Takamatsu Water Front, etc. Run

This morning, in a cool and calm weather, I had a nice run in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture.

A ferry leaves Takamatsu Port.  Yashima is seen on the right.

Takamatsu Marina - all the boats are stored on land.

Boats at Takamatsu Fishing Port.

A grey heron on a boat.

A beautiful sunrise over the port.

A memorial park of old salt fields that used to occupy the area of over 18 hectare.

Pretty flowers - type unknown.

The southern tip of Megijima Island is seen beyond a fishing boat.

A golf practice range was not yet open.

A local train service depot.

Hyogomachi Shotengai (shopping area) by Takamatsu Station.

The old castle walls.

 A display of Hinamatsuri dolls at my hotel lobby.

A Nice Run to and Back from Roka Koshun-en Park

On Saturday, I could go for a nice run to Roka Koshun-en Park and leisurely came back.

Beautiful plum blossoms close from my home.

Pillars of Chuo Expressway south of Kugayama are painted for the playground.

A mascot for a pharmacy.

Karasuyama Shrine in Setagaya.

Plum trees of Roka Koshun-en Park.

A big part of the park is currently under renovation.

A playground area of the west side of the park.

Mizunashigawa (River with no water) Walkway - used to be a little rive.  The river was covered to make this walkway since the 1970s.

A kindergarten bus with famous Japanese cartoon characters.

More Mizunashigawa walkway heading north.

A major construction area for Gaikan (Outer Ring) Expressway's new Chuo Junction.

A farmer's house adjacent to the construction area.

Sunny Day Run from Komaba-Todaimae Station

On Saturday, my wife and I took a train to Komaba-Todaimae Station and ran back home tracing parks along the way.

 Local flowers at Komabano Park.

The beautiful Japanese garden at Komaba Park, a former residence of Maeda family.

Shimokitazawa Station - a lot of construction going on around the area.

 A hand-made looking building of a children's play area of Hanegi Park.

Hanegi Park had a beautiful plum (Ume) blossom.

A Koshin statue on a side of a road protected by a concrete hut.

Matsubara Station of Tokyu Setagaya LIne.

Children at play at Akamatsu Park.

Tsukayama Park - Jomon people lived there 3,500 - 4,500 years ago..

Inside the Jomon dwelling.

Weekend Local Runs

We had a Three-Day weekend for Sunday was National Foundation Day holiday.  I could go for nice runs on Saturday and Sunday.

Volunteers catching fish in the low water of Inokashira Pond.

Dried pond tour.

Kajino Park by Higashi Koganei Station.

Still some snow left as of Saturday.

Ichikishima Jinja Shrine - south of Koganei Park.

The area opened to public by a local Christian monastery.

Ghibli Museum.

There was an event to promote 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nishi En.

Benten Pond was getting fixed.

The boat ride entrance was blocked - because there is no water in the pond.

A Run Around Los Angeles

On Tuesday morning, I had a nice run in Los Angeles.  It was very warm and beautiful.  From my hotel in downtown, I went up a bit north first.

An entrance to Dodger Stadium.

I came back down to North Broadway and ran east.

A Chinese temple.

I came across a bridge that spans over Los Angeles River.

It was originally Buena Vista Viaduct, now called North Broadway Bridge.

The view towards LA downtown from the bridge.

Los Angeles State Historic Park.

A METRO train leaves Chinatown Station.

Union Station bus depot.

The long corridor of the Union Station.

Waiting area of the Union Station.

The old Union Station building.

A sign shows the directions of LA's sister cities.

An interesting painting.

Little Tokyo.

Los Angeles has a Cable Car system - very short distance, though.