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Oka Cafe built with wood from the Tama Region of Tokyo. オカカフェ5 views
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The large field is lined with shady trees along the fringe. Most must be cherry blossoms.5 views
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Directional signs in English.5 views
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In early May 2023, at Nishi Tachikawa Station (JR Chuo Line), lots of people got off the train to go to Showa Kinen Park. They all had the same bright idea for the holidays: Go somewhere close, but nice. Only 30 min. from Shinjuku.5 views
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Sengan Pine tree monument.5 views
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View from Denny's restaurant (Hayama-Morito Branch).5 views
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Kumano Shrine in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture.5 views
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Kumano Shrine in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture. 熊野神社5 views
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Hakucho Bridge, Muroran. Built in 1998. 白鳥大橋5 views
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Old JR Muroran Station.5 views
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Bokoi Station (母恋駅). "Bokoi" means maternal love, so it's somewhat famous. Tour buses always point it out.5 views
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Bokoi Station (母恋駅). "Bokoi" means maternal love.5 views
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Your short video will soon appear on one of the framed oil paintings on the staircase wall.5 views
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Gryffindor Common Room fireplace.5 views
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We could watch the resulting video almost immediately. Video was free to download later.5 views
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Dumbledore’s Office. The portraits are of the 48 former Hogwarts headmasters/mistresses. 5 views
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Hogwarts Bridge entrance.5 views
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Owls for sale at Diagon Alley.5 views
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Prime spot to view and photograph the castle.4 views
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Adjacent altar for other Buddhas.4 views
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Persimmons out to dry.4 views
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The two dancers demonstrated all ten Gujo Odori dances with recorded music. They also showed how the wooden geta clogs get worn out.4 views
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Old Hina dolls.4 views
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Food replicas used to be made with agar and wax. Now they are made with silicone and resin. Food replica companies founded by Iwasaki still make the most food replicas in Japan.4 views
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Characteristics of local architecture.4 views
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About the Kikoku Guardhouse.4 views
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Daijoji Temple gate and bell tower in autumn.4 views
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Yoshida River in Gujo-Hachiman looking upstream as seen from Miyagase Bridge. In summer, people fish for ayu sweetfish or swim in the river.4 views
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Roadside monument for a poem by Orikuchi Shinobu in 1919. It was a memorial for the victims of a major fire in the northern part of town.4 views
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Shinbashi Bridge over Yoshida River. Cross this bridge to the Former Hachiman Town Hall and you will be in Minami-machi or the southern part of town.4 views
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Yoshida River as seen from Shinbashi Bridge.4 views
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COVID-19 countermeasures.4 views
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Gujo-Hachiman today makes over 50% of Japan's food replicas. Iwasaki made his first food replica, an omelette, in 1932.4 views
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They also offer short lessons to make your own food replicas like spilled coffee. 4 views
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Gujo-Hachiman has a few traditional townscape streets.4 views
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Yanaka Mizu no Komichi, narrow alley with embedded stones.4 views
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About Ganrenji in Japanese. 4 views
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Kimono makeover shop to dress in kimono (or hakama for men) and stroll around to take pictures amid the traditional townscapes.4 views
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Nearest train station is JR Ena Station on the JR Chuo Line. It's about 70 min. from Nagoya Station in Aichi Prefecture.4 views
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On this map of Enakyo Gorge, No. 3 and 4 are Sazanami Park, No. 5 is the boat cruise pier, and No. 2 is Oi Dam which created this river reservoir.4 views
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Most tourists visiting Enakyo will first arrive here, a short walk from the bus stop and parking lot. The "Y" is missing here. Maybe it was designed to have a human posing as the "Y" in a selfie.4 views
