This was officially the week of the parks, more or less I've seen them all. The first was the ' Gyoen -Higashi (east of the Imperial Palace gardens: the only part open to visitors, because she loves to get right to the Emperor graciously own sprouts). It is a former stronghold of the Emperor Edo era, structured high steps formed by large cubic stone, of course, destroyed and rebuilt several times. The part of the Japanese-style garden is really beautiful, all ponds and bridges, as well as the paths that wind through the city walls. The surprise, however, comes at the end. Where is the amazing mark "Edo Castle" there is an emeritus. There is only the base with a sign saying "here was a time of Edo Castle." Fuck, I might add.
After the visit in this park are passed to the next, separated from the first by a poor jumper. Less beautiful, but also quite impressive (for the fans was the Kitanomaru-koen ).
journeyed I arrived at the Yasukuni Jinja-, once very nice, especially for the long avenue in front, along which are located the greatest torii in Japan ( map ).
the evening visit to the futuristic, futuristic Tokyo International Forum (very peculiar structure, a cross between a whale and a presumed suspended), and then home.
On July 30, big, huge trek throughout Akihabara, the electric town. If you need any thing with at least one circuit, an LED or a switch, this is the place for you. Needless to stay there and then describe a number of shops and stalls with tons of things bright and full of keys.
Thursday but the day started with a quick visit to ' Hanazono-Jinja (yet another temple red) and then on, the National Park -Shinjuku Gyoen . Surely the garden that struck me most from those I've seen, pity that the enormous variety of flowers and trees found there no flourish in the summer (you rightly say, but in winter there are varieties of flowers).
next stop was the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office , in which 45 th floor you can enjoy an exciting view of the city, finally putting his head out of the tangle of skyscrapers that distinguishes Shinjuku (including Suppostone and Building the Playstation, also said Sompa). Then, after discarding cleverly Sompa Japan Museum of Art (I wanted to go, I swear, but the exhibition held in these days was something like "The joy of experiencing the world through the naive paintings of two guys: I did not), I beached the Shinjuku Chuo Koen , a park nearby, to rest my battered feet.
Today trip to Ueno with Amanda, Henry and Joan, his huge park full of lotuses, the temple of the fox and the sweet potato ice cream. Honorable mention must be made for the ' Ameyoko Arcade, a road that was built after World War II the city's black market, but now houses the stalls of the strangest foods, including dried seaweed stink and huge tentacles of some species of octopus to eat raw red (!). One thing revolting.
When I get a little 'time to post some photos, or at least I try.
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