2017年4月29日土曜日

Tokyo beautiful@ -Fun, Amazing : Beautiful Wisteria! Kameido Tenjin shrine at Kamei...

Tokyo beautiful@ -Fun, Amazing : Beautiful Wisteria! Kameido Tenjin shrine at Kamei...: Kameido Tenjin  is known for Wisteria and Ukiyo-e  painting. The stairs is the bridge. (left)/ From on the bridge, there is gate of shrin...

Beautiful Wisteria! Kameido Tenjin shrine at Kameido

Kameido Tenjin is known for Wisteria and Ukiyo-e painting.
The stairs is the bridge. (left)/
From on the bridge, there is gate of shrine(right) KH
There is bridges painted in red, and pond.

This season, they opened some stalls in this shrine. You can eat them. Must be tasty!


In shrine, there is two bridge.
It's Japanese style one.

Their shade reflect on the water.


This is first bridge. Above picture, I took a picture from the top of bidge.

It's funny why people made these shape of bridge. This kind of bridge is normal type in Japanese old period.

But red color match round shape, isn't it!?




This picture was taken from top of the bridge.

 Wind carries the smell of wisteria!

Looking down wisteria from those tree!

Not all of them are blooming, but there are so many kind of wisteria, so you can enjoy difference of color.


Since they are holding Wisteria festival,
there are some birds in there.

A falconer came there with his birds!


The left one is smallest.

Middle one is owl, right one too, but right one is a baby.

So his feather of head is fostale!

Very cuuutoooo!!




Don't forget about wisteria!

Amazingly beautiful!! like heaven!!

I like this flower since I was kid, but my mother cut them. I was sad. Above picture was taken at middle owl's place.



On the pond, there is bridge.

In this shrine, there are some path.

Buy snack, and walk around there with being surrounded by flowers.







In the pond, I saw a heron. This are is near ocean and river.

SO he came from there. This one is wild.

Japanese name of it is Ao Sagi,

Sagi means heron, Ao means blue.

It's like painting,





Before going to main place of this shrine,

the second bridge is in front of it.


Forefront of bridge,  you can see a lantern made by stone.

This shape of lantern is called Kotoji Tourou,

Tourou is lantern,

Kotoji is the tool which is used when people play Koto, old instrument.


















 Here comes a main place! This shrine worship Michizane Sugawara who died in 903.

He was famous for the god of study. Wash your hands before pray!
The left statue is a turtle, but god turtle!

From his mouth, water come out into the well!

The right one is that I saw in the pond.



If you afford money, around the shrine, there are some Japanese style restaurant.

I guess it's expensive.

On the way to go here, many cheap restaurant are there.



 The season of wisteria blooming is coming now!!

Don't forget to go!!!





2017年4月17日月曜日

Tokyo beautiful@ -Fun, Amazing : Hotel chinzanso beautiful garden and foods

Tokyo beautiful@ -Fun, Amazing : Hotel chinzanso beautiful garden and foods: Hotel Chinzanso is one of the famous hotel in Tokyo. It's known for Japanese style garden and luxurious restaurant. If you don't ...

Hotel chinzanso beautiful garden and foods

Hotel Chinzanso is one of the famous hotel in Tokyo. It's known for Japanese style garden and luxurious restaurant.

If you don't have much money, it's ok. You can take a walk their garden.
Back entrance of hotel
This hotel was belonged by Japanese administrator in 1878. In the garden, there are restaurant, pond, bridge, tower of temple,  stone statue. Path are throughout the garden.
 

Handrail were made by bamboo! They match with mood.

In bush, there are some stone statue drafted by famous painter, Jakutyu Ito.

Statue's face are funny and cute! Jakutyu was Edo era's painter.

If you interested in, check this link.






The left two were Jakutyu's drafted, the right one is God of Fortune!
The reataurant!




As I wrote, there are some restaurant which can eat Japanese food with looking at the garden.

How nice!

If I afford money, I want to eat there. Maybe until die, I want to do!

The right one is restaurant where is close to back entrance.

The roof is Warabuki style. Wara means glass.

It looks like the house in the old paint!

I like bamboo's fence too. And want to see at night. The light will be turned on, so gone be more beautiful.


Alongside the path, you can see a big tree which have lived for over 500 years old!

He ,I don't know the sex of tree, seemed to be male?, could have survived fire, war. And saw the generations of people.


The left one is 500 years old tree. He is now worshiped like god.

A white string ties tree, that one is signal of god.

Left one is rare cherry blossoms!

She looks like young lady, doesn't she!?






After passing trees, there is a pond and waterfall and red bridge.



This pond comes from waterfall that I show after.

