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Kabuki-za also has a museum open to the public. This room shows pictures and scale models of previous Kabuki-za theaters.Jun 15, 2017
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Kabuki-za's rooftop garden is open to the public. Jun 15, 2017
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Kabukiza Tower is embedded toward the rear of the theater.Jun 15, 2017
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Roof of Kabuki-za TheaterJun 15, 2017
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Roof of Kabuki-za TheaterJun 15, 2017
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Shinto shrine at Kabuki-za Theater.Jun 15, 2017
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Corner of the Kabuki-za Theater has a small Shinto shrine and torii.Jun 15, 2017
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Inside Kabuki-za Theater. From the cheap seats, you cannot see the hanamichi.Jun 15, 2017
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Entrance to 4th floor to see individual acts.Jun 15, 2017
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Kabuki plays for Jan. 2014.Jun 15, 2017
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How to buy Kabuki-za Theater tickets.Jun 15, 2017
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Kabuki-za Theater ticket booth.Jun 15, 2017
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Kabuki-za Theater ticker booth and entrance for 4th floor (cheap seats).Jun 15, 2017
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Kadomatsu pine New Year's decorations at Kabuki-za Theater in Jan. 2014.Jun 15, 2017
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Crowd come for the newly rebuilt Kabuki-za Theater's first New Year's performance in Jan. 2014.Jun 15, 2017
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Front entrance to Kabuki-za Theater.Jun 15, 2017
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The Kabuki-za Theater was rebuilt in March 2013 with a design almost identical to the previous theater. The biggest difference is the tall skyscraper integrated with theater.Jun 15, 2017
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Higashi Ginza Station is closest to Higashi Ginza, home of the Kabuki-za Theater, Japan's most famous kabuki theater.Jun 15, 2017
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The Kabuki-za Theater looks like traditional building surrounded by modern buildings.Jun 15, 2017
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Jun 12, 2017
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The parade went by in about 10 min. It was worth the wait and the hot sun. Wait till next time. Crowd will be more massive.Jun 12, 2017
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And there they go.Jun 12, 2017
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The thing about this parade is that you get to see only half of the medalists. The other half face the other side of the road. Missed Ai Fukuhara, Saori Yoshida, Kohei Uchimura, etc. Wouldn't it be great if they made a U-turn and drove back so we can see the other half?Jun 12, 2017
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On the left is Kanae Yamabe, judo bronze medalist in women's 78+ kg.Jun 12, 2017
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On the left is Kaori Matsumoto, judo bronze medalist in women's -57 kg. She was giving her trademark "beast" pose. On the right is Haruka Tachimoto, Japan's sole female judo gold medalist (70 kg) in Rio.Jun 12, 2017
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On the left is Kaori Matsumoto, judo bronze medalist in women's -57 kg. She was giving her trademark "beast" pose. On the right is Haruka Tachimoto, Japan's sole female judo gold medalist (70 kg) in Rio.Jun 12, 2017
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On the right is Mashu (Matthew) Baker, judo gold medalist in 90 kg. Father was American, mom Japanese. One of the high-profile mixed-blood Japanese Olympians at Rio.Jun 12, 2017
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Mashu (Matthew) Baker, judo gold medalist in 90 kg.Jun 12, 2017
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Judo medalists. On the left is Hisayoshi Harasawa, judo silver medalist in 100+ kg class. In the middle is Takanori Nagase, judo bronze medalist in 81 kg. On the right is Shohei Ono, judo gold medalist in 73 kg.Jun 12, 2017
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里Jun 12, 2017
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Misato Michishita, silver medalist in women's Paralympic marathon in Rio 2016. 道下美里Jun 12, 2017
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Paralympians Tanaka Mai (Women's tandem B cycling time trial silver medalist, pilot for Kanuma Yurie), Kanuma Yurie (Women's tandem B cycling time trial silver medalist), Masaki Fujita (Road Cycling TT bronze medalist) 田中まい 鹿沼由理Jun 12, 2017
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Paralympians not on wheechairs.Jun 12, 2017
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On the left is synchronized swimmer Yukiko Inui who won two bronze medals for duet synchronized swimming and Team synchronized swimming at Rio.Jun 12, 2017
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On the right is Ayaka Takahashi, Japan's first badminton player to win an Olympic gold medal.Jun 12, 2017
