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As the climax of the 37th Kagurazaka Matsuri Festival, the Kagurazaka Awa Odori Dance was held on July 25-26, 2008, from 7 pm to 9 pm. These photos were taken on July 25, 2008. Crowd at Bishamonten.418 views
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Inside Beckoning Cat Temple. The altar's objects of worship are numerous beckoning cat dolls.417 views
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4. Sakura Kazashite 桜かざして415 viewsDancers: 舞子、万り (Maiko and Mari)
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Zojoji Temple is the head temple of the Jodo-shu Buddhist sect and best known as the temple of the Tokugawa shoguns. 大門414 viewsAfter Tokugawa Ieyasu started to rule the Kanto region, he designated Zojoji as the family temple of the Tokugawa clan. The temple was expanded during the same time Edo Castle was being built.
Zojoji then came to be known as one of Japan's principal Buddhist temples. The temple grounds have many buildings, monuments, and the tombs of six Tokugawa Shoguns, Imperial Princess Kazunomiya (wife of Shogun Iemochi), and wives and children of shoguns.
Zojoji Temple is a short walk from Onarimon Station on the Mita subway line, Daimon Station on the Toei Oedo and Asakusa subway lines, and JR Hamamatsu-cho Station. This photo shows Daimon Gate on the road to the temple.
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Yuka-chan, A.B.S.UNIDOS DO URBANA based in Nagoya at Asakusa Samba 2008.413 views
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Merging with another line up ahead412 views
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Setsubun bean throwing at Takahata Fudoson temple, Hino, Tokyo412 views
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Entrance to Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街412 views
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Budokan411 views
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Muramoto wins411 views
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5. Otsu-e 大津絵411 views眞由美
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Bikini idols Yoshii Rei, Mitsuya Yoko, and Fukushita Megumi throwing beans on Setsubun411 views
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Kawasaki Motorcycles410 viewsOne of the best-looking motorcycle models.
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This page is a complete English guide to all the groups that appear in the parade. The parade assembles behind Sensoji Temple and starts at 1:30 pm from Nitenmon gate. The procession then goes down Umamichi-dori street, passes by Matsuya Department Store.410 views先導 子供江戸囃子屋台
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Lighting a tobacco pipe. (Real smoke)410 views
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1. Fuji Murasaki (Purple Wisteria)409 views
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Center-gai arcade408 views
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Quite overwhelming with about 360,000 tulip bulbs.408 views
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Awards ceremony407 views
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Yoshino Baigo plum trees407 views
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The clothing shops are geared for elderly women. Sugamo is the fashion capital for elderly women. 「おばあちゃんの原宿」407 views
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Tokugawa Ieyasu takes up residence in Edo. 徳川家康 江戸入府405 views
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Temple office sells maneki neko beckoning cat in various sizes (and prices).404 views
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Hanakawa do Sukeroku & Ikyu (kabuki characters). Sukeroku and Ikyu vie for the love of a courtesan named Agemaki. 花川戸助六 意休402 views
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Fujimi Turret, Edo Castle 富士見櫓402 views
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Closeup of "sakura-bai." Very beautiful. 桜梅401 views
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Muscular maid at Tokyo Marathon 2008401 views
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The golden sculpture is atop the Asahi Beer building in Asakusa. It's supposed to be beer froth, but most people think it looks like doo-doo.401 views
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First bridge and azaleas400 views
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Year 1603: Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes Shogun. He designates Asakusa Temple as a place of worship, and he worships there himself in 1616. Behind him is his son Tokugawa Hidetada who became the second Tokugawa shogun. 徳川家康 江戸入府400 views
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Lovely399 views
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu 参勤交代 大名行列398 views
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Oedo Sukeroku Taiko troupe397 views
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Tokyo and the Kanto region's largest tulip field attains full bloom every mid-April. The Tulip Matsuri Festival is held for about 10 days, covering two weekends. 397 viewsIt comes on the heels of Hamura's Sakura Matsuri held in early April along the Tamagawa River. On the weekend, free shuttle buses from Hamura Station take you to the tulip field. Closest station is Hamura Station (East Entrance) on the JR Ome Line. 羽村駅
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Zoo train to Tama Zoo along the Keio Tama Dobutsu Koen Line.397 views
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Nebuta float and haneto dancers. Also see the video at YouTube.396 viewsMitama Mtasuri at Yasukuni Shrine.
