Tokyo

In Tokyo, the Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine, temples and buildings.

Imperial Palace

In 1868 Emperor Meiji renamed Edo to Tokyo and relocated the Imperial Palace there from Kyoto, among other major reforms that brought an end to the Tokugawa shogunate with its isolationist policies.

Palace gate	Alice before palace bridge	Statue of general Masashi ge Kusunoki	Cherry tree in bloom
Cherry tree, Imperial Palace plaza	Alice with cherry blossoms	Defensive tower at a corner of the moat	Imperial Diet (parliament) building

Meiji Shrine

Built in 1922 to commemorate Emperor Meiji, who died in that year. This is a Shinto shrine.

Empty sake barrels	Torii gate	Entrance sign	Entrance sign
Fountain of purification	Jim becomes pure	Entrance to courtyard	Guest house entrance
Prayers of pilgrims	Exterior of principal hall

Tokyo: Happo-En Garden, Bonsai Exhibit, and Tea Ceremony

Happo-en means eight fragrances.

Cherry tree in bloom	Another cherry tree	Alice at bonsai exhibit	This bonsai is 350 years old
Bonsai	Bonsai plum tree	Tea ready to be drunk	Christian chapel on the garden grounds
Flowering tree and waterfall	Alice at stream	View of pond	Azaleas
Aggressive carp	Carp wants to be fed	Senior carp	Spirit house by the pond
View across the lake	Bamboo forest and spirit tower	Bonsai (again)	Bonsai
Alice beside another spirit tower

Kannon Temple

Kannon is the Buddhist goddess of mercy. In Chinese she is called Guan-Yin.

Entrance to Kannon Temple	Pagoda	Large hall	Statue of ... never did find out
Entrance to main hall	Lotus bell	Alice with the best cherry trees in bloom	The same cherry trees
Newer temple, with azaleas	Another nice cherry tree on the road outside

Edo-Tokyo Museum

Model of daimyo (feudal lord)'s palace	Cross section of palace showing construction.	Street scene, merchant district	Temple bell
Clothes of common (merchant class?) people	A student tries out the night soil buckets	Life size models of kabuki scene	Portable shrine for festivals