Tag: edogawa-ku

江東花火大会・Koto Fireworks Display 2023

Mountain Day 2023 (Friday 11th Aug 2023) brought with it the Koto Fireworks Display which you can see from the Edogawa-ku side of the Arakawa River (I know that’s river twice, but its just how it is in the English).

The police were out in full force guiding us along. The traffic was stopped and the road was just for pedestrian use (as it should be always!). I think they were trying to prevent overcrowding.

It was about 45 mins long and it was well attended on our side. Some people brought their own tables and were having feasts. I ...

funabori days

We had lovely weather this weekend and we spent Sunday walking around Funabori in Edogawa-ku.

Hard to see on the above photo but they do boat trips down the canal during sakura season.

If you turn off the canal you get to a bit called 健康の道 (health road?). There are lots of these dotted about and they are ever so pretty, you can hear the birds singing and encounter lots of nature. It feels like you’ve left the city when you’re walking along them.

We stopped off for lunch at 雪の窯珈琲 (yuki no kama coffee) and had pizza and coffee. ...