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The oiran courtesan is escorted by two little girls called kamuro. 花の吉原おいらん道中2052 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession. This is definitely the highlight of the festival, and my favorite part of the festival. 花の吉原おいらん道中1927 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession1552 views花の吉原おいらん道中
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This was the only one who had a smile. The others were quite serious and solemn.1351 views
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Edo Geisha, She was the only one with a smile.1324 views
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Hojo Masako worships at Asakusa Temple. 北条政子 浅草寺参拝1259 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession. This picture was taken in the 1990s when they had two oiran in the festival. Now they have only one. 花の吉原おいらん道中1228 views
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Mistress Okichi, the infamous mistress of Townsend Harris, America's first ambassador to Japan when he was in Shimoda. Another mistress was provided to Harris' interpreter.1223 viewsOkichi was the infamous mistress of Townsend Harris, America's first ambassador to Japan. Another mistress was provided to Harris' interpreter.
黒船来航・浦賀奉行
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Tekomai geisha costume is partially masculine with trousers instead of skirts. Their right shoulder is "exposed" showing a flower design. They carry a red paper lantern imprinted with their names and use their right hand to drag a wand.1208 views"Asakusa" is written on her lantern. 手古舞
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Oiran Dochu Procession1190 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession1142 views花の吉原おいらん道中
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Oiran Dochu Procession1061 views花の吉原おいらん道中
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Ariwara no Narihira (825-880) comes to east Japan1053 views在原業平 東下り
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Tekomai geisha1007 views
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Sadly, the Tokyo Jidai Matsuri no longer held. It used to be held annually on Nov. 3 (Culture Day) in Asakusa, Tokyo.990 viewsthe Tokyo Jidai Matsuri (Festival of Historical Periods) is a parade tracing the history of Tokyo with over 1,600 people dressed in the respective period's costume. This is the lead float playing music. It took about an hour for the parade to reach Kaminarimon Gate.
Lead Float: Edo festival music played by children. Kodomo Edo-bayashi yatai
先導 子供江戸囃子屋台
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She walks in a very slow and stylized way, her feet taking figure-8 steps. She needs the man's shoulder to steady herself.980 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession in front of Kaminarimon Gate, Asakusa.956 views花の吉原おいらん道中
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Edo Geisha909 views江戸芸者
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Edo Geisha. These geisha are from Asakusa, which also happens to be one of Tokyo's geisha districts. 江戸芸者857 views
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Inner palace women849 views
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Inner palace women844 views
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Edo Geisha837 views江戸芸者
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Edo Geisha822 views江戸芸者
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Oiran Dochu Procession. Her clogs. 花の吉原おいらん道中816 views
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Shinsengumi802 views新撰組
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Saruwaka Sanza, Edo Kabuki794 views猿若三座 江戸歌舞伎
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Edo Geisha782 views江戸芸者
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Oiran Dochu Procession. The two little girls are called kamuro.778 views
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On Dec. 14, 1702, Asano's 47 masterless retainers avenged their master's death by attacking and beheading Kira at his residence in Ryogoku.773 views義士の討ち入り
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1624: Saruwaka Sanza, Edo Kabuki. Kabuki was started in the early Edo Period in 1624. Later, Edo's three licensed kabuki theaters named the Nakamura-za, Ichimura-za, and Morita-za were relocated to Asakusa in an area called Saruwaka.771 views"Sanza" means three theaters. 猿若三座 江戸歌舞伎
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Shinsengumi disbanded when the shogunate collapsed and Emperor Meiji became the head of state. The Shinsegumi wore a distinct costume with a light blue haori. 新撰組761 views
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Edo Geisha758 views江戸芸者
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Oiran Dochu Procession. This picture was taken next to the Sensoji Temple behind which the parade starts. Before, one oiran courtesan rode in a rickshaw. 花の吉原おいらん道中746 views花の吉原おいらん道中
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Firemen's Acrobatics720 views大岡越前守と江戸町火消
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Tokyo Jidai Matsuri Banner and Tekomai geisha. From top to bottom, the banner reads, "Tokyo Jidai Matsuri." It marks the official and real start of the festival parade. The first Tokyo Jidai Matsuri was held in 1989. 東京時代祭本旗713 viewsThe first Tokyo Jidai Matsuri was held in 1989. Slight changes in the festival have been made since. Instead of two oiran courtesans, there is only one now. And at the end of the parade, the Asakusa Revue of showgirls used to be the anchor. But they are now gone.
