Tokyo Tower is a copy of the Eifel Tower and boasts an extra 33m in height
Koi carp in the ponds of Kanazawa Castle
Doesn't he know not to balance on the top rung of a ladder
Pretty in the gardens
Pretty Flycatcher
Ducks have fantastic feathers
This fountain is apparently the oldest in Japanese gardens and works entirely by pressure flow from the watershed.
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A bit of ice/snow left over from a few nights prior to our visit.
Overlooking the Castle grounds
Festivities at Ropongi
Some park sculptures are confusing, but seem right
Kids - can't leave them alone for one minute
Stairway beside the freeway, Ropongi
Old people
The Ayoyama Cemetery at Ropongi has massive avenues of Sakura cherry blossoms
Ropongi Hills is a very affluent area but you still come across some derelict buildings
Shrine near Higashi-nakano station
Sensoji Temple pagoda.
Building at sunset, Venus Fort
Fallen cherry blossoms in canal at Kyoto
This guy was singing Beatle hits - badly
The Kamo River, Kyoto
Duck
Egret
This couple brought their 'kids' out to see the blossoms
A procession through the streets of Kyoto
Wish I could find out what the ceremony signified
There were five young girls ornately made up like this