Tokyo SGG Club

🪷Shinobazu Pond in UENO PARK🪷

It’s now full of beautiful Lotus flowers 💕
Leaves are also beautiful🎐

Kiyosumi Gardens, Koto Ward, Tokyo.
Kaiyu-style garden featuring rare stones of the nation.

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Japan’s rainy season has started.
The joy of this season is the beauty of hydrangeas.





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YOKOYAMA TAIKAN Memorial Hall

Yokoyama Taikan was one of the best-known painters in modern Japan,and his former residence and garden are open to the public as a memorial hall.
Why don’t you visit and appreciate the beauty of his artworks and the traditional Japanese house with garden? It’s located next to Shinobazu Pond and Ueno park.







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Torigoe Matsuri, June 7th to 9th, 2024.
Torigoe Shrine in Taito ward,Tokyo is an ancient Shinto shrine over 1,300years old.

Are you a Dog person or a Cat person?
Special exhibition at Yamatane Museum of Art, Tokyo.

The 99th Azuma Odori was held from May 24th to 27th at Shinbashi Enbujo Theater.
This is Japanese Geisha（ “art person” ）Dance Festival in Ginza, Tokyo.

Asakusa Sanja Festival Day 2
Local mikoshi, portable shrine paraded from Asakusa Shrine.

Preparations for the Asakusa Sanja Festival, one of Tokyo’s most popular festivals have begun.
The festival is scheduled to be held from this Friday, May 17 to 19.

After the cherry blossoms, various flowers have begun to bloom all at once. Enjoy the wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture and the moss pinks at Hitsujiyama Park in Saitama Prefecture.

Let me introduce to you the Rikugien Gardens, one of the representative daimyo (feudal lord) gardens of the Edo period. It is located right next to Komagome Station on JR Yamanote Line.
Currently, it's adorned with vibrant fresh greenery, creating a breathtaking contrast with the azalea flowers. At the Fukiage Chaya teahouse, you can indulge in matcha tea with traditional Japanese sweets while admiring the beautiful azaleas on Naka-no-shima Island. Why not take a moment to visit and experience this stunning scenery firsthand?

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo are finally in full bloom. The lighting up of Shinobazunoike Pond in Ueno at night is wonderful. Please come and visit.

The long-awaited cherry blossoms at Ueno Park are in full bloom.
Although the weather is not good,
so many people came to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom.
　　

This afternoon's Ueno Free Guided Tour guest was a Malaysian lady living in Singapore, and under blue skies, it was a fun private tour.
The cherry blossoms are still budding hard, but should turn pink next week. Ueno Park is all ready to welcome guests with cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Tokyo SGG Club provides free guided tours of the Imperial Palace Outer and East Gardens.

This time, we welcomed a couple from Spain who were visiting Japan for the first time. With their permission, we took some photos to share with you.

We had a very relaxing and enjoyable time exploring together for about two hours. This tour allows you to enjoy the historical relics of Edo Castle while appreciating the surrounding nature.






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also offers free guided tours in other areas such as “Asakusa” “Ueno Park”and “Yanaka “ area.
We look forward to welcoming you to join us for these tours as well!!

For the schedule of guided tours at each location, please visit the Tokyo SGG Club website.

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We had a free guided tour of Asakusa in the spring sunshine and spent a wonderful time!!
The guests were from a variety of countries such as Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Romania and Belgium. We wish you an enjoyable trip for the rest of your stay in Japan!!

Shinobazu Pond in Ueno was frozen this morning.
I like Shinobazu Pond at this time of the year. The lotus stems were cut and water birds are swimming comfortably. In summer, the pond will be filled with lotus flowers.
Tokyo SGG Club offers free guided tours of Ueno. For more information, please visit our website. https://tokyosgg.jp/

Azumayama park is a best photo spot.
Mt. Fuji and yellow canola flowers are matched beautifully.　Also the narssis flowers are in full bloom.

From the top you can see the Sagami Gulf, Izu Peninsula, and Tanzawa.
The park is 5 minuts walk from Ninomiya station in JR Tokaido line.

Merry Christmas! Tokyo walks. Imperial Palace lighting-up 17:00-21:00 till 7th January.


