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Red weeping plum blossoms at park entrance210 views
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The double-arched bridge was built in 1911, made of granite.210 views
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Bus for cable car station.210 views
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Signs point you to the shinkansen tracks.210 views
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Entrance to the bamboo grove at Takebayashi Park. 竹林公園210 views
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Another manhole with the city's flower, bird, and tree, and Tanabata.210 views
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The lighting inside the museum also changes to reflect the time of day. This is night time.210 views
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Vegetable seller. 八百屋の八百新210 views
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Other side of Akihabara Station210 views
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Yakitori210 views
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Hydrangea at Takahata Fudoson temple, Hino, Tokyo210 views
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Inside the ceramic flask they bake sweet potatos.210 views
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Wakasu Park juts out into Tokyo Bay as reclaimed land, now mostly a golf course and recreational park with a nice cycling path.210 views
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Toyota i-swing209 viewsI waved to her, and she waved back...
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Low-rider cherries209 views
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Inside Hakkaku-do Hall. A glass door lets you see inside, but the door is locked. 八角堂209 views
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Mitake Station on the JR Ome Line. 御岳駅209 views
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They are not real warrior monks. Monks do not go to battle as they once did centuries ago. Also see the video at YouTube. 僧兵行列209 views
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Nakajima-no-Ochaya Tea House on the small island in the pond.209 views
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Pretty at night with all the lanterns in the Chidorigafuchi moat.209 views
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Clearing the way down Nakamise. On the way back, they turned right into another temple and did not go all the way down Nakamise. 209 views
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Kurayami Matsuri in Fuchu, Tokyo209 views
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Kia Sports Concept208 viewsFirst-rate model who knows how to smile.
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Zojoji Head priest208 views
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A real crowd pleaser.208 views
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Kiba Kiyari Nembutsu. They hold and rotate a giant rosary while chanting. 木場の木遣念仏208 views
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Lookout deck near cable car station208 views
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They used to have a tawashi brush to wash the statue, but that wore out the statue. So the replacement statue is now washed/rubbed with a towel instead.208 views
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JR Gotanda Station, east side208 views
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Entrance to Hama-rikyu Onshi Gardens208 views
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Nakajima-no-Ochaya Tea House208 views
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).208 views
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Runners and their relatives/friends leave Tokyo Big Sight. Ahead is the marathon festival site.208 views
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General Motors Cadillac STS-V207 viewsI yearn for the days when Cadillac had more elegant car names like Fleetwood, Eldorado, and Seville. Now it's all three-letter names. I can hardly remember them. And the cars look so ugly (in my opinion).
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Pussy willow growing along the river.207 views
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内南口207 views
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Entrance to the Tokaido Road at Shinagawa. Short walk from Shinagawa Station.207 views
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Don Quixote in the huge building which used to be Minami Denki.207 views
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Kokubunji-ren from Kokubunji. 国分寺連（国分寺）207 views
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Camellia in Yakushi Ike park, Machida, Tokyo.207 views
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Hanamatsuri service inside the Tsukiji Hongwanji temple206 views
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Mitake-san Station for cable car206 views
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Shinkansen ticket office. Faster to buy tickets at the ticket machine.206 views
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"Naka-Meguro Sakura Matsuri"206 views
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Aoyama Cemetery map. Quite complicated system to find grave plots.206 views
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Kagurazaka Awa Odori Dance 神楽坂阿波踊り206 views
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Hydrangea at Hakusan Shrine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo206 views
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Yakushi Ike Park, Machida, Tokyo.206 views
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Binzasara Dance from Asakusa Shrine. They also throw confetti during the dance.205 viewsThis dance also originated in Asakusa by farmers who celebrated the completion of a tea house in Asakusa near the Asakusa Sensoji Temple. It is now a dance to celebrate a good harvest.
The Binzasara is a musical instrument made of small pieces of white cedar wood strung together at the top. It is held on both ends and shaken in a wave motion to make a sharp wood clapping sound.
びんざさら舞
三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu205 views参勤交代 大名行列
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The elephant follows the band.205 views
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Horrendous line of people from Kudanshita Station inching their way to the cherry blossoms.205 viewsTip: You don't need to stand in this line. Just walk on the right toward the blossoms and keep walking on the side street parallel to the blossoms. You will soon find a way to enter the park.
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Yoshino Baigo was a valley and hillside covered with ume plum trees. It boasted a wide variety of different plum blossoms. During full bloom as you can see here, the scenery was spectacular. One of the largest plum groves in Japan.205 viewsPlatform of Hinata-Wada Station with welcome banner 日向和田駅. Banner says, "Yokoso, Ume no Sato Yoshino Baigo." Yokoso means "welcome," and Ume no Sato means "plum town."
