These photos are from a couple of weeks ago, when I had a spare Monday off. It just took me until today to have the internet capabilities to share them! (I know I complain a lot, but seriously, I go through unreliable phases so often these days.)
It's not often that I've been to the Koko-en on such a beautiful day, only to find it empty. There were maybe three other people in the entire garden when I went! The trick is to get there early in the morning, before the buses of tourists have a chance to start arriving. I took advantage of the opportunity to get some more panorama-style shots of the whole garden.
The koi fish were particularly active that morning. I must have just missed feeding time!
One of the stone paths you can use to cross the ponds in the garden.
A stone bridge over the main koi pond, without any guardrails. Fun times.
It was May, but for some reason there were a handful of trees in full autumn colors. No complaints from me, because they were stunning!
I spotted a few water lilies blooming in a small pond. They were a lovely color!
I got an interesting angle on the castle in the distance.
I will be doing a lot of travelling in July, since I'll be taking nearly the entire summer vacation off, and then some, as I get ready to leave Japan (on July 28th! Wow!). So while the next month or so will be slow, posting-wise, I'll try to make up for it in my final weeks in the country.
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