東京時代祭本旗、手古舞
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Edo Geisha 江戸芸者710 views江戸芸者
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Saruwaka Sanza, Edo Kabuki. "Sanza" means three theaters. 猿若三座 江戸歌舞伎683 views猿若三座 江戸歌舞伎
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Minamoto no Yoritomo (Hatakeyama Shigetada). His prayers for victory were answered. 源 頼朝 隅田川陣営 (畠山重忠)681 views
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White Heron Dance is one of the highlights of the festival. It is also performed on other occasions in Asakusa. The dance was revived in 1968 in Asakusa to mark the Meiji Period Centennial. It has been performed annually on Nov. 3 ever since. 白鷺の舞673 views
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Shrine maiden and Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa650 views三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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Edo Geisha portrayed by Asakusa geisha.650 views江戸芸者
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Asakusa Folk Entertainment. Behind the Asakusa Temple, there was a variety of shows, street performers, plays, and other characters. Asakusa has always been Tokyo's entertainment center. 浅草奥山風景644 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession 花の吉原おいらん道中617 views
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According to legend, three days after the golden Kannon statue was found, a golden dragon descended from heaven and danced. The mountain name of the temple is Kinryu-zan, meaning Golden Dragon Mountain. (Most temples have a mountain name.)605 views
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Tekomai geisha existed since the Edo Period. They served as side entertainment at festivals. They only sing traditional chant-like songs called kiyari originally sung by lumberers hauling wood. 手古舞573 viewsThese tekomai did not sing, so they might not be real. When they sing, they hold a fan to their mouth.
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Genroku Flower-Viewing Dance 元禄花見踊り566 views
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Hagoita Honey558 views
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Hagoita Honey557 views
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Seven Gods of Good Fortune 浅草市村座七福神舞555 views浅草市村座七福神舞
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Hagoita Honey poses in Asakusa555 views
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1717: Firemen's Acrobatics. Ooka Echizen no Kami Tadasuke (1677-1751) and Edo Fire Brigade. Ooka was a famous Edo magistrate who organized fire brigades in Edo. 大岡越前守と江戸町火消552 views
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Firemen's Acrobatics551 views大岡越前守と江戸町火消
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Hagoita Honey542 views
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Firemen's Acrobatics 大岡越前守と江戸町火消534 views
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Genroku Flower-Viewing Dance533 views
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Year 1702: The 47 masterless retainers arrive to avenge their lord. In 1701 in the shogun's palace, Lord Asano Naganori draws his sword in a fit of anger and cuts Kira Yoshinaka, the highest-ranking master of protocol who had mocked Asano.525 viewsAsano was immediately forced to commit ritual seppuku. At the end of the following year, his 47 masterless retainers avenged their master's death by attacking and beheading Kira at his residence in Ryogoku. This story of loyalty soon becomes a timeless classic known as "Chushingura."
