{"id":1069,"date":"2024-05-17T13:53:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:53:22","slug":"japan-13-kyu-shiba-rikyu-garden-light-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"Japan # 13 – Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden Light show."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While looking for things to do off the beaten path in Tokyo, I found out about a light show being held at a Japanese garden. I went online to try and buy tickets, but the site was only in Japanese through the Line App (the app many people in Japan use to communicate – like WhatsApp or Telegram, but apparently you can buy tickets through it too). Not to be discouraged, I brought it to my teacher during break and she helped me buy the tickets. As usual, getting there was as much a part of the journey as the actual destination. I arrived about an hour early so I explored the neighbourhood a little bit. The garden was right near one of the Piers on Tokyo Bay, so here are some shots of the area around the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below is a glimpse of the Tokyo Sky Tree tower – finished in 2012, it is still the tallest freestanding structure in the world, standing at 634 m. The second tallest is Canton Tower at 604m (was only briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010 until the Sky Tree surpassed in during its construction), The CN Tower in Toronto is 3rd at 553.3m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the things I kept coming back to as I walked around, was that even in the middle of all of the concrete, there was always room made for greenery. Everywhere in Tokyo that I went, there were bursts of nature, sometimes in container gardens, and sometimes there was just a sliver of earth left free to plant trees or flowers, and in many cases, there were huge green spaces left available to have a rest from the concrete. In Tokyo alone there are at least 20 official Japanese Gardens and that does not include all of the many parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I loved this – this tree extended above and could be see from the highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for the light show itself, I found it to be a little bit underwhelming. Partially because it was very windy and so some of the special effects could not be appreciated as much. There were all of these smoke machines, and because it was so windy, the smoke immediately dissipated. Overall though, it was a beautiful night, there were a lot of people there, but it did not feel too crowded, and the night views were pretty awesome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the view before it got too dark:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the 360 video of the view ( maybe a bit too fast at the end – sorry!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here is the view once it got darker:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a small snippet video of the light show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ended off the night with a trip to another small Izakaya ( tiny hole in the wall restaurant that sells alcohol and food). This one had a fairly wide menu but also sold okonomiyaki (savoury Japanese pancake usually made with cabbage and meat or seafood) which I have been craving. I asked for a meatless one with a fried egg on top. I have to say that I like mine I make at home better, but it was still good. I am still looking to go to a good okonomiyaki restaurant – maybe with Erez when I see him next week. It came with an appetizer of bean sprouts you could eat cold or put on the in-table grill – I tried it both ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second course – mushrooms in foil – Yum!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here are a couple shots I took on the way home…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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