#東京散歩 #ライトアップ #皇居 #東京 #観光スポット

Asakusa walks. Yesterday visited Hagoita-Ichi (Battledore Market), or Toshi-no-Ichi / Osame-no-Kannon Goennichi (Last Festival of the Year).
It's held on 17-19 Dec. every year.

[Origin] They think battledore shuttlecocks look like drgonflies. Dragonflies eat bugs. Bugs are simbol of desease. So decorated battledore racket is regarded as a lucky charm for desease prevention.
浅草散歩。羽子板市を訪れました。

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#浅草散歩 #羽子板市 #歳の市 #納めの観音ご縁日 #浅草 #東京 #観光スポット #グッドウィルガイド

In Ueno Park, we are enjoying the autumn leaves. (Dec)
Its timing has been delayed due to the high temperature in this fall.

Japan walks. So unique, Itsukushima Shrine looks floating on the sea. Also interesting, you can walk on the low tide day.

Spots: temples and shrines, autumn leaves and "god messenger" deers,
Momiji manju "dip" (new type from the traditional maple-shaped cake), oysters, and more. . .
Transporparion: from Hiroshima city by boat
海に浮かんでいるような、厳島神社。




#日本散歩 #厳島神社 #宮島 #広島 #観光スポット

Japan walks. Hiroshima. Enjoyed Okonomi-Yaki and, come to Peace Memorial Park.
Transpotation: from Shinkansen Hiroshima Sta by tram,
to Miyajima Island by boat
広島にて。お好み焼きと、平和祈念公園。
(ABomb)Dome

#日本散歩 #原爆ドーム #平和祈念 #広島 #観光スポット

Tokyo walks. Illumination from today!!



#東京散歩 #イルミネーション #丸の内 #東京 #観光スポット

Asakusa walks. Yesterday visited Tori-no-Ichi (Bird Day Market).
Enjoyed gorgeous bamboo rake charm for prosperous business and San-bon-jime (Tree-times-clappings). If in Tokyo on 23th this month, might visit the second market as Tori-no-hi comes every 12 days and Tori-no-Ichi is held on tori-no-hi's in November.
浅草散歩。鷲（おおとり）神社と長國寺に詣り、酉の市を訪問。商売繁盛の守り飾りのきらびやかさとお店の人の商売繁盛祈願の三本締めを楽しみました。

Transportation: Tokyo Bus bound "Ikebukuro sta. East exit" / from Asakusa "Kaminari-mon" bus stop No.4 / to "Senzoku"
交通：都バス池袋駅東口行き「草63」にて「雷門」４番のりばで乗車、「千束」で下車

#浅草散歩 #酉の市 #千束 #浅草 #東京 #観光スポット #グッドウィルガイド

Tokyo changes every day.
Tokyo bay area at dusk. Skyscrapers (Toyosu) and illuminated bridges (Tsukiji Oohashi and Eitaibashi).

Nihonbashi Bridge is adorned with bronze statues of the Lion and the Kirin created by the sculptor Osao WATANABE. It is the point from which all distances are measured to the capital.
From Nihonbashi, we can take sightseeing boats visiting Tokyo. In the Nihonbashi River, Kanda River and Sumida River course, we can see very close the stone walls of Edo outer moat and trains. We can have a good view of Tokyo Sky Tree as well.

The Corona disaster has gone down and traditional event in my hometown has finally been revived. One of the three major festivals of Edo the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival” Mizukake Matsuri”; Water festival was held for the first time in six years, with 53 large Omikoshi parading eight kilometers.

Tokyo walks. On 5th Aug., another brilliant HANA-BI (FLOWER-FIRE; Fireworks) were held at Ichikawa / Edogawa; both banks of Edogawa river.
490 thousand people gathered after 4 years' cancelation and enjoyed the fireworks of the traditional cubes, literally flowers, Saturn, oval rings, cat?, etc.
So touched with lighted mobile phones waved good-bye on both banks after the event.
8月5日にも素敵な花火大会が、こちらは市川市と江戸川区の江戸川両岸開催されました。
伝統的なものからブランクのせいか新作も多数楽しめました。
最後にみんなでスマホを振ってバイバイしました (^^)/°

#東京散歩 #花火 #江戸川 #観光スポット