Oita City Run

I was in Oita City for the first time in years last week.  Thursday morning, I could go for a relaxing run.

Saw a ferry coming in.

A Christian church.

An interesting statue.

A poster says wars are against human rights.

An old castle ruins.

The raised part used to have the main building.

Sumiyoshi River.

The harbor.

A seagull sits on top an antenna of a fishing boat.

The ground here is 2 meters above sea level.

OTOMO Sorin, a local hero that used to rule this area.

An Inari Jinja.

Kasuga Jinja Shrine.

Students walking to their school.

Gasoline price is rising.

Students riding bicycles.

A tile on a side walk shows monkeys.

Oita Prefectural Art Museum.

Two Recent Runs

It is difficult for me to go for a run these days because pollen is still in the air.  But because it rained, I could run twice recently.

Thursday, I ran after work - it was still raining, but it did not bother me.

The path leading away from Inokashira Park along Kanda River.

A pretty pink cherry blossom in Sankaku Hiroba.

Flowers by Inokashira Line train track.

Azalea.

Wisteria.

A big cherry tree by Kugayama Station.

A road work by Takaido Park.

It was dark by the time I got back to Inokashirakoen Station.

Yesterday, I went for a run in the morning with my wife.

Loropetalum.

A cute picture at a kindergarten.

Plum flowers at Momoi Harappa Park.

Igusa Hachimangu Shrine.

The spring of the pond of Zenpukuji Park.

I love the young green of this time of the year.

The lower pond of Zenpukuji Park.

Hanami Run in Takaoka

It has been a long time since I stayed in Takaoka last time.  This morning, I had enough time to be able to do a very nice run.  Cherry flowers were fully blossomed, so I enjoyed Hanami as I ran.

A view of the mountains from my hotel room.

Otomo no Yakamochi - one of the most famous Manyoshu poets.

Cherry blossom by Senbo River.

A cherry flowers and a field.

Pink blossoms in Takaoka Otoginomori Park.

Characters from Doraemon in the park.

Horsetails.

More beautiful flowers in the park.

An art in Takaoka Sports Koa.

Shin-Takaoka Station.

Ninja Hattori-kun on a local train.

Takaoka Station.

Beautiful cherry blossoms by the moat of the Old Castle Park.

Full blossom in the Old Castle Park.

Over the moat.

Takaoka Daibutsu.