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Nagatoro area SAITAMA Chichibu area Ashigakubo area Kawagoe Agano area area Hanno area Iruma area Seibuen area Shakujii area Tachikawa Koganei Ikebukuro area area area TOKYO All Aboard Day Trips haneda airport from Tokyo by Train with a SEIBU Pass Unlimited train rides all day! SEIBU Book a Discount Pass 1 Day Pass VELTRA.COM Ikebukuro AREA JR SEIBU IKEBUKURO LINE TOKYO METRO 1 TOBU LINE Ikebukuro Station 池袋駅 JR Mejiro Station 目白駅 2 JR SEIBU SHINJUKU LINE TOKYO METRO Takadanobaba Station 高田馬場駅 Railway Pass Pick-up Point How to Get There 1 The Information Center can be found right by Just show your VELTRA voucher at the SEIBU Tourist Information Center inside Ikebukuro Station to the East Exit of Ikebukuro Station get your pass. Then hop on the train and start your adventure! Business Hours Book a Discount Pass VELTRA.COM VELTRA vouchers can be exchanged for passes from 08:00 - 15:00 Philatelic Museum How to Get There 2 10-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station, All Year Round Seibu Shinjuku Line Calling all stamp lovers, the Philatelic Museum is a must-see! With three floors and a collection of over Business Hours 350,000 stamps, there's a lot to see and explore. The first floor consists of stamp displays arranged Tue to Sun 10:30-17:00, Closed: Mon according to theme, including a large map of Japan decorated with blown-up stamps. The second floor is a library dedicated to stamps and postage while the 3rd floor is for special exhibits, lectures and Entrance Fee workshops. Adults: JPY 200, Children: JPY 100 Shakujii AREA 4 SEIBU IKEBUKURO LINE SEIBU TOSHIMA LINE Shakujii-Kōen Station Toshimaen Station 石神井公園駅 豊島園駅 3 5 SEIBU IKEBUKURO LINE Nakamurabashi Station 中村橋駅 Shakujii Park How to Get There 3 7-minute walk from the south exit of Best in Spring Shakujii-kōen Station, Seibu Ikebukuro Line Once the ground where Shakujii Castle stood, Shakujii Park is both a Business Hours historical site and a green paradise. With around 50 hectares of green Open all year round grass and rich foliage, the park is ideal for a leisurely stroll. Visitors in spring will enjoy the fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms. The park also Entrance Fee boasts two ponds where guests can go on a relaxing boat ride. Free Toshimaen How to Get There 4 1-minute walk from Toshimaen Station, Seibu All Year Round Toshima Line With over 30 attractions, Toshimaen offers thrill and excitement for the whole family. Guests can also experience riding roller coasters that run Business Hours past cherry blossoms in spring while a water park with six different Thur to Mon 10:00-17:00, Closed: Tue & Wed pools and maze-like slides opens in summer. Winter turns the park Entrance Fee into a stunning sight as it sparkles with winter illuminations. Entrance Fee Only Adults: JPY 1,000, Children: JPY 500 Entrance Fee + 1-Day All Attractions Pass Adults: JPY 4,200, Children: JPY 3,200 Nerima Art Museum How to Get There 5 2-minute walk from Nakamurabashi Station, All Year Round Seibu Ikebukuro Line Enjoy a splendid collection of modern and contemporary art by local artists. The museum holds special Business Hours exhibits 4-5 times a year, with emphasis on showcasing the works of local artists from a fresh Tue to Sun 10:00-17:30, Closed: Mon perspective and with a novel approach. Don't miss the exciting art scene of Japan. Head to Nerima Art Museum to learn more. Entrance Fee Price varies according to exhibition Hikawa Shrine 7 9 Kawagoe AREA 6 8 TOBU TOJO LINE SEIBU SHUNJUKU LINE Kawagoe-shi Station 川越市駅 Hon-Kawagoe Station 本川越駅 JR Kawagoe Station 川越駅 Toki no Kane (Bell of Time) How to Get There 6 5-minute bus (Kawagoe Bus #1, 2, 3 or 4) ride All Year Round from Hon-kawagoe Station, Seibu Shinjuku Line This three-story wooden belfry, which has survived fire a number of 12-minute walk from Hon-kawagoe Station times, is one of the iconic landmarks of the city of Kawagoe. The bell Business Hours tower stands among charming warehouse-style buildings with clay Open all year round walls, furnished with the artistic stylings of Edo architecture. The bell can be heard four times a day (6:00, 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00), its sound said to be among the sweetest you'll hear in Japan. Kashiya Yokocho (Candy Lane) How to Get There 7 7-minute bus (Kawagoe Bus #1, 2, 3 or 4) ride All Year Round from Hon-kawagoe Station Indulge in nostalgic flavors as you stroll along the shops of Candy Alley. 