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Yesterday we drove deep into the mountains to visit a 500 year old village that has been maintained and continues to be lived in. It is a National Heritage World Protected Site and worth visiting.
This is the first of a four part series.
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A train arrives at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station on the Toei-Oedo Line. "Toei" means operation by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. "Oedo" means "Great Tokyo"("O" is great, and "edo" is former name of Tokyo.) The Oedo Line is Tokyo's first linear motor metro line, which allows it to use smaller cars and smaller tunnels.
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A train which originates at Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station on the Toei-Oedo Line arrives. "Toei" means operation by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. "Oedo" means "Great Tokyo"("O" is great, and "edo" is former name of Tokyo.) The Oedo Line is Tokyo's first linear motor metro line, which allows it to use smaller cars and smaller tunnels.
Shirakawa Chochin Matsuri festival is held every two years. During the 350-year-old festival, people carry Mikoshi and lantern, and walk around the town in the evening for three days.
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