Kiyosumi Gardens

We visited Kiyosumi Garden. It's a traditional Japanese garden located in Fukagawa, Tokyo. It's peaceful and one of the oases in Tokyo. The admission fee was only 150 yen per (adult) person, but I think it was of considerable value.

Some cherry blossoms are starting to bloom in Tokyo. I am happy to be here, in Tokyo during a beautiful cherry blossoms' season.

Now that you look closer, you can see a crane and a turtle on stone. The crane was staring carefully at something in the pond, and hunting down its prey patiently.

There are some beautiful gardens in Tokyo, but it was the first time to visit a garden.

A few gardeners were trimming pine trees, and volunteer guides were explaining to visitors about trees and stones in the garden.

It was interesting to cross monolithic stone bridge and to walk on stone steps in the pond, and also to explore around the garden watching nature, birds, fishes and turtles. We also heard a singing of the Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone). It is said that it's a messenger to tell of the arrival of spring in Japan. It was a nice weekend.