Advent Season at the Tokyo Midtown

Christmas lights attract many crowd to the Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi,
one of the major urban construtions debut in the year 2007.
Roppongi downtown and the garden viewed from the second floor.
Ladies gathered for a Christmas and Birthday luncheon at Botanica,
Conran restaurant on the fourth floor.
Buffet dinner tempts repitition of plates from plates. . . . yummy
dessert selections from the buffet counter.
Roppongi area from Botanica



Water running over your head. . . .
A Giant Bean displayed

Nativity Scene on Campus

The Advent starts with this Nativity display at the Building No. 10.

Holiday Season in Shibuya

Shibuya scrumble crossing viewed from Starbaucks in Tsutaya on Sunday

Autumn Colors from University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus

Less than 10 minutes train ride from bustling Shibuya-station, University
of Tokyo, Komaba campus provides a natural sanctuary in a city. Here are
autumn colors from the campus. What makes fall colors in Japan
special is the bright red of maple leaves. "Momiji" this year is,
unfortunately, not that clear in color for the weather has been extremely
lukewarm during the Autumn months.


"Momiji" leaves.







Ginko promnade was beautifully colored with golden leaves.

Beautiful December Day

It was another beautiful December day here in Tokyo.

Colors on Campus

Autumn colours finally came to campus on the first week of
December 2007. It has been so slow for us to have cold weather
here in Tokyo. Global warming surely is affecting to the world
weather pattern. One good news from Bali, Indonesia today is that
the United States and Australia are signing the Kyoto Protocol.

"Momiji"



Exquisite collaboration of red, yellow, and glean maple leaves.

Ginkgo leaves





As if I can almost touch yeallow leaves from my window . . . .

Main Street in the Fall Colors

Wintry Scene from the Afternoon Tea, Jiyugaoka

Cherry trees have lost their leaves in the wintry promenade underneath
the windows of the Afternoon Tea, Jiyugaoka. The view from the terrace
is gorgeous with cherry blossoms in Spring.

My "study" for today is this corner table on the terrace of the Afternoon
Tea. Their tea selections as well as sweets are great. I come here on week
-days when Jiyugaoka streets are only with the locals. They let us stay
as long as we want providing even a hot-water jug to refill the teapot. My
order today is "tea set," a darjeeling teapot and two choices of sweets
with a scone.