Kanda Catholic Church

Kanda catholic church is located at nishi-kanda.
You can go to the church from suido-bashi station in around 7 minute by walking.
This church is dedicated to St. Francis Xavier who was the missionary who visited Japan first.

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

Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral

We usually call this cathedral "Nikorai-do"(Nicolai Cathedral).
It is a symbol of ochanomizu.
This cathedral was built in 1891.
Unfortunately, it was half destroyed by great kanto earthquake in 1923.
But it was restored in 1929.

Please imagine Tokyo 100 years ago.
There was no tall building, and not so noisy.
They could see this beautiful cathedral from far away, and the bell would sound far and wide.

Thanks for walking with me from akihabara electric town to here.
This walking course is not so long, but you can enjoy the scenery changing dramatic.
I hope you to walk there if you visit Tokyo.

By the way, I will post photos about ochanomizu in several days.
Ochanomizu is a my favorite place in Tokyo.

（Note)
These photos were taken on January 16, 2009.

A Girl Sketching on the Street

After I crossed hijiri-bashi (bridge), I walk along hongo-dori (street) to the south.

I'm still close to ochanomizu railway station.
This neighborhood is called "Ochanomizu".
( It is not town name )
"Ocha no mizu" literally means "water of tea" or "water for tea" in English.

By the way, I see a girl sketching on the street.
I wonder what she is drawing.



She is sketching the church, "Tokyo Resurrection Cathedral".
We usually call the church "Nikorai do".

To be continued.

(Note)
I took these photos on January 16, 2009.