2026 APRIL PHOTO's — MY LIFE IN JAPAN

Sakura (Cherry Blossom's) should reach "Peak" by Saturday 04.04.26. Or as I often say, the beginning of "Tourist Season". Kamakura's famous Dankazura (raised central downtown walkway) lined with Sakura Blossoms.

Stepson and I get "huge personal call out" from Eddie during mid-show.

Nearly 10,000 in attendance.

Neil Young's "Rockin In the Free World" final encore.

St. Nikolai Holy Resurrection Cathedral Tokyo Awajicho District

Russian Orthodox Cathedral built in 1891. Destroyed in September of 1923 (Great Kanto Earthquake). Rebuilt in 1929 in Byzantine Revival Architecture.

If I had an HO train set. Boom, just like that! The Maronouchi Tokyo Train Ochanomitzu Station.

Yushima Seido Kyōdanmon Gate Built in 1690.

Confucian temple which houses the largest sculpture of Confucius in the world is considered the birthplace of Japanese school education.

Also known as the "Black Temple". Here is the large Courtyard.

Prayer offerings.

During exams, many students flock to Yushima Seido to pray for success in their exams! Japanese wooden prayer cards, known as Emaare traditional votive tablets found at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples where visitors write wishes, prayers, or gratitude.