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Steps going down from the castle tower.96 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate96 views
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During cherry blossom season, food stalls operate.96 views
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Hojo clan gravesite in Odawara. At the center are two small grave stones. The left one is for Hojo Ujiteru, and the right one is Hojo Ujimasa (they are brothers). The large gravestone on the right is for Ujimasa's wife.96 views
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Sports, religion, women's groups, and other Japanese organizations.96 views
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Fresh food storage (onions)95 views
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Meigetsu-in's famous round window/door.95 views
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During the first half of June, the temple sees its most visitors.95 views
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Tanemaru, official mascot of EXPO Y150.95 viewsTanemaru as described at the official Web site: "Tanemaru embodies the spirit of the camphor tree that stands in the courtyard of the Yokohama Archives of History, watching over Japan since the opening of the country 150 years ago. In the year 2009, Tanemaru “sets sail” into the next 150 years, bearing new seeds of vitality for Asia and the rest of the world."
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FujiFilm was another one with a bevy of girls showing off its latest cameras.95 views
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Mt. Fuji and kawazu sakura cherry blossoms in Matsuda, Kanagawa.95 views
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Mt. Fuji and kawazu sakura cherry blossoms in Matsuda, Kanagawa.95 views
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Lion takes the bait.95 views
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Odawara Castle as seen from the station.95 views
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Go up these stairs to enter the main Castle tower.95 views
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Inside the top floor of the castle tower is a souvenir shop and lookout veranda.95 views
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They used to be an elephant cage here.95 views
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Komine-bashi Bridge95 views
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A vermillion bridge nicely compliments the moat and cherry blossoms.95 views
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National Historic Site for the location of the castle's earthen wall along the moat.95 views
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Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.95 views
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There are also changing or special exhibitions so it's worth visiting more than once. Besides exhibition rooms, the museum has a reference library (closed on Sun.) with a collection of 20,000 books and materials about Japan's immigration.95 viewsIt even has kami-shibai (picture card stories). You can browse through recent Japanese novels such as "Japanese-Americans 99 Years of Love."
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The person brought a karate uniform when emigrating to Brazil in 1968 and established a karate school.95 views
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Japanese-language newspapers started to be published (mimeographed) from the 1890s in the San Francisco Bay Area.95 views
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Galley or "da kitchen."94 views
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Captain's dry things94 views
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Aft sail94 views
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This man did a few amazing balancing acts.94 views
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She kept piling on these chairs. Good thing it wasn't a windy day.94 views
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Not sure if they really are a couple.94 views
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Inside the Nature Museum.94 views
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One chamber has barrels of sake,94 views
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From Odawara, the Hojo Clan controlled much of the Kanto (Tokyo) area before they were defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1590. Odawara Castle can be seen from the station.94 views
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Went to Odawara Castle.94 views
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What used to be a baseball diamond is now an archaeological site.94 views
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It's hard to take pictures with the fence obstructing the view.94 views
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View of Manazuru Penninsula.94 views
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Other side of Tokiwagi Gate94 views
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About lotus species here.94 views
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Wisteria trellis94 views
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About Odawara Castle.94 views
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Odawara Castle's moats are lined with numerous cherry trees.94 views
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Successful flight93 views
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Ropes crisscross everywhere.93 views
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Canoe deck (pola)93 views
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FujiFilm's 3D camera system attracted attention.93 views
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They actually didn't perform on the street. They were next to the train station under a roof. 93 views
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She calls herself Miss Sullivan, a humorous Japanese juggler.93 views
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Nikon girls pose at CP+ 2011 Camera Show.93 views
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Driving is not recommended. Parking lot is small and road is snarled.93 views
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There is a spectacular trail lined with cherry blossoms going down the mountain.93 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple's giant, white Kannon statue is visible from JR Ofuna Station. I finally decided to visit this temple.93 views
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Door prize.93 views
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The Ofuna Kannon statue is 25 meters high, made of reinforced concrete. It was completed in 1960. Stones from Hiroshima and Nagasaki are embedded in the statue.93 views
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Base of the Kannon statue.93 views
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Cherry Blossom flavored ice cream for 300 yen. Wasn't worth it.93 views
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Tokiwagi Gate93 views
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About Tokiwagi Gate.93 views
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About the Honmaru East moat.93 views
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Akagane-mon Gate93 views
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This is the old public library, now used as a tourist information office.93 views
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About the earthen wall site.93 views