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Chidorigafuchi lit up at night.395 views
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Winter-flowering cherry blossoms, Nishi-Arai Daishi, Tokyo 寒桜395 views
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Asakusa: White elephant is usually present during Hanamatsuri. On the day before the Buddha's mother Queen Maya gave birth, she dreamed that a white elephant entered her womb.394 views
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Old minka house on Mt. Mitake, Tokyo392 views
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6. Hahha Kudoki ハッハくどき390 views
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Kaminarimon-dori street389 views
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Oiran dances with her kamuro attendants389 views
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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.389 views
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Honda E4-01 motorcycle388 views
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ASIMO show at the Honda showroom in Tokyo.388 views
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Kamuro385 views
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Her customer smokes the pipe.383 views
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Sanja Festival383 views
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Sugamo Jizo-dori shopping street 巣鴨地蔵通り商店街「おばあちゃんの原宿」382 views
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I was shooting like rapid-fire continuous mode.382 views
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They are measuring the height of the hop.382 views
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Hanakawa do Sukeroku, a favorite son of Asakusa and famed womanizer. He was loved by the people since he sided with the weak and defeated the strong. Made into a kabuki character. 花川戸助六 意休381 views
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Their theme was "games" like roulette.381 views
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Great show380 views
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Singers and musicians379 views
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Lord Ii Naomasa, a right-hand man of Tokugawa Ieyasu and major ally in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Based in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. 井伊直政 徳川家康 江戸入府377 views
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Edo Scenes: 3. Edo no Nigiwai (Liveliness of Edo) 江戸の賑わい377 viewsDancers: 竜也、英子、万り
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She stood out from the rest by being so open and smiling at everyone. Her bib is on her rear.377 views
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With okami-san375 views
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Barbaros is the most famous troupe, sponsored by Nakamise shopping mall.375 viewsThey had 300 members parading.
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Kiba Park with Kiba Kakunori sign. Traditional folk performances are held on the same day as Koto Ward's Citizen's Festival in mid-Oct. So the park is quite crowded.375 views
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Sensoji temple's Kaminarimon Gate. There's a large road in front and also a large paved area where festivals are held. 雷門375 views
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Tulips everywhere. The Tulip Festival started in 1988 when a group started a flower and greenery campaign in the city.374 views
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Hama-rikyu Onshi Teien Gardens is a waterfront garden built by the Tokugawa shoguns in the 17th century. 374 viewsDuring the Meiji Period, it became a Detached Palace for the Imperial family who gave the garden to the Tokyo in 1945. It used to have duck-hunting grounds. It was also the site of the Enryokan State Guesthouse where foreign dignitaries stayed such as former US president Ulysses Grant and Hawaii's King David Kalakaua.
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School uniform374 views
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Oiran drinks sake.373 views
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Another view from the top of the bridge years ago. Sadly, it doesn't bloom like this anymore.372 views
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Oiran Dochu procession, Tokyo369 views
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White Heron Dance368 views
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Large weeping cherry tree しだれ桜368 views
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Shibuya Station, South Exit, Tokyu Plaza 渋谷駅南口367 views
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Yabusame archer367 views
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Grave of loyal dog Hachiko and his master, Professor Ueno.367 views
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Kawasaki Motorcycles365 viewsI wasn't one of them.
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Tokyo Station Yaesu Central Entrance 東京駅八重洲中央口改札365 views
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Ikyu, the villain. 花川戸助六 意休364 views
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Tuba player364 views
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Spectacular kimono364 views
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Ichiyo sakura cherry blossom trees line the street where the Oiran Dochu procession will proceed. 一葉桜362 views
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Another shot taken in the good old days. Doesn't bloom like this anymore. The next photo shows what it looks like today.361 views
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Closing ceremony361 views
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Arimori Yuko in her final marathon. She had fallen and both her legs have a bleeding cut. 有森裕子361 views
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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.360 views
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At the end of the oiran show, they posed for photographers.359 views
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Suzuki Stratosphere motorcycle358 viewsSuzuki put on a great show with a bunch of girls doing hip-hop dancing.
