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Shrine maidens.55 views
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This float danced at the intersection too.55 views
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Ono-no-Tofu 小野道風 float from Shin-Hashimoto 新橋本.55 views
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Food stalls are not too popular since most fans seem to prefer to buy food inside the stadium and eat at their seats while gazing at the baseball field.55 views
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Smaller temples along the way.55 views
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Short bridge55 views
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Nakayama Hokekyoji temple's Five-Story Pagoda 五重塔55 views
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Left side of Soshido Hall55 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.55 views
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Hina dolls inside Hon'in Hall 本院55 views
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Hokkedo Hall, Important Cultural Property 法華堂55 views
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Back of the Soshido55 views
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Temple cemetery55 views
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From Tokyo, taking the bus at JR Kawasaki Station is most convenient. Buses for Umihotaru leave once an hour. It takes about 45 min to get to Umihotaru. Bus fare is cheap.55 views
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Get off at the Umihotaru bus stop.55 views
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Closeup of drill bits on the cutting shield.55 views
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Built in 1884, Tojotei was the residence of Tokugawa Akitake (1853-1910), brother of the last Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. 54 viewsTojotei is within the garden-like Tojogaoka History Park that was part of Akitake's estate. It now has the Tojo History Museum displaying Akitake artifacts, plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, lots of azalea, and fall foliage. Short walk from Matsudo Station. Park hours are 9 am to 5 pm, closed Mon. (open if a national holiday) Free admission. Small admission charged by Tojotei and the museum.
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Plum blossoms and Tojotei54 views
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View from Tojotei. Tokyo Skytree visible.54 views
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Streets along the parade route were packed four or five-row deep.54 views
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Public bath54 views
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Map of the traditional townscape along the Ono River. I started from the Kaiun Bridge on the right of this map.54 views
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Bench54 views
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A few buildings were in need of repair.54 views
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Sawara has some old signs like this one for Fanta soda.54 views
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Uedaya Hardware Store54 views
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Open hours of Ino Tadataka's former residence.54 views
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Layout of Ino Tadataka's former residence.54 views
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Monument for Ino Tadataka at his former residence.54 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence54 views
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Emperor Jimmu float from Nakagashi 仲川岸.54 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.54 views
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Emperor Nintoku float from Minami-yokojuku 南横宿.54 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.54 views
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Marks on the road left by float wheels.54 views
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Rest place next to supermarket.54 views
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From 5 pm, the floats came to this intersection to perform the no-no-ji mawashi turn. のの字廻し54 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.54 views
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They shout "wasshoi!"54 views
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Plastic seats were comfortable enough.54 views
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Corridor54 views
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Hina dolls displayed inside JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station.54 views
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Crossing the Keisei Line.54 views
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Statue of Nichiren54 views
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Nakayama Hokekyo annual event schedule 54 views
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Soshido Hall54 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.54 views
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Altar room at the end of the building. 鬼子母神堂54 views
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Gift shop54 views
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Indian-style Seikyoden building built in 1931. 聖教殿54 views
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Umihotaru is an artificial island serving as a highway rest area and tourist attraction in the middle of Tokyo Bay.54 viewsIt's part of the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line highway traversing Tokyo Bay above and below the ocean to connect Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture. Umihotaru is built atop the entrance/exit of the undersea tunnel going to Kawasaki.
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Tojotei53 views
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Tojotei. We could enter the residence and step out into the lawn. So when you enter Tojotei, take your shoes with you. Shoe bag provided.53 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.53 views
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Look at that crowd!53 views
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Matsudo Shrine worships legendary warrior and prince Yamato Takeru.53 views
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Private residence with a torii in the backyard.53 views
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Small river in Matsudo lined with early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.53 views
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About the Shojo Soy Sauce Shop established in 1800.53 views
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About Uedaya Hardware Store founded by a merchant from Gamo, Shiga Prefecture. Still in business.53 views
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About the oil merchant53 views
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Ino Tadataka was a geographical surveyor who was the first to use modern scientific surveying methods to produce very accurate maps of Japan known as Inoh maps. 53 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence53 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence53 views
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Float pullers/dancers at Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo float from Kaminakajuku 上中宿.53 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.53 views
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Dainanko (Kusunoki Masashige) float from Higashi Sekido 東関戸.53 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.53 views
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Shonanko (Kusunoki Masatsura) float from Shimowake 下分.53 views
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Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto float from Kita Yokojuku 北横宿.53 views
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A Marines fan.53 views
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JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station53 views
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Hina dolls on a storefront.53 views
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Keep walking straight.53 views
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Entering the Sanmon Gate.53 views
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Map of Nakayama Hokekyoji temple53 views
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Soshido Hall, Important Cultural Property53 views
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Soshido Hall53 views
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View from Soshido Hall53 views
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Sitting Daibutsu Buddha near the pagoda.53 views
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It's the fourth longest undersea tunnel in the world.53 views
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A short walk to the plum grove. Plum blossoms were in full bloom in late Feb.52 views
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Tojo History Museum. Small admission charged. Hours: 9:30 am–5 pm, Closed Mon. 戸定歴史館52 views
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People waited like this for an hour or so for the parade.52 views
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In front of Matsudo Station.52 views
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First they had presentation on stage where Kotoshogiku and his stablemaster appeared and said a few words.52 views
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After the parade, they take down the banners.52 views
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Ema tablets52 views
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Drawing of Matsudo-juku.52 views
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Marker for Matsudo-juku's Honjin lodge.52 views
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About the Matsudo-juku's Honjin.52 views
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Condo in Matsudo with a Hawaiian name and marijuana leaf logo. Not a good idea...52 views
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Outside Matsudo Station52 views
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My short video of Ozeki Kotoshogiku's victory parade in Matsudo.52 views
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Modern phone booth52 views
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Statue of Ino Tadataka at his former residence.52 views
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Ino Tadataka's former residence52 views
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Ushi Tenjin float from Shin-Uwagashi 新上川岸.52 views
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From around 4 pm, they started parking the floats to put on paper lanterns.52 views
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Sanmon Gate 三門52 views
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Statue of Nichiren52 views
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Soshido Hall is open to the public.52 views
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Soshido Hall52 views
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Hina dolls inside Hon'in Hall 本院52 views
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聖教殿52 views
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Early-blooming Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms. I visited in late Feb. 2016.51 views
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Sink for the young couple.51 views
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They passed out free paper flags for Kotoshogiku's victory parade.51 views
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Too many people in front to get a good shot of the car with Kotoshogiku.51 views
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Kawazu-zakura cherry blossoms.51 views
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Traditional boat rides on Ono River operated by cute grandmas.51 views
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JR Shimousa-Nakayama Station on the Sobu Line is close to Nakayama Hokekyoji temple.51 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. 50 views
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Local tourist information office in a traditional building on the Mito Kaido.50 views
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Azalea49 views
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Kura storehouse49 views
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Hinamatsuri Girls Day dolls 49 views
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Urinal and toilet49 views
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Matsudo Shrine49 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.49 views
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Hinamatsuri Girls Day dolls 48 views
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