Panorama with the cloud-covered Fuji at the
left and Shinjuku in the middle. The Imperial
Place is at the bottom mid-left

The Imperial Palace

Shinjuku

The Meiji Shine in Harajuku, an area within Tokyo.
This is the most important shrine in the city

The entry way on the path to the shrine

The shrine from afar

JP in front of the shrine

The interior of the shrine. People come to pray
and toss money into the money catcher just in
front of the people. Three claps and bows and
they are on their way

Large drum at the shrine

Within the flower garden was this interesting mix
of color

Flowers in the flower garden outside the shrine

A resting area in the flower garden. Inside, people
sat cross-legged on mats.

The rest area with it's carefully sculptured shrubs

The coy pond in front of the rest area

and people painting the scenery

The pond is filled with coy....

and turtles

and covered in lilly pads and flowers

The rest of the garden is filled with lillies

which were just starting to bloom.