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Sprinters and silver medalists Yoshihide Kiryu (middle) and Shota Iizuka (right) who got their Olympic glory in the 400-meter relay raceJun 12, 2017
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Sprinters and silver medalists Yoshihide Kiryu (middle) and Shota Iizuka (right) who got their Olympic glory in the 400-meter relay raceJun 12, 2017
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Kaori Icho, freestyle wrestler who made Olympic history by winning the Olympic gold medal four times in a row (since Athens in 2004). Jun 12, 2017
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Kaori Icho, freestyle wrestler who made Olympic history by winning the Olympic gold medal four times in a row (since Athens in 2004). No other woman has won an Olympic gold that many consecutive times for an individual event. Jun 12, 2017
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Rio Olympic medalists parade on Oct. 7, 2016 in Ginza-Nihonbashi, Tokyo.Jun 12, 2017
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Olympian buses coming over Nihonbashi Bridge. As I had hoped, Nihonbashi was not as crowded as Ginza. In Ginza, there were people who waited from midnight or 5 am this morning to see this parade.Jun 12, 2017
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Saida Satoshi, wheelchair tennis bronze medalist in Rio. 齋田悟司Jun 12, 2017
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Yui Kamiji, bronze medalist in women's single wheelchair tennis. 上地結衣Jun 12, 2017
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Boccia medalists 廣瀬隆喜 杉村英孝Jun 12, 2017
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Wheelchair tennis medalists.Jun 12, 2017
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.Jun 12, 2017
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Nakazato Shin, wheelchair rugby bronze medalist. 仲里進Jun 12, 2017
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Paralympian wheelchair rugby players Ikezaki Daisuke, Ike Yukinobu 池崎大輔 池透暢Jun 12, 2017
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.Jun 12, 2017
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Paralympians on a flatbed truck first appeared. They are wheelchair rugby players who won the bronze.Jun 12, 2017
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Start of the parade of 50 Olympian and 37 Paralympian medalists on four double-decker, open top buses and two flatbed trucks. The Olympians wore red uniforms while the Paralympians wore white. Jun 12, 2017
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Policewomen on white motorcycles.Jun 12, 2017
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The parade was headed by policewomen on white motorcycles. They wore the red Olympic uniform.Jun 12, 2017
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Passing out a newspaper extra about the parade.Jun 12, 2017
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Crazy about the Olympics, that's Japan.Jun 12, 2017
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Crowd controlJun 12, 2017
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About 800,000 crowded the sidewalks along the 2.5 km route on Chuo-dori that goes through Ginza 4-chome.Jun 12, 2017
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Victory parade for Japan's Rio Olympic and Paralympic medalists was held on Oct. 7, 2016 in Tokyo's Ginza and Nihonbashi areas. At Nihonbashi near Mitsukoshi Dept. Store.These photos were taken at Nihonbashi.Jun 12, 2017
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Falconry demonstrations held at Hama-Rikyu Gardens on Jan. 3 in Tokyo.Sep 18, 2016
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Falconry demonstrations held at Hama-Rikyu Gardens on Jan. 3 in Tokyo.Sep 18, 2016
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After the demo, they showed off the hawks for photos.Sep 18, 2016
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They allowed a few people from the audience to try falconry. This is an Italian who was lucky enough to be chosen to hold and release this hawk.Sep 18, 2016
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Falconry demo was held twice in the day. The first demo had the hawks released from the top of a nearby skyscraper and they flew down to their falconers in the garden.For the demo, they showed the hawks swoop low from one falconer to another. They also showed a live capture (kill?) of a released pigeon. Very fast.Sep 18, 2016
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Magnificent birds. The local crows were quite alarmed by the presence of these hawks.Sep 18, 2016
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Notice that falconer wears a small pouch on his waist. It contains bird food. The bird is rewarded each time it does a trick. Sep 18, 2016
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They don't use the same type of falconry birds that were used by Tokugawa shoguns. They now use Harris' hawks or red-tailed hawks imported to Japan. They are highly intelligent birds and can recognize human faces. Sep 18, 2016
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There were several falconers each with his or her own hawk. They are members of a falconry preservation group. They've been holding this event for 23 years here.Sep 18, 2016
