Some kind of photo shoot?
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Closeup of the little girl in traditional dress.
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The actual temple.
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The incense is supposed to help you if you breath it.
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One can only think "Big shoes to fill..."
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The usual purifying water.
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Hello Kitty is unbelievably popular over there.
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A giant daikon? No, it's Asahi Beer's logo!
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The Sumida River part of the tour. Bandai is everywhere!
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Interesting sights during the Sumida River tour.
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Interesting sights during the Sumida River tour.
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Massive locks used on the Sumida River.
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Interesting sights during the Sumida River tour.
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The Kachidoki (time of victory) Bridge seen in the You're Under Arrest! movie!
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View from Tokyo World Trade Center.
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Supposedly the Toshiba headquarters.
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Tokyo Tower is quite easy to spot.
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View from Tokyo World Trade Center.
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Shinjuku restaurant where you cook your own okonomiyaki.
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Buy this guy for only 220,000 yen (roughly $1800) at Mandarake!
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This "potato apple pie." dessert smelled good even when we're full.
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Mitaka Station, where real anime fans want to go.
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Because that's where you can ride the Ghibli Bus.
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They'll cram people in mercilessly on that bus, though.
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The bus stop.
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Inside the bus, which doesn't hold many seats.
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Our first view of the Studio Ghibli museum!
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The entrance, where we couldn't get in (sold out!)
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Ostensibly, the ticket booth, but it's only for looks.
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And for tourists to get their photos taken with Totoro.
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The little porthole has susuwatari (dust bunnies) inside.
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Everything at the museum is done in that style.
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