The main temple at Sengakuji (Tokyo)
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This is the kubiarai ido for Sengakuji. This is the place where the heads of those performing seppuku were washed... after the fact.
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A closer look at the kubiarai ido at Sengakuji (Tokyo)
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One of the 47 O-haka (one for each ronin) at Sengakuji. (Tokyo)
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A place to burn incense at Sengakuji (Tokyo)
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Yuki offering incense at one of the O-haka. (Tokyo)
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Mike holding his incense at Sengakuji. (Tokyo)
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One of the altars at Sengakuji. The multi-colored strings on the right consist of 1000 origami cranes. They are made in order to provide good luck to someone during trying times. (Tokyo)
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A stone slab telling the story of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji. (Tokyo)
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A closer look at the story of the 47 Ronin. (Tokyo)
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Another altar at Sengakuji (Tokyo)
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Sengakuji (Tokyo)
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Akihabara (Electric Town) (Tokyo)
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Yuki at Akihabara (Tokyo)
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Mike at Akihabara (Tokyo)
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Pikachu Mike (Tokyo)
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Alien Yuki at Akihabara (Tokyo)
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Ueno (Tokyo)
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Mike eating okonomiyaki in Ueno (Tokyo)
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Mike getting ready to flip the okonomiyaki in Ueno (Tokyo)
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Okonomiyako (oishii desu) (Tokyo)
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Mike at Ameyoko (Tokyo)
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Ameyoko (Tokyo)
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Mike at Asakusa (Tokyo)
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Mike at Asakusa (Tokyo)
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Kaminari mon at Asakusa
(Tokyo)
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A tower at Asakusa (Tokyo)
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The wind god guarding the temple gates (Tokyo)
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Asakusa (Tokyo)
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Mike at the tower at Asakusa (Tokyo)
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