To get to Hinata-Wada, you have to change trains at Ome Station on the JR Chuo Line.
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Police box at Manseibashi in Tokyo205 views
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Welcome Gate. Everyone goes through here instead and walk toward the top.205 views
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JR Gotanda Station as seen from Keihin Kyuko Gotanda Station.205 views
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The tekomai geisha enter the shrine.205 views
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Cat on the roof. Meow is what you first hear in the museum. Its name is "Mamesuke." Actually a robot cat whose head can move up and down.205 views
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These girls usually have a lookout man who watches out for the cops. As soon as he sees one coming, he runs up to her and gives the "Outta here" signal. They're gone before the police can even see them. It's a constant cat and mouse game205 views
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Chevy logo205 views
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Hiroshige's woodblock print of Nihonbashi from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series.205 views
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Sanja portable shrines on boats. Sanja means "Three Shrines." The three fishermen who found the Kannon buddha statue (the origin of Sensoji Temple) are deified by Asakusa Shrine next to Sensoji Temple. 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御204 viewsThis is the first portable shrine. The portable shrines used to be paraded in a boat.
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Hanegi Park is near Odakyu Umegaoka Station ("Umegaoka" means plum hill). 小田急梅ヶ丘駅204 views
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Route map with numerous stations204 views
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Tokyo Station Hotel and Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007 before renovations.204 views
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Many more women work on trains.204 views
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Merry Christmas204 views
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Held every autumn, the Chrysanthemum Festival (Kiku Matsuri) at Kameido Tenjin Shrine displays many exotic and pretty varieties of this flower in November.204 views
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Taiko drummer at Hachioji Matsuri. She was very good.204 views
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In the evening on the second day of Hachioji Matsuri is a large folk dance parade called Minyo Nagashi during 4 pm to 6 pm. 民踊流し204 views
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More sales girls wearing happi coats during Tokyo Skytree pre-opening festivities for Sumida Ward residents on May 20, 2012.204 views
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SLR McLaren203 viewsBest-looking car with gills.
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu. "Gyoretsu" means procession. It was a great expense since they traveled in a large contingent. 参勤交代 大名行列203 views
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A short walk away from the subway station is the "Joyful Minowa" shopping arcade.203 views
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Welcome to Mt. Mitake203 views
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Souvenir shops and restaurants203 views
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Ticket office at Koishikawa Korakuen Garden. Admission ¥300. Free English pamphlet/map available.203 views
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden203 views
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Bull statue at Yushima Tenjin Shrine.203 views
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Toyota Fine-X. In 1989, the show moved to Makuhari Messe. In 1970, foreign automakers participated in the Tokyo Motor Show for the first time.202 viewsAll the major car makers showed concept cars or prototypes. This one is by Toyota. All four wheels can turn. Makes it easy to parallel park in tight spaces, but how do you steer it?
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Food stands202 views
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The path is lined with shops.202 views
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Tama River in Mitake Gorge, Tokyo202 views
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Shorozan hill 小廬山202 views
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Baby stingray (dead) beached.202 views
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Jizo statue202 views
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The day's entertainment was capped by taiko drummers.202 views
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1635: Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu. The daimyo was a warlord who owned and supervised a fief. Tokugawa Iemitsu started the Sankin kotai system where all daimyo were required to visit Edo annually at great expense. 参勤交代 大名行列201 viewsThe daimyo was a warlord who owned and supervised a fief. Tokugawa Iemitsu started the Sankin kotai system where all daimyo were required to visit Edo annually at great expense since they traveled in a large contingent.
参勤交代 大名行列
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Roof of Budokan201 views
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昔の築地本願寺の花まつり201 views
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Map of temple grounds201 views
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The cherry blossoms form a roof over the river.201 views
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Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara. Major camera, computer, and electronics store. A favorite store for photographers in Japan.201 views
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Anybody who knows the names of these characters are welcome to enlighten me...201 views
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Butsuden Buddha Hall201 views
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This float had a group of tekomai women, Hachioji Matsuri.201 views
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They sang a few songs. Their parents toting video camcorders recorded the event.201 views
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My YouTube video of Mitaka Awa Odori (Part 1) featuring Mitaka Ginza-ren, Mitaka Shoko-ren, and Mitaka Shiyakusho-ren (city hall) on Aug. 23, 2009. (みたか銀座連、三鷹商工連、みたか市役所連 )201 views
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Bell inside the Statue of Democratic Rights in Yakushi Ike Park, Machida, Tokyo201 views
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Lamborghini Murcielago200 viewsOnly with a Lamborghini would I tell any pretty woman standing in front of it to move away so I can see and photograph the car better. Actually, I'm not that rude, so I just waited until she went away.