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On the left is a pier for sightseeing boats taking tourists to see the unusual rock formations on the gorge. Cruise is 30 min. and fare is ¥1,500. Runs often during autumn. https://www.tohsyoh.jp/ship4 views
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Sights in Enakyo Gorge.4 views
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View of the river from the right side of Sazanami Park.4 views
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Big maple tree.4 views
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten and shiny offertory box.4 views
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Relief of Kawakami Sadayakko (or Sada Yacco 1871–1946) who was Momosuke's mistress and former geisha who was also previously mistress to Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi. She helped Momosuke build and design seven dams along Kiso River. 川上 貞奴4 views
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About Fukuzawa Momosuke and Kawakami Sadayakko. Momosuke was inspired by father-in-law Yukichi who said electricity was necessary for Japan's economic development and mechanization.4 views
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Gift shops on the way back to the bus stop.4 views
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Statue of Buddhist priest Kobo Daishi near the bus stop. Built around 1932 in memory of those who died while building Oi Dam. It was also built to attract tourists. Kobo Daishi founded Shingon Buddhism.4 views
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Get off here at Tanigumiguchi Station on the Tarumi Line. 4 views
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Souvenir shop.4 views
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Textural tree trunk.4 views
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Approaching the Hondo main hall.4 views
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Next to the Hondo Hall is a stone monument/sign for Kegonji Temple.4 views
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At the end of the maple-lined path is Tanigumi-san Kegonji Temple's Hondo main worship hall rebuilt in 1879. (谷汲山 華厳寺)4 views
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View from the top of the temple steps. Notice on the wooden pillar on the right, there's a koi carp fish hanging on it. 4 views
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Pilgrims who complete the Saigoku Pilgrimage supposed to visit three buildings at this No. 33 temple. Besides the Hondo main hall, there is this small altar hall called Oizurudo (笈摺堂).4 views
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Koyasu-do is a small altar hall to pray for safe childbirth and child raising. 子安堂4 views
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The word "Mangan" means "fulfillment of one's prayer/request" in reference to the completion of the 33-temple pilgrimage. People who complete the pilgrimage are considered to be superior to others. 4 viewsAnd so the Japanese phrase "ta wo nuku" (他を抜く), meaning "surpassing others," applies to them. Since "ta wo nuku" almost sounds like "tanuki," they have all these tanuki here.
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Origami cranes at Mangando.4 views
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Going to ibi Station.4 views
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Ibi Station.4 views
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One-car train at Ibi Station.4 views
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At Tomari Port, ticket window for Zamami island.4 views
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Urasoe Castle/Hacksaw Ridge is now a scenic point looking toward Ginowan and Futenma Marine Air Base.4 viewsThe blue ocean and bay in the distance toward the right looks beautiful and peaceful now, but on April 1, 1945, it was filled with US warships and landing craft when US forces first landed on Okinawa's main island to start the horrible and bloody three-month Battle of Okinawa.
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There is still much evidence that this was a coral outcrop.4 views
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Kawasaki-Vertol KV-107IIA-4 helicopter that was used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force from 1973 to 1995. 川崎 V107-Aヘリコプター4 views
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Entrance to the museum is here on the left side of the building. Admission charged. (Free admission on Nov. 3, Culture Day.)4 views
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Wright Brothers4 views
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La Rhone propeller engine Type C commonly used in planes from 1910 to 1920.4 views
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Chronology of Japan's aviation history.4 views
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Front of Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien fighter.4 views
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Engine used on the Hien fighter. 川崎 ハ140エンジン（「飛燕」二型搭載）4 views
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Full-size replica of Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero fighter prototype. The Zero was carrier based and used for the attack on Pearl Harbor. 十二試艦上戦闘機（「零戦」試作機）（三菱A6M1） （1/1模型）4 views
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About Horikoshi Jiro who designed the Zero fighter and later the YS-11.4 views
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Main display hall of airplanes at Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum. A lineup of post-World War II aircraft.4 views
