Yay, I finally did something instead of just sitting in my apartment or going to school. Yesterday, I traveled to Sukagawa in Fukushima to see my old pals at the Eiji Tsuburaya museum and library.
(Click that link above for more details on the museum and library.)
There wasn't anything going on that day yet there were a dozen old ladies listening to an Ocarina player tooting out a Vocaloid tune. And I bought a Godzilla Clear File.
Since we were in Sukugawa anyway, we thought we'd check out the sights/sites. We discovered that there is a large Peony Garden so I suggested we check it out since I needed some fresh air. According to the website of the Sukagawa Botan-en Peony Garden, it "is the only such garden in Japan to be designated as a Spot of Natural Beauty by the Japanese government. "
It was free, so what the hey, we wandered through. Not too many 牡丹 (Botan = tree peony) in bloom yet and even the cherry blossoms had begun to dissipate. Still, here are some pics. First a honking big statue.
Flowery stuff, bush peonies (?), tulips and daffodils.
The obligatory Sakura of course...
Actual tree peonies (I think).
Some purple plants.
A shrine gauntlet.
Some fishies.
Hey, at the gift shop, they had an Ultraman Clear File and apple juice. (I didn't buy the sake.)
There was a Kokeshi book for sale from which I photographed the cover because it has the "enfant terrible", ET.
We went from there to a widely touted WATERFALL! While overlooking a river cascade, I asked a passerby if this was the waterfall and she confirmed it was. The disappointment I felt was palpable.
The decorations at the neighbouring parkette were cute though.
After this blast of nature, we went shopping at Mandai in Koriyama where I bought a couple of masks. That is a story for another day.
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