Ikegami Baien (Tokyo, Japan – March 2010)

This place is known for its plum blossoms, but these are some kind of heather. Maybe erica canaliculata?

The pagoda in the background is from Ikegami Honmon-ji (池上本門寺).

Posted on March 8th, 2023 under Japan. Tags: flower lovers guide to tokyo, flowers, pagoda. Comments Off on Heather @ Ikegami Baien (池上梅園)

神田川

Today’s photo was taken nearly eight years ago. Let the blooming begin.

Posted on March 10th, 2018 under Japan. Tags: cherry blossoms, flower lovers guide to tokyo, kandagawa, night photography, sakura, Tokyo, 桜. Comments Off on Kandagawa sakura evening

Ikegami plum blossoms

Posted on March 5th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: flower lovers guide to tokyo, flowers, ume. Comments Off on 7 years ago today…

Tokyo, Japan

Today’s photo is my random, desktop image of the day and seems appropriate given that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. I took this when I was with my sweetheart in Shinjuku nearly seven years ago. I believe we were on one of the walks in this book.

Posted on February 13th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: flower lovers guide to tokyo, flowers, valentine's day. Comments Off on 東長谷寺 flowers

Portion of the Heart Sutra on a bib at Takahata Fudoson Kongo-ji Temple

Nearly seven years ago I promised to discuss “adventures around the City of Hino”. Those memories have since faded, and the details are all but gone.

This photo is my random, desktop image of the day, though, and it’s from that day. Doing a bit of internet research reveled that it is one of the 88 spots along the trail in Hino (山内八十八ヶ所めぐり). The 88 spots are supposed to mirror those on the Shikoku pilgrimage (四国遍路).

If you are living in Tokyo for an extended period of time, this place may be a good excursion if you want a bit of a walk. I don’t recall it being at all strenuous. Here is a map of the mountain walk next to the temple:

山内八十八ヶ所クイズめぐり — 高幡不動尊金剛寺 — map

Posted on December 27th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, flower lovers guide to tokyo, hiking, hino. Comments Off on 高幡不動尊の山内八十八ヶ所めぐり