More pictures from the last couple of months. From the grounds of the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Ueno Park: Massive alligator in Ueno Zoo. Fortune telling machine at the Kiyomizu Kannon Temple. Tiny kind of liked it. Displays from the… Read more ›
I realized today that I have pictures going back to at least October that I haven’t posted. So this is the first of a number of posts full of pictures. I’m going backwards in time- sorry about that, but it… Read more ›
Yesterday was a holiday in Japan, and so Bruce had the day off. He planned an amazing trip to Kamakura, where we were able to see 5Â different shrines/temples. We took a train down to Ofuna, where we got on a… Read more ›
Yesterday we took my parents to the Tokyo Tower and to Zojo-ji, a Buddhist temple complex nearby. I love this area. This is the Unborn Children Garden, where parents can make offerings to Jizo, the guardian of unborn children (miscarried, stillborn,… Read more ›
The other day we went to the Special Exhibit at the Natural History Museum in Ueno. Here’s what we saw. And then Tiny tried to steal a Monet. She’s definitely my daughter, that one.
Yesterday we explored an area we hadn’t been to yet in Jiyugaoka in search of a temple that my friend posted about on Facebook. (I love FB for that reason.) We found it, and it was incredible. It’s on the… Read more ›
There are a million (ok, 75) pictures here, so let’s just jump in. The monorail. The entry way to Disney Sea. The line area of Toy Story Mania (aka, Shooting Targets, aka, the girls’ favorite ride.) in the American Waterfront… Read more ›
One of the fun things about our Disney trip this time is that we saw a bunch of costumed characters that I’ve never seen at CA Disney. When we went last time, we barely saw any costumed characters, but that… Read more ›
I told you it got it’s own post. I adore Tokyo Disneyland, I find it utterly magical, and I think a lot of the reason is the ubiquitousness of Cinderella’s castle. I’m fairly certain you can see at least part… Read more ›
One of the decorations at Tokyo Disney was these adorable character Easter eggs. More posts to come soon.
