Today's Mt.Fuji

View from Tokyo.

Kanazawa Castle

This castle is located next to Kenrokuen.

Neagari matsu (The rood rose pine tree)

The small pine tree was planted on the high embankment about 200 years ago.

The ground around the root of the tree had been removed and gradually the root rose like this. 

Kenroken

This park is called "Kenrokuen" in Kanazawa city.
One of three great gardens of Japan and developed about 300 years ago by the clan, called Maeda in Edo era.
These pinetrees are suspended with the braided straw ropes for the heavy snow in winter season.

Kanazawa station

The gate to the Kanazawa station.

This gate is made with all wooden logs.

Architect of this gate is the same person as the national stadium.

Map is here.

Thanks to the bullet train, it will take 2 hours or so to come and visit Kanazawa from Tokyo.

Day flower

a sea turtle

My daughter found it !

Sakura in IZU

Sakura

is coming.

Hina matsuri

Doll's day.