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Good luck bells greet you at the gravesite.92 views
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Tariff Convention, signed on July 25, 1866 in Edo. (Replica)92 views
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Passport dating from 1866-1876. From 1876, the present Japanese word for "passport" (ryoken 旅券) began to be used. Before that it was called "menjo 免状."92 views
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Sports, religion, women's groups, and other Japanese organizations.92 views
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Japanese schools were started so that the nisei children could learn Japanese and be better prepared when or if their parents decided to move back to Japan.92 views
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Canoe deck (pola)91 views
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A gate at the end of the main path to the temple hall.91 views
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View from Odawara Castle's lookout deck.91 views
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Then she balances herself on this high stack of chairs.91 views
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Everything was pantomime to music and they didn't talk at all.91 views
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Canon booth91 views
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Lion takes the bait.91 views
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Odawara Castle was the home of the Hojo Clan from the 15th to 16th centuries during the feudal era. A short walk from Odawara Station. Tourist sign board after you get out of Odawara station. 91 views
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Odawara Castle main tower (donjon) reconstructed in 1960. Inside is a modern local samurai history museum.91 views
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Medical things and medicines91 views
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Take off of another smaller kite90 views
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FujiFilm's 3D camera system attracted attention.90 views
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Pentax booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.90 views
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They said that they follow the gypsy-style of belly dancing.90 views
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At the end of the short trail is a small Nature Museum.90 views
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Marker for one of the 100 Best Views of Mt. Fuji in the Kanto region.90 views
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Lookout deck.90 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple's giant, white Kannon statue is visible from JR Ofuna Station. I finally decided to visit this temple.90 views
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The Ofuna Kannon statue is 25 meters high, made of reinforced concrete. It was completed in 1960. Stones from Hiroshima and Nagasaki are embedded in the statue.90 views
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Miniature Kannon statues for sale.90 views
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Odawara Castle as seen from the station.90 views
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What used to be a baseball diamond is now an archaeological site.90 views
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View from the steps.90 views
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Photography is not allowed inside the museum.90 views
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Inside the top floor of the castle tower is a souvenir shop and lookout veranda.90 views
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They used to be an elephant cage here.90 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate.90 views
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During cherry blossom season, food stalls operate.90 views
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National Historic Site for the location of the castle's earthen wall along the moat.90 views
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I'm heading for the gravesite of the Hojo clan.90 views
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Hojo clan gravesite in Odawara. At the center are two small grave stones. The left one is for Hojo Ujiteru, and the right one is Hojo Ujimasa (they are brothers). The large gravestone on the right is for Ujimasa's wife.90 views
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There are also changing or special exhibitions so it's worth visiting more than once. Besides exhibition rooms, the museum has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.90 viewsIt even has kami-shibai (picture card stories). You can browse through recent Japanese novels such as "Japanese-Americans 99 Years of Love."
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The person brought a karate uniform when emigrating to Brazil in 1968 and established a karate school.90 views
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Japanese-language newspapers started to be published (mimeographed) from the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area.90 views
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Entrance (left) to Meigetsu-in. Exit is on the right.89 views
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With a cherry blossom motif, the attractive General Electric booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.89 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.89 views
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OK, next was the eye-catching Yoshimoto Daisuke butoh dancers. 吉本大輔89 views
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This is Solsora, a French-Canadian guy and Japanese lady doing a circus-like act on a giant swing.89 views
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The Canon booth employed a few pretty girls to introduce their latest D-SLRs (EOS Kiss X5 and X50) and Ivis video camera.89 views
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Nikon girls at closing time of CP+ 2011 Camera Show.89 views
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One chamber has barrels of sake,89 views
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My first Chinese New Year in Japan, called "shunsetsu" in Japanese (春節). Glad to see that China-Japan relations are alive and well here, regardless of political differences.89 views
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Go up these stairs to enter the main Castle tower.89 views
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Unfortunately the lookout deck outside has this high fence blocking your view.89 views
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It's hard to take pictures with the fence obstructing the view.89 views
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Steps going down from the castle tower.89 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate89 views
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Komine-bashi Bridge89 views
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This is the old public library, now used as a tourist information office.89 views
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Odawara Castle's moats are lined with numerous cherry trees.89 views
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A vermillion bridge nicely compliments the moat and cherry blossoms.89 views
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Identification of the Hojo Clan graves.89 views
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Held annually on Nov. 3, a national holiday (Culture Day), the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Procession starts at Yumoto Elementary School at 10 am. About 170 people dressed in feudal-era costume are in the procession. 湯本小学校89 views
