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Shinobazuno Ike

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    • Day 26

      Back to Tokyo

      April 18 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Pas de réveil, aujourdhui c'est slow day on traine au lit! Au début on voulait à Nikko un lieu à 1h30 de Tokyo dans les montagnes supposé être super mignon avec des temples etc mais on s'est dit qu'on allait courir si on faisait ça car il nous faut encore récupéré notre valise et acheté quelques souvenirs.

      Du coup on se lève tranquille et se ballade pour trouver de quoi petit déj, encore une semi boulangerie Française avec des cannelés, muffin au matcha, brioche chocolat caramel, pas mal pas mal. Ensuite c'est métro 🚃 direction l'Office de Planisware pour récupérer la valise et la ramener à l'hôtel.

      Vers 14h30 c'est late lunch time, une fois débarrassé de la valise on se met en route en direction du Parc d'Ueno que l'on à prévu de visiter et on s'arrête dans un petit boui boui sur le passage où l'on mange des chicken vegetable curry pas mal du tout 🍛.
      Le soleil est caché aujourd'hui mais déjà il pleut pas donc c'est cool on peut quand même profiter. On trouve quelques derniers les temples 🏯🛕 dans le parc toujours aussi jolis, un plan d'eau avec des bateaux marrant en forme de cygnes et on finit autour du musée national avec des belles allées et quelques sculptures de Rodin visible à l'extérieur !

      Ensuite on traverse par la gare d'Ueno et on se dirige vers la maison il commence à pleuvoir et on commence à avoir fait pas mal de km. Sur le chemin on passe à 7 eleven et Famille Mart 🏪 pour faire le plein de petits snacks qu'on a kiffer pour les ramener à la maison 🏠. On prend aussi de la sauce soja (elle est bien meilleure ici!), de la sauce à Gyoza et de la pâte a curry dans un supermarché !

      18h on est à la chambre c'est l'heure de faire les valises, Jerem se débarrasse de quelques boîtes de ses figures sinon ça rentre pas! Et on fait du Tetris pour tout casé, les figurines, les souvenirs, la nourriture et voir la place qui nous reste.
      On profite ensuite de notre immense baignoire/bain pour se détendre les jambes avant de ressortir manger vers 20h30. Les quelques restaurants proches de nous sont déjà prêts à fermer du coup on marche pas mal pour trouver un quartier plus animé. Ce sera sushis 🍣 les last ones, pas les meilleurs mais saumon toujours tendre et restaurant animé et sympa!

      23h on était près à aller au lit mais en voulant ajouter des valises dans notre vol interne Tijuana>Cancun de dimanche on se rend compte qu'il y a un bug sur les horaires, sur l'appli le vol est passé de minuit et quelques à 8h45 du matin le jour d'avant (samedi) trop bizarre on à rien reçu, aucune notif, aucun email. On finit par arriver à joindre la compagnie, le vol à été avancé de 15h pfff la merde, on avait prévu de passer la journée avec les amis de San Diego c'est rapé. On va devoir repartir méga tôt le samedi car il nous fait aussi passer la douane du Mexique à Tijuana avant l'aéroport. 2 short night nous attendent. Une dans l'avion demain et celle d'après à San Diego.😕🫤. En attendant on à encore une bonne nuit dans un lit confortable, let's go sleep!

      🚶🚶13km
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    • Day 4

      Last day in Tokyo

      April 5 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      We leave Tokyo tomorrow morning so after today we will not be back until after the tour ends.

      We witnessed the serenity of Ueno Park, the city’s largest green space and home to numerous temples and museums. Picnics here are called banquets and you reserve your spot with large tarps.

      There’s even a zoo here which Sharon went to see the baby Pandas. I went to the museum for the Samurai swords and artifacts.

      More than 800 cherry blossom trees line the wide central path. The first cherry trees were planted here by legendary shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose reign began the Edo Period (1603-1868). It’s said to be one of the oldest Hanami.

      Hanami, usually with a picnic, is a chance to celebrate the arrival of spring but today there were mostly university students celebrating their acceptances.

      We stopped next at Yoyogi Park. It has around 600 cherry trees, it’s another lively spot for hanami parties. We did some great selfie group shots in the forest and of course saw more sakura.

      Next stop nearby Meiji Shrine
      (Meiji Jingu), located within a 170-acre forest in the centre of Tokyo. The shrine commemorates Emperor Meiji, who presided over Japan’s industrial revolution in the second half of the 19th century. It was built in 1920 and was rebuilt in 1958 after it was damaged in WW2.

      The current emperor of Japan is the 126th. Born in 1960 he took over in 2019. What a responsibility.
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    • Day 46

      Day 46, Good Day for a Duck, Tokyo

      March 25, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 52 °F

      We spent most of the day in and near Ueno Park, site of the most cherry trees in Tokyo. Cherry blossom season, or Sakura, is obviously a big big deal and there was a festival atmosphere with lots of food and drink booths set up. Rain and more rain continued until mid-afternoon, which may have been to our benefit because the crowd wasn’t huge. Japanese families and friends often celebrate with Hanami, or picnics under the cherry trees. But not today. I’m first to admit that I’m obsessed with cherry blossoms! And from what we saw today, they are at their peak. 🌸🌸🌸
      We then celebrated the end of our tour in a karaoke bar (our first). 🎤
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    • Day 16

      Tokyo - Ueno Park & Kappabashi

      April 5 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      The cold and rainy weather we've been having since we arrived had delayed the cherry blossoms across the country. While this has worked against us for the rest of our trip, today it's to our advantage! We were for sure going to miss them in Tokyo based on the forecasts, but they're just hitting peak bloom! This morning we walked over to Ueno Park to ogle at them.

