 Most viewed - Kairakuen Garden 偕楽園 |
Plum Blossom Queen at Kairakuen Station1368 viewsShe was passing out maps of the garden. It was a nice touch to see two of these kimono beauties greeting us.
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Plum Blossom Queen1266 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito1184 views
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Plum Blossom Queens in Kairakuen, Mito840 views
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.657 views
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Closeup of red plum blossom617 views
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Closeup of white plum blossom540 views
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Cherry Blossom Room, Kobuntei Villa526 views
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Red and white plum blossoms444 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of maple leaves436 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa411 views
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Kobuntei Villa410 views
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Natto fermented beans408 views
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Kobuntei Villa406 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of fall leaves399 views
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Plum blossom-viewing picnickers393 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of plum trees377 views
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Kobuntei Villa367 views
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Tokiwa Shrine, Mito326 viewsDedicated to Lord Mitsukuni Tokugawa, the second lord of Mito, and Nariaki Tokugawa, the ninth lord of Mito and the one who built Kairakuen Garden.
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Welcome to Ibaraki318 viewsTrain platform of Kairakuen Station.
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Kobuntei Villa313 views
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Osaka-zuki red plum blossoms 大盃277 viewsOsaka-zuki
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Bonsai plum trees258 viewsI bought one of these once and the flowers smelled good before they withred away. The tree also died soon afterward.
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Map of Kairakuen, a garden built in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It is one of Japan's three most famous gardens.253 views
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Kobuntei Villa244 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba239 views
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Pinickers236 views
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Pine trees and plum trees225 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station224 views
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Train platform of Kairakuen Station222 views
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Kairakuen Station219 viewsThis station, right before Mito Station, is open only during major flower seasons of Kairakuen.
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Plum tree grove, about a week too early.214 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of azalea214 views
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Entrance to garden via Tokiwa Shrine. One of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.212 viewsOne of Japan's three most famous gardens, Kairakuen is especially noted for thousands of plum blossom trees which bloom in Feb. and March.
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Konan Shomu plum blossom 江南所無211 viewsPrunus mume Kounanshomu
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Kobuntei Villa was originally built in 1842 by Tokugawa Nariaki (1800-1860), the ninth Lord of Mito. It was his summer villa.210 views
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Plum grove209 views
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Bamboo grove207 viewsPine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are called Shochikubai in Japanese. This trio of trees is most famous.
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Crowd at Higashi-mon East Gate203 viewsThis was the defacto main gate and most crowded since it is closest to the train station.
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Plum trees and Lake Senba200 views
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Kobuntei Villa200 views
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Natural spring (cold water)199 views
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Fantastically-shaped plum tree196 views
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Plum trees and Lake Senba195 views
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Plum tree grove192 views
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Kobuntei Villa191 views
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Torano-o plum blossom (Tiger's Tail) 虎の尾190 views
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Plum tree and train189 views
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Omote-mon Gate189 viewsThis supposed to be the front gate.
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Kobuntei Villa has exquisite Japanese-style paintings on paper sliding doors. Kobuntei was damaged by the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and was closed until early 2012 for repairs.187 views
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Kobuntei Villa187 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa184 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa183 views
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Balcony on the top floor of Kobuntei Villa183 views
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Path to natural spring181 views
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Kobuntei Villa181 views
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Kobuntei Villa, fusuma sliding door with painting of cherry blossoms180 views
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Poem monument179 views
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Monument proclaiming Kairakuen as one of Ibaraki's 100 Best Sights178 views
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Inside the top floor of Kobuntei Villa177 views
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Kobuntei Villa176 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa175 views
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Kobuntei Villa173 views
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Kobuntei Villa173 views
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Kobuntei Villa172 views
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Kobuntei Villa171 views
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Kobuntei Villa164 views
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View from the top floor of Kobuntei Villa157 views
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Kobuntei suffered quite a bit of damage during the big earthquake on March 11, 2011. Repairs have started in Sept. 2011, and they hope to reopen the Kobuntei by Feb. 2012.154 views
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