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At the top of the steps are structures housing elaborate chrysanthemum displays. 59 views
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Gingko tree in fall58 views
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Small red chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り58 views
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The path to the shrine's Honden main hall is lined with more chrysanthemums.56 views
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Top of the hill has Asama Jinja 浅間神社.55 views
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Hakusan Park55 views
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In the background is the roof of the Honden main hall.55 views
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Tomoe-nishiki chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り55 views
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Wife Oryo chrysanthemum doll.54 views
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Another scene from Ryoma-den.54 views
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Bonsai chrysanthemums.54 views
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These longer steps are called Onna-zaka or Female Slope.54 views
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The Honden is flanked by chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り52 views
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High school girls tie on a wooden tablet (called ema).52 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine ema tablet.52 views
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Next to the shrine office are more chrysanthemums. They are exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り52 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り52 views
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Steps called Otoko-zaka or Male Slope. This was where many geisha went back and forth between their geisha quarters during the Edo Period.52 views
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In 2010, Yushima Tenjin Shrine's 32nd Chrysanthemum Festival (Kiku Matsuri) was held from Nov. 1 to 23. Free admission from 6 am until dark.51 views
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Adjacent to the Honden is this building with more chrysanthemums.51 views
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At the Honden, chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style where smaller flowers slope downward. 懸崖作り51 views
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Praying at Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Honden.50 views
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Harimazaka road, named after Lord Matsudaira Harima who had his main residence here during the Edo Period, is lined with 127 cherry blossom trees for about 460 meters.50 views
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Lion dog on a pedestal with a plum blossom design.49 views
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The design of the Imperial Family crest is based on this type of chrysanthemum.48 views
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Heart-shaped chrysanthemums.48 views
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Onna-zaka is lined with plum blossoms which bloom in Feb.48 views
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These chrysanthemum dolls are based on the current NHK Taiga Drama TV series called "Ryoma-den," about Sakamoto Ryoma.47 views
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Closeup of chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り47 views
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Peacock chrysanthemum displays in a bontei display. 盆庭47 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. The semi-globe usually has six circular rows. 大作り47 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り47 views
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Harimazaka is near Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line. The cherry blossoms are on the median strip.47 views
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Facing the Honden is this massive collection of wooden prayer tablets written with the donor's prayers. Most of them are bought/written by students praying to pass school entrance exams.46 views
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Near the Honden is the shrine office where you can apply to have a private prayer in the shrine hall.46 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine also has life-size chrysanthemum dolls.46 views
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Main gate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Agriculture.46 views
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Beyond the dolls is this building with bonsai chrysanthemums.45 views
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Bonsai chrysanthemums.45 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Omote Torii, made of bronze, was built in 1667.45 views
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Peacock chrysanthemum display.45 views
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. The wooden plaque has the name of the sponsoring company. 懸崖作り45 views
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Chrysanthemum tiger at Togakushi Shrine.45 views
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Behind the Honden.45 views
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Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line.45 views
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Like a cherry tree monster.45 views
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This wooden ema votive tablet wishes for entrance to Harvard University.44 views
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden.44 views
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Behind the Honden is this building also full of chrysanthemums.44 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り44 views
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Yushima Tenjin Chrysanthemum Festival poster44 views
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The statue was unveiled on March 8, 2015, the 80th anniversary of the death of Hachiko in 1935.44 views
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Part of the illumination was pink.44 views
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The path is also lined with more chrysanthemums.43 views
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Receive advice here for growing chrysanthemums.43 views
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Notice the huge wooden prayer tablets.43 views
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り43 views
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A small shrine called Togakushi Shrine.43 views
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Togakushi Shrine.43 views
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A trio of chrysanthemum plants in a single pot is called bon'yo. 盆養43 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. The flowers are already withering. 大作り43 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine has numerous monuments.43 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine and torii monuments. 42 views
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden. On the right is the Yushima Tenjin Museum. 宝物殿42 views
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Plum trees. These will bloom in Feb.42 views
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Plum tree monument.42 views
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り42 views
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Signs explaining the species are also provided. Nothing in English though.42 views
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The other end of the cherry tree-lined path on the median strip.42 views
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Main gate42 views
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A few cherry trees on campus.42 views
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Sanshiro Pond and surrounding garden was part of the Maeda Clan's estate. 三四郎池42 views
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Rikugien also has a second weeping cherry tree. Very tall and in full bloom at the same time as the more famous tree.42 views
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Pine trees and autumn leaves lit up at Rikugien Garden.42 views
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Japanese pine tree in fantastic shapes.42 views
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Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line.41 views
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The Hachiko statue is on an empty lawn at the Faculty of Agriculture where Hachiko's master Hidesaburo Ueno (1871-1925), a professor of agricultural engineering, taught.41 views
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University of Tokyo’s agriculture department erected the bronze statue with donations from individuals and companies since 2014 and collected more than 10 million yen.41 views
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Buildings are distinguished looking.41 views
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Picture-taking frenzy around Rikugien's weeping cherry tree.41 views
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They also light up the pine trees in spring, similar to autumn.41 views
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This tall weeping cherry tree looks totally different from different angles.41 views
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An intersection, then more cherry trees.40 views
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Cannot reserve a picnic space in advance.40 views
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The statue has been widely lauded in and outside Japan. Like the Hachiko statue at Shibuya Station, this statue is destined to be one of the most beloved in Japan.40 views
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A long line to get in Rikugien at night in spring. It proceeds quickly though.40 views
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Tall bamboo illuminated. Very subtle colors against the black sky.40 views
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Weeping cherry tree in fall.40 views
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Hongo-sanchome Station39 views
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Entrance39 views
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Some koi fish in Sanshiro Pond.38 views
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About Sanshiro Pond.38 views
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Rikugien is also open at night during the autumn foliage season in Nov. Expect a long line.38 views
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Yushima Seido main hall34 views
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Hijiri-bashi Bridge goes to Ochanomizu Station and Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do). See album here.32 views
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Near Ochanomizu Station is Yushima Seido, a Confucian temple.31 views
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About Yushima Seido.31 views
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Roof ornament31 views
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Inside Yushima Seido main hall31 views
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Statues of the Four Sages, Yan Hui, Zengzi, Kong Ji, and Mencius30 views
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