      After breakfast, we explored some shops in Kappabashi, the kitchen district of Tokyo. We're specifically looking for knives but we're also browsing the vast selection of everything else that lines the streets.

      Then it was time for our cooking class! We learned about the different varieties of Ramen broth and started our own before moving on to gyoza. I was much better at assembling pierogi than gyoza, but despite my poor folding, our gyoza came out looking good and were delicious! We then cooked our noodles and assembled our Ramen bowls. 😋
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    • Day 25

      Ueno at night

      April 2 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      We had already visited Ueno Park previously, but now went there to see the Sakura illumination at night. We strolled along the Sakura-dori avenue, which had Sakura trees lit up with lanterns. The trees here had blossomed much more compared to our previous visit. We then went towards the pond, which also had a line of Sakura trees illuminated by lights. The reflection of the pagoda in the water next to the illuminated Sakura trees was absolutely gorgeous. We were tired for the day, so decided to grab some dinner and then head back to our hotel for some much needed sleep.Read more

    • Day 38

      Ein Sonntag im Park

      December 3, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Heute besuche ich das Nationalmuseum. Hier gibt es buddhistische Handschriften, Samurairüstungen, Theatermasken und vieles mehr zu sehen.
      Anschließend spaziere ich durch den Ueno-Park. Das Wetter ist wieder sonnig und recht warm, so dass man ohne Weiteres noch auf der Bank sitzen kann. Davon mache ich auch ausführlich Gebrauch. Die Strapazen der letzten Wochen haben meinen Knien nicht gut getan, und so schleiche ich wie ein alter Mann von Bank zu Bank. Von dort sehe ich japanischen Familien zu, die ebenfalls noch einen schönen Herbstsonntag in der Sonne verbringen.
      Ich gehe noch ein wenig durch Ueno und dann zu meiner Unterkunft, um die Beine hoch zu legen.
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    • Day 204

      Tokyo

      May 20, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Ich bin sehr froh, dass ich es nach Tokyo geschafft habe.
      Wirklich Sightseeing habe ich nicht gemacht, aber ich hatte dadurch die Gelegenheit, Clemens (den ich seit 27!! Jahren kenne und der bereits seit 20 Jahren in Japan lebt) und seine Familie zu treffen und das war ganz wunderbar.

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      I'm very glad I made it to Tokyo.
      I didn't really do any sightseeing, but it gave me the opportunity to meet Clemens (whom I've known for 27!! years and who has been living in Japan for 20 years) and his family and that was wonderful.

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    • Day 33

      Swan-Boat-Ride on the Lake

      May 26, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Further walking we reached the same small Lake, we already passed once last time, the Ueno Lake in the middle of the City, surrounded with Skyscrapers…

      on the Lake, were a lot of little Boats, which you can rent for an hour… so we were thinking the same, and decided to rent a swan Boat for an hour and be on the lake and enjoy the nature like that… it was really nice & we had a lot of Fun!Read more

    • Day 76

      Tokyo 2 - Ueno

      April 13, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Bei feinstem Sonnenschein habe ich heute das Ueno-Viertel erkundet. Das Viertel ist vor allem bekannt für den Ueno Park, in dem sich auch der größte Zoo Japan's befindet und verschiedene Museen.
      Der Ueno Park ist der erste öffentliche Park Japan's und war heute zum Samstag natürlich sehr gut besucht.
      Am Rand des Parks befindet sich das Shitamachi Museum, in dem das Leben in Tokyo um das 19. Jahrhundert herum dargestellt wird. Es ist ein kleines aber interessantes Museum und vor allem nicht so teuer 😉.
      Abseits des Parks gibt es in Ueno natürlich auch die typischen Shopping-Straßen und Markt-Gassen und die waren heute brechend voll. Ich kam kaum vorwärts. Ein Großteil der Läden und Geschäfte befindet sich direkt unter der Bahnlinie. Ist zwar etwas laut aber so hat man den Platz unterhalb der Hochgleise optimal genutzt.
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    • Day 49

      Tokyo National Museum and Peonies

      May 2, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Looked around the Highlights of Japanese Art exhibition in the Tokyo National Museum with the aid of the very good audio guide (¥500 ~ £3.50). It covers national treasures of the last 12,000 years. Very good, but also quite overwhelming!

      I think I may have made an etiquette faux pas as I left the museum. After getting the photo I bought a mango cornetto from a vending machine in the basement (great!) and strolled out into the warm sunshine in the park enjoying it. I'd nearly finished when I had a moment of realisation that couldn't see anyone else eating icecream and that I'd read that it's impolite to eat while walking. Oops. Although there's lots of street food sold I think folk normally sit nearby to eat. Gobble, gone.
      Perhaps related I've seen several signs on the pavement saying 'Don't smoke and walk'

      Now I may have missed the cherry blossom, but really I'm a peony type of girl, so my timing in Tokyo is perfect, with the flowers in the Peony Garden in Ueno Park in full bloom. It's a lovely snaking walk, with gentle music wafting over the garden. Very peaceful and gently reinvigorating; just what I needed.

      The Peony Garden ends at Toshogu Shrine and in its grounds is 'the flame of Hiroshima and Nagasaki' which burns with the hope of ending nuclear weapons. The Hiroshima element of this flame was collected from a burning house after the Hiroshima bomb and kept alight since. The Nagasaki element was symbolically created, and added to the Hiroshima flame, by sparking 2 Nagasaki roof tiles together. It's a very, very powerful link to the past.

      I have to say it's extremely sobering to be here when the potential use of nuclear weapons in this region is talked of as a possibility. I really can't imagine what that would mean.
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