 Most viewed - Edogawa-ku 江戸川区 |
Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront335 views
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Statue of Yokozuna Tochinishiki (1925-1990) inside JR Koiwa Station. The statue is now a popular meeting place inside the station.325 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park's main attraction: Tuna aquarium310 views
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Statue of Yokozuna Tochinishiki inside JR Koiwa Station. He was the 44th yokozuna and head of the Japan Sumo Association during 1974-1988. The new and current Kokugikan was built under his watch.292 views
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Swimmers in summer at Kasai Kaihin Park, one of the few places in Tokyo where you can enjoy an ocean beach.269 views
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Kasai Kaihin Park beach. It's not Hawaii, but better than nothing. 葛西海浜公園265 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium246 views
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Needless to say, the subway/trains stations were jammed with people by 5 pm. This is when I got off the train at Shinozaki Station on the Toei Shinjuku subway line on Aug.1, 2009.234 views
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JR Koiwa Station has this statue of Yokozuna Tochinishiki, a famous sumo wrestler who was from Koiwa.218 views
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Baby stingray (dead) beached.201 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park187 views
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Some 900,000 of humanity gathered here for the Edogawa-ku Fireworks in Aug.184 views
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Pond at Heisei Garden. Genshinan (源心庵) Tea ceremony room on the left. Edogawa, Tokyo177 views
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Kasai Kaihin Park beach172 views
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No swimming sign172 views
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Cone-shaped Hydrangea at Gyosen Park Heisei Garden, Edogawa, Tokyo172 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park ferris wheel171 views
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Kasai Kaihin Park beach. In the distance are Tokyo Disneyland hotels.163 views
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It's a very good likeness, and almost life-size. After retiring as an active wrestler, he became Kasugano oyakata.157 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park ferris wheel. Distorted by wide-angle lens. (It does not lean like that.)154 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront152 views
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View of Kasai Kaihin Park152 views
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Tokyo Sea Life Park152 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel. Disneyland in the distance.151 views
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Bridge to swimming beaches at Kasai Kaihin Park.144 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront. 葛西臨海公園141 views
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The Koiwa Iris Garden is a large patch along the Edogawa River. With about 50,000 iris plants, the garden comes alive with purple, white, and pink irises in late May and June.140 viewsWith irises mainly donated by residents, the garden opened in June 1982. A 5-min. walk from Edogawa Station on the Keisei Line or 25 min. walk from Koiwa Station on the JR Sobu Line. Free admission. I walked from Koiwa Station and saw this sign for the Koiwa Iris Garden (Koiwa Shobu-en).
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The spacious park is an oasis. Lots of greenery, a beach, bicycling roads, birdwatching stations, and an aquarium.139 views
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Don't ride the ferris wheel if you're afraid of heights. It is very high and the wind blows through.133 views
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In the murky waters.127 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront126 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.126 views
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Edogawa River mouth next to Kasai Rinkai Park122 views
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I shuddered to think how crowded the station would become in about 30-40 min.121 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.120 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.118 views
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View of Kasai Rinkai Park from ferris wheel.116 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park waterfront115 views
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I'm definitely not a good fireworks photographer. To avoid the crowds, I left the scene about 30 min. before the fireworks ended.115 views
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Back at Shinozaki Station, it was quite quick to get on a train. "Keep walking slowly and do not stop."114 views
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Walk further along the Edogawa River and you see this. The iris garden occupies a good-sized area along the river.111 views
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Edogawa River mouth next to Kasai Rinkai Park108 views
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The irises are in full bloom during mid-June.104 views
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JR Koiwa Station, north exit84 views
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Marunouchi Line subway car78 views
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Map of Heisei Garden. There's the man pond in the middle, fronted by the Genshinan tea ceremony room and event space.77 views
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Mt. Fuji76 views
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The exterior livery of the newest Ginza Line subway cars is based on this first subway car. 74 views
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Poster for Koiwa Iris Garden Festival.70 views
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Gyosen Park consists of the Heisei Garden and Shizen Zoo. Nice pocket of greenery and cute animals including a petting zoo. Free admission, near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line. Park entrance.70 views
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Petting zoo70 views
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And you think your largest soccer stadium can hold a lotta people. Come see here.69 views
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People are spread out along the riverbank of Edogawa River. Held on the first Sat. of Aug. at 7:15 pm to 8:25 pm. If weather is bad, it is held on the next day69 views
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After getting to the top of the riverbank, this is the spectacle I came to see and photograph. 66 views
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Little too early for lotus in June.65 views
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Still in Shinozaki Station heading for the exit. Koiwa Station on the JR Sobu Line must also have been crowded.64 views
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Getting to the steps up the riverbank.64 views
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It was a lot more crowded than the last time I saw these fireworks years ago.64 views
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The Edogawa Ward Fireworks display is one of Tokyo's largest with a massive attendance of 900,000 people in both Edogawa Ward and neighboring Ichikawa city in Chiba. 64 views.
