 Most viewed - Koto-ku 江東区 |
The shrine has close historical ties to sumo. Sumo has existed in Japan since at least the 8th century, but modern sumo began to take shape only during the Edo Period from the 17th to 19th centuries.292 views
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Display cases292 views
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The March 10, 1945 air raid killed over 100,000, mostly helpless and defenseless civilians.292 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine torii and wisteria291 views
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Main O-torii gate. The shrine holds various ceremonies and events including an antique flea market. The Fukagawa Hachiman Festival is its most famous festival held annually. The Hon-matsuri full-scale version held every three years (2008, 2011, 2014, etc.290 views
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View from the first taiko bridge in 2014.290 views
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Reading corner289 views
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Turtles are invasive species, red-eared slider.289 views
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Wet face288 views
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From right to left: Musashimaru, Asashoryu, and Hakuho. Whenever a new yokozuna is promoted, a name inscription ceremony is held here.288 views
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Preparing for the finale.288 views
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A portable shrine crosses Eitai-bashi Bridge.287 views
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Stone marker for Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine.287 views
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Statue of Ino Chukei (Tadataka) (1745-1818), Japan's first geographical surveyor and cartographer. He helped to produce the first accurate map of Japan. Monument built in Oct. 2001. 伊能忠敬287 views
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Kasai Rinkai Park in the distance.287 views
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Water hose at Kiyosu-bashi Bridge286 views
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For some reason, it's fun to see people get wet...286 views
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Statue of Basho. Kiyosubashi Bridge and Sumida River in the background.286 views
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Yokozuna Rikishi Monument (Yokozuna Rikishi-hi) at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, Koto Ward, Tokyo 横綱力士碑286 views
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Behind the centerpiece stone are 45 yokozuna names (from the first yokozuna up to Wakanohana I) inscribed.286 views
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Prepared for the water...285 views
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Statue of Basho. A short walk away is the Basho Memorial Museum.285 views
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In 1684, government permission was granted for holding fund-raising sumo tourneys on the grounds of the Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine. Sumo tournaments were then held every year at the shrine.285 views
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The museum is operated by the Association to Record the Tokyo Air Raid. 285 views
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Start of the Pacific War with the bombing of Pearl Harbor.285 views
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亀戸天神菊まつり284 views
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Looking back toward the the torii.284 views
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Tossing a mikoshi.283 views
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Main stone of Yokozuna Rikishi Monument is inscribed with "Yokozuna Rikishi-hi" (横綱力士碑) which means Yokozuna Monument.282 views
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Torii gate on the west side282 views
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Another portable shrine crosses Eitai-bashi Bridge.281 views
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This is the final stretch and wettest part of the festival.281 views
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Small statue of Basho in Basho Memorial Museum281 views
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Yokojukkengawa Riverside Park is long, extending north-south between the Tozai and Toei Shinjuku subway lines.281 views
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And give their last show.280 views
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Basho Memorial Museum displays a replica of the costume worn by Basho.280 views
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Sign at the site of John Manjiro's house in Koto-ku, Tokyo. He served as a translator for the Shogunate when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1853.280 viewsFamous for getting shipwrecked on a small island while fishing and getting rescued by an American whaling ship which took him to America where he worked for 8 years. He returned to Japan in 1851 with valuable knowledge of the West. He served the Tosa Clan from Kochi Prefecture from 1868 and their large Tokyo residence (shimo-yashiki) was located here. Manjiro lived here for 11 years while teaching at the university that was to become Univ. of Tokyo.
