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  • Mayu Kanzaki, the first female gunnery officer of Japan's MSDF, in front of the compass on the outdoors space of the bridge on the Yamagiri ship. <br />
Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Mayu Kanzaki (left), the first female gunnery officer of Japan's MSDF, together with an other officer inside the Yamagiri ship. <br />
Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here by the compass located in the outdoors space of the bridge.
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  • The Yamagiri destroyer ship of the Japanese MSDF.<br />
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Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Captain Miho Ootani and other officers on the Yamagiri ship.<br />
Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Officer on the Yamagiri ship.<br />
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Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. While performing her duties, she has to spend most of her time on the bridge together with other officers and crew members.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. While performing her duties, she has to spend most of her time on the bridge together with other officers and crew members.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. While performing her duties, she has to spend most of her time on the bridge together with other officers and crew members.
    019_M.OOTANI_MSDF-JAPAN-8291
  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. While performing her duties, she always checkes what is ahead with her binoculars. Here in the outdoors space of the bridge.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here by the compass located in the outdoors space of the bridge.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here siting on her official post, the captain's chair inside the bridge of the ship.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here siting on her official post, the captain's chair inside the bridge of the ship.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here siting on her official post, the captain's chair inside the bridge of the ship.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
    001_M.OOTANI_MSDF-JAPAN-5798
  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Officers on the Yamagiri ship. <br />
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Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Officers inside the Yamagiri ship. <br />
Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Greeting visitors on their way out of the ship, together with other officers.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. While performing her duties, she always checkes what is ahead with her binoculars. Here in the outdoors space of the bridge.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here by the compass located in the outdoors space of the bridge.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here by the compass located in the outdoors space of the bridge.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Navigation table inside the bridge of the Yamagiri ship. <br />
Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Navigation table inside the bridge of the Yamagiri ship.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Here siting on her official post, the captain's chair inside the bridge of the ship.
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  • Miho Ootani, the first woman destroyer captain of Japan's Marine Self Defence Forces (MSDF), on board the Yamagiri in Yokosuka army base near Tokyo. Photos inside the ship, shot during the interview.
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  • Restaurant as seen from outside at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Japan Rail, on the way to Yokohama. Tokyo 5 March 2005
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  • Restaurant as seen from outside at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Man siting outside a restaurant to make a call at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • People having fun in Aizu restaurant at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Restaurant as seen from outside at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
    NONBEI_STREET_7144.jpg
  • Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Client entering a bar on Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Restaurant as seen from outside at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
    NONBEI_STREET_7216.jpg
  • Restaurant as seen from outside at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Toshiko Yoshizawa (87) has a little restaurant called "Aizu" on Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • Torifuku restaurant at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
    NONBEI_STREET_7166.jpg
  • Man on the phone at Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
    NONBEI_STREET_7155.jpg
  • People entering Nonbei street in search for a restaurant. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
    NONBEI_STREET_7239.jpg
  • Restaurant on Nonbei street. Nonbei street in Shibuya is a narrow street with little restaurants and bars, each one with a special character. Tokyo 16 September 2008, Japan
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  • A water pont in a garden of an onsen (hot spring) in Atami city, Japan
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  • Pufferfish or as it is called in Japanese "Fugu" is also soled in Tsukiji market. Fugu that is very popular to Japanese people, is lethally poisonous so the restaurants that serve it in Japan need to posses a special license. Tsukiji fish market  is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors.
