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Cherry trees on the slope of Matsudayama.94 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. 3.94 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa.94 views
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Incense burner and giant Kannon statue.94 views
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Smaller chambers inside the Kannon statue.94 views
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Another Chinatown gate.94 views
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Dragon on Kwan Tai Temple.94 views
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Inside Kwan Tai Temple.94 views
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Your name in Chinese characters.94 views
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During Chinese New Year's, one Japanese word to learn is "bakuchiku" (爆竹). It literally means "exploding bamboo." Of course, we call it firecrackers. They pop firecrackers at least twice each time the lion dances.94 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.94 views
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Map of castle park. It's quite large.94 views
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Tokiwagi Gate94 views
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About the Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.94 views
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Take off of another smaller kite93 views
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Two skywalkers and two dancers on the ground. Also see my video at YouTube.93 views
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Unfortunately, they didn't have a microphone so we couldn't hear them. おじゃるず93 views
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Another act which I didn't have time to see: 3 Gaga Heads 3ガガヘッズ93 views
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Slider for kids.93 views
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In the evening from mid-March, the trees are lit up.93 views
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Former Japanese Olympic volleyball players.93 views
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My Youtube video of this Ofuna Kannon Setsubun bean throwing festival on Feb. 1, 2013.93 views
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The lions jammed the streets with people wherever they went.93 views
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Illumination for safety and security93 views
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Incesne burner at Ma Zhu Miao Temple Masobyo.93 views
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Odawara Castle Honmaru keep.93 views
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Steps going to Tokiwagi Gate.93 views
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The Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Procession started in 1935 on the occasion of the Yumoto Expo. Except for the war years in the 1940s, this festival has been held annually.93 views
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Water nozzles aimed at the house. No smoking.92 views
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Grave of Hojo Tokiyori.92 views
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Hajimari-no-Mori consisted of these round buildings.92 views
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Hikawa Maru at Yamashita Park.92 views
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Another juggling act was the Kikyo Brothers. 桔梗ブラザーズ Also see my video at YouTube. 桔梗ブラザーズ92 views
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Diane Orrett gives a balloon headphone.92 views
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Plaque in English 92 views
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Yamada Kumio giving a talk at Olympus booth. He operates digitalcamera.jp.92 views
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Kannon votive tablet92 views
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.92 views
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.92 views
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Yokohama Chinatown was jammed with people on Feb. 10, 2013, Chinese New Year. 92 views
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Palanquin at Ma Zhu Miao Temple (Masobyo) in Yokohama Chinatown.92 views
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About Komine-bashi Bridge92 views
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About the guard house.92 views
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Modern museum92 views
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You can rent a rowboat for ¥500 per 30 minutes.92 views
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Special guest was former Yokozuna Wakanohana aka Hanada Masaru acting as the daimyo lord. Every year, they have a celebrity as the daimyo.92 views
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La Machine, from France, gives a street performance a few times a day.91 views
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The Kanko Maru was on loan from Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki.91 views
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After making a grand entrance, they finally reached their performance area.91 views
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Balloon Man バルーンおやじ91 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple is a short walk from JR Ofuna Station. There's a slight sloping path up a low hill.91 views
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Back of the Kannon statue.91 views
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Other bean throwers arrive on the deck.91 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple priest.91 views
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The lion danced for a few minutes in front of each shop or restaurant. They also went inside and danced. The first lion I saw was yellow.91 views
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Yokohama Chinatown gate.91 views
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Ornate roof of Kwan Tai Temple.91 views
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Pay a fee to ring the gong and walk through the palanquin for good luck.91 views
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Honmaru East moat, now filled in.91 views
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Akagane-mon Gate91 views
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About the Ninomaru East Moat91 views
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A short walk away is this little arcade.91 views
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Rope anchor90 views
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Preparing the big one.90 views
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Pretty dramatic show.90 views
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It crawls from one end to the other.90 views