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Crossing Kiyosu-bashi Bridge279 views
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A large truck filled with water with people using buckets to splash water in rapid succession.279 views
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Chrysanthemum peacock279 views
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On weekends, swan boats and rowboats can be rented. The building in the background is Sports Kaikan, a gym and indoor pool.279 views
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Bicycle Center where you can rent a bicycle.279 views
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Gate to Fukagawa Fudodo Temple, the Tokyo branch of Narita-san temple in Narita, Chiba. Belongs to the Shingon Buddhist Sect. 深川不動堂279 views
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Water splashing truck near Kiyosu-bashi Bridge278 views
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A horde of people follow each portable shrine.278 views
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After crossing Eitai-bashi Bridge, the portable shrines headed for the main stretch on Eitai-dori avenue already filled with people. The wettest and most crowded part of the festival is held along this one kilometer of road between the bridge and shrine.278 views
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Flowery peacock278 views
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Yokojukken River intersects with Onagi River here. A four-way "clover bridge" for pedestrians make it very convenient.278 views
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Water spray277 views
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Model of an fire bomb.277 views
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Crossing Kiyosu-bashi Bridge276 views
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7-year-old girl in kimono on the bridge. Many kids in kimono visit shrines in Nov. when they reach age 3 (girls), 5 (boys), or 7 (girls).276 views
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Tokyo Skytree 276 views
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Getting wet upside down might be an extra thrill...275 views
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View from the shrine's worship hall.275 views
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View from behind the "water truck." This goes on for about 15 seconds. The truck is refilled with a fire hose. All in the name of purification.274 views
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As the portable shrines reach the shrine, they give one last show before returning to their parish.274 views
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The kiku can be shaped and trimmed in fantastic ways. Very nice when you go and see them during shichi-go-san in Nov. when 7-year-old and 3-year-old girls and 5-year-old boys come to shrine in kimono.274 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine is a short walk from JR Kameido Station (Sobu Line).274 views
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Hand clapping273 views
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The centerpiece stone is a 3.5-meter tall, 20-ton monument made in 1900 by the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyugoro after collecting donations from business and political circles.273 views
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Clubhouse for Wakasu Golf Links.273 views
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Petals need support272 views
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Acrobatics on a floating ladder. 梯子乗り271 views
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Bonsai-like chrysanthemum271 views
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A long bamboo pole is used for balance.270 views
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Shrine grounds include a kaguraden dance stage.270 views
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The left stone has a drawing of Yokozuna Shiranui.269 views
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Yokozuna Jimmaku Kyugoro269 views
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The Ozeki Monument also has a Strong Sekiwake Monument inscribed with the names of outstanding Sekiwake.269 views
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The former Oishi family home is open 10 am–4 pm on weekends and national holidays only. Free admission. Moved here in 1996.269 views
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Large crowd watch the mikoshi parade near Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine on Eitai-dori road.268 views
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During the Edo Period, sumo became more organized and professional. It began with fund-raising sumo tournaments (kanjin-zumo) held at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples to raise money for the shrine or temple's building construction and repair.268 views
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Basho Memorial Museum along the Sumida River. Near Morishita Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line. Address: Tokiwa 1-6-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo. Phone: 03-3631-1448 芭蕉記念館267 views
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Almost 1,000 kg is on this man below. This stunts were also performed at Ueno Park for US President Ulysses S. Grant when he visited Japan in 1879 after his term ended.267 views
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Jimmaku266 views
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Also a woman boat pilot. Had a nice talk with her. Nearest station is Sumiyoshi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line. For more info, see the Website.266 views
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During the wisteria festival, they hold various entertainment on stage.266 views
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and the opening of sumo stables. Fukagawa (the area where the shrine is located) in effect became the birthplace of modern sumo.265 views
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Location of John Manjiro's house in Koto-ku, Tokyo. It's now a school. Manjiro was one of the first Japanese to visit the US.265 viewsMap: https://goo.gl/maps/UazmmJd3FgfTvMsy8
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Crowd at the shrine entrance.264 views
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Multi-purpose field264 views
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Looks like they are on fire263 views
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Since the front side of this stone is full, it continues on the back as you can see here.263 views
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Stone for handprints and footprints.263 views
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Chikara-mochi Strongman's Monument263 views
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Kameido Shitamachi Koinobori Matsuri263 views
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This is what it looks like today.263 views
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Early air raids on Tokyo in 1942 and 1944.263 views
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This was the temple's Hondo main hall until April 2011 when it was replaced with a new building built on the left. This building was transplanted here from a temple in Inbanuma, Chiba in 1951 since the previous Hondo was destroyed during World War II263 views
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Rolling with an umbrella. 唐笠乗り262 views
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With raised arms, this is one way to carry the mikoshi.262 views
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White heron under the wisteria.262 views
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Tanuki welcomes customers to a restaurant in Kameido Tenjin Shrine.262 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine261 views