14-minute walk from Hon-kawagoe Station Specializing in traditional sweets and snacks, each shop has Business Hours developed its own unique way of producing local favorites. Among the 10:00-17:00 Days vary according to store treats are rice crackers, hand-rolled candy, sugar-coated cookies and sweet dumplings. If you like nibbling on treats while walking, this is the place to go. Kawagoe Matsuri How to Get There 8 Festival area is near Hon-kawagoe Station Best in Fall Business Hours Held on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October, this dynamic festival 3rd Sat and Sun of Oct features two-story floats painted with red and black lacquer and Festivities start from noon garnished with gold leaf. At the very top of the float is a doll that embodies the float's central theme. These floats are paraded around Kurazukuri Street with plenty of cheer, dance and song. Join the festivities and make merry the traditional Japanese way. Honmaru Goten How to Get There 9 15-minute bus (Kawagoe Bus #1, 2, 4, 6 or 9) ride All Year Round from Hon-kawagoe Station The oldest building in Kawagoe, Honmaru Goten is the only remaining Business Hours structure of what once was Kawagoe Castle. It dates back to 1848 and Tue to Sun 09:00-16:30 during the Edo Period, it was used as the waiting room for visiting Photo: Ocdp Closed: Mon (Tue if Mon is a national holiday), 4th [CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikipedia Commons] lords. Today, Honmaru Goten is open to the public. Its tatami rooms, Fri of every month, Dec 9 to Jan 3 garden and replicas of feudal lords invite people to experience what life during the Edo Period was like. Entrance Fee JPY 100 SEIBU HAIJIMA LINE Musashi-Sunagawa Station 武蔵砂川駅 Tachikawa AREA 10 Showa Kinen Park How to Get There 10 17-minute walk from Musashi-Sunagawa Station All Year Round A vast park that will take a whole day to fully explore. Showa Kinen Business Hours Park is a popular sightseeing spot for flowers of every season including [Mar 1 to Oct 31] 09:30-17:00 cherry blossoms, tulips and poppies. In fall, the park also comes alive [Nov 1 to Feb 28] 09:30-16:30 [*Sat, Sun and national holidays (Apr 1 to Sep 30)] with hues of red and orange as autumn foliage marks the season. 09:30-18:00 Massive in size, the park includes cycling trails, a dog run, a bird sanctuary, and a barbecue garden among other attractions. Entrance Fee Adults: JPY 410, Seniors: JPY 210, Elem and Junior High Students: JPY 80, Preschool age and below: Free SEIBU SHINJUKU LINE Hanakoganei Station 花小金井駅 11 Edo-Tokyo Open Koganei Air Architectural AREA Museum All Year Round Travel through time as you explore the different historic buildings of Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Divided into three zones, the museum's collection includes preserved, relocated and recreated buildings from different periods and styles. See houses of middle-class families as well as influential individuals, taverns and pre-war shops, public bathhouses and more. How to Get There 5-minute bus ride from Hanakoganei Station, Seibu Shinjuku Line Business Hours [Apr to Sept] Tue to Sun 09:30-17:30 [Oct to Mar] Tue to Sun 09:30-16:30 Closed: Mon, New Year's Day Entrance Fee 11 Adults: JPY 400, Senior: JPY 200, College Students: JPY 320, High school and junior high school students（outside of Tokyo): JPY 200, Junior high school students (in Tokyo) and below: Free SEIBU SHINJUKU LINE 15 Kōkūkōen Station 航空公園駅 Seibuen AREA SEIBU IKEBUKURO LINE SEIBU SHINJUKU LINE Tokorozawa Station 所沢駅 14 SEIBU SAYAMA LINE SEIBU YAMAGUCHI LINE SEIBUEN LINE Seibu-Kyūjō-Mae Station SEIBU YAMAGUCHI LINE Seibuen Station 西武球場前駅 Yūenchi-Nishi Station 13 西武園駅 遊園地西駅 12 SEIBU YAMAGUCHI LINE/ SEIBU TAMAKO LINE Seibu-Yūenchi Station 西武遊園地駅 SEIBU SHINJUKU LINE Higashi-Murayama Station 東村山駅 Kitayama Park How to Get There 12 13-minute walk from Higashimurayama Station, Best in Spring Seibu Shinjuku Line A spacious park with fresh air, lush greenery and wooden boardwalks. Business Hours Kitayama Park is especially popular in June during the Higashimuraya- Open all year round ma Iris Festival. Guests can feast their eyes on 8,000 irises blooming in hues of purple, white and blue. Entrance is free and the park is open Entrance Fee all year round. Free Seibuen Amusement Park How to Get There 13 5-minute walk from Seibu-Yūenchi Station Best in Summer and Winter Business Hours Fun for the whole family awaits at Seibuen Amusement Park! With 20 Fri to Tue 11:00-18:00 rides to enjoy and attractions with popular characters such Hello Kitty Water Park: 09:00-17:00 and Masked Rider, children will have a blast. The amusement park Pool: 09:00-21:00 also hosts a cherry blossom festival in spring.
