2019/03/31

Full Blossom!

I could put in three morning runs the past week.  And now cherry blossoms in Tokyo are in full blossom!

Last Wednesday, I had an early morning run to Zenpukuji Park.  Flowers were not quite yet fully bloomed on that day.

Flowers at the local elementary school. 


Could see the moon at left top.

On Friday, I again had an early morning run - this time ran along Kanda River to Takaido, then came back on Tamagawa Josui.

Pigeons on a fence along Kanda River.

Flowers drape over the river - close from Kugayama.

Fully blossomed trees by a little park by Kugayama.

Another beautiful blossoms by Fujimigaoka.

By Takaido Station looking to the other of Kanpachi Road.

The new road seems to be almost complete.

The trail by Tamagawa Josui.

Pretty yellow flowers by a playground.

Pretty purple flowers.

Inokashira Pond seen from Hyotanbashi Bridge.

And yesterday, I ran in mid-morning.

At around 8:30, Hanami people were just getting ready.


A duck resting on a tree branch.

Flowers draping toward the pond.

The view towards the bridge by the spring of the pond.

Musashino City Track and Field Stadium.

A track teams were arriving for a practice.

A bus stop by the stadium.

The street by Musahino City Hall.

A soccer team practicing.

A big tree by Tamagawa Josui by Mitaka Station.

A sign of Mitaka City - obviously designed by Ghibli.

Nishien part of Inokashira Park.



Hanami were starting by the time I got back to the pond area.

Swan boats on the pond.

2019/03/25

Cherry Blossoms Are Starting!

This past weekend, I could put in two nice runs.  The temperature dropped and that slowed down the cherry blossoms, but it is definitely happening.  Now the days are getting longer, a long-waited cherry blossoms are starting.

It was overcast and cold in Tokyo on Saturday, I even got rained on a bit while I ran.  I looked for cherry blossoms which was still rare.

Flowers started around Inokashira Park.  This is the southern tip of the pond.

Visitors were taking photos of one for the first blossoms.

Hanami participants were still rare then.

Flowers on the left are not cherry, but Kobushi Magnolia.


A band was practicing at a park by Musashi Sakai Station.

Yellow buses for Ghibli Museum at Mitaka Station.

Pretty pink flowers.

An amateur baseball game. 

Flowers were very pretty by the track of Inokashira Park.

Yesterday, it was sunny and warmer during the day.

Flowers were opening at this cherry tree.

Plum flowers were ending.

Signs by Kugayama Station - 8 km to Shinjuku and 13 km to Tokyo Tower.

A big cherry tree of a park close from Kugayama.

Cherry flower buds on tree branches.  These will be beautiful in next days.

The same cherry blossoms as my first picture of this post at the southern end of Inokashira Pond - a day later.

More people were enjoying the park.

New fresh green leaves of a willow tree.

This area will be filled with people next weekend.

2019/03/21

A Spring Morning Run in Osaka

Today was a holiday in Japan - and I was in Osaka this morning to enjoy a run.  I got rained on towards the end.

Interesting street light poles close from Americamura.




Torii of a local shrine.

Tsutenkaku seen from a street leading to the tower.

A theater is showing horror and Yakuza movies.

Art?


A big construction crane seen from Midosuji.

Sakura (cherry) trees are starting to blossom in the little park by my hotel.

This was the only flower bloomed from this tree.