Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji was added to the  World Heritage List this year.
When I see it, I forget time. (It means I am late.)

red winter

I love this season best.

recycled Shinkansen

A retired speed runner now lives a slow life as a library for children in this town.

preparing tree

The man who set up the top star ... or steal it.

lunch time

It's lunch time!

cat ears

"Don't place food for stray cats." mark has cat ears.

hot drink

Hot drink season starts.

painting

A dog and a girl are playing on the wall of a construction site.

big board

The government says, "Let's make 2020 into a memorable great year".
I've seen big board like this in China many years ago.

vending machine

"One hundred and twenty yen...It's a little expensive for me..."

typhoon

A typhoon went through Tokyo this morning.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic

Thank you, Istanbul. Thank you, Madrid.
I don't think Tokyo is the best choice, but we will do best.

By the way, they say Tokyo 2020 will hold in August!
What the hell!
The heat of August killed 63 people in Tokyo this year.

Besides, Tokyo's radiation level is under 0.1 microsieverts per hour now, but Fukushima is NOT under control. The Prime Minister told a lie. All Japanese are surprised at his words.

bicycles only

No cars can go into this road around the Imperial Palace on holidays.

dance festival

A dance festival are held in a temple. Many stalls open.

Nikon F6

A Nikon F6 is waiting his customer in a secondhand camera shop show window.

more hot

The red makes this street more hot.

another election campaign

"Next Sunday is the voting day, you know?"
"This time, the prime minister will keep his position, I've heard."

35 degrees

It's 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).
A little cold as a sauna.

business clothes

Shops propose modern business clothes.

hydrangea

Flowers of hydrangea are the symbol of rainy season.

highrise apartment building

They don't like living near heaven.
They like living near business district.

Shibuya Crossing

Shibuya Crossing (Hachiko-mae Crossing) is a famous pedestrian scramble where people are controled perfectly by traffic signals.

noodles

Noodles are popular menu for lunch.

Kabuki theater

Many people come to the renovated Kabuki theater.
Most of them are middle aged women.

rainy season

Last week, the meteorological agency announced the beginning of rainy season.

green

I like this eco-friendly building(^o^)

little house

Do you know "The Little House" by Virginia Lee Burton?

cow

A cow posed for me in suburb of Tokyo.

Nintendo

Japan's national flag and the Red Cross.
This reminds me Nintendo.

maple

Maple leaves are bright green yet in this season.

go to north

Japan Railway's poster says, "Spring goes to north! Go there to see cherry blossoms!"

breeze

A breeze is blowing on another kind of cherry tree.

German Embassy

The outdoor display of German Embassy in Japan shows how Japan and neighbouring countries should be.

spring mountain

Spring is going up to mountain.

traditional colors

Muddy pink, yellow green, dark gray... Here are the traditional Japanese colors.

storm

The storm is over.

falling

It is not falling snow. They are falling cherry blossom petals.

Hakama

In this season, we can see traditional Hakama style girl students going to their graduate ceremony.

Chidorigafuchi

Chidorigafuchi, which is the north-west moat at the Imperial Palace, is one of the most beautiful view point of cherry blossoms in Tokyo.

...and terrible crowded viewers.

higan

This week is 彼岸 (higan) when Buddhist visit their graves.

at a bus stop

All chairs come to those who wait.

cherry blossoms

Today, it's hot rather than warm.
And, they have come at last!

no butterfly

They planted flowers too early.
No butterfly comes yet.

bud

In Southern Japan, cherry blossoms have come.
In Tokyo, they are still in bud.

anniversary

Two years have passed since the Tsunami and the Fukushima disaster.

While the Tsunami was a natural disaster, the Fukushima was a man-made.
They had no manual for emergency, because they thought nuclear plant is so safe that severe accident cannot be occured. How stupid!

candidate

The common people have no interest in the Metropolitan Government campaign.

frozen falls

A famous frozen falls in the suburb of Tokyo is a little melted.

Kabuki-za

The renovated traditional Kabuki theater "Kabuki-za" will reopen soon.