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On March 25, Kameido Tenjin Shrine holds the Taimatsu Torch Festival officially named "Shinkisai" (亀戸天神 松明祭り・神忌祭) at 6 pm to 7 pm. 198 views
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Big flower197 views
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Playground197 views
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The park is popular with joggers and people walking their dogs.197 views
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Walking to another part of Yumenoshima.197 views
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Indoor swimming pool197 views
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Small bon fire next to the shrine that lit the torches.197 views
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This is Block 7 where the tuna auctions are held. Let's enter here first. Notice the pedestrian overpass going into the building.197 views
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Block 7 has this small exhibition room with photos of the old Tsukiji fish market and other things.197 views
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Weeping plum tree.197 views
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The stage in Kiba Park and spectators.196 views
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Kameido Tenjin is one of the thousands of Tenmangu/Tenjin shrines in Japan that worship the famous Japanese scholar Sugawara Michizane (845–903) deified as Tenjin, the god of learning and scholarship. 196 views
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Azalea bloom in late April to early May.196 views
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Across the water from Toyosu is the Tokyo Olympic Village under construction.196 views
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Plum blossoms on the left side of the shrine.195 views
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Narrow paths like this weave through the indoor botanical garden.195 views
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Ending chant. The performance is about 90 min.194 views
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Lady Penelope194 views
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The background paper moved to create the illusion of flight.194 views
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ISS module mockup194 views
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The hydrogen bomb was 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.194 views
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The torch procession went over one of the shrine's trademark arch bridges. They walked within the shrine grounds along the main paths, through the center and perimeter.194 views
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Another crowd-pleasing tuna display in Block 7. Life-size model of the biggest tuna ever sold at Tsukiji fish market in April 1986. 2.88 meters long, 496 kg. Didn't say how much it sold for.194 views
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Anybody could get on the turret truck and pose for photos.194 views
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Sacred cow statue.193 views
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Weeping plum blossoms.193 views
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In the museum lobby is a special exhibition about Yokozuna Taiho, one of the greatest yokozuna in history. His sumo stable (Taiho Beya) was in Koto.193 views
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The torch bearers were volunteers from the public who had signed up for the task. They carried bamboo sticks lit by a small bon fire.193 views
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Michizane's spirit goes over the taiko-bashi bridge.193 views
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Stone buddha192 views
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Fukagawa Chikara-mochi192 views
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Votive tablets, made of wood and hung near the worship hall. People who buy it write their wish on it.192 views
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Thunderbird 5192 views
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Lady Penelope's pink Rolls Royce192 views
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Grieving family of a crew member who died.192 views
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Yokozuna Taiho exhibition corner.192 views
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Nice bilingual (Japanese and English) explanatory panels in the corridors. At 2 am, they unload the tuna here. At 4 am, buyers examine the tuna and assess the bid price. 192 viewsAt 4:30 am, auction starts. At 7 am, the buyers are busy hauling away the tuna.
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The vegetable market's biggest item is cabbage, then daikon.192 views
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Plum blossoms and Tokyo Sky Tree.192 views
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From the top of the blocks, he's supposed to jump onto the log in front. But he couldn't do it.191 views
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Plastic model of Mole191 views
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Planetarium191 views
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Tuna Memorial for the contaminated tuna fish.191 views
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Michizane's spirit, which had been transferred from the shrine, is carried in the procession within a silk cloth barrier. 191 views
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Plum trees grew since the last time I took this shot.191 views
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Weeping plum tree.191 views
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Thunderbird 4190 views
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Japan's first female astronaut, Chiaki Doi.190 views
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Gingko trees dominate the park in autumn.190 views
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Yokozuna Taiho's tournament victories.190 views
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Main worship hall.190 views
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Made famous by woodblock prints from the Edo Period, Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (also called Kameido Tenjin Shrine) in Kameido, Koto Ward, Tokyo is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar of the Heian Period (794-1185), a god of learning.189 views
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 4189 views
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Living quarters inside ISS module189 views
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Engine of the Fukuryu Maru.189 views
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Good place to visit in winter.189 views
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Block 6's upper floor has a section of shops called Uogashi Yokocho Market. (This section is not indicated on the official map.) 189 viewsThese are small shops catering mainly to market workers. They also sell to the public. However, by 2:00 pm most of the stores were closing.
