Showa Kinen Park in spring 2016 (2)

Here I am at my favorite open field みんなの原っぱ.

You remember the Giant Keyaki, don't you?



This is the Cherry Blossom Garden.





A number of people were enjoying picnic lunch
under the cherry trees.











A gentle man was painting a picture.
What an impressive scene!

Showa Kinen Park in spring 2016 (1)

What a lovely day!

I decided at once to go to Showa Kinen Park
to enjoy spring flowers.

I left my apartment at 9:00 and took a bus
to Kokubunji Station.

I bought there onigiri for lunch.

Then I took a train for Takao and got off at Tachikawa Station,
from which I walked to Showa Kinen Park.

I arrived at the park around 10:00 a.m.

I came to Showa Kinen Park
after an interval of 11 months!

(at Tachikawa Gate)


Ginkgo trees are coming into bud.



Wow. How beautiful!







First all visitors walk to 水鳥の池.



How peaceful!

Yasuda Yukihiko's Retrospective

Yesterday Ms. M and I met on a platform
at Tokyo Station.

We went to the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
（東京国立近代美術館）

It is 3 minutes' walk from Takebashi Starion on the
East and West line, Tokyo Metro.

Ms. M and I enjoyed Yasuda Yukihiko’s Retrospective
( 安田靫彦展 ).
He was born in 1884 and passed away in 1978.

He was born in Shinbashi, Tokyo.

His Japanese-style paintings were all so beautiful and
graceful.

I thought he was a genius.

He did historical paintings all his life.

His paintings brought me back into the old age of Japan.

Ms. M and I were totally fascinated by his historical paintings.

I don’t know why but his paintings give me nostalgia.

After enjoying the exhibition, we walked to 北の丸公園
to view cherry blossoms at their best.

We had a nice spring Sunday,
though it was cloudy.

sakura-matsuri in the community

There is a street named Sakura-dori
in my neighborhood.

There are cherry trees on both sides of the street.

The cherry blossoms are at their best.

Today Sakura-matsuri was held there.

I enjoyed strolling down the street
viewing the cherry blossoms.

I was sorry it was cloudy today.
How I wished the sky were blue!

The sky did not turn blue—always grey.
It was very cold.

Everybody there looked happy.

How happy we are
to enjoy a life of peace!