Koishikawa Korakuen
A lovely Japanese garden in the heart of Tokyo that was built in the Edo period and survived to this day. It features two lakes, a rice field, plum and cherry trees as well as the famous maple trees.

A lovely Japanese garden in the heart of Tokyo that was built in the Edo period and survived to this day. It features two lakes, a rice field, plum and cherry trees as well as the famous maple trees.
Strolling through Nara park on our way to Kasuga Taisha, we made friends with the local deer. Unlike the ones on Miyajima, they did not try to eat Tina’s bag. Despite the warning signs we did not get knocked down either and made it to the shrine and its hundreds of lanterns in one piece. We did need a map...