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Lockheed T-33A, dated 1956. Built by Kawasaki and retired in 1994. Brought to the museum by helicopter from Gifu Airbase.4 views
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Gear of Mitsubishi T-2 Blue Impulse aerobatic jet.4 views
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Toward the back of the hall are helicopters. This is Kawasaki-Bell 47G3B-KH4 from 1971.4 views
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BK117P-5 helicopter4 views
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Flight simulator4 views
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Flight simulator (Closed when I was there.)4 views
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The space-related exhibits are on the 2nd floor.4 views
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Rockets from around the world. Saturn V (Apollo program) was by far the largest.4 views
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H-IIB rocket that took the Kounotori cargo spacecraft to the ISS.4 views
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Model of International Space Station (ISS).4 views
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Placards autographed by Japanese astronauts displayed in the cafe.4 views
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Old Nakasendo Road in Mieji-juku. It's a very quiet place to walk around. Hardly any people. No shops, no local museums. But a few homes were selling persimmons on their front yard.4 views
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Stone marker showing the way to Ogaki and Akasaka-juku.4 views
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Walk further to see the small Kannon-do Hall.4 views
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Thousand-Arm Kannon inside the Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂4 views
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Kanzeon-do Hall in Mieji-juku. 美江寺宿 千手観世音堂4 views
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Bust stop at Mieji Station. Buses very infrequent.4 views
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Koyama Castle was built by the Takeda Clan in 1568, but destroyed by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1582 and never rebuilt. Yoshida Town Historic Site.4 views
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The tip of Manazuru Peninsula has this slim, rocky shoal called Cape Manazuru (真鶴岬).4 views
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Niseko Moiwa was near our lodge. ニセコモイワ4 views
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JR Takao Station. Takes a little over an hour from Tokyo Station on the JR Chuo Line.4 views
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JR Takao Station. Get out the north exit (Kitaguchi).4 views
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From the north exit,go left to the bus stops to catch a us to Takao Baigo. Otherwise, it's a 15-min. walk. 4 views
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You can see the plum groves either from the start of the road or from the end of the road where the largest plum grove is located. I took the bus to the end and walked back toward the train station.4 views
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Kogesawa Bairin is on a hillside with walking paths along the trees. Mostly white plum blossoms, but a few red and pink flowers too. ("Bairin" means "plum grove.")4 views
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Top of Kogesawa Bairin. 4 views
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After Kogesawa Bairin, walked along on Kyu-Koshu Kaido road to see more plum groves.4 views
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Surusashi Bairin (するさし梅林) is also gated and open to the public only when the flowers are in bloom.4 views
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Since they are so few in Takao, the red plums really stand out.4 views
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Other end of Surusashi Bairin.4 views
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Yunohana Bairin4 views
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Riverside path map.4 views
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Tenjin Bairin well.4 views
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Turn left to see another plum grove, but I was too tired and just went straight.4 views
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This is near the entrance to this walking path.4 views
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Toward the end (or beginning) of the trail are more plum blossoms called Yuhodo Bairin (遊歩道梅林).4 views
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Entrance to the walking path to see Yuhodo Bairin (遊歩道梅林). From Takao Station, it's a 15-min. walk to here.4 viewsThe path goes along the river and you can walk all the way to Kogesawa Bairin on the far end, about 5 km away. It would take about 90 min. one way. Then take the bus back to Takao Station.
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Yuhodo Bairin. There's usually a Plum Blossom Matsuri festival on one of the weekends, but it was canceled in 2021 and 2022 due to Covid-19.4 views
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Lake Kussharo as seen from Sunayu. Lake Kussharo's caldera volcano started forming over one million years ago. The caldera lake formed over 40,000 years ago. 4 viewsPart of the caldera lake was filled in by Mashu volcano eruptions, making Kussharo lose its round shape and become bean-shaped.
