Two Nice Runs of this Weekend

I had two good runs this weekend.

Yesterday afternoon, I went up north-west.

Tenso Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine.

Musashiseki Park.

Soccer players at a park by Musashino City Office.

Ultraman figures - at a barber shop.

Inokashira Park pond has a lot of water grass grown.

Boats at the pond.

This morning, I ran west towards Ogikubo.

Hydrangea.

Lilies.

Minami-Ogikubo Tenso Shrine.

Otaguro Park.

Takaido Dairoku Tenjinsha Shrine.

The construction at the southern part of Takaido Park.

A local election candidates' posters are now displayed.

This was a very good day to dry laundry.

Keio Inokashira Line by Mitakadai Station.

A Run in Setagaya

This morning, I took Inokashira Line to Meidaimae Station.  From there, I enjoyed running in Setagara Ward, mainly.

Cute little hydrangea.

Wakabayashi Park.

Shoin Shrine.

Hydrangea of different colors.

Gotokuji Temple.

The temple is famous for Manekineko.

A Three-story pagoda.

Miyanosaka Station.

Setagaya Hachiman Shrine.

Kitazawagawa Green Road.

Hachimanyama Station.

A Koshin shrine placed where roads separate.

a potato field.

Takaido Park - nice to see children playing.

Dog walkers at the park.

A Long Hot Local Run

Today was the hottest day of the year.  Even in the morning, the temperature was up to high 20s (degree Celsius).  I had a fairly long run this morning.

Boys practicing soccer at the field by Inokashira-dori.

Tamako Cycling Road.

The Octopus playground equipment was off limits last time I ran by.  

Happy to see that children could play on it now.

A baseball game.

An old steam locomotive in Koganei Park.

A big nice field of the park.

A flee market was on this morning.

There were many children at the playground area.

Pretty flowers along Tamagawajosui.

People enjoying green Inokashira Park.

Children and their parents in Kanda River by the park.

A Run to Tenjin and Ohori Park

Yesterday morning, I had a very nice run in Fukuoka City.  From my hotel by Hakata Station, ran by Tenjin and also around Ohori Park.

The station was not so busy early in the morning.

One of many Shinto shrines.

Tenjin area is going through a historically massive changes.

The old castle.

Ohori Park.

A heron catching fish.

A turtle - it is an invasive species.

The local NHK building.

Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine - it was off limits for a music festival was being prepared.

Pupils waiting for their bus.

A construction work of a bridge.

An old lantern by Canal City. 

A construction was going on by the east side of Hakata Station.