Autum Bloomers

Flowers of winter cherry and tea tree
It was a nice ordinary autumn day in Tokyo. Many people enjoyed walking and feeling autumn in the park. Lots of plants in the east garden are showing us not only autumn leaves their blooms and fruits, which make us feel the season close to the coming end of this year. The winter cherry is an exceptional species of cherry having a bloom in autumn and winter while most of the cherries have a flower in spring. I could also find a bloom of tea tree which I never seen.

Joe and Josh from US Tennessee joined today's tour, they selected the Japan trip for their honey moon. Please enjoy Japan (and Tokyo Disney Land...). I would like to say thank you since I could remember my old memory of Tennessee. I finally found the amusement facility in Nashville was "Opryland" , not "Apple land".

From Mats

Tokyo Sky tree

TV news & newspapers are frequently showing us the constructing Tokyo Sky Tree. It has been growing day by day, the height is now over 480 meters. The figure can be suddenly recognized in walking around the east Tokyo. Tokyo Sky tree can tells us a right direction without losing a way even if we enjoyed riding bicycles even the night of Tokyo.

http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/english/

I forgot talking the couples from Germany joined our free walking tour about the Tokyo Sky Tree though they might noticed the landmark. Please stop by the construcing area close to Asakusa because this may be the only opportunity to look at the growing tree of Tokyo.

From Mats

Hot September

This summer was too hot. It is still hot even in September. But typhoon bring cool air into Tokyo area this afternoon.
We are worrying if it rains on today's tour, but it became clear and blue sky. Today is the best day for our tour in Imperial Palace.
Today's guest has come from Korea, and we can walk in comfort atmosphere.
Look at the picture, the sky is quite pure blue.
(Reported by Yasunori)