Last Tokyo Run of April - Takaido Park

I managed to go for a quick run in the morning on Thursday.  This was the last one this month.

Koinobori made by kindergarten children over Kanda River by Mitakadai Station.

The nice field formerly owned by the Ministry of Finance close from Kugayama Station. - it is now owned by Tokyo Prefecture.  It is planned to become a big Takaido Park.  It will be very nice once it is finished.

The park formerly owned by NHK - this is the south side of the planned big park.

The Bird's-eye-view picture of the proposed Takaido Park seen from above Keio Fujimigaoka Rail Yard (looking south).  It will be very nice.

The plan is to make a nice 10 km of green loop connecting this park and Inokashira Park. The below picture shows Inokashira Park on the left and the new Takaido Park on the right connected by Kanda River (the green line at the top) and Tamagawajosui (the green line at the bottom).

A big tree by Hitomi Kaido south of Mitakadai Station.

The same tree seen from the other side.

Green leaves are beautiful by Inokashira Benzaiten Shrine.

Weekend Runs: Nishiogi ~ Mitaka

I am happily back in Tokyo and am enjoying a beautiful weekend.  The temperature is unusually high (up to 27 deg. C), but because humidity is low, it is very nice.  I had good relaxed runs in our area - yesterday around Nishiogikubo and today Mitaka.

A little monument with a clock for the 100th year of the Village of Kichijoji.  It was probably built in 1978.  The governing zones changed quite often in this region.

Right by Nishogikubo Station, I found a cute figure.  It was designed and made by Satoshi Yabuuchi.  Learned that there are six of these placed around the station, so I decided to go to all of them.

This one is called "Hana no Doji" (Flower Child).

 "Osumo Doji" (Sumo Boys) at Nishiogi Minami Jijo Park.

A nice promenade leading to Momoi Harappa Park.

A sign calling for interest in joining a Pétanque Club.

"Uemuki Doji" (Looking Up Boys) at Nishiogi Chikiki Kumin Center.

"O-Asatsuyu Doji" (Big Morning Dew Boy) at Iogi Park.

"En Musubi Doji" (Marriage Making Boy) at Jizozaka by Ogikubo Jr. High School.

"Ryujin Doji" (Dragon Boy) at Nishiogi Kita Chuo Park.

And this morning, I ran through Inokashira Park and also around Mitaka Station.

An interesting picture at Gotenyama by Inokashira Park.

A cute display in front of a house by Mitaka Station.

Azalea flowers are beautiful now.

The Nishi-En track was used by a running club.

Two Runs in Singapore

I was back in Singapore - about 25 hours in the city.  But I could put in two nice runs while I was there.

Yesterday morning, the sun was already up - and it got up to close to 30 deg. C!

The National Museum.

Ran to Fort Canning - where a big reservoir is.

I remembered this sign from 6 years ago.

There are huge trees there - Madras Thorn.

An old 9 Pound Cannon.

I found a Hindu temple - many people were in there.

There are many construction sites in Singapore.

A kindergarten.

A little statue of a priest on a roadside.

These little fruits looked like cherries.

A heart with locks - must be for love commitments.

Statues that show how things used to be.

An old cable-stayed bridge.

These are interesting - paparazzi dogs?

This morning, I started out earlier, so it was not as hot, but still temp. was 27 degrees before 7 am.

Chijmes.

A fire station.

I could not tell whether this was a graffiti or art.

I ran in Pearl's Hill City Park - it displayed the scary sign here, too.

A cute little community.

Old ladies were exercising.

A cute street with restaurants.

An old Chinatown shopping area.

A view of Singapore skyline close from my hotel.

It was nice, but after runs, it takes a lot of time to cool down.

A Beautiful Spring Day Run

Last Saturday, I had a wonderful run to Nogawa Park.  It was a beautiful day.

People were having some physical activities at the field Inokashira Park.

There still were some cherry blossom, but nobody was doing Hanami any more.

A baseball game was going on.

Boys were gathered at a little park.

National Astronomical Observatory.

Azaleas were beautiful.

I reached Nogawa River.

Koinobori and a boy on a kick board.

A white heron flies above the river at Nogawa Park.

Dandelions.

A little tunnel under Seibu Tamagawa Line train tracks.

A train.

Shin-Koganei Station.

A beautiful wisteria grows on a house.

A new taxi for the Olympics at Musashi-Sakai Station.