Not known to many people, but Minami-Senju is kind of a hidden gem, known among the locals and hobbyist photographers for azalea spring viewing. The blooms usually start after the sakura cherry blossoms season (mid-April), and last a couple of weeks until around the Japanese golden week (early-May). During this period, the sidewalks and the center…
Tag: spring
Blue Flowers of Ibaraki
While having lunch with friends from the office, one mentioned Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園) and how popular it is during spring time when the flowers are all blue. My wife and I have seen this place before during autumn, but considering how much she loves flowers, I figured it would also be good to take her…
Corporate Spring Tournament
Spring is just around the corner and corporate tennis clubs in Tokyo are all getting ready for the Corporate Spring Tournament (春東京実業団対抗リーグ戦) 2008. Big companies such as NTT (previous champion), NIPPO (previous runner-up), Mizuho, Ricoh, Microsoft, Fujitsu, Goldman Sachs, Sony, among others are expected to be there. It’s going to be held at the Ariake…
Enrico in Tokyo 