We are at the height of spring now.

Koishikawa Ko-rakuen Garden

Mitsukuni named this garden "Ko-raku-en" (Ko-raku means "enjoying afterwards") after a Chinese teaching of "a governor should worry before people and enjoy after people". The garden shows strong Chinese character in its design, as it was influenced by the West Lake of Hangzhou. The construction was started in 1629 by Tokugawa Yorifusa, the daimyo (feudal lord) of Mito han, and was completed by his successor, Tokugawa Mitsukuni... Koishikawa Ko-rakuen Garden is in Koishikawa, Bunkyo-, Tokyo, adjacent to Tokyo Dome City.

Tokyo Tower

Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. FootTown, a four-storey building located directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from there, guests can visit two observation decks. The two-storey Main Observatory is located at 150 metres (490 ft), while the smaller Special Observatory reaches a height of 250 metres (820 ft).

Nioumon, Yutenji
Yutenji is a temple of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism in Nakameguro

Photo: Kenichi Iizuka
Senzoku pond kingfisher club