A Rainy Run in Nanto

Thursday morning, I got rained on quite a bit while I ran in Nanto, Toyama.

Tabikawa River

A field of Edamame.

Pretty white flowers.

A little shrine.

Oyabe River.

A straight road in between rice fields.

A steel structures factory.

Utsunomiya Eastside Run

Yesterday morning, I could go for a nice run from my hotel on the east side of Utsunomiya Station to my old neighborhood.  I used to live there 16 years ago.

The east side of the station seen from my hotel.

The plan for the Llight Rail Transit System has been around for a while.

The construction was finally approved and is moving ahead now.

Gyoza is a famous cuisine of the city.

The big home electronics store I bought my first iMac was closed.

A cyclist on a street.

Bell Mall Shopping Center - this was developed after I left.

This housing development was not here, when I was a resident.

Utsunomiya University's Engineering School.

The French garden of the main campus of the University.

Keiho Jinja Shrine about 1.6 km (1 mile) east of the station.

The entrance to an old residence.

Looks like something to do with the Fab4 - it is just a bakery called "Penny Lane".

Another Local Run

On Saturday morning, I had another nice local run.

Inokashira Pond is covered with green algae.

Hydrangea.

Pretty lilies.

Pretty white flowers.

A field - probably Edamame.

Nogawa River - downstream from the other day.

A farmers' market.

Pretty pink flowers.

A water wheel by Jindaiji.

A Nice Morning Run to Zenpukuji Park

This morning, it was not raining, so I could enjoy a relaxed run to Zenpukuji Park.

The Women's University right by the Park is now 100 years old.

There'll be an election this weekend - for Suginami Ward "Mayor" and a Parliament member position.

Pretty Koi in the pond of the park.

Lotus on the pond.

People were waiting for the bus.

The trail by the pond.

 Birds resting on fallen trees and poles.

Pretty flowers.

Close-up of pretty hydrangea flowers.

A nice walk way by the other local university.

A little park by Kinokuniya supermarket.

A Run Back from Oizumi Junction

I was driven to Gaikan Oizumi Junction this morning.  I enjoyed running back home from there.

This is the entrance to the Gaikan Oizumi Interchange.

A new bridge connecting the expressway is being built by a. tennis courts.

Figurines in a store.

A family with umbrellas walking.

A statue of Nichiren at Myofukuji Temple.

Flowers of Southern Magnolia.

Shirako River - much of it is now underground.

Old houses.

A local play theater.

A little local park.

Musashiseki Shotengai entrance gate.

Tenso Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine.

Loquat fruits.

The pond of Musashiseki Park.

Children at play at an elementary school.