Friday 29.8.2009 was sunny day. Perfect day to take a walk by Sumida river in Tsukiji. I went there by subway: Tozai line first, then changed to Hibya line in Kayabacho. I walked many hours, but there was many places to take a rest. My camera felt heavy on my bag. I could get some pictures to look at after tiresome trip.

Yesterday 29.8.2009 I saw Asakusa Samba Carnival for the first time. It was even more crowded than I thought... Fortunately, I could find a less crowded side street where dancers walked. Finally, I could get some pictures...

I had busy day 26th of August. First I visited Tokyo National Museum in Ueno. I saw two wonderful exhibitions: Ise Jingu and Treasures of Shinto and SOMETSUKE - The flourishing of underglaze blue porcelain ware in Asia. Then I went to Otsuka to see matsuri. My feet were tired so I did not see it for a long time...

12.8.2009 we visited Odaiba. Weather was nice. This seems to be good place to take pictures of airplanes taking off from Haneda airport. Lotta enjoyed playing with fountain.

I have visited LaQua and Bunkyo Civic Center many, many times. I felt "natsukasii" seeing Moomin Cafe and view from 25th floor of Civic Center 17.8.2009.

About a week a go, I came home from short trip to Kyoto. Kyoto was beautiful and interesting, as usual. This time, it was also very hot. It feels much hotter there than in Urayasu. Kinkaku-ji was of course one place I had to see again. Some new places I visited were: Toei Uzumasa Eiga mura, Byōdō-in and Togetsukyō-bridge in Arashiyama. I had very good matcha-tea at Kanraku Hanago, Japanese Sweets House. Beautiful places and friendly people of Kyoto made trip unforgetable.

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