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After the aikido, falconry demonstrations were held at Hama-Rikyu Gardens on Jan. 3 as a New Year's event. (放鷹術実演) Hama-Rikyu Garden used to be where the Tokugawa shoguns and the Imperial family practiced falconry.Sep 18, 2016
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Aikido demonstrations at Hama-rikyu on Jan. 3, 2015.Sep 18, 2016
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First they held aikido demonstrations.Sep 18, 2016
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Spectator seats were set up.Sep 18, 2016
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Hama-rikyu holds New Year's events on Jan. 3.Sep 18, 2016
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Entrance to Hama-rikyu Onshi GardensSep 18, 2016
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On the Nihonbashi Bridge replica at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku. It's not as arched as the one you see in ukiyoe prints.Mar 24, 2016
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About the replica of Nihonbashi Bridge at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku, Tokyo.Apr 21, 2015
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Replica of Nihonbashi Bridge at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Ryogoku, Tokyo.Apr 21, 2015
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Lion statue wearing a coat inside Mitsukoshi Dept. Store in Nihonbashi in autumn.Apr 15, 2014
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Nihonbashi from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series.Apr 24, 2011
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Eisen's woodblock print of Nihonbashi from his Kisokaido series.Apr 23, 2011
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The priest is all smiles after the bath.Jun 01, 2009
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The man is still hugging his ice.Jun 01, 2009
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To this man, ice water is a healthy thing. I know I would never do this.Jun 01, 2009
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The man on the lower right kept hugging this big block of ice.Jun 01, 2009
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This shrine priest does not appear in recent photos of this ritual, so he might have passed away. This festival won't be the same without him.Jun 01, 2009
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This was the second time I saw this, and each time there was one woman.Jun 01, 2009
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The shrine priest had charisma and spunk.Jun 01, 2009
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These photos were taken in the 1997.Jun 01, 2009
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The shrine priest was then the first to enter the bath. Jun 01, 2009
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Cold-water ablutions is not unusual in ascetic Buddhism, but to see it at a Shinto shrine is unusual.Jun 01, 2009
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The shrine priest is Nakagawa Masamitsu, still looking youthful in his 80s. This freezing water bath event started at a health club in Ichikawa, Chiba in 1956. But 4 years later, it could not be held any longer so it moved here.Jun 01, 2009
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For about 5-10 min. they all sat in the frigid water and chanted while praying. They prayed for good health for themselves and their families.Jun 01, 2009
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In 2007, the water tub was replaced with a much larger pool able to fit 60 people. But I like this smaller tub.Jun 01, 2009
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Without flinching, he took a dip. This is quite tame compared to what he does every Feb: Swim in the icy Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, Hokkaido.Jun 01, 2009
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The rest of the people also jump in the tub.Jun 01, 2009
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Then they ran around the shrine.Jun 01, 2009
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There were no musicians on stage like they have now. It was a pretty quiet ritual, and the crowd was quite small.Jun 01, 2009
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First the shrine priest came out.Jun 01, 2009
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The men (and one woman) about to take a dip standby in this shrine meeting hall.Jun 01, 2009
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Everyone followed the priest's lead.Jun 01, 2009
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First they give a few prayers led by the shrine priest.Jun 01, 2009
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Then the shrine priest, who was in his 80s, started some warm-up exercises.Jun 01, 2009
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The shrine priest was followed by some 15 or so people ready for their freezin-cold water ablution bath.Jun 01, 2009
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Teppozu Inari Shrine, near Hatchobori Station on the Hibiya subway line.Jun 01, 2009
