Sendai, Hiraizumi, and Matsushima
I had been invited to visit Sendai by Professor Yoshiaki Toba at Tohoku University. We were booked into the Aisaki Japanese Inn, a family owned ryokan...
Category: Past Times
Nagano
We visited some Japanese friends that Nicky had got to know when they were living in London. Situated some 178km (110 miles) northwest of Tokyo...
Parks and Temple grounds
[return to Tokyo page] Photos from a Park and/or Temple Grounds, probably in Tokyo: Possibly Temple Grounds in Kyoto or Nagano: [return to Tokyo page]
Tokyo
In Tokyo we were booked into the Tokyo Green Hotel at Awajicho which was within walking distance of the Japan Meteorological Agency which was at...
Japan 1991 – Epilogue
Strangely, there is much I can’t remember about this trip to Japan. It was nearly 30 years ago, but I remember much more from some...
Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park
The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine commemorating the Emperor Meiji, who died in 1912. It is set in an evergreen forest of trees donated...
Streets and Trees in Tokyo
Tokyo Streets: Tokyo is a huge city and yet, walking around in the fairly central area where the Japanese Meteorological Agency is located, near The...
Sensoji Temple Dragon Dance
The Golden Dragon dance of Sensoji Temple takes place on the 18th March each year. It celebrates the day in 628 that Shokanzeon Bosatsu, the deity...