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Tokyo Tower Today

January 17, 2011 / / 0 Comments

I have posted other photos of Tokyo Tower before. It dominates the skyline from many places in my neighborhood. Today I had an appointment right across the street from it. There was a striking contrast between the red and white tower and the deep blue sky. The perspective of being under it, instead of shooting from a distance was interesting.

Family Photo Spot- Kawai (cute)

I was able to resist having a crepe for lunch. They are so yummy! Instead, I came home and had a bowl of homemade tomato soup that I made from scratch on Saturday night.

Real Christmas Trees in Tokyo

December 4, 2010 / / 1 Comment

Late last week I noticed that the international grocery store down the street had received their shipment of real Christmas trees. There were several lined up outside the florist shop in the parking lot.  Today when I walked by there were only about three left. This totally shocks me and I’d really like to know who buys them. They are beautiful but you have to look at the price tag and understand that 47,250 Yen=$560.80! This is for a tree that is going to die and lose all of it’s needles in a few short weeks. Crazy!

The Colonel

December 3, 2010 / / 0 Comments

After several days of focusing on the Relief Society Christmas Activity that was last night I was ready to get out and about. I woke up to a torrential rain storm and decided I was destined to another day in the house. About mid-morning the storm was gone and there were clear blue skies. I walked through the park and took more photos of the leaves. The storm blew most of them off the trees so I saw a lot of this:

And since the autumn photos are getting a bit old I thought I’d post something for Christmas. There is a KFC in a shopping center near my house. Outside the door there is a life sized Colonel Sanders. Normally he is just in his white suit, but at Christmas he becomes quite festive. (Personally, I think the life sized Colonel Sanders around the city are a bit creepy).

It’s beginning…

November 10, 2010 / / 2 Comments

As you can see from these photos it doesn’t quite look like fall in most of my park.

This will be red, yellow and orange in just a few weeks.

As you can see, some parts of the park are already beginning to change. More autumn in Tokyo to come. Wait until you see the gingko trees on Gaien Nishi Dori (dori=street).

What I saw in Roppongi Hills…

November 8, 2010 / / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I posted a photo of workers putting lights on the tress in Roppongi Hills. This is what was up when I went through today.

 

Christmas Banners! It is still to early for me. Please note that in a non-Christian country like Japan, Christmas is not a religious holiday. It is totally commercial. In an upscale shopping area like Roppongi Hills it is all about making money.

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