2 photos of Shinkansen bullet train 500 Series took at Fukuyama station were added under the reference #001-000349.
The 500 Series Shinkansen are the fastest, most powerful and most expensive trainsets yet to run on Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail network. Each train costs an estimated 5 billion of yens and only nine of them were built. They are normally used only on the premium Nozomi services.
Japan Expo, la plus grande manifestation consacrée a la culture japonaise en Europe aura prochainement lieules 3, 4, 5 et 6 juillet au parc d'expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte, pres de Paris.
Tori-no-Ichi fair is the most famous Tokyo's festival event in November on the day of the Tori (Rooster) in Chinese calendar, held at Temple of Tori (Juzaisan Chokoku-ji) in Asakusa, Tokyo or various shrines of Washi (Eagle) and many people come to there to pray for a health, good fortune and good business.
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Image added: Tori no Ichi Festival (#001-000127.024)
Image added: Tori no Ichi Festival (#001-000127.025)
Image added: Tori no Ichi Festival (#001-000127.026)
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Sugamo-Jizo shopping street for elderly people is also known as the "Grandmas' Harajuku" in reference to the young-people dedicated shopping streets of Harajuku. Located in the North of Tokyo in the district of Sugamo, the Jizo street shopping area is a very particular place in Tokyo: people gathering here are mostly old and middle-aged ; often enthusiast and energetic despite their age.
People coming there often visit the Kogan-ji Temple adjoining the shopping-street: the temple is mostly frequented by elederly for its "magical" statues - By washing the appropriate part of the statue of the "boddhisattva Kannon" is it possible to cure pains (Tokyo, JAPAN - 05/2008).
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