 Most viewed - Chiyoda-ku 千代田区 |
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Imperial Palace in the distance59 views
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JR Expressway Bus terminal at Tokyo Station59 views
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Yaesu side roof under construction in 2012.59 views
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Plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.59 views
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On Feb. 3, 2011, the annual setsubun festival was held at Hie Shrine at 11:30 am. People await the arrival of the people who will throw the beans.58 views
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Daikoku and Ebisu, two gods of good fortune.58 views
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Besides small bags of soybeans, they threw small packets of sweets and mikan (tangerines).58 views
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Kitte Building (post office)58 views
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Hato bus58 views
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Night view from Daimaru Department Store restaurant.58 views
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Entrance to the old Daimaru Dept. Store in 2007.58 views
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Proceeding to the shrine. First they had a ceremony.57 views
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About Kanda Myojin in English. Kanda Myojin was originally built to protect Edo Castle from the ominous kimon direction.57 views
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Stone lion mountain.57 views
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This is a singing idol group called Houkago Princess who threw beans and sang at the end. They are still obscure.57 views
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Nice that they included all of us in the ceremony too. A priest waved his wand outside to bless us.57 views
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As the top floor is gutted and debris removed by cranes inside the building, they lower the roof, thereby shrinking the building.57 views
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After the old Daimaru was demolished, construction starts on the Yaesu side.57 views
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Yaesu side of Tokyo Station under construction in 2012.57 views
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Sumo stablemasters Dewanoumi and Mihogaseki.56 views
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Blue and red ogre representing the evil spirits to be chased away.56 views
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Ebisu-sama god56 views
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Trucks leave the demolition site.56 views
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About Kanda Myojin in Japanese.55 views
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At 2 pm, a procession led by kiyari workman chanters and the bean throwers entered the shrine.55 views
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They didn't throw very far.55 views
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The new Daimaru Dept. Store already constructed before the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station is constructed.55 views
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Map of shrine grounds54 views
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Storehouse.54 views
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The shrinking hotel. Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo was being demolished from top to bottom. It used to be 39 stories high. Now it's about 10-15 stories in March 2013.54 views
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Site of the Owari Clan's residence in Edo.54 views
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The National Diet also sometimes sees demonstrators or protestors.54 views
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Night view from Daimaru Department Store restaurant.54 views
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Clean up after a crowd.53 views
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Very difficult to catch the mikan (you need a baseball glove). Most of it fell to the ground and got trampled. It's a waste and dangerous to throw such heavy things.53 views
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Grand mikoshi53 views
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Corridor going to the Honden. Photos of the Kanda Matsuri adorn the wall.53 views
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Ema with dragon design.53 views
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Tokyu Hotel in Akasaka.53 views
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It's an enclosed demolition system starting at the top. They've kept the building's roof intact while being supported by temporary pillars using hydraulic jacks.53 viewsBefore they started, they first installed cranes and a suspended canopy (seen here) that slides down. This system reduces dust and noise, makes it safer for workers, doesn't affect surrounding buildings, and generates electricity with the crane lowering debris.
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The New Otani Hotel opened in Sept. 1964. It became an iconic building in Tokyo even since it appeared in the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice." This area was also where prominent daimyo had their Edo residences.53 views
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About the Ii Clan's residence here near The New Otani.53 views
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They look like farmers complaining about increasing food imports to Japan.53 views
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On Feb. 3, 2012 to mark the start of spring, Kanda Myojin Shrine near Ochanomizu/Akihabara, Tokyo held its annual Setsubun Festival from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. About 350 people including local politicians and an idol group threw beans.52 views
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Live festival music played during the bean throwing.52 views
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The Ii Clan from Hikone, Shiga (Omi Province) had their residence here near The New Otani.52 views
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Night view from Daimaru Department Store restaurant.52 views
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Carvings on the gate.51 views
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Path to the main worship hall.51 views
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Monument to mark Emperor Meiji's visit to the shrine.51 views
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About the Stone lion mountain.51 views
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The archers symbolically aim their arrows at the two ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).51 views
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Ebisu on a wave.51 views
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Shrine museum.51 views
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My video of Kanda Myojin Setsubun.51 views
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The demolition started in June 2012 and was completed in May 2013. Built in 1982, the Akasaka Prince Hotel is Japan's tallest building ever to be demolished. 51 views
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The Ii Clan from Hikone, Shiga (Omi Province) had their residence here near The New Otani.51 views
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The bean throwers head for the worship hall for a short Shinto ceremony.50 views
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The archer symbolically aims his arrow at the ominous directions (kimon and ura-kimon).50 views
