Here and There Japan

This year, we went to Showa Kinen Koen earlier in the day so that Little Brother could bounce. We went too late in the day last year. This...

There were lots of people in the poppy fields at Showa Kinen Koen . Click on the picture to enlarge it. There were lots of people in the w...

This is a huge koinobori . This picture was taken at the top of the hill. The koinobori is down in a ravine. With the children standing in...

There are many fun things to do at Showa Kinen Koen , Showa Memorial Park. Here is one of them. See that big white blob in the background? ...

There were big dragons to climb and slide down at Showa Kinen Koen , Showa Memorial Park. They were made out of concrete and pieces of p...

Near the Dragon Sand Mountain, there was this replica of a Mayan Temple. There were food stalls all around, but in this picture they were c...

Click to enlarge and you may be able to see children playing in this stream. It is really a flowing fountain, I guess. It is made out of c...

While sitting under this tree, we looked up to find cherry blossoms! Rather late and alone and unusual. At least we had never seen a clump...

This is what I was looking for. Fields of poppies. It's nice to see big fields of the same kind of flowers. Showa Kinen Koen is a ...

This was part of the flower garden near the entrance. A crop circle? Showa Kinen Koen

This river was near the entrance of Showa Kinen Koen . Note that some of it has a concrete bottom. And there's a door in the riverbank!

This koi or carp was in a "valley" at Showa Kinen Koen , Showa Memorial Park. It was huge. Click to enlarge and you may be able ...