The office was closed on Monday for one of the many Japanese holidays. We went to the office in the morning for a little while and then went with some of the other missionary couples to Korea Town near Shinokubo Station. It is a little slice of Korea here in Tokyo.
Once we actually got some food it was pretty good. |
Now it is Saturday and we walked over to Kojioinori Shrine and Happo-en gardens which are about 1.5 miles from where we live--just a short walk for us on a very pleasant fall afternoon.
Near the shrine workers were doing some work we wouldn't want to do. |
This is the entrance. The students here go to school six days a week. |
Here's Carol in front of the entrance to the natural gardens. |
A nice little tea house but they didn't allow any food inside. |
It's a good thing there was no earthquake at that moment. Gary might have gotten a headache. |
This is a small natural lake where people used to get their fresh water. There was once a mill on the little stream that feeds the lake. |
The grounds are beautiful. These are the bonsai trees. Some of them are hundreds of years old yet they are only 2-3 feet tall. |
Which one do you think is older? Neither looks like a sapling--that's for sure. |
These saps look a little happier! |
You know these two people. They don't look like Japanese but they feel right at home here. |
Another little tea house. Notice the roof almost completely covered with moss. |
No fishing allowed! The fish are too pretty to eat anyway. |
We talked to this nice Japanese couple. He met the young missionaries about 30 years ago and took some English classes from them. We told them who we were and had a nice visit with them. |
This little boy was so cute and he loved the fish. I think we also thought we were strange looking because he kept peaking around at us he sat on his dad's lap. The children here are all so cute. |
This is a much older shrine that dates back many hundreds of years. It honors the emperors around 1200 AD and also during the Meiji period. |
A good place for a little rest under a thatched roof. |
On our way back home now and we saw these shoes on the mailbox. |
This building appears to be some kind of temple or residence. If you have really good eyes and can read Japanese maybe you can figure it out. |
This is our most frequented store, commonly known as Hanamasa. We usually walk there (12 minute walk from our apartment) at least 3 times per week for milk, orange, juice, eggs, vegetables, etc. |
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