Japanese gardening

Here's what we did on our other day off, the last one before Allan got himself into a regular tattooing marathon.

In our quest to see something we hadn't seen before (which, after this many years of visiting, can be hard even in a seemingly never ending city like Tokyo) we went to Rikugien Garden.
It was a nice, little garden and very easy to find from JR Komagome St.
It was not as big and impressive as my usual hangout, but it was a nice place to enjoy some afternoon sun.

Still in Koenji, this rules

Mmmmmmoss, on the way from the station

I do enjoy taking pictures against the sun, even though my dad thinks i shouldn't

More moss

"Today on trees that wears belts..."

Wedding pictures

Ishidoro
Magical bridge i was not allowed to walk on
Magical bridge i was allowed to walk on

Magical path

Sorry dad
I'd bought myself a tiny piece of cake at the station

The box came with a little cooling device

Ok, it doesn't look that tiny when i hold it like that

But it really was... see?

A cousin of the plant i keep at the shop

Dinner at a local Izakaya later that day... we love renkon chips... a lot