 東京駅八重洲南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu South Entrance 東京駅八重洲南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Tokaido Shinkansen Yaesu Central Entrance 東京駅新幹線八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Entrance 東京駅 日本橋口Mar 28, 2007
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Railway policeMar 28, 2007
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Train line map and fares in English at Tokyo Station as of 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Shinkansen Yaesu South EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu South Entrance 東京駅八重洲南口Mar 28, 2007
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Yaesu Daimaru Dept. Store, to be torn down. 大丸デパートMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance 東京駅八重洲中央口改札Mar 28, 2007
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In front of Tokyo Station Yaesu EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Corridor on Yaesu sideMar 28, 2007
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Train ticket machinesMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance in 2007. 東京駅八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Central corridorMar 28, 2007
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Built in the mid-1950s, Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) 東京駅八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Future plans for Yaesu sideMar 28, 2007
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Yaesu Daimaru Dept. StoreMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance in 2007. 東京駅八重洲中央口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store)Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and South TowerMar 28, 2007
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Maru-biru building in 2006.Mar 28, 2007
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Top floor of Daimaru Dept. StoreMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station's old Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and new North Tower.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Statue in front of red brick building.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and North TowerMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Entrance (Daimaru Dept. Store) and North Tower 東京駅八重洲Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 1997.Mar 28, 2007
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Passage to Yaesu side from Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Maru-biru building in 1997.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi sideMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Underground Marunouchi Central EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance underground passage to Otemachi Station and locomotive wheels. Behind it is a room for smokers.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome has paint peeling off. A net catches the paint.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South ExitMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内北口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Hotel and Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007 before renovations.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance center point under the dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance 東京駅丸の内南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central ExitMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内南口Mar 28, 2007
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Inside Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内南口Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Gallery entrance in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Stationmaster OfficeMar 28, 2007
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Closeup of red brick wallMar 28, 2007
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Driveway to central entrance.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central Entrance. What should be the station's largest entrance is like a mouse hole and easily missed.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station Gallery entrance on left, and the Chuo-guchi central entrance's small canopy at the center.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi Central EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi South EntranceMar 28, 2007
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Center of red brick building, what should be the central entrance.Mar 28, 2007
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Area in front of Tokyo Station, Marunouchi sideMar 28, 2007
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Twin towers on Yaesu side overlook the red brick building.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, red brick building. The large center entrance also has a dome, but it is not used. The center entrance for the public is off to the left side (very small). 赤レンガビルMar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi side. This side faces the Imperial Palace and the Otemachi business district.Mar 28, 2007
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi North Entrance dome in 2007.Mar 28, 2007
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Both the Marunouchi and Yaesu sides have three main entrances/exits at the north (Kita-guchi), center (Chuo-guchi), and south (Minami-guchi) ends. Tokyo Station platform signMar 28, 2007
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Old Tokyo Station sign on the Yaesu side (old Daimaru Dept. Store).Mar 28, 2007
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Old Tokyo Station, Marunouchi side. On the left end is the North Entrance under a dome roof, and on the right end is the South Entrance also under a dome roof. Both dome roofs were damaged during World War II, and were repaired with slat-style roofs.Mar 28, 2007
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The Marunouchi side has the classic red brick building, and the Yaesu side has a modern building housing Daimaru Dept. Store. Tokyo Station sign at Marunouchi entranceMar 28, 2007
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Chidorigafuchi with the roof of Budokan visible.Mar 28, 2007
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ChidorigafuchiMar 28, 2007
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Chidorigafuchi 千鳥ヶ淵Mar 28, 2007
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Ninomaru GardenMar 28, 2007
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Ninomaru Garden in the East Gardens of the Imperial PalaceMar 28, 2007
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Ninomaru Garden 二の丸庭園Mar 28, 2007
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皇居東御苑Mar 28, 2007
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Suwa-no-Chaya Teahouse 諏訪の茶屋Mar 28, 2007
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Prefectural trees from all prefectures 都道府県の木Mar 28, 2007
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Suwa-no-Chaya Teahouse 諏訪の茶屋Mar 28, 2007
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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace 皇居東御苑Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate, rear viewMar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate 桜田門Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon GateMar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon GateMar 28, 2007
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The Museum of the Imperial Collections (Sannomaru Shozokan), museum of Imperial Family gifts and artifacts. 三の丸尚蔵館Mar 28, 2007
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Sakuradamon Gate 桜田門Mar 28, 2007
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