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Coffee beans in Brazil93 views
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Held annually on Nov. 3, a national holiday (Culture Day), the Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu Procession starts at Yumoto Elementary School at 10 am. About 170 people dressed in feudal-era costume are in the procession. 湯本小学校93 views
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Covering the top of hull is a canvas covering (kapalina) fastened by rope to the safety railing (palekana). The canvas is also a tent-like roof for the sleeping quarters.92 views
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Base of aft mast (Kia hope). The woodwork here was exquisite, and looked quite expensive.92 views
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Entrance (left) to Meigetsu-in. Exit is on the right.92 views
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A gate at the end of the main path to the temple hall.92 views
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Pentax booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.92 views
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She had the kid catch all the balls she was juggling.92 views
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Canon booth92 views
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View of Mt. Fuji. Somewhat hazy this day in late March 2012.92 views
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Miniature Kannon statues for sale.92 views
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My first Chinese New Year in Japan, called "shunsetsu" in Japanese (春節). Glad to see that China-Japan relations are alive and well here, regardless of political differences.92 views
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Chinese New Year window display.92 views
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Odawara Castle. I went on an overcast day in late March 2013, but the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.92 views
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Odawara Station as seen the castle.92 views
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Map of castle park. It's quite large.92 views
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Now they only have a monkey cage.92 views
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Tokiwagi Gate92 views
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Stone marker indicating that Emperor Meiji visited here.92 views
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Akagane-mon Gate, reconstructed in 1997.92 views
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About the Akagane-mon Gate.92 views
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Take off of another smaller kite91 views
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Yamada house91 views
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About Meigetsu-in temple. Meigetsu means "bright moon."91 views
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With a cherry blossom motif, the attractive General Electric booth at CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2010 in Yokohama.91 views
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They were quite good. Lately, I've been seeing more Japanese taking up belly dancing. I hope the trend spreads further.91 views
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Balancing a sword on their heads while belly dancing.91 views
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The Canon booth employed a few pretty girls to introduce their latest D-SLRs (EOS Kiss X5 and X50) and Ivis video camera.91 views
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Nikon girls at closing time of CP+ 2011 Camera Show.91 views
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Marker for one of the 100 Best Views of Mt. Fuji in the Kanto region.91 views
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Lookout deck.91 views
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This Kannon statue happens to be one of my childhood memories of Japan when I visited from Hawaii. From the tour bus to Kamakura, I remember the tour guide pointing out the statue from our bus and I was impressed.91 views
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Inside the Ofuna Kannon statue. There's only one room and you cannot go up the statue.91 views
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How the Kannon statue looked before renovations.91 views
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Odawara Castle Honmaru keep.91 views
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Children's amusement park near the castle tower.91 views
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A guard house was here for the Southern Gate.91 views
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At the corner of the most you can rent rowboats here.91 views
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Beautiful lavendar90 views
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Moving the giant kite to launch site90 views
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The site is cleared of people before the launch.90 views
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Water nozzles aimed at the house. No smoking.90 views
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They follow a love story from when they meet for the first time, fall in love, and perform together.90 views
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A "strange" performance by the Ojaruzu. おじゃるず90 views
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At the end of the short trail is a small Nature Museum.90 views
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Ofuna Kannon temple's Setsubun poster showing Kazue Ito (who was absent) and Jaguar Yokota. Ofuna Kannon temple held its Setsubun Festival on Feb. 1, 2013. This is earlier than the normal date of Feb. 3.90 views
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Bags of beans and door prizes at the entrance of Ofuna Kannon temple.90 views
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Kannon votive tablet90 views
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Inside the Kannon statue is a Kannon altar.90 views
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Smaller chambers inside the Kannon statue.90 views
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A tanuki raccoon dog mascot named Hachi-chan from Hachioji dressed as a Buddhist priest.90 views
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Former Japanese Olympic volleyball players.90 views
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Bean throwing begins at around 1 pm.90 views
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Jaguar Yokota, her son, and husband throwing beans for Setsubun at Ofuna Kannon temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa.90 views
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Afterward, they held something for the kids.90 views
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Local bank Chinese style.90 views
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A Hawaiian shop in Yokohama's Chinatown?90 views
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Another Chinatown gate.90 views
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Steps going to Tokiwagi Gate.90 views
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Lotus in this moat.90 views
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About Komine-bashi Bridge90 views
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About the Gravesite of the Hojo Clan.90 views
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