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.

Sign of autumn

The sign of autumn.
A cricket on the road.
I run, it sings.

2015 Rugby World Cup

Congratulations on the victory of Japanese team for the match against South Africa team.
It is indeed the historic victory.
It's shame that no TV channels are broadcasting this histrical event in Japan.

The flower of Autumn

Another name is "Higan Bana", meaning "the flower of the other world".

Natural curtain

It is good to grow this kind of plants to avoid strong sun ray.
This surely could reduce co2.

Old town

Ouchi-jyuku.

Ouchi-jyuku (old town)

These houses were built about 400 years ago in EDO era.
Old houses and nice atomospher are attracting many travellers every year.
You should eat Japanese soba noodle there with a Japanese leek in stead of chopsticks.

A watermill and hydrangeas

The hydrangea is the flower  of June.
It's rainy season now, good for the flowers.

At Fuchu Kyodo no Mori.

The top of Mt.Mitake

Take Chichibu line to Mitsumine Station.
Getj off there,
Start treckking toward the top of Mt.Mitake.
The route of clibming down is the way to OOtaki Onsen (hot spring).
Bathing in the hot spring there, take the bus to Mitsumine station.

Garden in the big city

Shin-jyuku-gyoen.
Good to be here.

Horse Tail

A hint of spring.

Sakura trees.

My favorite flowers.

Plum trees

March is the season for these flowers of the plum trees.
Perfume is the similar to rose fragrance.

Wintersweet

It is something good to find unexpected perfume in winter.
Besides, the color of this flowers will encourage you to go outside in cold winter .