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獅子舞188 views
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Bridge to a small island and gazebo188 views
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Many students hoping to pass school entrance exams come to pray here. In Feb. and March, numerous plum blossoms bloom in white, red, and pink.188 views
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 2188 views
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Tokyo Skytree in chrysanthemums at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.188 views
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See my YouTube video of the Kameido Tenjin Shrine's Taimatsu Torch Festival on March 25, 2016.188 views
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Hand signals to indicate numbers at auctions.188 views
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Cutlery shop in Uogashi Yokocho Market.188 views
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Tiny flowers187 views
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In Nov.-Dec., the fall leaves turn color.187 views
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The Fukuyu maru was based in Yaizu Port, Shizuoka.187 views
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Mitake Shrine187 views
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Pine tree and Ryotei186 views
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Fukagawa Tekomai Geisha performing at Kiba Park, Koto Ward, Tokyo.186 views
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They always carry a flower hat, but I've never seen them wear it.186 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine main worship hall. Notice the red and white plum blossoms on both sides.186 views
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Almost like a rock garden.186 views
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A ceremony was held again to transfer the spirit back to the shrine. 186 views
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Sarue Onshi Park is a spacious local park with sakura cherry blossoms, azalea, and autumn leaves. Near Sumiyoshi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line subway and Kinshicho Station.186 views
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The logs are moved around with a spike-tipped bamboo pole.185 views
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Model of the island base and home.185 views
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Naoko Yamazaki185 views
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After seeing the Block 6 restaurants, we walked along this long corridor and entered the market part of the building.185 views
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Rocket engine184 views
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This clock tower is the park's focal point. Cherry blossoms are substantial and many people hold hanami flower-viewing picnics. But it's not as crowded as Ueno Park.184 views
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Tuna display in the small exhibition room in Block 7.184 views
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Noguchi183 views
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Takao Doi183 views
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1969 was when man first landed on the moon.183 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine torch festival183 views
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Shinkai deep sea explorer182 views
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Radiation illness of crew members.182 views
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The shrine worships Sugawara-no-Michizane, the god of learning and scholarship. So many students come and pray here to pass school entrance exams.182 viewsThe torch festival marks the anniversary of Michizane's death on March 25. All Tenjin and Tenmangu shrines are dedicated to Michizane. The festival started with a short ceremony inside the shrine's worship hall at 6 pm. It was followed by the torch procession.
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The observation corridor for tourists inside the fruit and vegetable market. Lots of windows, but they don't show much.182 views
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Benten Shrine181 views
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Many of the shops had congratulatory flowers for their grand opening.181 views
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine main worship hall in Feb. 2019.181 views
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Inside the main worship hall.180 views
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Block 6's market entry hall had two turret trucks on display.180 views
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Ema tablets with wisteria design for Kameido Tenjin Shrine.180 views
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Memorial for writing brushes and any writing instruments including pens. You can put used pens in the box for disposal.180 views
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Inside the ISS module179 views
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Too bad there will never be an autograph by Ellison Onizuka.178 views
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Panel displays explained the sad story of the Fukuryu Maru.178 views
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Plastic model of Thunderbird 1177 views
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Block 7's tourist corridor with glass windows to see the tuna floor.177 views
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At the end of the corridor, there's this big observation deck where you can see the wholesale section of the fruit and vegetable market.177 views
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Skeleton176 views
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On a street corner near Toyosu Station is where 7-11's first store in Japan opened in 1974. It's still operating here in the same building. 176 viewsToyosu is quite a new, modern town. Lots of construction still going on. It's turning out quite well.
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Mole175 views
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It wasn't exactly what we had planned for lunch, but it was good and healthy. At least we ate in Toyosu.175 views
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Only this coffee shop was not crowded. So we gave up having a sushi lunch at Toyosu Market. 174 viewsThere are plans to build larger restaurant facilities in buildings adjacent to the market. However, they won't open until 2023.
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Hauling green onions.173 views
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Toyosu Market is proving to be massively popular among the curious and sushi lovers. Toyosu Market is near Shijo-mae Station (seen on the left here) on the Yurikamome Line that runs between Shimbashi and Toyosu Stations.172 views
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Tokyo Skytree under construction.170 views
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Tokyo Sky Tree170 views
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My 2010 video of tekomai geisha performing/singing in Kiba Park. 169 views
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This clock tower is the park's focal point. Cherry blossoms are substantial and many people hold hanami flower-viewing picnics. But it's not as crowded as Ueno Park.169 views
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Information desk in Block 7's exhibition room. Lots of questions from foreigners to staff who couldn't really speak English.169 views
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Entrance to the fruit and vegetable market.168 views
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