Two creatures which are rather rare to spot in the U.S.A. but which can be found in nearly every body of water in Japan are koi (carp) and kame (turtle). This turtle was balancing precariously on a rock, perhaps posing to try and get in some pictures as the irises were stealing all of the glory on this day.

After getting our fill of Horikiri Shobuen (堀切菖蒲園), we walked across the way for some taiko drumming.

Crank it up and enjoy!

Posted on June 29th, 2010 under Japan • Tags: video. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed