Thursday, June 25, 2015

9-mile training walk (Nakano->Shinjuku->Shibuya->Imperial Palace)

9-mile training walk (Nakano->Shinjuku->Harajuku->Shibuya->Omotesando->Nagatacho->Imperial Palace Hibiya)


Driving billboards - This one for Avengers Movie with Iron Man ;)


Shibuya Crossing - Scene in "Lost in Translation" Movie


Hachiko statue - Legendary loyal dog

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō

Hachi: A Dog's Tale,[24] movie in August 2009 with actor Richard Gere





Ometesando



Meiji Jingu Outer Garden


Maneki Neko - lucky charm cat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko


Akasaka Toyokawa Inari - place of one of the many Buddhist Saints






Reached Imperial Palace!






Statue of Kusunoki Masashige

Friday, June 19, 2015

8-mile training walk (Koenji<->Asagaya 3.5 times)



Watermelon character?

Smiley faces in memory of Helen Dora and her Lymphoma SMILE project


Suginami Ward macot


Izakaya - Japanese bar



Ichiban! No. 1! ;)

Costume Play as a warrior in the past


Thursday, June 11, 2015

6-mile training walk (Koenji->Asagaya->Koenji->Shinjuku)




Torii - Traditional Gate found at entrance of Shinto Shrine





Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku



LOVE sculpture in Shinjuku

Thursday, June 4, 2015

6-mile training walk (Koenji->Shinjuku->Yotsuya->Kojimachi)


 Walk dedicated in memory of Tom Lichter


Vending machine raising awareness about Child Chemo House


Vending machine with a toy figure inside ;)








Shinjuku




Yotsuya

Marble statue next to Convenient Store Sign


A Mikoshi, vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine and temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine. 

Sophia University where I studied as an exchange student... many years ago... ;)



LIVESTRONG! ;)