I spotted this Gray Heron sitting patiently high above the Sakuradabori Moat on the southwestern edge of the Imperial Palace Gardens in Tokyo. I think this scene would make for a beautiful Ukiyo-e landscape woodcut.
Gray Heron, Tokyo
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Mitsui Garden Hotel, Tokyo
Across from the National Stadium. 14 September 2025.
Continue reading8 Images from the National Art Center, Tokyo
Here are eight images of the National Art Center, Tokyo, a museum in the upscale Roppongi district. I really liked its wavy curtain-of-glass exterior and three-story high entry lobby and concrete conical niches at each end. And the cozy lounge chairs in its ground floor cafe.
Office Tower at Night, Tokyo
From the New Otani Hotel, Tokyo, 11-Sep-2025.