#練馬
令和ラテ Cafe Eight, Nerima, Tokyo
I got a Reiwa latte cuz I’m a nerd and was excited about the new era announcement. I personally like the new era name a lot and while the era system is really only ceremonial at this point, I hope Japan can use it as an opportunity to improve and create a brighter future. Hopefully one with less paperwork anyway.
Cherry Blossoms along Senkawa dōri in Nerima (2017)
穴守稲荷神社 （東京都練馬区旭丘1-20-5)
Anamori Inari Shrine (1-20-5 Asahigaoka, Nerima, Tokyo)
I stumbled across this unusual shrine while biking from Ikebukuro to Nerima. I’ve never seen a shrine built into a house (and a somewhat modern house at that). After researching the name Anamori Inari Shrine, I found that there is a quite large and famous Anamori Inari Shrine in Ota ward, and that this house serves as a local branch office with an extremely small shrine attached to the front.
This has got to be the strangest shrine I have encountered to date. Has anyone else ever seen a shrine like this?
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January 22, 2018 in Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
The record breaking 21cm snowfall colloquially known as snowmageddon occurred one year ago today.
I really want it to snow like this again in Tokyo, but I’m afraid this year has been too warm and it seems unlikely to happen.
On this day several people at my office left early to avoid the commotion at the stations, as trains are delayed sometimes indefinitely when there is heavy snowfall in Tokyo (snow is uncommon in Tokyo and public response to even the tiniest of flurries is, well, inept). I left the office at the regular quitting time and trains were still running with some short delays. I think the snowfall really picked up as I arrived at my station where I took these photos, so the timing for me worked out perfectly. Though I do remember the next morning walk to the station being perilous as everything was frozen and super slippery.
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Premium pink strawberries at Life supermarket, Nerima-ku, Tokyo.
Only ¥1780+tax!! (USD$15+)
I can’t bring myself to spend that much on fruit, but I am very curious about the taste(ㆀ˘･з･˘)