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  • Fredrik Ljungberg in front of a Japanese calligraphy painting in one of the rooms of the S-PULSE footbal team's club building
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Basic incredients for producing traditional medicine, displayed in "Kanaoka residence" in Toyama city.  Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama's medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base. .Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama?s medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Basic material for producing traditional medicine, displayed in "Kanaoka residence" in Toyama city. From left to right: 1. ?? pronounced as "denshichi" is a kind of ginnseng, 2. ?? pronounced as " borei" is a kind of oyster, 3. ?? pronounced as "yuutan" is black bear's bile and it is a very precious ingredient in Chinese medicine. Currently in Japan it is illegal to hunt bears for their bile or to sell bear's bile, unless under a special license. The ingredient that has replaced it in traditional medicine, is produced synthetically in laboratories of traditional medicine pharmaceutical companies. In China it is still possible to get real bear's bile and animal's rights organizations protest against the cruel ways with which the bile is extracted from living bears through years of keeping them in captivity in bile farms.  Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama's medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure.Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE .In the lab of "Kokando" traditional medicine company. The final product of the company is based in bear's bile. Kokando, one of the oldest medicine companies in Toyama, was founded in 1876.  The bile is now produced in the company's lab as currently in Japan it is illegal to hunt bears for their bile or to sell bear's bile, unless under a special license. The black bears from which the bile was originaly extracted are protected species. In China it is still possible to get real bear's bile and animal's rights organizations protest against the cruel ways with which the bile is extracted from living bears through years of keeping them in captivity in bile farms. .Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base. Toyama, Japan. 21 Dec 2007
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Display of the making of medicine in "Kanaoka residence" in Toyama city..Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama?s medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Old style medicine shop display inside "Kanaoka residence" in Toyama city.  .Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama's medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINETraditional medicne-box displayed at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city.  Medicines manufactured in Toyama spread by medicine peddlers who were called "Baiyaku-san". They traveled all over Japan bringing medicine boxes to their clients, employing a unique business style known as "Senyo-kori" (Use first, and pay later service), in which a box filled with medicines is placed at customer's home free of charge, and later the customer pays for actual consumption. Today, a lot of Baiyaku-san are still active in Japan.Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Workers or "Kokando" traditional medicine company, putting the plastic cover on the packaging of the medicine that is based on bear's bile (from gall bladder). Kokando, one of the oldest medicine companies in Toyama, was founded in 1876.  The bile is now produced in the company's lab as currently in Japan it is illegal to hunt bears for their bile or to sell bear's bile, unless under a special license. The black bears from which the bile was originaly extracted are protected species. In China it is still possible to get real bear's bile and animal's rights organizations protest against the cruel ways with which the bile is extracted from living bears through years of keeping them in captivity in bile farms. .Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base. Toyama, Japan. 21 Dec 2007
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Display showing the clothes that traditional medicine salesmen used to wear,  in the Medicine museum of the Toyama folk-craft village. Located in the west of Toyama City and at the foot of Kureha Hills, this village is a small theme park of Toyama's history and culture. .Medicines manufactured in Toyama were spread by medicine peddlers who were called "Baiyaku-san". They traveled all over Japan bringing medicine boxes to their clients, employing a unique business style known as "Senyo-kori" (Use first, and pay later service), in which a box filled with medicines is placed at customer's home free of charge, and later the customer pays for actual consumption. Today, a lot of Baiyaku-san are still active in Japan..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Basic materials for the production of traditional medicine, displayed in "Kanaoka residence", in Toyama city. From left to wright: 1. ??? Chinese medicine which's name is translated as "the knee of a mountain bull" and it is pronounced: "sen goshitsu". It's function is related to the flow of blood, 2. ??? pronounced: "yabu goshitsu", a Chinese medicine goshitsu as it comes from the bush plant, 3. ?? pronounced as "ninjin" is the Asian "ginseng", 4. ??? pronounced as "hamaboufuu" is the "Glehnia Littoralis" a species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine. Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama?s medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure.Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Old style medicine shop display inside "Kanaoka residence" in Toyama city.  .Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama's medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Front view of Kanaoka residence in Toyama city..Kanaoka Residence is a rare museum in Japan that preserves and exhibits a lot of materials of the 300-year history of Toyama's medicine business as well as a wide range of materials relating to Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Its main building retains the characteristic structure of a medicine shop from the early Meiji Era. Araya (family's guesthouse) is an all-cypress building that shows a traditional wooden structure..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.The final product of "Kokando" traditional medicine company, that is based in bear's bile, in the company's lab. Kokando, one of the oldest medicine companies in Toyama, was founded in 1876.  The bile is now produced in the company's lab as currently in Japan it is illegal to hunt bears for their bile or to sell bear's bile, unless under a special license. The black bears from which the bile was originaly extracted are protected species. In China it is still possible to get real bear's bile and animal's rights organizations protest against the cruel ways with which the bile is extracted from living bears through years of keeping them in captivity in bile farms. .Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base. Toyama, Japan. 21 Dec 2007