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Townsend Harris and Commodore Perry 黒船来航・浦賀奉行518 views
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This story of loyalty soon becomes a timeless classic known as "Chushingura." 義士の討ち入り514 views
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在原業平 東下り506 views
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu palanquin. This is how the daimyo traveled--in a comfortable box hand-carried by men. 参勤交代 大名行列501 views
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Asakusa Folk Entertainment. This was the last act. Somewhat tacky end to the festival.489 views
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Magistrate Procession 奉行486 views
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Asakusa Folk Entertainment 浅草奥山風景441 views
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Lead float with Edo festival music played by children. The names of the children playing are written on the red lanterns hanging above. Kodomo Edo-bayashi yatai 先導 子供江戸囃子屋台437 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession. Passing by Matsuya Dept. Store and Tobu Asakusa Station.436 views
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Oiran Dochu Procession432 views花の吉原おいらん道中
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This page is a complete English guide to all the groups that appear in the parade. The parade assembles behind Sensoji Temple and starts at 1:30 pm from Nitenmon gate. The procession then goes down Umamichi-dori street, passes by Matsuya Department Store.420 views先導 子供江戸囃子屋台
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Tokugawa Ieyasu takes up residence in Edo. 徳川家康 江戸入府417 views
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The golden sculpture is atop the Asahi Beer building in Asakusa. It's supposed to be beer froth, but most people think it looks like doo-doo.417 views
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Year 1603: Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes Shogun. He designates Asakusa Temple as a place of worship, and he worships there himself in 1616. Behind him is his son Tokugawa Hidetada who became the second Tokugawa shogun. 徳川家康 江戸入府414 views
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Hanakawa do Sukeroku & Ikyu (kabuki characters). Sukeroku and Ikyu vie for the love of a courtesan named Agemaki. 花川戸助六 意休411 views
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu 参勤交代 大名行列407 views
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Asakusa: White elephant is usually present during Hanamatsuri. On the day before the Buddha's mother Queen Maya gave birth, she dreamed that a white elephant entered her womb.405 views
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Sanja Festival395 views
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Hanakawa do Sukeroku, a favorite son of Asakusa and famed womanizer. He was loved by the people since he sided with the weak and defeated the strong. Made into a kabuki character. 花川戸助六 意休390 views
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Lord Ii Naomasa, a right-hand man of Tokugawa Ieyasu and major ally in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Based in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. 井伊直政 徳川家康 江戸入府387 views
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Sensoji temple's Kaminarimon Gate. There's a large road in front and also a large paved area where festivals are held. 雷門385 views
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White Heron Dance380 views
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Yabusame archer379 views
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Ota Dokan, initial builder of Edo Castle. This is played by Shun'ichi Suzuki, the then governor of Tokyo. Body guards were around his float. He is dressed in a hunter's costume. Behind him is an attendant named Yamabuki.375 views江戸開祖 太田道灌、従者・山吹娘
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Ikyu, the villain. 花川戸助六 意休372 views
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Third portable shrine. 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御363 views
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Cultural enlightenment: Higuchi Ichiyo (1872-96) was a critically-acclaimed novelist who also graces the 5,000 yen bill. At age 24, she died of tuberculosis. 文明開化 樋口一葉363 views
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Tokyo Jidai Matsuri 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御362 views
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White Heron Dance in front of Kaminarimon Gate.361 views
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Arrow in mid-air. Asakusa Yabusame.356 views
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From Matsuya Department Store, the procession turns right into Kaminarimon-dori street which passes in front of the famous, giant red lantern called Kaminarimon Gate. Lead float with Edo festival music played by children. 先導 子供江戸囃子屋台354 views
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I also saw the White Heron Dance in April 2010. It was slightly different. My YouTube video of the White Heron Dance in April 2010.354 views
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A magistrate (bugyo) in Edo could be a regional governor or government minister.352 views
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The three-day Asakusa Sanja Matsuri is held during the weekend of the third Sunday of May. Numerous portable shrines (mikoshi) parade all over Asakusa amid huge crowds. Most of these photos were taken on May 17-18, 2008. (B/W ones taken some years ago.)340 views
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Ariwara no Narihira (825-880) comes to east Japan. He was a Japanese waka poet and aristocrat. He was one of six waka poets referred in the preface in kana to Kokinshu by Ki no Tsurayuki. A woman portrays him. 在原業平 東下り339 views
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Year 1867: Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and last shogun who surrendered power to the emperor and fled Edo in 1868 following military defeat by powerful provincial lords seeking to return power to the Emperor. 第十五代将軍 徳川慶喜337 views第十五代将軍 徳川慶喜
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The wooden target boards have an envelope of confetti stuck on the back so it explodes when the target breaks apart.333 views
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Golden Dragon Dance was first performed in 1958 to commemorate the reconstruction of Sensoji's main worship hall. 浅草のよろこび 金龍の舞331 views
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The crowd favorite was this high school girl. See the arrow pierce the wooden target.328 views
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Edo Geisha323 views江戸芸者
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Golden Dragon Dance. No smoke or fire came out of the mouth. The dragon is 15 meters long, weighing about 80 kg. It has a bamboo frame, covered with cloth. Eight men use poles to manipulate the golden dragon.322 views
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Edo's Popular People 江戸の人気者318 views江戸の人気者
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1868: Transition from Edo to Tokyo (Saigo Takamori). With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the ruler of Japan shifts from the shogun to an oligarchy ruling under the banner of the emperor. Edo is renamed Tokyo. 江戸から東京へ317 viewsWith the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the ruler of Japan shifts from the shogun to an oligarchy ruling under the banner of the emperor. Edo is renamed as "Tokyo (Tokio)," meaning "Eastern Capital," as ordered by Emperor Meiji.
