A Nice Morning Run in Hiroshima

I was back in Hiroshima for a change. I could do a nice run in the morning of last Wednesday.

Izakaya close from the station.

Sunrise over Kyobashi River.

Pedestrians walking towards the station.

A memorial for a girls' school that used to stand here.

A photo of the school before the war.

Peace Memorial.

A man looking at the explanation of the memorial building.

Former location of the old baseball stadium is under construction.

An old steam locomotive.

Another memorial location of a former elementary school by the castle.

A photo of the moat and where the castle was right after the atomic bomb.

The main castle building was re-constructed at the same location.

An Early Morning Run in Hakata

Tuesday morning, I could go for a nice run in Fukuoka.

A Jizo Shrine.

Early morning Ramen breakfast.

Anpanman Museum.

The moon over Nakagawa.

Suikyo Tenmangu Shrine.

Tenjin Chuo Park.

A Yebisu Shrine within Sumiyoshi Shrine.

A painting on a wall at Meiji Park.


A construction in front of Hakata Station.

Okinawa Morning Run

Last Friday, I could log an early morning run in Naha, Okinawa.  It was still very dark when I ran - and very warm at around 20 degrees Celsius.

A local hotel.

One of the welcoming dragons by the ferry port.

A sad beach that faces elevated expressway.

Naminoue Shrine.

A pedestrian bridge under repair.

The monorail.

Promotion for the Town of Kin.

My First Run of 2020

I was very happy that I could go for a reasonably long run this afternoon - my first run of this year.

Bikes were parked at the playground area of Koganei Park.


A nice spacious field of the park had many people enjoying the beautiful day.

Woody bike trail area of the same park.

Tamako Cycling Road

Cute figures along the Cycling Road.

A fairly good-sized residential development by Inokashira Park.

A family on bicycles waiting at a train crossing of Inokashira Line.