Denboin garden pagoda Tokyo Japan

Japan: Denboin garden, near Sensoji Temple

By Mithun Divakaran
/
Mar 21, 2016
/
Japan, Travel

Date: 28th March 2015

Yesterday was all Shinjuku, from the skyscrapers to the nightlife of Kabukicho. Today was going to be a packed day. I walked to the Seiyu supermarket nearby just to see what it was like inside a Japanese supermarket.

Meat section supermarket Japan — Seeing all the meat on offer made me wish I had a proper kitchen to cook

Ice cream section supermarket Japan — The ice creams I saw made me wish it wasn’t freezing cold outside :-/

Pastry section Japanese supermarket — I decided to come back at night to pick up some baked goods

Croquet section Japanese supermarket — There were plenty of croquets available too

Asakusa shopping street Tokyo Japan — Plenty of shops and eateries in Asakusa

Asakusa Don Quijote Tokyo Japan — I quickly checked out the Don Quijote here

Chocolates Don Quijote Asakusa — The ground floor was all food and snacks

Fetish costumes Don Quijote Tokyo Japan — The upper floors are electronics, fashion, sex toys… and all sorts of fetish costumes — French maid outfits to school uniforms

Asakusa shopping streets Tokyo — I left Don Quijote and walked towards Sensoji Temple

Tax free shop Tokyo Japan — I walked through the shopping arcade that leads out to Sensoji

Sensoji shrine sakura Tokyo — The sakura trees were starting to bloom

Street food stalls Asakusa Tokyo — It was a festive atmosphere all around Sensoji Temple, and food stalls were aplenty

Sensoji map Asakusa attractions Japan — A map of surrounding attractions

Sensoji temple Denboin garden open — I noticed a sign saying Denboin garden is open for a limited period

Denboin garden keep out Japan — After paying the entry fee, which included a tour of an exhibition showcasing ancient paintings and scriptures (not photography allowed), I entered the garden

Denboin garden history Tokyo Japan — Denboin garden is a few hundred years old

Denboin garden lake panorama — The entire garden is centered around a lake

Denboin garden pagoda Tokyo Japan — Quite picturesque and quintessentially Japanese

Five storey pagoda Denboin garden — Took this photo on my Sony Xperia phone. That’s the Five Storied pagoda

Sakura tree Denboin garden Tokyo Japan — What’s a Japanese garden without a sakura tree, eh?

Denboin garden hall Tokyo Japan — I don’t know what this hall was used for

Denboin garden skytree Japan — From across the lake with the Tokyo Skytree visible in the background

Accordion player Asakusa Tokyo — And that was it really. I was back out again (the lady in red was playing the accordion)

I’d say a visit to Denboin Garden is still a nice thing to do when in Sensoji because it’s not open all through the year, only during special occasions and festive periods.

Shopping arcade Asakusa Tokyo Japan — I checked out the adjoining shopping arcades again

Retro toy shop Tokyo Japan — This was a cool retro toy shop selling action figures and other toys from (mostly) the 1970s and 80s

Mime artist Tokyo Japan — Came across this mime artist

Japanese mime artist Asakusa — Tipped the guy and he posed for a few photos

Takoyaki food stall Tokyo Japan — Back out near Sensoji, I checked a few of the food stalls. This was selling Takoyaki (octopus balls with a variety of fillings)

Sweet potato fries street food Tokyo — Sweet potato fries

Okonomiyaki stall street food Tokyo — Okonomiyaki — a savoury pancake dish with lots of toppings (shredded cabbage is common)

Crowds Sumida river Tokyo-japan — After leaving the Sensoji area, I walked towards Sumida River

Either side of Sumida river was choc-full of cherry blossom trees in full bloom! It was a lovely sight, but that and the boat ride to Odaiba are all in the next post.

Next post in this series:

Japan 2015: Cherry blossom celebrations by Sumida River

Japan 2015: Boat ride to Odaiba; giant Gundam statue at DiverCity Mall

Japan 2015: Cherry blossoms at Tokyo Imperial Palace east garden

Japan 2015: Cherry blossom sightings at Shinjuku Gyoen

Japan 2015: Harajuku on a Sunday – Meiji shrine and Yoyogi Park

Japan 2015: Harajuku at night — Takeshita Street

Japan 2015 – Visiting Akihabara a second time, because why not?

Japan 2015: Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Ueno Park

Japan 2015: Rikugien garden’s weeping cherry blossom tree

Japan 2015: Getting to Hakone; Lake Ashi sightseeing cruise

Japan 2015: Hakone ropeway; onsen at Hotel Green Plaza

Japan 2015: Ōwakudani sulphur springs, views of Mt. Fuji — and last night in Tokyo

Japan 2015: Getting to Narita Airport — and flying an Airbus A380 for the first time

Previous posts in this series:

Japan 2015: Shopping in Shinjuku, and exploring Kabukicho

Japan 2015: Nishi-Shinjuku — views from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building sky deck

Japan 2015: Shibuya – the busiest crossing in the world, and home to a loyal dog

Japan 2015: Ueno Zoo – pandas, a lonely polar bear, and more

Japan 2015: Nakamise street, Senso-ji temple, and Ueno Park sakura at half-bloom

Japan 2015: Nadagiku Shuzo Sake Brewery, leaving Himeji for Tokyo — and my last bullet train ride

Japan 2015: Himeji Castle, and the unexpected air show

Japan 2015: Kyoto Station, and arriving at Himeji by shinkansen

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Monkey Park in Arashiyama

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Gion Corner Cultural Show

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Kinkaku-ji and Kiyomizu Dera temple

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Fushimi Inari-taisha, and climbing to the mountain top

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Nishiki market and Teramachi

Japan 2015: Kyoto – Nishi & Higashi Honganji, Shijo street, and Gion

Japan 2015: Riding a bullet train for the first time, Tokyo to Kyoto

Japan 2015: Walking around Akihabara and Ginza

Japan 2015: Going to Akihabara, and spending way too much time in Yodobashi Akiba

Japan 2015: Landing in Tokyo… and using a communal bath for the first time

Related Posts with Thumbnails

Tags: denboin garden, don quijote asakusa, garden, japan, seiyu supermarket, sensoji temple, street food in japan, tokyo

Mithun Divakaran

http://mithunonthe.net

MithunOnThe.Net is the website owned and run by Mithun Divakaran. Everyone says it's awesome, especially Mithun!