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Edo's Popular People--Isshin Tasuke, a fish peddler and a very popular fictional character. 江戸の人気者(一新太助)315 views
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri315 views
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Tekomai geisha313 views
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Edo Geisha309 views江戸芸者
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Year 628: Two fishermen brothers find a golden Kannon buddha statue in Sumida River. The two fishermen were Hinokuma no Hamanari and Takenari. A wealthy landowner named Hajinomatsuchi heard about the statue and told the brothers about its religious value.305 viewsHe then built a small temple for the statue and the brothers converted to Buddhism. The temple eventually became today's Sensoji Temple (also called Asakusa Kannon Temple). Because of the temple, Asakusa developed and prospered and the two brothers and landlord are considered to be the founders of Asakusa.
Next to Sensoji Temple is Asakusa Shrine dedicated to these three men now deified. Asakusa Shrine holds the annual Sanja Matsuri in May, one of Tokyo's biggest festivals. Three portable shrines dedicated to these three men are carried around the streets of Asakusa. "Sanja" means three shrines or gods.
檜前浜成(ひのくまのはまなり)・竹成(たけなり)の兄弟の網に一体の小さなご仏像がかかりました。
東京のあけぼの 浅草観音示現
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Genroku Flower-Viewing Dance. The Genroku Period was 1688-1704, a time of cultural flowering among the masses. 元禄花見踊り303 views
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Edo's Popular People: Mito Komon, an important lord related to the Tokugawa Shogun. He was based in Mito, Ibaraki Pref. Most people know him through the popular Mito Komon TV series.299 views Most people know him through the popular Mito Komon TV series where he is shown traveling around incognito to help people being oppressed by corrupt officials, etc. When he reveals his real identity to the villains, they instantly go down on their knees and maybe even poop in their pants.
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Shinsengumi was a Kyoto-based, pro-shogunate group of skilled swordsmen of Edo and masterless samurai in Kyoto formed to suppress the growing opposition (especially from Choshu) against the shogunate in favor of restoring the Emperor to power. 新撰組299 viewsThe group disbanded when the shogunate collapsed and Emperor Meiji became the head of state. 新撰組
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Edo Geisha297 views江戸芸者
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Sanja Matsuri: Not sure if this is a geisha group or a kabuki group.295 views
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Mito Komon: He travels around incognito to help people being oppressed by corrupt officials, etc. When he reveals his real identity to the villains, they instantly go down on their knees and maybe even poop in their pants.294 viewsBowing to Mito Komon.
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri294 views
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Inner palace women. 大奥御殿女中293 views
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Townsend Harris and Commodore Perry, played by Americans from Yokosuka Naval Base. 黒船来航・浦賀奉行288 views
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To mark the 700th anniversary of Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival in 2012, a boat procession was held on Sumida River on March 18, 2012. The last time they did this was in 1958. 288 views
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Magistrate Procession 奉行287 views
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Like most major Buddhist temples, Sensoji temple in Asakusa holds its Hanamatsuri to mark Buddha's birthday on April 8. Hana Matsuri sign at Kaminarimon Gate.287 views
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The scroll showed the White Heron Dance being performed for peace when the temple completed a major renovation. 白鷺の舞285 views
It is one of the highlights of the festival. It is also performed on other occasions in Asakusa.
