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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.20 views
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Vissel Kobe celebrate their first ever championship.20 views
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Final score.20 views
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Awards ceremony20 views
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After the awards ceremony, Vissel Kobe walked around the stadium and posed for photos.20 views
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One thing they need to fix is trash collection. On the 2nd floor concourse.20 views
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Stadium gates opened at 2 pm, stadium seating opened at 4:30 pm, and the program started at 6:30 pm. Cold, overcast day, but fortunately, it didn't rain.19 views
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Each gate had a bag checkpoint.19 views
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Tanabata streamers from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. One event highlight was Tohoku festivals.19 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 19 views
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The stadium as seen from Gaien Gate.19 views
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Food stalls.19 views
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Concourse on the 4th floor. This is open-air. Quite cold this day.19 viewsConcourse on the 4th floor. This is open-air. Quite cold this day. I felt sorry for the staff who were working here, standing outside the corridor entrance to the seats.
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It's an oval-shaped stadium with a track and field and partial, fixed roof. The track and field had taiko drums and kanto paper lantern poles on both ends.19 viewsThe seats have a random mosaic design in shades of green,
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It started with the Kanto Festival from Akita Prefecture (same place where the Akita dog comes from). 19 viewsOn both ends of the field, men in happi coats balanced tall paper lantern-bedecked bamboo poles, called kanto, on their shoulders, hand palms, or hips. These kanto symbolize rice plants. Akita Kanto Festival is held annually during Aug. 3 to 6 near JR Akita Station in Akita Prefecture. http://www.kantou.gr.jp/english/index.htm 竿灯まつり
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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival 盛岡さんさ踊り19 views
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They danced along only part of the track. Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri 山形花笠まつり 19 views
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Japan's largest waraji straw sandal.19 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance19 views
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Tohoku summer festivals are conveniently held during the same period in early Aug. so you can see most of them during a single trip. Well worth it. 19 viewsAomori Nebuta, Sendai Tanabata, and Akita Kanto are the Big Three. There's also the Neputa Matsuri in Hirosaki.
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Finally, the program moved to the music portion.19 viewsHeadlining a string of mini concerts was J-pop group Dreams Come True. ドリームズ・カム・トゥルー
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Next was boy group Arashi first appearing on trucks that moved to the stage on the field. 嵐19 views
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Arashi on stage. 嵐19 views
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Kiryu Yoshihide's team is introduced.19 views
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Takakuwa Saki 髙桑早生19 views
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Ball boy.19 views
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Awards ceremony19 views
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I walked completely around the stadium on the ground level outside.18 views
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Near Gate G, a large, fresco mosaic wall mural of Nomi no Sukune, a legendary sumo wrestler posing as a victor. 18 viewsBy pioneering artist Hasegawa Roka (長谷川路可 1897–1967). This was preserved and moved here from the old National Stadium. So this work dates from 1964. 「野見宿禰」
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 18 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance.18 views
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Corporate sponsor booths.18 views
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Long and winding line for Gate A.18 views
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Items not allowed: Knives, scissors (longer than 5.5 cm), poison, illicit drugs, flammable things, flares, fireworks, firecrackers, explosive items, oil, hammers, screwdrivers, chains, ice picks, glass bottles, cans, canned goods, raw eggs, and more. 18 viewsPlastic (PET) bottle drinks are allowed, but it may be subject to inspection.
Even this sign was not in English. So I guess they weren't expecting foreigners to attend this event.
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Spotlight fixture occupies three rows of 5 seats.18 views
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My seat, made of hard plastic. 18 views
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Map of a block of seats on 2nd tier. Each block has two corridors/entrances. Enter the corridor closest to your seat.18 views
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Row and seat numbers on steps on 2nd tier.18 views
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On 2nd tier, the incline is less than the 3rd tier. The drink holder is above the floor.18 views
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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival 盛岡さんさ踊り18 views
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From Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri, an evening dance festival held annually during Aug. 5 to 7. 18 viewsIt's a flower hat (hanagasa) dance parade near JR Yamagata Station. 山形花笠まつり http://www.hanagasa.jp/en/
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Aomori Nebuta Matsuri paraded completely around the track.18 views
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The stadium went dark with a spotlight on the field...18 views
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Another spotlight was on three members of Japan's national rugby team. 18 viewsIn the middle is team captain Michael Leitch who thanked the crowd for their support during the Rugby World Cup.
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Arashi on stage. The stadium is so big, so everyone looked tiny. 嵐18 views
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Cambridge Aska starts off his relay team.18 views
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People in my block didn't heed this request. As soon as they said "This concludes today's program," we all up and left the stadium via the stairs. Got out in no time.18 views
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Vissel Kobe scores again.18 views
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Andrés Iniesta, Spanish professional footballer.18 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 17 views
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This supposed to be Japan's largest waraji straw sandal. It's an offering to pray for healthy legs/feet. Fukushima Waraji Matsuri 福島わらじまつり17 views
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The Nebuta float is accompanied by dancers called haneto. They hop all over while shouting "Rasse, Rasse, Rassera!" ねぶた祭17 views
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17 viewsThe Nebuta float is accompanied by dancers called haneto. They hop all over while shouting "Rasse, Rasse, Rassera!" ねぶた祭
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Some marching bands and other people appeared.17 views
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Starting on the Green Team was Muraoka Momoka. 村岡桃佳17 views
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Kiryu Yoshihide runs to his position on the track. 桐生祥秀17 views
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Next, the stadium went dark and the MC asked everyone to turn on their cell phone flashlight. There was one more thing... Spotlight on a surprise...17 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. They were also going to be part of the main program inside the stadium. 16 views仙台すずめ踊り http://www.suzume-odori.com/
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance. 16 views
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Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri 山形花笠まつり 16 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance16 views
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Nebuta floats are large wire-frame, paper lanterns shaped in various legendary and macho characters such as samurai warriors, demons, and gods. 16 viewsThey are dramatically illuminated from the inside and paraded on the streets of Aomori city at night. They did not parade this big float on the track since it might damage the track. ねぶた祭
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Aomori Nebuta Matsuri parading past Akita Kanto lanterns.16 views
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Pro soccer/football player Miura Kazuyoshi appeared and said a few words. 16 viewsHe also played with the ball and kicked it into the crowd. The lucky guy in the stand who caught the ball got to keep the ball autographed by Kazu. 三浦 知良
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Anchoring the Green Team was Kiryu Yoshihide. 桐生祥秀16 views
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The opening event's sports highlight was the "One Race" featuring Olympians and Paralympians, both male and female. It was a relay race of four teams with six runners each. 16 viewsTwo teams (Red and Green) represented Japan. The other two teams (Orange and Blue) represented the world. The world teams had only two runners each in the stadium. The remaining four runners would run in Los Angeles or Paris in real time. Each runner was to run 200 meters. https://ourstadium.jpnsport.go.jp/onerace/
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Anchor Kiryu Yoshihide and Suzuki Tomoki 桐生祥秀 鈴木朋樹16 views
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The runners celebrate on the podium.16 views
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Roof laden with wood.15 views
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Sendai Suzume Odori dance15 views
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Large crowd heading to Sendagaya Station, but it went smoothly and trains came often. My next visit to the this stadium will be on New Year's Day for a national soccer/football final game.15 views
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