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Bells of Good Fortune swung by the Daikoku and Ebisu gods.50 views
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They broke up the crowd into groups and the crowd took turns getting the beans. This is the next crowd waiting to enter.50 views
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Akasaka50 views
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Site of the Owari Clan's residence in Edo.50 views
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Plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.49 views
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Plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.46 views
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Ochanomizu is a neighborhood of schools, musical instrument shops, and religious edifices. JR Ochanomizu Station.45 views
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Hirakawa Gate at the Imperial Palace.45 views
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Map of Ochanomizu. North of the river is Bunkyo Ward, and south of the river is Chiyoda Ward.44 views
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Ukulele shop at Ochanomizu.44 views
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The Imperial Palace also has some plum blossoms near Hirakawa Gate. Blooming in Feb.44 views
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Ochanomizu music shops.43 views
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Plum plossoms near Hirakawa Gate.43 views
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Cello and violins at Ochanomizu.42 views
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do)42 views
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Hirakawa Gate at the Imperial Palace.42 views
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do). We can enter, but no photos inside.41 views
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Dome of Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do) as seen from Hijiri-bashi Bridge that also goes to Yushima Seido.41 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station41 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station40 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station with Marunouchi Line 40 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station.39 views
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Where Ochanomizu got its name "Tea Water."39 views
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Shopping for a guitar? Come to Ochanomizu.39 views
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do), an Important Culltural Property of Japan.39 views
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JR Ochanomizu Station39 views
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Hijiri-bashi Bridge over the Kanda River goes to Yushima Seido temple. See this album.38 views
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Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do) is also near Ochanomizu Station.37 views
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The Marunouchi North Entrance's new dome is visible from the Chuo Line platform.34 views
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Aoiyama 碧山22 views
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Statue of sumo wrestlers at the entrance of Yasukuni Shrine's sumo arena. The shrine has a large outdoor sumo arena with a capacity of 6,000. 17 views
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On April 17, 2023, sumo exhibition matches with professional sumo wrestlers was held for the first time since 2019 after a four-year absence due to the pandemic. Free admission.16 views
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Yasukuni Shrine.15 views
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This is shokkiri or comedic sumo. Two lower ranking wrestlers do things normally not allowed in sumo. Spitting at each other, kicking, fighting with the referee, etc. 初切り15 views
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Yokozuna Terunofuji performing the shiranui-style dohyo-iri ring-entering ceremony. 照ノ富士15 views
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Mitakeumi, a former Ozeki. 御嶽海15 views
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It's rare to see an outdoor sumo arena in Japan. In Nov. 1918 when the Kokugikan sumo arena was destroyed by fire, the sumo tournaments were held here for two years.14 views
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Endo has a kabuki kesho mawashi ceremonial apron.14 views
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Good to see Terunofuji after four tournament absences. He plans to compete in the May 2023 summer tournament in Tokyo.14 views
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Asanoyama. They went through the motions of receiving the water. but there was no water. Not a real tournament.14 views
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Aoiyama 碧山14 views
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Tobizaru (翔猿) means "Flying Monkey."14 views
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The sumo exhibition started at 8:30 am and ended at around 3 pm. It included demonstrations of comical sumo, sumo taiko drum beating, and ring-entering ceremonies by Juryo and Makunouchi Division wrestlers including Yokozuna Terunofuji. Free admission.13 views
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When I arrived, they were performing the sumo jinku folk singing. 相撲甚句13 views
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Enho is popular. 炎鵬13 views
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Enho 炎鵬13 views
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Takayasu, former Ozeki. 高安13 views
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Juryo wrestler Kitanowaka facing frontward. 北の若13 views
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Makunouchi Division ring-entering ceremony or dohyo-iri.13 views
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Endo, one of the most popular wrestlers. 遠藤13 views
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Mitakeumi, a former Ozeki. 御嶽海13 views
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Mitakeumi, a former Ozeki. 御嶽海13 views
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Hoshoryu 豊昇龍13 views
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Empty water ladle, and no spitting.13 views
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Yokozuna Terunofuji getting ready for his match. 照ノ富士13 views
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They immediately dismantled the sumo ring's dressing.13 views
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Main shrine straight ahead. The outdoor sumo arena is on the right of the main shrine.13 views
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At Yasukuni Shrine, sign indicating that sumo will be held on April 17, 2023. Sumo has been held at Yasukuni Shrine annually since 1869 to console the spirits at the shrine. It's part of the shrine's religious ceremonies and festival in spring. 12 views
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Shrine building used by the sumo wrestlers as their dressing room.12 views
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The hanamichi path where the sumo wrestlers go to/from the sumo ring. Fortunately, it never rained this day. The sumo matches can still be held in light rain.12 views
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Sumo jinku singing. 相撲甚句12 views
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Calling the wrestler.12 views
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Juryo Division ring-entering ceremony or dohyo-iri.12 views
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The ring-entering ceremony is when you can see the designs on the wrestlers' colorful ceremonial aprons.12 views
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