march + april memories
Cherry blossom season was a bit up and down this year weather-wise. One day it would be lovely, bright, warm sunshine and the next it would be cold and rainy.
Each year, I try to go to one new place to see sakura and this year I managed a couple – locally, Tsukishima and Monzennakacho. We went on a night river cruise from Monzennakacho which was special.
My husband’s friend was in Tokyo during March/April and we went for monjayaki at Tsukishima. I’d never had it before and I didn’t think I’d care for it – I thought I would find it too slimy – but I really liked it and want to go back. It was really busy which surprised me, although I’m not sure why. Afterwards we bought melon pan from KYUEI MELON PAN which I thought was ok. We walked to PRONTO – Kayabacho which opens as a bar at night.
I finally got around to going to a TeamLab exhibition. I can be a bit miserable – I won’t deny that. I’m glad I went but I wouldn’t go again, to any other TeamLab exhibition.
Nezu Azalea Festival was/is going on at Nezu Shrine (which has all the red tori gates). After that we trotted up to Yanaka Ginza and finally on to Rikugien Gardens.
I was solo in Omotesando and went to Meiji Jingu to check out Meiji Jingu Gyoen – you pay so it’s usually not too busy.
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I did quite well the last two months! The back room was tidied, the sakura were viewed and I actually did some N1 studying.
- keep up with trying to improve my knitting skills
- N1
- Italian – just do something
- strength exercises
- sewing – top
media consumed
- Things Fall Apart (book) by Chinua Achebe – makes you proud to be British
- The Last Children of Tokyo (book) by Yoko Tawada
- Succession (tv) – it’s vicious
- Ghost game by Google – I’m addicted
- Four in a Bed (tv) – my guilty pleasure
- What’s your Problem with Nick and Carol (podcast)
I hope this swiftly moving year is going well for you – nearly summer and nearly halfway through already!
Emily