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Ota Dokan, initial builder of Edo Castle. This is played by Shun'ichi Suzuki, the then governor of Tokyo. Body guards were around his float. He is dressed in a hunter's costume. Behind him is an attendant named Yamabuki.358 views江戸開祖 太田道灌、従者・山吹娘
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After reporting to their lord, the group leaves the temple.358 views
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The name of her teahouse was Matsubaya which was the last teahouse in the Yoshiwara district.357 views
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To Tokyo Big Sight356 views
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Children dressed for the chigo parade, Tsukiji Hongwanji, Tokyo356 viewsIt took a long time before they could get all the kids to settle down for the picture and to get all the mothers out of the picture.
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昔の築地本願寺の花まつり: 日大のバトン部か356 views
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Arimori Yuko finished in 5th place among the women with a time of 2 hr. 52 min. 45 sec. 有森裕子356 views
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Third portable shrine. 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御355 views
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Her attendants keep her steady as she changes her footwear.355 views
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Guess who was there too? Nobuyoshi Araki, Japan's most famous photographer shooting the azaleas at Nezu Shrine, Tokyo. That's a Canon EOS 7 film camera.355 views
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Here's one reason for the crowd...355 views
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Asakusa Kokaido Hall in Asakusa, Tokyo, venue of the 23rd Asakusa Odori geisha dance held on Oct. 28-29, 2008. It has been seven years since the last time the Asakusa Odori was held in April 2001. 浅草公会度355 views
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Tokyo Jidai Matsuri 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御354 views
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5. Otsu-e 大津絵354 views眞由美 (Mayumi)
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For this marathon, I concentrated on shooting these great costumed runners.354 views
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Kamuro attendants and oiran courtesan at the Ichiyo Sakura Matsuri Oiran Dochu Procession in Asakusa, Tokyo.354 views
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Cultural enlightenment: Higuchi Ichiyo (1872-96) was a critically-acclaimed novelist who also graces the 5,000 yen bill. At age 24, she died of tuberculosis. 文明開化 樋口一葉352 views
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Chigo children. They have two black dots on the forehead and a white stripe on the nose. They don't paint the white stripe today. 昔の築地本願寺の花まつり: 鼻に白い線が塗っている。今は、塗らない。352 views
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Tomioka Hachiman tekomai geisha352 views
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Otemon Gate, Edo Castle's main gate. 大手門352 views
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Before 8 am: Women do a warm-up lap.350 viewsIt wasn't exactly warm, but they had wet suits. Odaiba's water is not exactly crystal-clear clean either.
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Inside Tokyo Toden streetcar.350 views
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Way to Ikegami Honmonji Temple. Belonging to the Nichiren Sect, this is one of Tokyo's major temples.350 views
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Horikiri Iris Garden, Katsushika, Tokyo350 views
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Chidorigafuchi Moat is one of Tokyo's most scenic spots for cherry blossoms. As soon as you exit Kudanshita Station (Tozai and Hanzomon Line), the cherries unfold right before your eyes.349 views
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Chidorigafuchi with the roof of Budokan visible.349 views
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The festival lasts all day long, from morning until late afternoon. Incudes a flea market. 小松橋通り349 views
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The Oiran Dochu procession proceeds slowly along the Ichiyo cherry-lined street.349 views
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The azaleas usually reach full bloom in late April, but there are flowers which bloom later or earlier so there's always something in bloom during the festival period.349 views
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.349 views
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Must-see video of the belly dancers at Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Plum Blossom Festival on March 5, 2011.349 views
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I can only wonder how much this kimono costs.348 views
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Arrow in mid-air. Asakusa Yabusame.348 views
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They are happy to pose...348 views
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White Heron Dance in front of Kaminarimon Gate.347 views
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Hamura Tulip Festival, Tokyo347 views
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My YouTube video of 2011 Tokyo Marathon.347 views
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Dai-hiwatari Festival, Mt. Takao, Tokyo346 views
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Shelf for beckoning cats, maneki neko at Gotokuji temple in Setagaya, Tokyo.346 views
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From Matsuya Department Store, the procession turns right into Kaminarimon-dori street which passes in front of the famous, giant red lantern called Kaminarimon Gate. Lead float with Edo festival music played by children. 先導 子供江戸囃子屋台345 views
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Ai-chan speaks.345 viewsThe frustrating thing about the torch relay was that they did not say which runner would be running where. A list of runners was made public, but there was no information about where they would run.