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Great view from temple (no admission charge). Sadly, this is no more...200 views
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Area around entrance to Hossawa Falls200 views
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Entrance to "Joyful Minowa" shopping arcade.200 views
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Entrance200 views
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Site of Shinagawa-juku's Honjin. 品川宿 本陣200 views
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Camellia200 views
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Yuusuke sings at Hie Shrine for setsubun. 遊助200 views
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Chidorigafuchi199 views
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Fire watchtower on the left, and boat operator's house on the right. 船宿升田屋と相模屋199 views
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Former site of Mitsubishi Bank to be transformed soon. This is also the intersection where Tomohiro Kato ran a truck through to hit and kill three pedestrians and went on a street rampage with a knife killing four others on June 8, 2008.199 views
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Anpan Man199 views
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Lion bus takes you up close to see the lions. Pay an extra 300 yen for the bus.199 views
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I like the sales girls wearing happi coats, a symbol of the shitamachi (old merchants' quarters) area of Tokyo.199 views
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Shiruko, a confection of azuki bean soup with a piece of mochi. Served free of charge to everyone at the Budokan, including spectators.199 views
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The troupe can consist of children (as young as age 2 or 3), women, and men.198 viewsThe Awa Odori originated 400 years ago in Tokushima Prefecture (in Shikoku) where it is one of Japan's most famous festivals. Although it is not as large as the one in Tokushima, the Koenji Awa Odori in Tokyo has become a major summer festival in Tokyo.
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Ganbare!198 views
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Eight-plank Bridge 八つ橋198 views
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Shinagawa-juku along the old Tokaido Road looks like this today. In the old days, it looked like this.198 views
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Niomon Gate 仁王門（三門）198 views
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Flower crush198 views
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Street performer198 views
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White Heron Dance, Asakusa198 views
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Koenji Awa Odori197 views
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Hossawa Falls is one of Japan's 100 Famous Falls. 日本の滝百選197 views
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Hailstones in Feb.197 views
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Outside wall of garden.197 views
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Akihabara has undergone a few transformations over the decades. From general electronics, to computers, and now anime and video games.197 views
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Another one is happy to sing while a horde of amateur photographers click away.197 views
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Statue of Matsuo Basho.197 views
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Frozen crab197 views
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Old taiko-bashi bridge. You can see how crowded the bridge can get.196 views
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White Heron Dance, Shirasagi no Mai. The eight white herons represent four male and four female herons.196 views
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Chigo children196 views
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There are ten large carvings (each 2.27 meters by 1.27 meters) depicting scenes from the Lotus Sutra (Hokekyo).196 views
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Mt. Hinode-yama which is next to Mt. Mitake.196 views
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Lift station in middle (very short distance) which no one rides.196 views
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Concourse196 views
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Jizo statue196 views
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Near Shinagawa Station is this poor little shrine called, Takayama Inari Shrine, encroached on all sides by urban development. 高山稲荷神社196 views
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Women in yukata watching the Hachioji Matsuri.196 views
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Tokyo Station has two main entrances/exits: Marunouchi and Yaesu. Both sides are undergoing a major transformation.196 views
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Nissan GT-R Proto195 views
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Priests appear195 views
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Yasukuni Shrine during the Mitama Matsuri before dark.195 views
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Minowa-bashi Station platform for departing trains195 views
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Hosenji temple in Nakano-ku, Tokyo. Belongs to the Shingon-shu Sect, Buzan School. 宝仙寺195 views
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Inside Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007. 東京駅丸の内南口195 views
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Waiting for a shinkansen train.195 views
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The lights are not as good covering the flowers. Pretty uneven lighting.195 views
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Food and souvenir stalls. The local tourist association also had a stall where I got maps of Hamura and directions to the nearby Tamagawa Josui Aqueduct.195 views
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Akiba Square in the new Akihabara UDX (Crossfield) building next to Akihabara Station.195 views
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It's also when some street performers start to sing.195 views
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Developed area next to Akihabara Station. Once upon a time, this used to be a wholesale area for fruit. Then an outdoor basketball/skateboard court.195 views
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Lamborghini Murcielago194 viewsNo price was listed. But if you have to ask, then it's too expensive.
