As most of you know I have started posting most of my touristy activities over at The Tokyo Traveler. For those of you that haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, here are some of the highlights of what I’ve been up to lately:
Hanami viewing at Chidorigafuchi near the Imperial Palace. […]

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Where I live in Chiba there are two very contrasting places where you can view the Sakura Blossoms.
Below is a very industrial looking park where all of the trees are aligned in perfect rows.  While the trees are still pretty the atmosphere is rather sterile.  I call this one Sakura and Cement.

About a mile or […]

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In Japan it’s spring break right now and the parks are full of kids playing and families having picnics under the Hanami (Cherry Blossom) trees that are just starting to bloom.
Today I had to run some errands so I hopped on my bike for the ride to the Mihama Ward Office (city hall) to pick […]

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