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A more recent electric car, no longer sold.90 views
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Food stalls next to the Herb Pavilion.90 views
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About the Ofuna Kannon temple. Since it was established in the modern era and located on the fringe of Kamakura at Ofuna, it is out of Kamakura's central loop of historic temples and not really visited by tourists.90 views
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Another chamber has small wooden Kannon statues.90 views
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Walking toward Chinatown.90 views
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They think that this is the remains of the castle palace.90 views
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You hear, "Shitaaaa-niii, shitaaaa-niiii" (Go down, go down!) by the tsuyu-harai dew sweepers who lead the way to tell people to clear the way and bow in respect. 下ニー 下ニー90 views
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These are honor guards who carry feather-topped keyari poles and toss them to each other. In the old days, they did this when entering the lodging town. 毛槍90 views
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Museum entrance.90 views
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Bamboo poles used to prop up the giant kite.89 views
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Meigetsu-in garden89 views
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Bayside Area's main venue is the Hajimari-no-Mori.89 views
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Map of the Bayside Area which consists of several expo places, three of which required admission. 89 views
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Painting depicting Perry's landing at Yokohama.89 views
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Arrive back to port.89 views
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Statue of Ii Naosuke and Landmark Tower in Yokohama.89 views
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Canon booth in a central location.89 views
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FujiFilm used this girl and set to demo their 3D camera.89 views
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My bag of beans with a lottery number for prizes.89 views
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My door prize was a collapsible cup.89 views
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Another chamber with origami cranes.89 views
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Hachi-chan from Hachioji arrives first.89 views
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The lion plucks a red envelope containing money from each merchant. 89 views
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Incense burner at Kwan Tai Temple.89 views
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Tree illumination and small pavilion at Yamashita-cho Park.89 views
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Gods of Good Fortune on a boat in lights.89 views
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Panda entrance.89 views
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Daimyo's wife89 views
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Ladies in waiting.89 views
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Spectators watch along the side and rear.88 views
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Inside Emukai house88 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.88 views
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Hula dancers wait perform on the outdoor stage.88 views
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Meigetsu-in's Hondo hall. The temple belongs to the Rinzai Zen Buddhist sect.88 views
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Nishihirabatake Park also has a Herb Garden.88 views
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Genpei Pond and cherry blossoms.88 views
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You can enter the Kannon statue in the rear.88 views
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Again, the Kannon statue is in view. Very well placed.88 views
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Another mascot, named Non-chan ノンちゃん is from Ofuna and looks like a Kannon.88 views
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After the bean throwing, they had a drawing for prizes. We all had a numbered bag of beans given to us when we entered the temple. They called out the lucky numbers pulled out of a box by the bean throwers.88 views
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Dangerous for small kids and baby strollers.88 views
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Near Tokiwagi Gate.88 views
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Lyrics to the Iwakuni Ondo "Nisei Soldiers" song about the 442nd RCT composed by Mune Ozaki.88 views
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Karesansui garden87 views
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Nicknamed the Hydrangea Temple (Ajisai-dera), Meigetsu-in must have one of Japan's highest concentration of ajisai within its grounds. 87 views
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Yokohama Port was opened to the world in 1859, making 2009 the 150th anniversary of the port's opening. To celebrate, Yokohama held EXPO Y150 during April 28 to Sept. 27, 2009.87 views
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Bashamichi Station pointing the way to EXPO Y150. The expo has three areas, with the Bayside Area being the main one at the waterfront area next to the Red Brick Warehouses.87 views
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The dawn of Japan-America relations.87 views
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This was in late April when the yaezakura was in bloom.87 views
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Plaque behind the statue.87 views
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Shop inside the Herb Pavilion.87 views
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.87 views
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And the winner is number...87 views
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I scored two bags of beans. The one in the middle with the drawing number was given to me when I entered the temple. 87 views
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Crowd gathers wherever the lion is.87 views
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Lion bait.87 views
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New Year's prayers at Ma Zhu Miao Temple Masobyo, Yokohama.87 views
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More lion dances.87 views
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Moving the kite to launch point86 views
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