Fresh green and spring flowers @ Jindai Botanical Gardens: April 13, 2014

Following yesterday, I had a walk to enjoy spring flowers and plants.

I visited Jindai Botanical Gardens in Chofu City, western Tokyo, and walked down (southward) along Nogawa River to Setagaya ward.

The forest of the botanical gardens was colored in fresh green. New leaves were rapidly growing in the trees. Birds sand and butterflies flied there.

Various spring flowers, including late-blooming cherry, azalea, violet, dandelion, and dogwood, were open. The combination of fresh green, dark green, pink, red, yellow and white colors were impressive.

The banks of Nogawa River were covered with rapeseed flowers. Walking in the area made me happy.

Fresh green @ Setagaya walking paths and Gotokuji Temple：April 12, 2014

Finishing cherry blossom season, Tokyo has entered into the fresh green season.

It was a beautiful day today. The sunshine was bright. I had a walk along walking paths in Setagaya ward and visited Gotokuji Temple.

Late-blooming cherry was open in the path. People enjoyed walks there. 

New leaves started to appear in Tulip trees. Leaves were only five to ten centimeters large. It will grow to 20-30 cm soon.

There were many maples trees with fresh green leaves in Gotokuji Temple.

I found several visitors, including a group, in the temple.

It is spring.

Cherry blossom @ Chidorigafuchi, Imperial Palace: April 7, 2014

Tokyo is in cherry blossom season.

Its peak was last weekend (April 4-6), but it was still beautiful today. I visited Chidorigafuchi of the Imperial Palace.

Cherry flowers began to fall and leaves started to grow. The sky was blue and the air was fresh.

Many people were in small boats in the moat. Others were walking on the bank and taking pictures.

Only eastern gardens of the Imperial Palace are open to the public and western parts are closed. A cherry street in the western gardens is open to the public between April 4 and 8 this year for the first time in history. People are making long line to enter the site.

I was too busy to join the queue in the weekend.