Tokyo was rainy over the weekend, which actually cooled things down and allowed us to get out and walk around without nearing heat exhaustion. On Saturday we took the metro to an area east of where we live and decided to walk back home, exploring as we went. The first thing we came to was a great park with a huge Buddhist temple, statues, a few stray cats, and some really strange miniature statues. (An aside: a few summers ago I was touring a small town in Malaysia and saw, to my surprise, a parade complete with a marching band coming down the street. I was surprised at how random it seemed and decided to take some pictures. Well, as the parade went by I realized I had been taking pictures of a funeral procession.) Ok, back to the miniature statues... after we took a few pictures of these little guys, we figured out that they are most likely grave markers. Woops!
Next we stopped at Tokyo Tower, which looks to be as big as the Eiffel Tower (only in red and white with cell phone antennas galore) and is complete with a beer garden, an aquarium, and one really strange looking mascot with a band-aid on his head (don't ask why... we don't get it either). Ok, more next week.
That's Patrick from Sponge Bob Squarepants...wearing overalls & shoes...after falling off of his bike...
ReplyDeleteThose gravestones are gorgeous, but do you think they actually fit people under that tiny space?