My Local Runs of This Week.

I could run in four times despite the rainy season.

Monday, I ran east - towards Kanpachi (The Ring Road No. 8).

A woody area a bit north of the station by the tennis courts were being cleared.

Commuters at Takaido Station.

Dog walkers at Takaido Park.

Students by Kugayama Station.

 

Wednesday, I went up north to Zenpukuji Park and a bit beyond.

A heron at the pond of Zenpukuji Park.

A side entrance of Igusa Hachimangu Shrine.

Edomuki (Facing Edo) Jizo - made in 1729.

Thursday, I ran through the park and then went further west.

The spring of Inokashira Pond.

A little park by a local university had pretty flowers.

More pretty flowers.  The red/yellow one is "Kobozuotogiri."

A pair of ducks by Kanda River by Sankaku Hiroba.

And yesterday, I ran west - to Tanashi area.

An apartment building with vines.

A shrine by a high school in Nishitokyo.

The City Park's Octopus shaped playing equipment.

Senior football teams.

Students.

La Crosse players at Musashino Chuo Park.

A Rainy Run from Tachikawa Station

Yesterday, I decided to go to Tachikawa and ran back home.  I got rained on the entire time of my run.

The view of the station from the south-side pedestrian deck.

Gorillas in a park.

Pupils on their way to school.  Saturdays are now school days.

An art.

A house overgrown by vines.

An elevator test tower.

An urban farm by Tohachi Road.

Musashino Park.

Stairs in Osawa area.

 This one is originally of the Cape area of South Africa.

Ghibli Museum is open.

So is the zoo.

The Benzaiten Shrine.

Beautiful hydrangea flowers.

Recent Weekday Morning Runs

 On Tuesday Morning, I ran east along Itsukaichi Kaido.

Kasuga Jinja Shrine close from Nishi Okigubo Station.

Bamboo.

The former residence of a famous poet - Yosano Akiko is now a park.

Pictures by local students.

FC Tokyo cheering banner in Nishi Ogikubo.

Thursday morning, I ran down southward.

A corn field in front of a big apartment building.

More bamboo.

Art of local students.

Banners to pray for the pandemic end.

Albizia.

A narrow street.

Very hand-made equipment at a playground by Karasuyama.

A mother duck with her ducklings.

Four Nice Runs of This Week

I had 4 nice morning runs this week - in consecutive days.

After no running for 3 days, I could finally go on Thursday.

Pretty flowers of someone's yard - south of Takaido.

A park beyond the expressway.

Fun pictures below the expressway.

A narrow alley.

Hydrangea.

An insect on a flower.

More hydrangea.

On Friday, I ran to by Musashino City Hall.

Very beautiful red flowers.

A rain water collecting system at a junior high school.

A public pay phone - not very common these days.

A baseball game by a field by the city hall.

Pupils of a local private school crossing a pedestrian overpass.

Yesterday, I ran through Inokashira Park and beyond Mitaka Station.

A playground area of the Park.

Japanese dogwood.

Rudbeckia by a playground.

An old pedestrian pass over JR Chuo Line by Mitaka Station.

A big tree fell in the park.

And this morning, I ran beyond Kugayama and to Takaido Park.

Kugayama Inari Shrine.

Anti-infection sprays are placed at the building.

Kugayama side entrance of the park is open since the 1st of June.

High rises of Shinjuku are seen (left side of Takaido smoke stack).

An area on the south of the park is also being developed.

There'll be a baseball field,a football pitch, and tennis courts.

The trail by Tamagawajosui.

Children at a playground of Nishi-En (West Garden).