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  • Don and Lee McLoughlinTokyo to Hong KongDon and Lee McLoughlin
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    • Day 5
    • Friday, October 18, 2024 at 9:23 AM
    • 🌧 21 °C
    • Altitude: 33 m
    • JapanHoncho35°41’45” N  139°41’9” E
    Hama-rikyu Gardens includes a teahouse on an island, a moat filled with seawater, and a Tidal Pond.
    The trees are pruned to look like floating clouds.Pine tree over 300 years old with branches propped up for stability.Serene scene of couple taking time to talk and enjoy the quite surroundings.Beautiful butterfly enjoying the late fall flowers.A very knarled old tree adds a lot of interest to the path leading to the bridge and tea houseCrossing the bridge to Matsu-no ochaya, a teahouse destroyed in WWII .Reconstucted 2010.The Nakajima-no-ochaya teahouse was built in 1707, renovated in 1983.Tatami mats and alcoves to enjoy original Tea Ceremony.The hunting grounds for Tokyo’s feudal lords, 17th and 18th centuries when Tokyo was called Edo.Looking out the hole of the duck blind .Poster depicting hunting method.They used falcons to scare up the ducks.After our tours, we arrived at the ship. Easy boarding. We will set sail at 6:00Good bye Tokyo we will see you in 12 days.

    Tokyo

    October 18, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
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