Kawasaki, Japan, July, 1961: TV variety show host and syndicated columnist Ed Sullivan is filmed posing with one of the women who pulls weeds from the greens at Kawasaki Kokusai Country Club. The footage was to be used as part of a feature on Japanese female caddies and course workers, to be aired on Sullivan's show.
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Ed Sullivan with Female Caddies - July 1961
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NYC vs Tokyo / Yokohama part 3
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So, maybe the NYC Transit Authority is right to ask for more money: you get what you pay for. Japanese pay out their a#$&s for the trains here but you know what? compared to NY, I have to admit, Japanese trains are FAR superior…service-wise, that is. It’s almost like the same thing the Japanese did with the automobile and why they dominate the market in the US.
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Kanamara Steel Phallus Matsuri
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The Kanamara Festival is held near Kawasaki Daishi Station on the first Sunday of April. The small procession of mikoshi (portable shrine) starts off at Kaneyama Shrine (aka Wakamiya Hachimangu) and beats its baudy path through the smaller streets of the neighborhood.
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2008 Kawasaki Halloween Parade
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I didn't know they did a Halloween parade in Kawasaki... Click the title above for photos of the event.
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