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Nihon University college band was part of the parade. 昔の築地本願寺の花まつり194 views
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance in 2007.194 views
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View of Fujimi-dori road from Fujimi Terrace. Unfortunately, too hazy to see Mt. Fuji. 「まろにえ富士見通り」194 views
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The Sanno Matsuri Festival is one of Japan's Big Three Festivals and one of Tokyo's Big Three Festivals held in mid-June during several days. 194 viewsThe main highlight is the Jinko-sai Procession held every two years. The 600-meter long procession consists of about 500 people parading through central Tokyo near the National Diet, Imperial Palace, Tokyo Station, and Ginza. It includes three portable shrines, carriages, and flower floats. Various events are also held at Hie Shrine which holds the festival. Jinko-sai Procession left Hie Shrine at 8 am on June 11, 2004. Before noon, they approach the Imperial Palace. 山王まつり神幸祭
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Gotokuji temple's Hondo Main Hall 本堂194 views
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Turn left and you see this. Ii clan graves on both sides. Lord Ii Naosuke's grave is at the very end on the left.194 views
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Tokyo Skytree as seen from the air. It just stands out since there are no tall buildings around it.194 views
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Volkswagen193 views
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5:34 pm: Entrance in sight193 views
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Inner palace women 大奥御殿女中193 views
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Bridge over the gorge193 views
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Robotics exhibit in Akiba Square193 views
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Facing Eitai-dori road, the main entrance to Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine. The original shrine fronted the ocean, but landfills over the centuries have put the shrine further away from shore.193 views
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Kagurazaka Awa Odori Dance193 views
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Musashino Hachimangu Shrine in Kichijoji. 武蔵野八幡宮193 views
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Start of the Hanamatsuri parade which also promotes traffic safety.192 viewsThe starting point was a nearby park.
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Torii ahead. Mt. Mitake is topped with a Shinto shrine.192 views
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Tokyo Station Marunouchi South Entrance center point under the dome in 2007.192 views
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Markings on train platform for standing in line to board.192 views
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Weeping cherry tree192 views
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Tokyo Dome in the background. The garden is right next to Tokyo Dome.192 views
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Route 1 in Nishi-Gotanda toward TOC.192 views
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JR Fussa Station, North side192 views
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Bird192 views
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More fall leaves in Akihabara192 views
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Hondo worship hall altar 本堂192 views
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Subaru R1 and Subaru 360191 viewsThe new ladybug meets the old.
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Rolls Royce Phantom191 views
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Nihonbashi Bridge ahead, with the expressway over it.191 views
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Rikugien is one of the nicest Japanese gardens in central Tokyo, and one of two of Edo's famous gardens (other is Koishikawa Korakuen). 191 viewsThe garden was built in 1702 by Lord Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu from Kawagoe, who was a favorite ally of Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the 5th Tokugawa Shogun. It is a Kaiyu-type (stroll around a central pond) Daimyo garden with hills and ponds. Near Komagome Station on the Yamanote Line.
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This weeping cherry tree is about 60 years old.191 views
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JR Gotanda Station and Tokyu, road to Sony HQ191 views
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Hoto means "Treasure Tower." A beautiful building. Ikegami Honmonji, Tokyo 宝塔191 views
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The tekomai geisha enter Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.191 views
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This variety of azaleas are the most common in Japan.191 views
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Mixed colors191 views
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Nakamise-dori souvenir arcade. One of Japan's most popular and crowded tourist arcades.191 views
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Horikiri Shobuen Station on the Keisei Line from Ueno Station. The Horikiri Iris Garden is a short walk from here.191 views
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This lady always poses for me, from Takarabune-ren. Koenji Awa Odori 2009.191 views
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Ohbayashi Motoko, former Olympic volleyball player serving as a setsubun bean thrower at Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin temple on Feb. 3, 2010.191 views
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Phoenix players shake hands with boosters.191 views
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Everyone crosses barefoot, so we took off our shoes as we approached the fire crossing.190 views
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Back at the Yakuoin temple which belongs to the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. 薬王院190 views
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Daihatsu190 viewsA show worth seeing twice.
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Noddy190 viewsKids could have their picture taken with this character.
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Way to the old Tokaido Road at Shinagawa. It was around here where Godzilla first set foot on Japan, in the first Godzilla movie.190 views
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Inside Soshido Hall, view of left side. 大堂（祖師堂）190 views
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Ikegami Station platform on the Tokyu Ikegami Line190 views
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Tamagawa Josui Aqueduct190 views
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