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In front of the shrine were two large tubs of freezing-cold water with a few large blocks of ice await. The Kanchu Suiyoku (Mid-winter Cold Water Bath) is held on the second Sunday of Jan.Jun 01, 2009
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Crowd enter Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi for the closeout sale on Jan. 31, 1999.Jun 01, 2009
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Thank you banners in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999, last day.Jun 01, 2009
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Crowd in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999. There were bargains to be had.Jun 01, 2009
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Crowd in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.Jun 01, 2009
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Crowd line up to enter Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.Jun 01, 2009
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Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999, its last day before the store closed. This store used to be Shirokiya.Jun 01, 2009
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Crowd line up to enter Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.Jun 01, 2009
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Crowd in Tokyu Dept. Store in Nihonbashi on Jan. 31, 1999.Jun 01, 2009
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Coredo complex which replaced the Tokyu Dept. Store.Jun 01, 2009
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Mitsukoshi Dept. Store in Nihonbashi 三越デパート 日本橋Jun 01, 2009
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Inside CoredoJun 01, 2009
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Monument marking Tokyo's fish market during the Edo Period before it was destroyed by the 1923 earthquake and moved to Tsukiji in 1935.Jun 01, 2009
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Inside Takashimaya Dept. Store, NihonbashiJun 01, 2009
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Takashimaya Dept. Store 高島屋Jun 01, 2009
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Mitsukoshi Dept. Store annexJun 01, 2009
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Chuo-dori toward Mitsukoshi Dept. StoreJun 01, 2009
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Chuo-dori boulevard in Nihonbashi 日本橋 中央通りJun 01, 2009
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Eitai-dori 永代通りJun 01, 2009
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Chuo-dori boulevard in Nihonbashi 日本橋 中央通りJun 01, 2009
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Takashimaya Dept. Store in Nihonbashi 高島屋 日本橋Jun 01, 2009
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Way to Takashimaya Dept. StoreJun 01, 2009
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Nihombashi subway station where the Tozai and Ginza Line pass through. 日本橋駅Jun 01, 2009
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View of Nihonbashi from the overpass above Nihonbashi bridge. That's Mitsukoshi Dept. Store on the left.Jun 01, 2009
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Nihombashi subway station 日本橋駅Jun 01, 2009
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Frozen crabApr 07, 2008
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PrawnsApr 07, 2008
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PrawnsApr 07, 2008
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TakoApr 07, 2008
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ShrimpApr 07, 2008
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OctopiApr 07, 2008
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ShellfishApr 07, 2008
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OystersApr 07, 2008
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Squid in black inkApr 07, 2008
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Sea urchin (uni), one of my favorites.Apr 07, 2008
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ShellfishApr 07, 2008
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Sea urchinsApr 07, 2008
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Fish and more fish...Apr 07, 2008
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EelsApr 07, 2008
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Puffer fish swim happily, ignorant of their ultimate fate.Apr 07, 2008
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Fish in iceApr 07, 2008
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The huge fish market consists of rows and rows of fish monger stalls, divided by narrow aisles.Apr 07, 2008
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Fish waiting to be decapitated.Apr 07, 2008
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OK, which one's next?Apr 07, 2008
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Fresh tunaApr 07, 2008
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Packaged to sell.Apr 07, 2008
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Styrofoam and plastic cartons contain all kinds of fish.Apr 07, 2008
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This size is easy to sell to mom and pop sushi restaurants.Apr 07, 2008
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The tuna flesh between the rib-like bones is also choice meat. It is scraped off with a spoon.Apr 07, 2008
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