Day 2: Journey to Kyusyu

When we visit Kumamoto. The cherry blossoms started to bloom.
The Kumoto area is located in southern side of the main land of Japan.
Therefore, they bloom faster than tokyo.   

We went to the mount Aso. We can go up to a small peak. 

Mt. Aso is an active volcano.

Kusa-senri field; people can ride on horseback.

Takachiho  ravine, a famous sightseeing sot.

I went to Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan).

Last weekend, we went to Kyushu.

The reason why we chose the place is that,

my wife and I hoped my daughter rode on an air plane.

We bought a package tour in this spring vocation.

The bellow pictures were taken in the Haneda international

airport when we reached there. The airport building looked beutiful. 

We frighted from the Haneda international airport to

the Kumamoto airport.

I walked from Shinjyuku station to Tokyo station.

I long to walk from the Shinjuku station to the

 Tokyo station for long time.

Therefore, I decided to do it in this morning.

  

I got off at the Shinjuku station.

I saw some tulips though in winter.  

The Japanese imperial palace is the place where the Edo castle
existed during the age of old Edo era. 

This picture was taken at out of the palace, but
maybe someone wonder where I took this picture.

Everybody can trip to the age of the old Edo era if
they visit the palace garden.

Mismatch between the old fashioned castle wall and
the cutting-edged skyscrapers.

Finally, I reach the Tokyo station, which has a nostalgic outlook. 

There was a kind of Wi-Fi communication malfunction.
Thus, I couldn't use Skype there.

I went to a newest big shopping mall.

In this weekend, we have straight three days holidays,

because next Monday is Coming-of-Age Day.

Coming-of-Age Day is the original January 15. 

However, Monday is a holiday as Happy Monday.

Yesterday, I went to a  a newest big shopping mall.

It's located in Tachikawa city, west side of Tokyo metropolitan.

It was so big, brilliant and interesting.

I ate  a OKONOMIYAKI, which is thin, flat cake of unsweetened
butter fried with various ingredients.

And, great sunset.

I went to a crowded shrine yesterday.

Yesterday, I went to two of the shrines: 

The Meiji- jingu shrine and

The Takahata-fudo shrine.

I took some pictures in the latter shrine.

I'll show some pictures.

I'd love to introduce my new year's card 2016.

Japanese like to send new year card.

Every year, I'm in trouble that which photographs

 I might choose for it.

I'll show my new year's card in 2016.

I paid attention to select the happiest blissful photos.  

When I chose these for my new year's card.
I picked up some extra photos.

I'd show runner-up photographs.