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Successful flight88 views
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Moving the giant kite to launch site88 views
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Water nozzles aimed at the house. No smoking.88 views
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Yamada house88 views
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More hula troupes perform. The festival also had other venues at Nippon Maru, Landmark Plaza, and Queen's Square.88 views
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Pentax camera display88 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.88 views
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They were quite good. Lately, I've been seeing more Japanese taking up belly dancing. I hope the trend spreads further.88 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.88 views
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This Kannon statue happens to be one of my childhood memories of Japan when I visited from Hawaii. From the tour bus to Kamakura, I remember the tour guide pointing out the statue from our bus and I was impressed.88 views
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Door prize.88 views
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Inside the Ofuna Kannon statue. There's only one room and you cannot go up the statue.88 views
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How the Kannon statue looked before renovations.88 views
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A Hawaiian shop in Yokohama's Chinatown?88 views
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From Odawara, the Hojo Clan controlled much of the Kanto (Tokyo) area before they were defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590. Odawara Castle can be seen from the station.88 views
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View of Manazuru Penninsula.88 views
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Children's amusement park near the castle tower.88 views
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Cherry Blossom flavored ice cream for 300 yen. Wasn't worth it.88 views
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Tokiwagi Gate88 views
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About lotus species here.88 views
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Wisteria trellis88 views
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Akagane-mon Gate88 views
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About Odawara Castle.88 views
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Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.88 views
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They offer one-hour cruises a few times a day for about a week in early Aug. 2009 when I went.87 views
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Nikon had a dark room with colorful aquariums.87 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 87 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.87 views
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Tangerine trees.87 views
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Kannon votive tablet87 views
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Smaller chambers inside the Kannon statue.87 views
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A tanuki raccoon dog mascot named Hachi-chan from Hachioji dressed as a Buddhist priest.87 views
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Local bank Chinese style.87 views
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Your name in Chinese characters.87 views
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Went to Odawara Castle.87 views
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Odawara Castle. I went on an overcast day in late March 2013, but the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.87 views
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Odawara Station as seen the castle.87 views
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Map of castle park. It's quite large.87 views
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Now they only have a monkey cage.87 views
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Other side of Tokiwagi Gate87 views
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About the Honmaru East moat.87 views
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Akagane-mon Gate, reconstructed in 1997.87 views
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Coffee beans in Brazil87 views
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Newspaper articles about James Kunichika from July 24, 2004 and Aug. 1, 2003.87 viewsOne is online: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jul/23/il/il01a.html
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Beautiful lavendar86 views
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The site is cleared of people before the launch.86 views
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The museum park has 25 homes from around Japan many were donated to the museum for preservation. Near Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu Line. Closed Mon. Admission 500 yen.86 views
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About Meigetsu-in temple. Meigetsu means "bright moon."86 views
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Nikon seminar86 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.86 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.86 views
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In the evening from mid-March, the trees are lit up.86 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple's Setsubun poster showing Kazue Ito (who was absent) and Jaguar Yokota. Ofuna Kannon temple held its Setsubun Festival on Feb. 1, 2013. This is earlier than the normal date of Feb. 3.86 views
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Bags of beans and door prizes at the entrance of Ofuna Kannon temple.86 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa.86 views
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Incense burner and giant Kannon statue.86 views
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Base of the Kannon statue.86 views
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A staircase behind the Kannon statue.86 views
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.86 views
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Former Japanese Olympic volleyball players.86 views
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Jaguar Yokota, her son, and husband throwing beans for Setsubun at Ofuna Kannon temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa.86 views
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Chinese New Year window display.86 views
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Another Chinatown gate.86 views
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My video of Chinese New Year at Yokohama Chinatown on Feb. 10, 2013.86 views
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Entering Odawara Castle Park.86 views
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Odawara Castle Honmaru keep.86 views
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Lotus in this moat.86 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji visited here.86 views
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Akagane-mon Gate86 views
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About the earthen wall site.86 views
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About the Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.86 views
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Back of the exhibition flyer.86 views
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Grave of Hojo Tokiyori.85 views
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150. It is a sprouting seed on a boat.85 views
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