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"Watakushi, umare mo sodachi mo Katsushika, Shibamata desu..." (I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika Ward) If this opening line sounds familiar, you must be one of the many ardent fans of Tora-san movies.375 views
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This is a pose when Tora-san goes to the Shibamata Station and he looks back to his sister Sakura who calls him.251 views
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Tora-san is helping to install the museum sign.235 views
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Sculpture of Tora-san's famous hat and bag218 views
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Tora-san is helping to install the museum sign. What a great gag. Get you laughing even before you enter.209 views
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Yagiri no Watashi boat crossing. After the two-minute river crossing, you will be in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. You can then tour various temples and parks in Matsudo and neighboring Ichikawa on foot. There are signs along the way to guide you.179 views
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This form of public transportation dates back to the Edo Period when there were 14 locations in Tokyo where such boats operated. Only this one now remains. Boarding the Yagiri Watashi boat. 矢切の渡し134 views
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Shibamata Station is on Keisei Kanamachi Line which runs between Kanamachi Station on the Japan Railways Joban Line (originating at Ueno Station) and Keisei Takasago Station on the Keisei Main Line coming from Keisei Ueno Station.128 views
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The Tora-san "Otoko wa Tsurai Yo" (It's Tough Being a Man) movie series was played by the late Atsumi Kiyoshi. Tora-san is Japan's most lovable drifter and lovelorn on the silver screen. 127 viewsForty-eight movies in this series were produced from 1969 to 1995. Katsushika-ku is where the Tora-san Museum is.
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Leading ladies or the "madonna." It's quite an honor for an actress to be chosen as a madonna in a Tora-san movie118 views
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Tora-san souvenir shop108 views
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Yagiri no Watashi boat dock106 views
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Statue of Tora-san in front of Shibamata Station. Posed like he's going to the station for another faraway trip...97 views
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Movie posters96 views
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To Yagiri no Watashi96 views
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Many movie scenes were filmed along this riverbank.92 views
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Edogawa River. Visiting Shibamata will enable you to appreciate and understand the local settings used to film the Tora-san series.89 views
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Contents of his famous travel bag88 views
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The hilarious humor of the characters, the heartwarming scenes, the shitamachi charm of Shibamata, the beautiful scenery and quaintness of the places Tora-san visits, the guest stars. Map of Japan marking all the prefectures where Tora-san was filmed.87 views
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Notice the figure on the upper right...87 views
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The plot is basically the same for each installment: middle-aged Kuruma Torajiro^ (Tora-san) meets pretty woman (the movie's leading lady whom the Japanese call the "madonna"), has a good time with her and falls in love. Photo: Tora-san Mus85 views
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The boats operate on weekends. Fare is 100 yen one way.85 views
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The first Tora-san movie came out in 1969 and over 40 more installments have been produced since then. It is entered in the Guiness Book of World Records as being the movie series with the most sequels.84 views
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After visiting the temple, most of the tourists walk to the nearby Edogawa riverbank which you often see in the Tora-san series. Road to Yagiri no Watashi (boat crossing)84 views
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Actual film studio mockup of Kuruma-ya dumpling shop83 views
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Inside the studio set of Tora-san. Reconstructed with the original studio set materials used at the Ofuna movie studio.82 views
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Movie posters82 views
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There are plans to build a statue of Sakura, Tora-san's sister, near this statue at Shibamata Station81 views
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It is difficult to pinpoint exactly why the series is so popular and enduring. It's probably a combination of several elements. Photo: Summary of all movie installments81 views
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He somehow always loses her much to the dismay of his married sister Sakura (played by Baisho Chieko) and adoptive uncle and aunt who run a small kusa dango (mugwort dumpling) shop in Shibamata.Photo: Tora-san Museum 寅さん記念館78 views
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Family living room78 views
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Entrance to Tora-san Museum where Tora-san is helping to install the museum sign.74 views
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Tora-san's personal effects73 views
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Shibamata Station71 views
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Atsumi Kiyoshi who seems to have been born to play Tora-san. (Atsumi never seemed to age even after over 20 years in the role. Tora-san's carefree, happy-go-lucky lifestyle also appeals to many. Photo: Sculpture of Tora-san's famous hat and bag.71 views
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Kuruma-ya dumpling shop71 views
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Tora-san's passport71 views
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Shibamata Station platform70 views
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Miniature shop arcade69 views
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More exhibits69 views
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Family living room68 views
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Inside the shop67 views
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Kitchen where they made the dumplings.66 views
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Tora-san's documents66 views
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葛飾 柴又 くるまや62 views
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He is a drifter who travels extensively all over Japan and works as street vendor/hawker selling little trinkets and what not. Photo: The stripe pattern of the walls is the same as Tora-san's coat.61 views
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He returns home to Shibamata every once in a while, usually at a most inopportune time for the family, and eventually leaves in disgrace after a family argument or lost love. Photo: Map of Japan marking all the prefectures where Tora-san was filmed.59 views
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Tora-san haniwa59 views
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Shibamata Station platform43 views
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He will soon be accompanied by a statue of his sister Sakura.40 views
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