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Manhole in Matsudo, Chiba showing koala bears.136 views
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Manhole in Matsudo, Chiba showing boat crossing.128 views
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Kotoshogiku showed his trademark back bend dubbed "Koto Bauer." Matsudo, Chiba109 views
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A video still in front of Matsudo Station.106 views
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Sitting on the right is the Sadogatake Stablemaster, former Kotonowaka who married the daughter of his late master former Yokozuna Kotozakura.103 viewsVictory parade in Matsudo, Chiba.
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Matsudo Shrine's bulletin board in 2010.81 views
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Dragon water fountain80 views
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Matsudo Shrine is popular for New Year's prayers.79 views
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Matsudo Shrine79 views
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One claim to fame in Matsudo is the number of sumo stables in this city. Six of them, all listed on this panel in Matsudo Station.78 views
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Edogawa River bank.77 views
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Matsudo Shrine is near Matsudo Station.76 views
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JR Matsudo Station75 views
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Matsudo Shrine omikuji paper fortunes.74 views
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About Matsudo Shrine in Japanese. Worships Yamato Takeru.70 views
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Ozeki Kotoshogiku won the Jan. 2016 sumo tournament at the Kokugikan, the first Japanese sumo wrestler to do so in 10 years.68 viewsHis Sadogatake Sumo Stable is in Matsudo, Chiba. On Feb. 21, 2016, they held a victory parade for Kotoshogiku in central Matsudo near Matsudo Station.
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The place was crowded.60 views
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They passed out free paper flags for Kotoshogiku's victory parade.57 views
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Streets along the parade route were packed four or five-row deep.57 views
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First they had presentation on stage where Kotoshogiku and his stablemaster appeared and said a few words.57 views
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Matsudo Shrine worships legendary warrior and prince Yamato Takeru.57 views
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Matsudo-juku was also a shukuba post town on the Mito Kaido Road connecting Edo with Mito.57 views
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Mito Kaido has almost no remnants of the shukuba post town.57 views
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Public bath57 views
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Private residence with a torii in the backyard.57 views
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Small river in Matsudo lined with early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.57 views
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Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.57 views
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My short video of Ozeki Kotoshogiku's victory parade in Matsudo.57 views
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In front of Matsudo Station.56 views
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Too many people in front to get a good shot of the car with Kotoshogiku.56 views
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Look at that crowd!56 views
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Local tourist information office in a traditional building on the Mito Kaido.56 views
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Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.56 views
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People waited like this for an hour or so for the parade.55 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.55 views
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Ema tablets55 views
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Drawing of Matsudo-juku.55 views
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Marker for Matsudo-juku's Honjin lodge.55 views
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About the Matsudo-juku's Honjin.55 views
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Condo in Matsudo with a Hawaiian name and marijuana leaf logo. Not a good idea...55 views
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Outside Matsudo Station55 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. 54 views
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After the parade, they take down the banners.54 views
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Matsudo Shrine52 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.52 views
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