Hanami Run!

I came back to Tokyo to find full cherry blossom.  This morning, I could enjoy them very much during my run.

Inokashira Park pond.

Nishi-En.

By the Baseball Field.

Entrance Gate of Hosei High School

Tamagawa Josui

Yokufu-kai nursing home.

A park by Kanda River.

Kandagawa close from Fujimigaoka Station.

Kandagawa between Mitakadai and Kugayama.

Sankaku Koen - by Inokashira Koen Station.

Kandagawa by Sankaku Koen.

It was so nice to run and enjoy beautiful flowers his morning.

Melbourne - Runs and Walks

I was very lucky to spend approx. 6 days in Melbourne, Australia last week.  I could put in three runs in mornings and a couple of walks in the city.

A sailboat in Yarra River by the Convention Centre.

Seafarers Bridge.

A tower by Garden City Reserve.

City trams.

Flowers in the Botanical Garden.

Half flags in honor of the death of a former prime minister.

Federation Square.

A reggae band at Federation Square.

One of the bridges on Yarra River has many locks on it.

Flinders Street Station. 

The station building on Saturday morning.

An art on a wall by Yarra River.

The City Emblem on St. Kilda Road Bridge over Yarra River.

A dog statue.

A narrow street.

An art on a wall.

A mosaic maid in honor of the circus that used to be there.

Melbourne is a very beautiful city.  I hope to return there again.

Marina Bay Run

Yesterday morning, I had a nice run around Marina Bay in Singapore.  Started running around 9:30 - it got very warm.

The new indoor stadium.

Runners crossing a suspension bridge.

The view of the Marina from the side of the Golf Course.

Marina Barrage.

Kite flyers atop the grassy rooftop of the Barrage building.

A map of Gardens by the Bay.

An interesting sign.

An interesting structure of Flower Dome.

Orange Bougainvillea.

The Helix Bridge.

The view of the Bay from Helix Bridge.

A cannonball tree had flowers.

Some areas - better stay away.

Actually, towards the end of the run, it was so hot.  Next time I run in Singapore, I'd better take a bottle of water with me.

Hokuriku Shinkansen

The newest Japanese Super Express - Hokuriku Shinkansen opened for service last Saturday.

This is a poster stating it will only be 2 hours 7 min. from Tokyo to Toyama.  It used to take much more than 3 hours until now.

Posters at Tokyo Station - for opening day - 3.14 or March 14.

A TV show reporting of the start of the service on the opening day morning.

I took Kagayaki for Toyama on Monday morning.

Photographers at Toyama Station.

The last stop - Kanazawa's new station.

A huge line at a ticket counter.

Omiyage - Rusk in a souvenir box.

To go to Toyama and Kanazawa, I often took airplanes, but from now on, Shinkansen will be more frequent for sure.