Nihonbashi, othe bridge in the center of Tokyo

We went to see Nihonbashi, a bridge in the center of Tokyo. We listen the story of the bridge, and learned about the kirin (the dragon in the middle of the bridge) and the shishi (a lion like creature, as a gardian at the entry and the exit of the bridge).
It is a beautiful place with an interesting history.

The Kirins

One of the shish protecting the bridge

The gardens of the Nezu museum

   

I went to the Nezu museum in Tokyo for the first time, and it was truly amazing, I really enjoyed the place.

In the first place I would like to present the garden, who was huge, around 17000m2, which is rare in the center of Tokyo. There was eight tea houses, and some small waiting room really cute. I recommend going during the fall, the colors were stunning. I wish I can go during the spring too, to see the cherry blossoms.

 In the garden too there was a lot of things to see, like old sculptures and stones with interesting shapes.

Handmade tofu

    Yesterday we went in a hand made tofu restaurant, it was absolutely delicious. There was a lot of different textures, from the pudding to the hard ones, and some tofu cheesecake for the desert. It was very different to the industrial tofu that I am used to eat!

We eat the tofu with some olive oil and soy sauce, or wasabi.

Shibuya

This is the Shibuya crossing. It is a famous place in Tomyo, it is quite impressive for European people because in general we don't have intersections that big. It is near to the station, it is a well know spot.

Japanese meal

Japanese meals are usually composed of lot of different dishes, not only one like it is in general the case in France.

My atelier in Japan

It is my atelier at the university. This is where I paint my paintings and spend a lot of time.

Fishing

In Fukuyama I had the chance to see how to fish on a boat. Then we ate the fish, the biggest one, called "Kochi". We fried it in the oven, it was very yummy.