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At the top of the steps are structures housing elaborate chrysanthemum displays. 59 views
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Gingko tree in fall58 views
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Small red chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り58 views
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Top of the hill has Asama Jinja 浅間神社.56 views
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In the background is the roof of the Honden main hall.56 views
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The path to the shrine's Honden main hall is lined with more chrysanthemums.56 views
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Hakusan Park55 views
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Tomoe-nishiki chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り55 views
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Wife Oryo chrysanthemum doll.54 views
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Another scene from Ryoma-den.54 views
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Bonsai chrysanthemums.54 views
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These longer steps are called Onna-zaka or Female Slope.54 views
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Adjacent to the Honden is this building with more chrysanthemums.53 views
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High school girls tie on a wooden tablet (called ema).53 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine ema tablet.53 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り53 views
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The Honden is flanked by chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り52 views
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At the Honden, chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style where smaller flowers slope downward. 懸崖作り52 views
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Next to the shrine office are more chrysanthemums. They are exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り52 views
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Steps called Otoko-zaka or Male Slope. This was where many geisha went back and forth between their geisha quarters during the Edo Period.52 views
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In 2010, Yushima Tenjin Shrine's 32nd Chrysanthemum Festival (Kiku Matsuri) was held from Nov. 1 to 23. Free admission from 6 am until dark.51 views
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Praying at Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Honden.50 views
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Lion dog on a pedestal with a plum blossom design.50 views
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Harimazaka road, named after Lord Matsudaira Harima who had his main residence here during the Edo Period, is lined with 127 cherry blossom trees for about 460 meters.50 views
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The design of the Imperial Family crest is based on this type of chrysanthemum.49 views
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Heart-shaped chrysanthemums.49 views
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Peacock chrysanthemum displays in a bontei display. 盆庭49 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. The semi-globe usually has six circular rows. 大作り49 views
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Closeup of chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り48 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り48 views
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Onna-zaka is lined with plum blossoms which bloom in Feb.48 views
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Harimazaka is near Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line. The cherry blossoms are on the median strip.48 views
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Main gate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Agriculture.48 views
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Facing the Honden is this massive collection of wooden prayer tablets written with the donor's prayers. Most of them are bought/written by students praying to pass school entrance exams.47 views
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These chrysanthemum dolls are based on the current NHK Taiga Drama TV series called "Ryoma-den," about Sakamoto Ryoma.47 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine also has life-size chrysanthemum dolls.47 views
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Like a cherry tree monster.47 views
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Near the Honden is the shrine office where you can apply to have a private prayer in the shrine hall.46 views
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Beyond the dolls is this building with bonsai chrysanthemums.46 views
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Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line.46 views
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Bonsai chrysanthemums.45 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine's Omote Torii, made of bronze, was built in 1667.45 views
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Peacock chrysanthemum display.45 views
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. The wooden plaque has the name of the sponsoring company. 懸崖作り45 views
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Chrysanthemum tiger at Togakushi Shrine.45 views
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Behind the Honden.45 views
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The statue was unveiled on March 8, 2015, the 80th anniversary of the death of Hachiko in 1935.45 views
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This wooden ema votive tablet wishes for entrance to Harvard University.44 views
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden.44 views
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Behind the Honden is this building also full of chrysanthemums.44 views
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Togakushi Shrine.44 views
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A trio of chrysanthemum plants in a single pot is called bon'yo. 盆養44 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. The flowers are already withering. 大作り44 views
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Chrysanthemums exhibited in a half-globe shape called Oozukuri. 大作り44 views
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Yushima Tenjin Chrysanthemum Festival poster44 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine has numerous monuments.44 views
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The Hachiko statue is on an empty lawn at the Faculty of Agriculture where Hachiko's master Hidesaburo Ueno (1871-1925), a professor of agricultural engineering, taught.44 views
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Main gate44 views
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Sanshiro Pond and surrounding garden was part of the Maeda Clan's estate. 三四郎池44 views
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They also light up the pine trees in spring, similar to autumn.44 views
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Rikugien also has a second weeping cherry tree. Very tall and in full bloom at the same time as the more famous tree.44 views
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Part of the illumination was pink.44 views
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Japanese pine tree in fantastic shapes.44 views
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The path is also lined with more chrysanthemums.43 views
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Receive advice here for growing chrysanthemums.43 views
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Plum trees. These will bloom in Feb.43 views
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Notice the huge wooden prayer tablets.43 views
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り43 views
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A small shrine called Togakushi Shrine.43 views
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The other end of the cherry tree-lined path on the median strip.43 views
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University of Tokyo’s agriculture department erected the bronze statue with donations from individuals and companies since 2014 and collected more than 10 million yen.43 views
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Buildings are distinguished looking.43 views
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Picture-taking frenzy around Rikugien's weeping cherry tree.43 views
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This tall weeping cherry tree looks totally different from different angles.43 views
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A long line to get in Rikugien at night in spring. It proceeds quickly though.43 views
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Pine trees and autumn leaves lit up at Rikugien Garden.43 views
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Yushima Tenjin Shrine and torii monuments. 42 views
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Path from Omote Torii to the Honden. On the right is the Yushima Tenjin Museum. 宝物殿42 views
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Plum tree monument.42 views
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Chrysanthemums displayed in the kengai-zukuri style. 懸崖作り42 views
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Signs explaining the species are also provided. Nothing in English though.42 views
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An intersection, then more cherry trees.42 views
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Cannot reserve a picnic space in advance.42 views
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Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi Line.42 views
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The statue has been widely lauded in and outside Japan. Like the Hachiko statue at Shibuya Station, this statue is destined to be one of the most beloved in Japan.42 views
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A few cherry trees on campus.42 views
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Entrance42 views
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Weeping cherry tree in fall.42 views
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Some koi fish in Sanshiro Pond.41 views
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Hongo-sanchome Station41 views
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Chrysanthemum display41 views
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Rikugien is also open at night during the autumn foliage season in Nov. Expect a long line.40 views
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Tall bamboo illuminated. Very subtle colors against the black sky.40 views
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About Sanshiro Pond.39 views
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Yushima Seido main hall37 views
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Hijiri-bashi Bridge goes to Ochanomizu Station and Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do). See album here.35 views
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Near Ochanomizu Station is Yushima Seido, a Confucian temple.34 views
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About Yushima Seido.33 views
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Roof ornament33 views
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Inside Yushima Seido main hall33 views
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Statues of the Four Sages, Yan Hui, Zengzi, Kong Ji, and Mencius33 views
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