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三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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Edo Geisha285 views江戸芸者
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Symbol of Tokyo: Kaminari-mon Gate with a giant red paper lantern. Pass through this gate to reach Asakusa Kannon Temple. 雷門281 views
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Asakusa Hagoita-ichi Battledore Fair, Dec. 17-19281 views
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Magistrate Procession. Bowing to Asakusa Temple.280 views
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Minamoto no Yoritomo 源 頼朝 隅田川陣営273 views
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri in front of Sensoji temple.273 views
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In front of Sensoji temple's Hozomon Gate are battledore stalls on both sides.270 views
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The White Heron Dance originated in Kyoto over 1,100 years ago to purge the city of an epidemic.269 views
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On the second day (Sat.) of the Asakusa Sanja Matsuri at noon, numerous mikoshi (portable shrines) gather behind Sensoji temple, and wait their turn to depart for the streets of Asakusa.269 views
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Arrival of Black Ships 黒船来航・浦賀奉行267 views黒船来航・浦賀奉行
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Asakusa Hagoita-ichi Battledore Fair, Dec. 17-19266 views
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在原業平 東下り264 views
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Binzasara Dance from Asakusa Shrine. This dance also originated in Asakusa by farmers who celebrated the completion of a tea house in Asakusa near the Asakusa Sensoji Temple. It is now a dance to celebrate a good harvest. びんざさら舞264 views
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三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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Sanja means "Three Shrines," dedicated to the two fishermen who found the Kannon buddha statue and the wealthy landlord who converted them to Buddhism. The statue became the object of worship that founded Sensoji Temple.262 views
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri262 views
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Golden Dragon Dance. 浅草のよろこび 金龍の舞256 views
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The 25th Asakusa Yabusame horseback archery was held on April 21, 2007 at Sumida Park.256 views
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Sarutahiko, Guardian of the earth. 猿田彦 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御251 views
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Shirasagi-no-Mai dancer at Asakusa.249 views
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White elephant and the pagoda at Sensoji temple, Asakusa on Buddha's birthday called Hanamatsuri.249 views
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White Heron dancers were silent and sang nothing as the musicians played.248 views
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Battledore245 views
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Their costume is quite elegant whichever way you look at it. Shirasagi-no-Mai White Heron Dance, Asakusa.242 views
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Peace monument241 views
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One of many Buddha statues within the temple grounds.241 views
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Golden Dragon Dance240 views
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Forces of Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199), the founder and the 1st shogun of the Kamakura Period, who ruled from 1192 until 1199. He is said to have prayed at Asakusa Temple for victory over the Taira Clan to become shogun. 源頼朝 隅田川陣営239 views源 頼朝 隅田川陣営
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This White Heron Dance troupe consists of 3 warriors, 1 baton twirler, 1 feeder, 1 grand-umbrella holder, 8 white herons, 19 musicians and guardian children in traditional costumes of the Heian Period.239 views
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Golden Dragon Dance (Kinryu no Mai).239 views
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Golden Dragon Dance237 views
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The Binzasara is a musical instrument made of 108 strips of white cedar wood strung together at the top. It is held on both ends and shaken in a wave motion to make a sharp wood clapping sound. It is also accompanied by drums as seen here.236 viewsびんざさら舞
三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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Giant red paper lantern with the kanji characters "Kaminari Mon." The gate was reconstructed in 1960. The previous one was lost in a fire in 1865.235 views
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Golden Dragon Dance232 views
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Hojo Masako (1156-1225), wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo, worships at Asakusa Temple. As the wife of the first shogun and mother of the second and third shoguns, she was a powerful lady. 北条政子 浅草寺参拝232 views
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White Heron Dance, called Shirasagi no Mai, was revived in 1968 by the Asakusa tourist federation. Originating from the Heian Era, the dance was depicted in a picture scroll owned by the Sensoji Temple. 白鷺の舞231 viewsIt shows the dance being performed for peace when the temple completed a major renovation.
The dance troupe consists of 3 warriors, 1 baton twirler, 1 feeder, 1 grand-umbrella holder, 8 white herons, 19 musicians and guardian children in traditional costumes of the Heian Period.
It is one of the highlights of the festival. It is also performed on other occasions in Asakusa.