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    To Matō Kassemba Ienaka Tōbu-kanasaki Niregi Momiyama Kita-kanuma Itaga Shimo-goshiro Myōjin Imaichi Nikkō Line To Aizu-Wakamatsu To Sendai To Fukushima Jōban Line To Haranomachi Watarase Keikoku Railway Nikkō Ban-etsu-East Line Shin-kanuma Niigata Area Akagi Tanuma Tada Tōbu Nikkō Line Minami- Tōbu-nikkō Iwaki / Network Map To Chuo-Maebashi ※3 To Kōriyama Kuzū Kami- Uchigō To Murakami ★ Yashū-ōtsuka Kuniya Omochanomachi Nishikawada Esojima utsunomiya Tōhoku Line Tōbu Sano Line TsurutaKanumaFubasami Shin-fujiwara Jomo Electric Railway Yoshimizu Shin-tochigi Shimo- imaichi Shin-takatokuKosagoeTobu WorldKinugawa-onsen SquareKinugawa-kōen Yumoto ■Areas where Suica /PASMO can be used Yashū-hirakawa Mibu Tōbu Utsunomiya Line Yasuzuka Kuroiso Shibata Tōhoku Tōhoku Shinkansen imaichi Line Aizu Kinugawa Aioi Nishi-Kiryu Horigome Utsunomiya Line Shimotsuke-Ōsawa Tōbu Kinugawa Line Izumi Daiyamukō Ōkuwa Railway Yagantetsudo To Naoetsu To Niigata Omata YamamaeAshikagaAshikaga TomitaFlower Park Tōbu-utsunomiya Ueda Yaita Nozaki Nasushiobara Nishi-Shibata Nakaura Echigo TOKImeki Railway Ishibashi Suzumenomiya Nakoso Kunisada Iwajuku Shin-kiryū Kiryū Ryōmō Line Sano Iwafune Ōhirashita Tochigi Omoigawa To Naganoharakusatsuguchi ShikishimaTsukudaIwamotoNumataGokan KamimokuMinakami Shin-ōhirashita Jichi Medical Okamoto Hōshakuji Karasuyama Ujiie Utsunomiya Kamasusaka Kataoka Nishi-Nasuno Ōtsukō Sasaki To Echigo-Yuzawa Azami Sanoshi To Motegi Utsunomiya Line Line Uetsu LineTsukioka Jōmō-Kōgen ★ Shizuwa University Isohara Shibukawa Jōetsu Line Yabuzuka
  • Rites of Blind Biwa Players

    Rites of Blind Biwa Players

    ASIA 2017; 71(2): 567–583 Saida Khalmirzaeva* Rites of Blind Biwa Players DOI 10.1515/asia-2017-0034 Abstract: Not much is known about the past activities of blind biwa players from Kyushu. During the twentieth century a number of researchers and folklorists, such as Tanabe Hisao, Kimura Yūshō,KimuraRirō,Nomura(Ga) Machiko, Narita Mamoru, Hyōdō Hiromi and Hugh de Ferranti, collected data on blind biwa players in various regions of Kyushu, made recordings of their performances and conducted detailed research on the history and nature of their tradition. However, despite these efforts to document and publicize the tradition of blind biwa players and its representatives and their repertory, it ended around the end of the twentieth century. The most extensively docu- mented individual was Yamashika Yoshiyuki 山鹿良之 (1901–1996), one of the last representatives of the tradition of blind biwa players, who was known among researchers and folklorists for his skill in performing and an abundant repertory that included rites and a great many tales. Yamashika was born in 1901 in a farmer family in Ōhara of Tamana District, the present-day Kobaru of Nankan, Kumamoto Prefecture. Yamashika lost the sight in his left eye at the age of four. At the age of twenty-two Yamashika apprenticed with a biwa player named Ezaki Shotarō 江崎初太郎 from Amakusa. From his teacher Yamashika learned such tales as Miyako Gassen Chikushi Kudari 都合戦筑紫 下り, Kikuchi Kuzure 菊池くづれ, Kugami Gassen くがみ合戦, Owari Sōdō 尾張 騒動, Sumidagawa 隅田川 and Mochi Gassen 餅合戦. After three years Yamashika returned home. He was not capable of doing much farm work because his eyesight had deteriorated further by then.