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINEWorkers or "Kokando" traditional medicine company as they are processing medicine that is based on bear's bile. It comes out as a paste which they shape and cut to plates that later will be cut to small pieces and packaged in boxes. Kokando, one of the oldest medicine companies in Toyama, was founded in 1876.  The bile is now produced in the company's lab as currently in Japan it is illegal to hunt bears for their bile or to sell bear's bile, unless under a special license. The black bears from which the bile was originaly extracted are protected species. In China it is still possible to get real bear's bile and animal's rights organizations protest against the cruel ways with which the bile is extracted from living bears through years of keeping them in captivity in bile farms. .Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base. Toyama, Japan. 21 Dec 2007
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Traditional medicne-box at the museum of Kokando traditional medicine company, one of the oldest medicine in Toyama, city founded in 1876.   Medicines manufactured in Toyama spread by medicine peddlers who were called "Baiyaku-san". They traveled all over Japan bringing medicine boxes to their clients, employing a unique business style known as "Senyo-kori" (Use first, and pay later service), in which a box filled with medicines is placed at customer's home free of charge, and later the customer pays for actual consumption. Today, a lot of Baiyaku-san are still active in Japan..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Old chest with drawers for the storage of medicine, in the restaurant of IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINETraditional medicne-boxes and their incredients at the museum of Kokando traditional medicine company, one of the oldest medicine in Toyama, city founded in 1876. Medicines manufactured in Toyama spread by medicine peddlers who were called "Baiyaku-san". They traveled all over Japan bringing medicine boxes to their clients, employing a unique business style known as "Senyo-kori" (Use first, and pay later service), in which a box filled with medicines is placed at customer's home free of charge, and later the customer pays for actual consumption. Today, a lot of Baiyaku-san are still active in Japan.Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Traditional medicine packages in IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Traditional medicine packages in IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINEView of Toyama city with Toyama mountain in the background. Toyama City is the gateway to the Northern Japan Alps, which is well-known for the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route and it attracts many winter-sport tourists. Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Fish shop in Toyama city..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Paper balloons realted to medicine and were used as a traditional way to entertain clients, displayed at the museum of Kokando traditional medicine company, one of the oldest medicine companies in Toyama, founded in 1876. .Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Traditional medicine packagings about 100 years old, displayed at the medicine museum of the Toyama folk-craft village. Located in the west of Toyama City and at the foot of Kureha Hills, this village is a small theme park of Toyama city's history and culture.Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINEDisplay showing the traditional medicine-box and it's incredients,  in the Medicine museum of the Toyama folk-craft village. Located in the west of Toyama City and at the foot of Kureha Hills, this village is a small theme park of Toyama?s history and culture.Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Display showing the way of making traditional medicine in the Medicine museum of the Toyama folk-craft village. Located in the west of Toyama City and at the foot of Kureha Hills, this village is a small theme park of Toyama?s history and culture..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Medicine meal at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Medicine meal at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Traditional medicine in IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on the front sign of the shop is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Traditional medicine packages in IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Demonstration of traditional way of making pills at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Demonstration of traditional way of making pills at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Front of IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city.Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on the sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINEToyama city castleToyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Tram in Toyama city..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximately the same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Demonstration of traditional way of making pills at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Budha holding a medicine pot at Gohyaku-rakan (500 acheivers of nirvana) in Toyama's Chokenji temple. .Chokeiji Temple is situated in Kureha Hills in the suburbs of Toyama City. 500 stone disciples of Buddha are placed side by side quietly on the eastern hillside of the temple. Some of them are standing, and others are sitting. It is said that none of them has the same expression. This area is noted for its cherry blossoms in spring and the colored leaves in fall, which attract many tourists every year..Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • Day laborers next to vending machines in Arin which are seling drinks for half the price compared to vending machines in other places in Japan. The usual price is 110 yen (0,90 euro), but these vending machines sell drinks for 50 yen. .The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Interior of IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN, a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. At the front right is a machine for cutting pills in a traditional way. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya and Osaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • TOYAMA MEDICINE.Demonstration of traditional way of making pills at IKEDAYA YASUBEI SHOTEN a traditional medicine shop in Toyama city. Ikedaya-Yasubei Shoten preserves the atmosphere of a time-honored herbal medicine shop. "Ecchu-hangontan" written on it's front sign is said to be a miracle medicine that reinvigorates one's body. In the shop, visitors can watch a demonstration of making pills by using the traditional hand-operated pill maker. On the 2nd floor of the shop is the restaurant YAKUTO where healthy dishes made with Chinese herbal medicines are served. http://www.hangontan.co.jp/Toyama prefecture is located near the center of Japan and is approximatelythe same distance from the three largest cities in Japan-Tokyo,Nagoya,andOsaka. Toyama's pharmaceutical tradition has a more than 300 years history. As it is located on the Japan sea, it is facing China and has been an importer of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge which it developed through the years. There are now approximately 100 manufactures and over 100 factories in Toyama in terms of pharmaceutical products and Toyama prefecture acquires a steady reputation as Japan's medicine manufacturing base.