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三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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The Shirasagi-no-Mai white heron dancers pass through Kaminarimon Gate in Asakusa.231 views
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Year 1590: Tokugawa Ieyasu takes up residence in Edo. His procession. 徳川家康 江戸入府229 views
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Asakusa Hagoita-ichi Battledore Fair, Dec. 17-19228 views
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The mikoshi passes under Kaminarimon Gate, a symbol of Asakusa. The giant red lantern is collapsed upward to make room.228 views
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Hojo Masako worships at Asakusa Temple227 views
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Never too busy for a phone call.227 views
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White Heron Dance (Shirasagi no Mai).224 views
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New building for Asakusa Tourist Information Center.224 views
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1649: Tokugawa Iemitsu. In 1649 during his reign as shogun, Asakusa Shrine was built. 徳川家光 三社権現社再建寄進222 views
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Golden Dragon Dance musicians219 views
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Sweet tea is poured over a statue of a baby buddha. According to legend, sweet rain (or perfumed water) fell when the Buddha was born.219 views
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Binzasara Dance218 views三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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One of Tokyo's most photographed buildings: Kaminari-mon Gate with a giant red paper lantern.216 views
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White Heron Dance, Asakusa216 views
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White Heron Dance213 views
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White Heron Dance rear view213 views
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Ariwara no Narihira (825-880) comes to east Japan 在原業平 東下り210 views
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Clearing the way down Nakamise. On the way back, they turned right into another temple and did not go all the way down Nakamise. 210 views
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Binzasara Dance from Asakusa Shrine. They also throw confetti during the dance.205 viewsThis dance also originated in Asakusa by farmers who celebrated the completion of a tea house in Asakusa near the Asakusa Sensoji Temple. It is now a dance to celebrate a good harvest.
The Binzasara is a musical instrument made of small pieces of white cedar wood strung together at the top. It is held on both ends and shaken in a wave motion to make a sharp wood clapping sound.
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三社大権現祭礼 船渡御
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu205 views参勤交代 大名行列
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Sanja portable shrines on boats. Sanja means "Three Shrines." The three fishermen who found the Kannon buddha statue (the origin of Sensoji Temple) are deified by Asakusa Shrine next to Sensoji Temple. 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御204 viewsThis is the first portable shrine. The portable shrines used to be paraded in a boat.
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu. "Gyoretsu" means procession. It was a great expense since they traveled in a large contingent. 参勤交代 大名行列203 views
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1635: Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu. The daimyo was a warlord who owned and supervised a fief. Tokugawa Iemitsu started the Sankin kotai system where all daimyo were required to visit Edo annually at great expense. 参勤交代 大名行列201 viewsThe daimyo was a warlord who owned and supervised a fief. Tokugawa Iemitsu started the Sankin kotai system where all daimyo were required to visit Edo annually at great expense since they traveled in a large contingent.
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They sang a few songs. Their parents toting video camcorders recorded the event.201 views
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White Heron Dance, Asakusa201 views
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White Heron Dance, Shirasagi no Mai. The eight white herons represent four male and four female herons.196 views
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Inner palace women 大奥御殿女中193 views
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Nakamise-dori souvenir arcade. One of Japan's most popular and crowded tourist arcades.192 views
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Hondo worship hall altar 本堂192 views
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Second portable shrine. 三社大権現祭礼 船渡御188 views
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Edo Castle construction: Rock-hauling procession. Not a real boulder.188 views
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The last time they did this was in 1958. The original Sanja Matsuri was actually a boat procession on Sumida River held in March 1312 (Kamakura Period).187 views
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Hozomon Gate, means "Treasure Storage Gate." Indeed, the second floor houses important cultural properties. The gate was reconstructed in 1964, a ferroconcrete building.宝蔵門185 views
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Pretty orchid. It had a water capsule at the end of the stem. At the top were buds which later bloomed. This flower lasted me well over a month before it withered.185 views
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Asakusa Shrine holds the annual Sanja Matsuri in May, one of Tokyo's biggest festivals. Three portable shrines dedicated to these three fishermen are carried around the streets of Asakusa. "Sanja" means three shrines or gods. Portable shrine184 viewsSecond and third portable shrines.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu takes up residence in Edo and founds the Tokugawa or Edo Period that lasted until 1868.184 views徳川家康 江戸入府
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Asakusa Sanja Matsuri184 views
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Information on the date/time when the dance is held is posted at e-asakusa.jp. Note that the time may vary. Last year they started at 3:30 pm instead of 2:30 pm this year.184 views
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White Heron Dancers on a boat.184 views
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Trinkets183 views