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Flowery backdrop for picture-taking.261 views
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Red bursts of chrysanthemum261 views
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Wasen boat dock on Yoko-Jukkengawa River. They are here on Wednesdays from March to Nov. and on Sundays from Dec. to Feb. Operates from 10 am to 2:15 pm.261 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine worships the famous scholar Sugawara Michizane. Many students pray here to pass school entrance exams.261 views
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Kameido Umeyashiki has a few shops and eateries and some entertainment during the wisteria festival.261 views
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The bus has a propeller for river cruising.261 views
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Ario Kita-suna Mall in spring with wisteria hanging over parked bicycles. Shopping mall is not far from Sendaibori Park.261 views
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Willow trees and azalea in spring.261 views
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Wakasu golf course. 261 views
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Woman roller.260 views
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Kiba Sqaure Log Rolling is performed by the Kiba Kakunori Hozon-kai or Preservation Society. 木場角乗保存会259 views
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Kameido Shitamachi Koinobori Matsuri has carp streamers on ropes above the road. Near Kameido Station.259 views
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Piano bearing the scars of the bombing.259 views
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The park also has Koto Ward's oldest house, the former Oishi family home built over 160 years ago in the late Edo Period. 旧大石家住宅259 views
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Straw sandal lucky charms to bring good health.259 views
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During the years when tournaments were held at the shrine, professional sumo saw many important developments such as the incorporation of the yokozuna dohyo-iri (ring-entering ceremony), the establishment of the banzuke (sumo wrestler ranking sheet),258 views
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Ryotei teahouse 涼亭256 views
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Rock excavated in this area.256 views
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Names of the first to fifth yokozuna on the centerpiece stone. The first yokozuna was Akashi Shiganosuke. The Edo Period's golden age of sumo was during the time of the 4th yokozuna Tanikaze and 5th yokozuna Onogawa around 1789.256 views
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Mikoshi255 views
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Hanami flower viewing is popular among the locals.255 views
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Corner of Wakasu Park.255 views
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Wakasu Park has this small yacht harbor for yachting classes.255 views
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The right stone shows Yokozuna Jimmaku Kyugoro.254 views
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Rowers also practice on this part of the river.254 views
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Ema prayer tablets for sale.254 views
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Blindfolded head stand.253 views
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Ozeki Rikishi Monument 大関力士碑252 views
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Haiku poem by Basho displayed along Sumida River251 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine's ume plum blossoms made famous by Hiroshige's woodblock print from his series called "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo."251 views
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Walk further north and you will reach Sarue Onshi Park.251 views
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Heisei Bridge photographed in 2019, the last year of the Heisei Period.251 views
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Award-winning kiku250 views
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Inside Honden worship hall250 views
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In the top row, we can see from right to left: Asashio, Kashiwado, Taiho, Tochinoumi, Sadanoyama, Tamanoumi, and Kitanofuji. Inscribed are the ring name, hometown, and yokozuna promotion date.250 views
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Wisteria trellis at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.250 views
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Lots of people came to see the Kameido Tenjin Shrine wisteria at night in early May.250 views
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Not far from Sendaibori Park is Heisei Bridge on the border with Edogawa-ku. It was built in Dec. 1994 (Heisei 6). 平成橋250 views
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Yoko-Jukkengawa River has a volunteer group offering rides on Japanese wasen boats once a week.248 views
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This end of the park not far from Toyocho Station is like an oasis for seasonal flowers. During lunch time, the benches are filled with company workers having lunch.248 views
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Tokyo Gate Bridge under construction in 2008.248 views
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Tokyo Metropolitan Daigo Fukuryū Maru Exhibition Hall entrance.248 views
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How Fukagawa Fudodo Temple was founded.248 views
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Tokyo Skytree at Kameido Tenjin Shrine with the wisteria in bloom in the evening.248 views
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On the bottom row, right to left: Futahaguro, Hokutoumi, Onokuni, Asahifuji, Akebono, Takanohana, and Wakanohana (III).247 views
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The Yokozuna Rikishi Memorial Monument is also flanked by this smaller monument on the left. This is for sumo rikishi who acheived more than 50 consecutive wins.247 views
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One entrance to Yokojukkengawa Park.247 views
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Irises and hydrangea.246 views
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Fukagawa Fudodo Temple worships Fudō Myōō (不動明王), destroyer of evil. Ahead is the former Hondo main hall. The modern building behind it is the Inner Buddha Hall housing multiple Buddha statues. 内仏殿246 views
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Giant waraji straw sandal.246 views
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Yokozuna Taiho's awards.246 views
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One after another, the mikoshi arrives in front of the shrine.245 views
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Girls in kimono pose in front of the flowers245 views
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Sendaibori Park is noted for cherry blossoms in late March to early April.245 views
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Indicates the power generated by the windmill.245 views
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Barrels of sake.245 views
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Although the shrine no longer hosts sumo tournaments, it has maintained close ties to sumo ever since. As of 2008, Koto Ward has several sumo stables (Taiho, Kitanoumi, Musashigawa, Kasugayama, Oshiogawa, Ajigawa, and Tomozuna).244 views
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Tokyo Skytree now overlooks Kameido Tenjin Shrine.244 views
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Kameido Umeyashiki is a rest place for tourists at the street corner near Kameido Tenjin Shrine.244 views
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