nezu shrine & surrounding areas

Thursday, the weather dude talked about the Nezu Shrine's azaleas on his morning weather report.

We've visited them back in 2019, AND I was already planning to go, now because of his broadcast that same morning, everyone and their uncle decided to go too....

On my way to the shrine, I stopped into Ichijoji to look at their peonies 

And their hanachozu (bowls or troughs filled with flowers)

Huge! pine! a couple of doors down the street from Ichijoji

Nezu shrine...the admission went up from 200 to 500 yen to see the azaleas...still worth it

Outside the shrine Hirata Seisakusho was selling their cat charms...it looks like stone, but is actually wood.

I bought one that looked like my furry niece...1200 yen (tax included)

(while eating dinner, I noticed the back of the charm)...so pretty!

Now what to put the charm on…

Up the street is Du Pain et Des Gateaux Les Inities, a tiny bakery that I've had on my "to try" list

Everything is behind a glass, so you need to "communicate" with the staff working...love this kind of bakery!

I purchased their tuna sandwich with olives and semi dried tomato...550 yen (tax included)

And a viennoise lemon butter cream with hazelnuts...370 yen (tax included)

Both were delicious, loved the amount of tuna in the sandwich and the amount of nuts in the lemon one, the lemon flavor was kinda weak though.

Will be back here when I am in the area.

Tokyo People: would not want the guy with the net's job...blocking the flying rocks while the weed wacker guy works...

Summer is here!

Du Pain et Des Gateaux Les Inities

2-32-5 Nezu

Bunkyo, Tokyo

Closed: Mondays

Hours: 10:30-18:00