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The Lotus Pond (蓮の池 or hasu no ike) in Ueno Park can be absolutely ugly (and smelly) for parts of the year, but in early July, when I took this photo, the lotus was at its peak. Benten Hall (弁天堂) can be seen in the middle of the Shinobazu Pond (不忍池).
It won’t be long before we, even those of us in the West, hear news reports about cherry blossom viewing in Ueno Park.
Today’s photo shows what can happen when a troop of 16th Century samurai heading out to battle get tangled up going downhill from their castle with 21st Century tourists heading uphill to check out the castle ruins.
I’m not a shopper myself, but a stroll through Ginza is pleasant enough without having to worry about obtaining the latest from Cartier or the other high-end retailers.
I don’t think I have ever seen these three kinds of flowers before, or since, the day I spotted them in Asakusa (Tokyo). Anyone know what they are called?
This Japanese garden next to Waseda University was lovely in the rain. This photo doesn’t quite capture everything. I took it during the first week of April, at the height of the cherry blossoms, but you only see a bit of them in the upper left corner. If you look closely you can see carp in the koi pond.
As promised yesterday, here is a taste of a bamboo grove not far from central Tokyo.