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  • Matsue Castle (松江城 Matsue-jō) is a feudal castle in Matsue in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", it is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan – at least of the few remaining in their original wooden form, and not a modern reconstruction in concrete.<br />
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The construction of Matsue Castle began in 1607 and finished in 1611, under the local lord Horio Yoshiharu. In 1638, the fief and castle passed to the Matsudaira clan, a junior branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan.
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  • Matsue Castle (松江城 Matsue-jō) is a feudal castle in Matsue in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", it is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan – at least of the few remaining in their original wooden form, and not a modern reconstruction in concrete.<br />
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The construction of Matsue Castle began in 1607 and finished in 1611, under the local lord Horio Yoshiharu. In 1638, the fief and castle passed to the Matsudaira clan, a junior branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan.
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  • Cherry blossoms at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Tomikazu Maeno pentioner and ex day laborer in the room he rents at the Senior House Hidamari, in Airin. Before he became a day laborer, he used to be a Yuzen Kimono painter. He also has a history of having killed one person when he was young..The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
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  • Morning at Sanbiaku (triangle) square where homeless day laborers of Airin live or get together to socialize and warm-up around a fire. .The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
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  • Homeless man sleeping on the street in Airin..The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
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  • Matsue Castle (松江城 Matsue-jō) is a feudal castle in Matsue in Shimane prefecture, Japan. Nicknamed the "black castle" or "plover castle", it is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan – at least of the few remaining in their original wooden form, and not a modern reconstruction in concrete.<br />
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The construction of Matsue Castle began in 1607 and finished in 1611, under the local lord Horio Yoshiharu. In 1638, the fief and castle passed to the Matsudaira clan, a junior branch of the ruling Tokugawa clan.
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  • Pagoda at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Homeless day laborers staying during the day at Airin Labor Welfare Center in Airin. The old name of the area untill 1966, was Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses.
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  • In a market street of Airin, homeless day laborers alert over one of them who is unconsious. The guy eventualy recovered but it was said that three other homeless people died that night because of the cold weather..The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
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  • Day laborers queing at Airin Labor Welfare Center for jobs that are offered there..The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
    20_KAMAGASAKI_0813.jpg
  • Day laborers waiting from around 5 am under Airin Labor Welfare Center for contractors to pick them up for work. .The old name of the area now called Airin, was untill 1966 Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
    17_KAMAGASAKI_0662.jpg
  • Homeless people queing outside Airin Labor Welfare Center for tickets to night shelters in the area that is now called Airin. The old name of the area untill 1966, was Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses..
    11_KAMAGASAKI_0578.jpg
  • Homeless people queing outside Airin Labor Welfare Center for tickets to night shelters in the area that is now called Airin. The old name of the area untill 1966, was Kamagasaki and many people still call it like that. .Kamagasaki (????) is an old place name for a part of Nishinari-ku in Osaka, Japan. Airin-chiku (???????) became the region's official name in May, 1966.Sections of four different towns: Nishinari-ku Taishi (??????), Haginochaya (?????), Sanou (???), North Hanazono (????) and Tengachaya (?????) are collectively known as the Kamagasaki region..Kamagasaki as a place name existed until 1922. Kamagasaki is known as Japan's largest slum, and has the largest day laborer concentration in the entire country. 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius within this region. An accurate count of occupants has never been produced, even in the national census, due to the large population of day laborers who lack permanent addresses.
    06_KAMAGASAKI_0441.jpg
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