Ochanomizu

I took photo above in front of ochanomizu railway station.
Ochanomizu (ocha-no-mizu) literally means "water of tea" or "water for tea" in English.
In Edo era, there was a fountain in a temple which was on north side of current kanda-gawa(river).
And the water of the fountain was given to Tokugawa shogun for making tea .

"ochanomizu" is not town name.
But the neighbourhood around ochanomizu station ( a part of kanda section and a part of yushima section ) is called ochanomizu.

This neighbourhood is well known as students town.
Because there are many university in ochanomizu.

Photo above is a monument of ochanomizu.
( It is not fountain )
The monument is on a corner of the crossing in the first photo.

(note)
Thiese photos were taken on Februarly , 21 , 2009.

Kand-gawa (river)

Kand-gawa is a river which flows in Tokyo from west to east.
And this river meets sumida-gawa(river).
I took this photo on the ochanomizu-bashi (bridge) to the West.
This bridge is not so beauitiful (I think ), but it is a nice place to take a picture of the river.

(Note)

This photo was taken February , 21 , 2009.

Ume Festival in Yushima Tenjin (3)

She is a traditional instrument player.
That instrument is Biwa.
She played music in ume garden as an event of the festival.
It is pity that I was not able to take a photo when she was playing the music.


(note)
These photos were taken on February , 21 , 2009.

Ume Festival in Yushima Tenjin (2)

In this time many people visit yushima tenjin to see ume blossoms.
On that day when I visited yushima tenjin, it was very crowded.
At popular spot, It was hard to take a photo.


To be continued.

(note)
These photos were taken on February , 21 , 2009.

Ume Festival in Yushima Tenjin (1)

Last Saturday, I visited yushima tenjin ( yushima shrine ) to see "Ume Festival".
Those ume blossoms were good to see
Many people came to the shrine.
The festival is held from February 8 to March 8.
During the term, many events are held on Saturday and Sunday.






To be continued.


(note)
These photos were taken on February, 21 , 2009.

Ｃat on the Tree

I took this photo in ueno park.
He (she) was looking at visitors.


I finish this series, "ueno park in winter", by this photo.
I wanted to take photos in this park when It was snow , but I was not able to do it in this winter.


I think ueno park has wonderful sceneries every each seasons.
I will come back here when spring comes.

(note)
This photo was taken on February, 10 , 2009.

Megurin Bus

I took this photo in front of ueno park.
This small bus is called "Megurin".
It runs in Taito ward.
I like that nostalgic design.
I will get on it and post some photos some day.

(note)
This photo was taken on February , 10 , 2009.

The Garden in Winter

I took these photos in the garden of the National Museum of Western Art that is located in ueno park.
I have already introduced you the garden in last autumn.
But you may have different impression to the thinker in winter.

(note) I took this photo on February 10 , 2009.

Bird Watching in Ueno Park

I took this photo by kiyomizu kannondo temple in ueno park.
I look the direction, but I can't see any birds.
I think they watch some little birds.

(note)
This photo was taken on February 10 , 2009.

Small Birds on the Tree

Ueno park is a nice place for birds to live.
I took these photo with my cell phone camera when I strolled along shinobazu pond that is located in ueno park.
I feel something peaceful when I see those small birds in the park.

Please click these photos to see them.






(note)

Thses photos were taken on February 10 , 2009.

Shinobazu Pond in WInter

Shinobazu pond is located in ueno park.
It is a oasis for waterfowl.
In winter, this pond is busy with migratory birds.

(note)
These photos were taken February 10 , 2009.

Peony Garden in Ueno Park (3)

This garden is in historical place.
I like to see five storied pagoda from peony garden.
It looks more fantastic, when I look it from this garden.
The five storied pagoda is located in precincts of ueno zoo where is next to ueno toshogu shrine.




(Note)

These photos were taken on February 10, 2009.

Peony Garden in Ueno Park (2)

When I visitied to there, ume (Japanese apricot) blossoms are in bloom.
So I could enjoy not only winter peony flowers, but also white and red ume blossoms


I think that these ume blossoms make the garden more fantastic, and make peony flowers more beautiful.


To be continued.

(Note)

These photos were taken on February 10 , 2009.

Peony Garden in Ueno Park (1)

We call this garden "Botanen".
This garden is in the precincts of ueno toshogu shrine that is located in ueno park.
It is open twice in every year. (winter and spring)
We can see many kind of peony flowers in the garden.
Especially, the graden is known as the place we can see winter peony in Tokyo.








To be continued.


(Note)
These photos were taken on February 10, 2009.

Winter Peony in Ueno Park

Winter peony is called "huyu-botan" or "kan-botan" in Japanese.
Flower of winter peony is smaller than that of peony which bloom in spring.
But those winter peony which bloom bearing with cold of winter is lovely.


I took these photos in the peony garden of ueno toshogu shrine that is located in ueno park.

Those winter peony are protected with the snow fence which is made of straw.




(Note)
These photos were taken on February 10, 2009.

Five-Storied Pagoda in Ueno Park

This five-storied pagoda is located in the precinct of ueno zoo.
I took this photo on the precinct of ueno toshogu shrine that is next to ueno zoo.
This tower was rebuilt in 1639.

(Note)
This photo was taken on February 10, 2009.

Ueno Park in Winter

I have already introduced you ueno park in autmn.
From today, I post photos of the park in winter.


Photo above is fountain in the park.


Photo above is a ginko tree in ueno park.
You can see a ginkgo tree with yellow leaves in the park from here



Photo above is stone lanterns in ueno toshogu shrine.
You can see ueno toshogu shrine in autumn from here

Photo above is sogakudo


Photo above is the scnery of bentendo from shinobazu-pond.
You can see the same view in autumn from here


(Note)
These photos were taken on February 10, 2009.