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When I visited, there were Ainu on the Sunayu beach posing for tourists for a fee. 4 views
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Wakoto Peninsula4 views
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Lake Kussharo's water surface looks artistic.4 views
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Junsai-ike Pond. No swan boats or rowboats. Only ducks. じゅん菜池4 views
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Photos of the park's flora and fauna by a local environmental group.4 views
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Satomi Park also has Shien-soja (紫烟草舎), the former home of famous tanka poet named Kitahara Hakushū (1885–1942) (北原白秋). He lived in this house for only a year in 1916. 4 views
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Scale model of the skyscraper buildings next to JR Ichikawa Station. On the left is The Towers West building and on the right is The Towers East. The West building has a nice lookout deck on the 45th floor.4 views
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Looking west toward Edogawa River. The JR Sobu Line (left) and Keisei Line (extreme right) over Edogawa River can be seen. The bridge in the middle is Route 14.4 views
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In 1501, Tekona's spirit told a priest to build a grave for her. This evolved into this temple where women pray for maternal happiness including safe childbirth and child rearing. 手児奈霊神堂4 views
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Omurai Katori Shrine's second torii and main worship hall.4 views
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"America" cherry blossoms in full bloom.4 views
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JR Musashi-Masuko Station with the third cherry tree visible.4 views
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JR Musashi-Masuko Station turnstile. Trains go to Tachikawa and Haijima Stations.4 views
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The milking machine uses red light beams and sensors to detect the nipples and attach the milking tubes. 4 views
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Pedal boats are very popular. This is the boat dock.4 views
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After entering the park through the Nishi-Tachikawa Entrance, you see this scene of the Waterfowl Pond and pedal boats. 水鳥の池4 views
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Showa Kinen Park's Japanese garden.4 views
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Red poppy field on the western fringe of the large field. Called the Bouquet Garden. ブーケガーデン4 views
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Patches of tulips already finished blooming. Must've been colorful from late March to mid-April.4 views
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Across this pond was a crowd ogling baby blue eyes.4 views
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Nemophila (baby blue eyes) at Showa Kinen Park, Tachikawa, Tokyo.4 views
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Nishi Tachikawa entrance to Showa Kinen Park. Use your Suica card or buy tickets from the vending machine. The signboard promotes the flowers currently in bloom: red poppies.4 views
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Path through the Bouquet Garden's poppies and other flowers.4 views
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View of Zushi Beach from the hillside.4 views
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Morito River and Misogi Bridge. みそぎ橋4 views
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Bell of Happiness on the lookout deck.4 views
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Muroran steel works as seen from the highway.4 views
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Great Hall model.4 views
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In Dumbledore’s Office, on the left on the cabinet is Gryffindor’s Sword in a glass case.4 views
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Dumbledore’s beard and hair.4 views
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Death Eater masks.4 views
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Rock garden in the inner courtyard.3 views
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Water shed is called "mizuya." 水屋3 views
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Sogisui natural spring, one of Japan's 100 Famous Natural Springs. 宗祇水3 views
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Gujo Odori dance key chains.3 views
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About Noguchi Ujo and his poem about the beautiful local scenery. 野口雨情歌碑3 views
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Sample Kobo factory for food replicas which were invented in Gujo-Hachiman. Looks delicious. サンプル工房3 views
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Gujo-Hachiman native Iwasaki Takizo (1895–1965) invented the ubiquitous food replicas we see today in restaurants in Japan. 3 views
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Yanaka Mizu no Komichi (やなか水のこみち). Narrow alley with embedded stones.3 views
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Ganrenji Temple, belonging to the Jodo Shinshu Otani Sect. 願蓮寺3 views
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Red maple leaves on the right side of Sazanami Park.3 views
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From Sazanami Park, a bridge to Benten Island.3 views
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Statue of the goddess Benzaiten, protector against floods and water accidents. Goddess of anything that flows, including music.3 views
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Going back down from Sazanami Park.3 views
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Niomon Gate. Getting closer to the main worship hall.3 views
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After the Niomon Gate, the path continues along a straight, tree-lined route.3 views
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Kyodo Hall near the steps to the Hondo Hall. 経堂3 views
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Inside Tanigumi-san Hondo main hall. It worships a hidden 11-faced Kannon statue. The last time the statue was displayed to the public was on March 1–14, 2009. 3 views
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Hacksaw Ridge was made famous by the 2016 acclaimed movie, "Hacksaw Ridge" directed by Mel Gibson. Great story, great acting, great cinematography and special effects, memorable scenes and script, and very touching.3 viewsIf you don't like blood and gore, you might want to avoid watching it. The beautiful battle scenes were in the style of "Saving Private Ryan" with stereo sound of the whizzing bullets and explosions.
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Urasoe Castle and Hacksaw Ridge is a peaceful place. The hill extends for about 400 meters in length.3 views
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