Snow at the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden
There was a snowstorm in Tokyo a few days ago. I went to the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden to see how it looks in white.
sightseeing
Shiodome
Shiodome (汐留) is an area in Minato located next to Shinbashi and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Shiodome is one of Tokyo’s most modern areas. The best known feature of the neighbourhood is the Shiodome Sio-Site, a collection of skyscrapers containing mostly businesses, hotels, and restaurants.
Nishiarai Daishi (Soji-ji Temple)
Nishiarai Daishi (aka Soji-ji Temple) is a buddhist temple located in Nishiarai, in Adachi City. It is one of the Three Great Temples in the Kanto region and a large number of people visit the temple at New Year for hatsumode.
Tokyo Mosque
The Tokyo Camii & Turkish Culture Center is located near the Yoyogi-Uehara station, in Shibuya. It is Japan’s biggest mosque.
Tokyo walk: Asakusa / Oyokogawa Shinsui Park / Kinshicho / Kiba / Toyosu
After visiting Senso-ji, I went for a walk in the area of Tokyo east of the Sumida River.
Hatsumode at Senso-ji in Asakusa
New Year's Eve 2013 at the Tokyo Tower
On the evening of the last day of 2013, I went up again to the Tokyo Tower observatory to watch the sunset.
Autumn dusk at Hama-Rikyu Garden
Hamarikyu Garden is a public park in Chuo, Tokyo. It is located at the mouth of the Sumida River and surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden park on the site of a villa of the Shogun Tokugawa family from the 17th century.
Tokyo Sea Life Park aquarium
Tokyo Sea Life Park is an aquarium located in the Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa, Tokyo.