MAR 11, Japan Visit: a bit more of Tokyo

 

possible confusion!

this sector of Tokyo with many government buildings has quiet untrafficked broad streets,
and lots of greenspace.

the National Diet (parliament) Building

Hibiya Park: Tokyo's first western park, located near the Imperial Palace

helpful wallet or phone card prepared by
our tour-advisors at Inside Japan  

substantial package of information for our Japan itinerary

Close to Ueno Park, at Ueno station, the bullet train, shinkansen, leaves for our next destination. We are heading northward to Kanazawa, a medium-sized city on the Sea of Japan.

TODAY'S POEM (senryu *, a haiku variant) 

Kanazawa Castle

anxious travellers

anticipate sakura

and wet April days.

Giorgio Coniglio

* learn more HERE about senryu, a lesser-known Japanese short poem that shares the physical characteristics of haiku (nominally 17 'on' / syllables in three non-rhyming lines), but deals in a satiric or humorous way with human foibles rather than with Nature.  

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