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This bridge was recently rebuilt.345 views
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Tokyo Tower in the daytime.344 views
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Look at all those Cub Scouts. They don't participate today. 昔の築地本願寺の花まつり344 views
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Shibuya crossing344 views
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Tokyo Station, red brick building. The large center entrance also has a dome, but it is not used. The center entrance for the public is off to the left side (very small). 赤レンガビル344 views
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Purple Prince344 views
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A magistrate (bugyo) in Edo could be a regional governor or government minister.343 views
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おいらんショー343 views
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Officially called the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, this sprawling complex handles mainly fish, but also fruits and vegetables. This is outside the market building.343 viewsUpdate: Tsukiji Fish Market closed on Oct. 6, 2018 since it moved to Toyosu. These pictures were taken when toursts were still free to roam around the auction area and inner market. Now a blast from the past. Sorry you missed it.
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I also saw the White Heron Dance in April 2010. It was slightly different. My YouTube video of the White Heron Dance in April 2010.343 views
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Inside Mitsui Hachiroemon mansion342 views
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Nezu Station (Chiyoda Line) platform. Just follow the sign to get out the correct exit. 根津駅342 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store.342 views
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Large way going to the graves of the 47 ronin masterless samurai at Sengakuji temple. 四十七士墓所342 views
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Yuka-chan, A.B.S.UNIDOS DO URBANA based in Nagoya at Asakusa Samba 2008.342 views
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Daihatsu341 views
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Entrance to Koishikawa Korakuen Garden. It opened as a public garden in 1938. The garden is modeled after Chinese concepts and features.341 viewsNear Iiidabashi Station and Korakuen Station.
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Yodobashi-Akiba at night341 views
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In front of JR Sugamo Station340 views
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Shibuya Station339 views
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Color coordinated.339 views
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Suzuki Motorcycles338 viewsSuzuki put on a great show with a bunch of girls doing hip-hop dancing.
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The Awa Odori is held on Kagurazaka's main street called Kagurazaka-dori, a sloping road near Iidabashi Station. 神楽坂阿波踊り338 views
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Cadillac337 views
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This car hopped high enough to stand on its rear end to show a holiday greeting.337 views
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Actress Nakamura Tamao ("Tamao-chan") and TV personality Françoise Moréchand.336 viewsHere's a Japanese list of the celebrities who threw beans this day:
フランソワ･モレシャン（タレント）、中島 ゆたか（タレント）、川原 多美子（モデル）、秋本 裕希（モデル）、山内 麻美（モデル）、玉川 スミ（落語家）、池田 綾子（歌手）、三笑亭 可楽（落語家）、春風亭 小柳枝（落語家）、三笑亭 夢太朗（落語家）、桂 米助（落語家）、柳亭 楽輔（落語家）、春風亭 鯉昇（落語家）、翁屋 喜楽（落語家）、鏡味 健二郎（太神楽）、神田 ひまわり（講談）、金原亭 伯楽（落語家）、吉原 朝馬（落語家）、金原亭 馬生（落語家）、金原亭 世之介（落語家）、初音家 左橋（落語家）、金原亭 小駒（落語家）、市山 松扇（歌舞伎舞踊）、市山 松翁（歌舞伎舞踊）、市山 松之助（歌舞伎舞踊）、市山 扇之助（歌舞伎舞踊）、市山 竹紫郎（歌舞伎舞踊）、市山 竹松（歌舞伎舞踊）、市山 翔（歌舞伎舞踊）
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Part 2 - 浴曲三味線草： 1. Kagurazakari 神楽ざかり336 views
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Festival banner. The Ichiyo Sakura Festival is held in April along the main Komatsu-bashi-dori street lined with Ichiyo cherry blossoms. These photos were taken on April 14, 2007. 小松橋通り336 views
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Foundation of castle tower or donjon. In 1657, there was a great fire in Edo and a stray ember set the castle tower on fire and destroyed it only 19 years after it was built. It was never rebuilt. 天守台335 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront335 views
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The gold folding screen, koto music, and dance made it a real visual treat.335 views
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JR Kichijoji Station platform. Kichijoji is easily accessible on the JR Chuo Line from Shinjuku, Ochanomizu, Kanda, Tokyo Station, etc.335 views
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Hiwatari fire-crossing festival, Mt. Takao, Tokyo334 views
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Tokyo Station, Marunouchi side. This side faces the Imperial Palace and the Otemachi business district.334 views
