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Tokyo Daytripper: The Minimalist-Face Tower In Ibaraki

Posted on March 6, 2019 by tokyofox

What exactly could this tower be? Japan’s largest lion-dog statue wasn’t the only thing I visited on my day-trip to Ibaraki prefecture back in December last year. It would be pretty sad to travel that far just to photograph one … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Kairakuen (Ibaraki Prefecture)

Posted on March 12, 2017 by tokyofox

  As one of the three main gardens in Japan, a visit to Kairakuen had to be done but with no time to go after the Mito Hollyhock football match had concluded, there was no real choice but to view them mid-morning … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Plum Blossom Viewing In Kairakuen

Posted on March 6, 2006 by tokyofox

Of Japan’s three most celebrated landscape gardens, Kairakuen in Mito are the closest ones and they are located about two hours north of Tokyo. The other two are Kenroku-en in Kanazawa prefecture and Korakuen in Okayama prefecture. These ones in … Continue reading →

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