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1608: Ieyasu orders Edo Castle expansion: Rock-hauling procession. Big boulders were hauled from Izu Peninsula's east coast. 江戸城築城 お石曵き182 views
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Behind Hozomon Gate is a pair of giant straw sandals hanging on the wall.182 views
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu181 views参勤交代 大名行列
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5-story pagoda reconstructed in 1973, made of ferroconcrete. Roof tiles made of aluminum alloy. 五重塔181 views
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About Hanamatsuri in Japanese.181 views
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Taiko drummer180 views
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Incense burner. Pat the smoke to the part of your body that needs to be healed.179 views
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Year 1457: Ota Dokan, initial builder of Edo Castle. 江戸開祖 太田道灌、従者・山吹娘178 views
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A higher view.177 views
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To mark the 700th anniversary of Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival in 2012, a boat procession was held on Sumida River on March 18, 2012. 177 views
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White Heron Dance176 views
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Edo Castle construction: Rock-hauling procession. 江戸城築城 お石曵き176 views
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Edo Castle construction: Rock-hauling procession175 views江戸城築城 お石曵き
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Asakusa Hana Matsuri 花まつり175 views
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Boat carrying Golden Dragon. They didn't dance on the boat.175 views
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Boat carrying gods of good fortune and White Heron Dancers.175 views
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The same man some years before??174 views
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Gods of Good Fortune on a boat.174 views
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Sankin Kotai Daimyo Gyoretsu in front of Kaminarimon Gate.173 views参勤交代 大名行列
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Kimono shop172 views
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Hanamatsuri sign172 views
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Flat barge with the three mikoshi cruising on the Sumida River. It has been 54 years since the last time this boat procession was held in 1958.171 views
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Mikoshi drummer169 views
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Festivals are tiring.168 views
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Mikoshi and the infamous beer sculpture.168 views
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Under the lantern on the gold cap, there's "Matsushita Denki" (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. or Panasonic). The current Kaminarimon Gate and giant lantern were rebuilt in 1960 as a donation by Konosuke Matsushita.163 views
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Dolls representing three of Asakusa's most famous festivals appear. This is Sanja Matsuri. On the right, notice the foreign woman doll with blond hair.162 views
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Bull's eye. This is the third and last target along the course. It is quite difficult to hit all three targets, especially the last one.161 views
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Inside Hondo worship hall 本堂161 views
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Water fountain 沙竭羅龍王像160 views
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Kaminarimon-dori road during Sanja Matsuri160 views
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After passing through the Kaminarimon Gate, this is what you see: Nakamise shopping arcade. When it rains, a canopy is put up.159 views
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Small Kannon statues for 25,000 yen.159 views
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From 12:30 pm, amid a sea of people, the mikoshi leave one after another. 観音本堂裏広場に集合159 views
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Painting on ceiling of Hondo worship hall.157 views
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A sea of people in front of Sensoji temple in the area I call "The Pit."157 views
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An unusual time when the giant lantern was removed for repairs. Asakusa looks very strange, almost naked, without the giant lantern.156 views
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The lantern is covered with a protective net. The lantern can be collapsed like an accordion to allow tall objects (such as a mikoshi portable shrine during the Sanja Matsuri festival) to pass under the gate. It is also collapsed during typhoons.155 views
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Hondo worship hall was reconstructed in 1958, made of ferroconcrete. The original Hondo was built in 1649 and a National Treasure until it was destroyed during World War II. 本堂155 views
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View from Hondo worship hall154 views
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Above the Asakusa Tourist Information Center is this clock which opens and chimes every hour. This clock is no more since a new building for the tourist information center opened in April 2012.152 views
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Crowd during New Year's151 views
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The Shirasagi-no-Mai White Heron Dance is performed in Asakusa on the second Sunday of April and on Nov. 3. On April 11, 2010, I found them on the main road at around 2 pm. The mans holds a banner reading "Shirasagi-no-Mai."151 views
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A symbol of Hanamatsuri (literally "flower festival") is the white elephant which is paraded around. This one stands ready at Kaminarimon Gate. It has a baby Buddha statue on top.151 views
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Sometimes on the way to Sensoji temple in Asakusa, you might see stalls selling seasonal gifts like the Hozuki Ground Cherry Pod Fair held on July 9th–10th.151 views
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In spring, a cherry blossom motif is put up.150 views
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Yuka-chan, A.B.S.UNIDOS DO URBANA based in Nagoya at Asakusa Samba 2016.149 views
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