I couldn't have taken a picture, but there are fish, Koi.




Sometimes, Japanese style bridge are colored in red.

In the fresh green of April, it's impressive.

Under the bridge, there is stream.

Can't believe here is in central Tokyo.








Above waterfall supply water to the pond.

Behind the waterfall, there is a tunnel, ans we can see  waterfall behind water!

  Gojou no Taki is the name of this waterfall.

Taki means waterfall. Gojou means the length scale of Japanese old type.

 "no" means just "of".

Haha! Time to learn Japanese!

The left side of waterfall, there is a hill.

On the hill, there is a tower of temple.




This tower was moved from the other area.

But originally, it was built about over 1000 years ago.

Off course, it have been repaired.

Takamura Ono who lived about 1000 years ago related this tower.

One of his relative was famous for beauty.

Komach Ono was the one who she was known for her beautiful face, talent of poet, and life with love.

Takamura Ono was also famouse.

He was known for his handwriting.


Behind this tower, there is a well.




 Tower and well are on the top of the hill.

When you go down stairs, you go back to the back entrance.

The hotel man who stood next to gate gave me a map. It helped me a lot.



Go back from hill!
I should come back here in autumn!!!

Definitely!!!


Leaves will be turned to red, yellow, soooo beautiful!


And have to bring some money to have lunch!

I should check the price.

I glanced at the menu, it showed 1000 yen!

Maybe I could enjoy!!









2017年4月16日日曜日

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Tokyo Cathedral is catholic church. The inside of its is amazing. If someone is interested in architect, definitely should go.


This curch was made by Kenzo Tange, who was famous in the world.
The shape of outside of this church doesn't looks like church.
It's like, the bird try to fly in the sky.

 I still can't believe how he hit this idea for church.
Like museum, the house of future building, but catholic church! This religion is same as well as Roman's one!
If you could look down it from sky, there is a cross!

We also can see this cross from inside .

Who could have thought the plan of this figure!

Shining cross shows to the sky, with screaming

that we are here, God.





As most of Japanese people like, I'm not a 
Christian, but it's worth going. Too much beautiful not to go!




Two stop from Tokyo sta, there is a Ochanomizu sta. Ochanomizu means water of Japanese tea.
(KH/Tokyo b)
Edo shougun came there to hunt, and he felt thirty. And wanted a tea. So it was named. 
This area is also  famous for  a lot of old things.  Yushimaseidou was the school of Edo government Kand shrine was one of the big shine of Tokyo.
Close to Ochanomizu sta, there is a big building named Sara city and Waterras.
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There are some restaurant, cafe, and companies in this building.

In front of building, there is a park. In spring, many kind of cherry blossoms bloom!

We can enjoy lunch on the bench around park.

Under the sky, surrounding tall buildings, we can feel wind of spring.

(KH/Tokyo b)




  

Trees of left photo are all cherry blossoms.

Behind those trees, there is a park.

Toilet is nearby there. 



(KH/Tokyo b)
  This right photo was taken from he far side of the park. 

The side of this stairs, small steam goes down to the bottom of stairs.

The red flower was Tubaki, you can see them in Japan.


This shape was Japanese style well.


Side of this building, I found small well!

Cutting edge style and old fashion fit in Waterras

Waterras, "Wa" is Japanese word which means "fit", "match". .


At the end of April, Waterras organize free Jazz concert fro three days!

From 28th Fr, April to 30th, they open food market, play for kids, small train for kids!

Just 2 minutes from Ochanomizu sta! Enjoy free Jazz concert and food!



2017年4月7日金曜日

The spring day in Asakusa

The spring day at Denpouin in Asakusa

Famous place, Asakusa. I went there yesterday to see japanese traditional garden which was made by Ensyu Kobori.
Kobori had lived in beginning of Edo period. He worked for Tokugawa Shougun.
The garden I went is opened for people once a year. The name is Denpouin.
Untill 9th May, you can see the garden and small exhibition there.




waterwheel cafe the days in countryside of Tokyo nearby TAMA river

waterwheel cafe the days in countryside of Tokyo nearby TAMA river

 Last saturday, I went to cafe nearby TAMA river.
The first photo is the fields in front of cafe.
it's already changed autumn faces.
 This area has beautiful stream where there are some fishes. Of course, they are famouse fishes, Koi.

 The cafe I and my friend went was used to be SOBA restaurant. But now, it gonna cafe.
So the waterwheel was used for making SOBA flour.

In the cafe, there comes nice wind with water sounds. I think I can sleep there.

Good, old, gentle atmosphere you can feel.

Foods are cooked for healthy.

there are many beautiful natural places in Tokyo.