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JR Shinagawa Station, Takanawa Entrance on the west side. 品川駅 高輪口334 views
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1. Kagurazakari 神楽ざかり333 views
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Kichijoji Falls consist of three small waterfalls. Hinohara, Tokyo 吉祥寺滝333 views
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Gotokuji temple votive tablet. This cat connection with Ii Naotaka gave rise to Hiko-nyan, the official mascot of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture.333 views
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The three-day Asakusa Sanja Matsuri is held during the weekend of the third Sunday of May. Numerous portable shrines (mikoshi) parade all over Asakusa amid huge crowds. Most of these photos were taken on May 17-18, 2008. (B/W ones taken some years ago.)333 views
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Sakura tunnel332 views
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Dainty ones332 views
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Tokyo Anime Center331 views
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Harley-Davidson VRSCD Night Rod330 viewsNice curves...
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Nishikawa Villa330 views
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Oiran have their obi sash tied in the front instead of the back like geisha in Kyoto.330 views
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Kodaira manhole, Tokyo330 views
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Torch runner and famous singer Hashi Yukio passes through Ginza329 views
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3. 梅にも春 Ume nimo Haru329 viewsOffering a drink of sake.
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Hanamatsuri celebrates the Buddha's birthday on April 8. This is Tsukiji Honganji in Tokyo.329 viewsThe flowers symbolize Lumbini Garden where the Buddha was born in present-day Nepal.
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Shibuya Station, South Exit, as seen from Tokyu Plaza 渋谷駅南口329 views
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Map of the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace329 views
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Slope to Arakawa Shizen Koen Park from the Arakawa 2-chome streetcar station on the Tokyo Toden Arakawa Line.329 views
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Tekomai geisha. Their costume is colorful and partially masculine with trousers instead of skirts. Their right shoulder is "exposed" to show a peony flower (botan) design. They carry a red paper lantern imprinted with their names.329 views
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Oiran329 views
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Honda S600 (1964)328 viewsThe Event Hall had displays of nostalgic cars from the 1950s to the 1990s. This Honda was from 1964.
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Honda E4-01 motorcycle328 views
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Yoda328 views
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Ariwara no Narihira (825-880) comes to east Japan. He was a Japanese waka poet and aristocrat. He was one of six waka poets referred in the preface in kana to Kokinshu by Ki no Tsurayuki. A woman portrays him. 在原業平 東下り327 views
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The oiran in clear view near the stage.327 views
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Tulip Festival ahead. Free admission. The Tulip Matsuri Festival comes on the heels of Hamura's Sakura Matsuri held in early April along the Tamagawa River.327 views
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6. Hahha Kudoki ハッハくどき326 views
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This is what a hopping car looks like underneath.326 views
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Nissan Pivo with swivel top325 viewsElectric car with a top that swivels 360˚ so you can drive forward or back without turning the car around. Seats three people. The driver sits in the middle.
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Year 1867: Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and last shogun who surrendered power to the emperor and fled Edo in 1868 following military defeat by powerful provincial lords seeking to return power to the Emperor. 第十五代将軍 徳川慶喜325 views第十五代将軍 徳川慶喜
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Hat shop325 views
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Many exotic varieties of azaleas.325 views
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Yuka-chan, A.B.S.UNIDOS DO URBANA based in Nagoya at Asakusa Samba 2008.325 views
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Drooping pine tree, Rikugien Garden, Tokyo324 views
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Passage to Yaesu side from Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance324 views
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