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Shopping street near Koiwa Station.63 views
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The iris garden also has some hydrangea, but they were withered by the time I visited the garden in mid-June.62 views
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Pond at Heisei Garden. Tea ceremony room on the left.62 views
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Showa-dori shopping street near Koiwa Station.61 views
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Kanji characters read "Koiwa Shobu-en."60 views
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Gate to the Koiwa Iris Garden. Free admission. Open 59 views
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Edogawa Heisei Garden was built in 1989, the first year of the Heisei Period. It occupies the northern part of Gyosen Park.59 views
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Weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.59 views
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Back view. 58 views
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The fireworks started exactly at 7:15 pm.58 views
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JR Koiwa Station, south exit57 views
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The garden has walking paths and a few rest houses. Wheelchair-friendly as well.56 views
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JR Koiwa Station, north exit sculpture56 views
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Now walking to the Edogawa riverbank.56 views
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Gyosen Park was donated to Tokyo in 1933 by a local politician whose had a business named "Gyosen." In 1950, Edogawa Ward took over the park's management. In 1983, a small zoo opened.55 views
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Weeping cherry tree at Edogawa Heisei Garden, Tokyo.54 views
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Enter here.52 views
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Large stepping stones.52 views
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Azalea bushes before they bloomed.52 views
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Shin River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Such a photogenic riverside walk in spring.52 views
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JR Koiwa Station, south side51 views
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Large koi carp in the pond.51 views
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Map of Gyosen park zoo. Free admission.51 views
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Ibis51 views
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One large patch has nameplates for various irises.50 views
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The Keisei train line straddles the garden.50 views
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Marker next to the weeping cherry tree planted to mark the 1st anniversary of Edogawa's sister city relationship with Gosford, Australia.50 views
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Small waterfalls50 views
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Sea lions50 views
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.50 views
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Shobu (Irises)49 views
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Gyosen Park also has a small zoo. Open 10 am - 4:30 pm (Open 9:30 am on weekends and national holidays, closed at 4 pm from Nov. to Feb.). Closed on Mon. (open if a national holiday).49 views
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Ant eater49 views
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Pink Frost from the USA.48 views
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Very well done, and wise to put it inside the station where birds cannot sully it.48 views
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Pine tree planted to mark the 20th anniversary of the Heisei Era.48 views
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Prairie dogs48 views
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Sea lions48 views
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Steepled Ripples from the USA.47 views
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Stone lantern donated by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu47 views
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Prairie dogs47 views
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Wallaby from Australia47 views
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Turtle46 views
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Spider monkey46 views
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Koinobori carp streamers.46 views
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Hydrangea45 views
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Stork45 views
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Penguins45 views
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Cone-shaped Hydrangea44 views
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Stone lantern donated by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu44 views
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Wallaby from Australia44 views
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In the following year, I revisited the garden to see the azalea in late April.44 views
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Revisited the garden to see the azalea.44 views
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Irises in full bloom in early June.43 views
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Still a little early for these ones.43 views
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Koinobori carp streamers.43 views
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Gyosen Park office42 views
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Entrance to the Tokyo subway museum named Tokyo Metro Museum. It's under the elevated Tozai Line tracks. Near Kasai Station on the Tozai subway line.41 viewsOfficial website: http://www.chikahaku.jp/en/
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Japan's first subway opened in Tokyo in Dec. 1927 between Ueno and Asakusa.39 views
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We can go inside the first subway car.38 views
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Enter the museum through this subway turnstile.37 viewsSee Japan's first subway cars from 1927, tunnel boring machines, subway history exhibits, and simulators.
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Inside Tokyo's first subway car. Refurbished.36 views
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College student36 views
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Recreated Ueno Station subway platform.35 views
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Judging from theor clothing, they look to be a well-to-do family.35 views
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Subway driver's cab.35 views
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Pantograph35 views
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Subway tokens35 views
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Automatic turnstile at Ueno Station in 192734 views
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Subway history34 views
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The first subway car used between Shimbashi and Shibuya in the late 1930s.34 views
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About the first subway car.33 views
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Automatic turnstile33 views
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Recreated Ueno Station platform.33 views
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Mannequins inside Tokyo's first subway car. 33 views
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Statue of Noritsugu Hayakawa33 views
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How to drive a subway train.33 views
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Current Ginza Line subway train.33 views
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Driver's seat in the first subway car.32 views
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Japan's first subway station: Ueno Station32 views
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It was a fat fare, and passengers put in actual coins to go through the turnstile.32 views
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Sumo advertising at recreated Ueno Station subway platform.32 views
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Go inside the Marunouchi Line subway car.32 views
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Emergency light32 views
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Subway train diorama32 views
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Scale model of a new subway line under construction in Tokyo.32 views
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Planning hsitory of Tokyo's first subway.32 views
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Noritsugu Hayakawa was the father of Japan's first subway.32 views
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Japan's first subway car used between Ueno and Asakusa. The forerunner of the Ginza Line.31 views
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Advertising at recreated Ueno Station subway platform.31 views
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