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Thursday, April 18, 2019

out and about

Saturday was forecast for sun while Sunday was forecast for rain.

So...we tried to get everything done on Saturday...starting at Todoroki Valley.

The trail is only a kilometer (.62 miles) and it will make you feel like you are not in a big city like Tokyo.

Lots of trees, birds and quiet.

There are several temples too.

WARNING: Just do not go after the rains or while it is raining, very dangerous & slippery.

Lunch was at Sushi Zanmai.

The owner is known to spend millions of yen on whole tuna and performs many tuna carving shows.

Meh, over-hyped...we felt some of the fish that was served was kind of "dry" in texture.

After lunch, we went up to Sarue Onshi Park.

They were having a tulip festival...but disappointing...only a little patch of tulips...(I guess when you've been to Keukenhof (pre-blog), nothing compares)

On the other hand, I will check this place out next year for cherry blossoms.

So many bridges in this area...

Clover Bridge...

Will need to check out Kiba Park for cherry blossoms too, next year.

And then we found ourselves near Kiyosumi Gardens.

The double type of cherry blossoms were blooming, so we paid for admission to check them out.

And the azaleas...

The weather was summery and it was nice to be out and about.

Sushi Zanmai
1-13-7 Jiyugaoka
Meguro, Tokyo
Phone: 03.5731.3211
Open 24 hours
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:59 AM, April 18, 2019

    if you think the tulips were meh...wow! so pretty.
    love the azalea and sakura too. and sushi zanmai? did you have to wait long?
    v

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  2. K and S2:32 PM, April 18, 2019

    V, the way they showed the tulips on the news it was like a field of them, but when we went it was only a tiny area...sushi zanmai is 24 hours! there wasn't a line.

    Take care!
    Kat

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  3. jalna1:02 AM, April 19, 2019

    Nice outing!!

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  4. K and S7:20 PM, April 19, 2019

    Thanks Jalna, it really was!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  5. KirkK11:06 PM, April 19, 2019

    Overhyped tulips and sushi Kat! Still, the weather looked lovely.

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  6. K and S10:30 AM, April 20, 2019

    The weather was nice Kirk :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  7. Rowena4:57 PM, April 24, 2019

    never been to keukenhof but I would say the same for any tulip place I've seen here -- just can't compare!

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  8. K and S8:55 PM, April 25, 2019

    Rowena, the fields outside of keukenhof were super impressive too, tulips as far as the eye can see!

    Take care!
    Kat

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