Net Castle
Today’s photograph is of the net castle in Hakone Open-Air Museum mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry.
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Hakone Open-Air Museum
On part of the Hakone Loop is the Hakone Open-Air Museum, a very cool attraction that has something for everyone. In the background of this picture you can see a building with the words “ネットのお城” on the side. In English this means “Net Castle.” Inside there are loads of nets, in something like an inverted castle formation, that kids climb, swing, and otherwise play on. I’ll show you a picture from the inside in tomorrow’s blog entry.
Last glimpse of Seattle
Tomorrow we will return to things Japanese. I still have another half dozen or so decent pictures of Seattle that I may resurrect at some point in the future, but for now we’ll give Seattle a rest.
Today’s photograph is of the Space Needle as reflected in the Experience Music Project exterior. The blue building on the right is the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame.
Venus Space Needle
From across the street of the Gates Foundation parking garage you can see this view. Included is a artsy wall of sorts (on the right), Experience Music Project (lower left), the Space Needle (of course), and if you look really closely (it’s easier to see if you click on the image) you can even see the planet Venus in the sky. Of course, Venus isn’t there every evening. I got lucky.
IF VI WAS IX: Roots and Branches
The center point of the interior of the Experience Music Project is the mostly guitar sculpture, “IF VI WAS IX: Roots and Branches.” More than 500 instruments are included in the tornado-shaped work by Trimpin. Through the use of robotics and computers this sculpture actually plays music.
Experience Music Project
The Experience Music Project, next to the Space Needle, is very cool on the inside and the outside.