Hydrangea’s season: June 15-21, 2020

 

Tokyo is now in the rainy season.

 The season’s flowers change as time goes. It was Japanese apricot (Ume) in March; cherry in April; azalea in May; and hydrangea in June.

 We can find various kinds of hydrangea flowers in the towns.

 

Many hydrangea flowers are planted at the sides of the Setagaya Line. 

The train cars are in various designs.

 

The hydrangea flowers are fully open in the walkways, including the Karasuyama-gawa walkway.

 

They have many kinds of hydrangea flowers in the Roka Park in western Tokyo.

Some have white flowers.

 

Others are blue.

 

It is said that there are about 2000 kinds of hydrangea flowers in the world. The shapes of the flowers as well as the colors are different.

 

 

Dog park reopens: @Roka Park June 17, 2020

The restrictions on activities have been gradually eased in Tokyo. 

The dog park in the Roka koshun-en Park reopened in June. It was closed in the late March.

Dogs run in the field happily.

 

The owners of the dogs talked each other.

 

Tokyo Metropolitan government took initiative in requesting people self-restraint of their activities in the late March. The dog park was closed then.

The Japanese government followed the actions of Tokyo and other local government when it declared emergency on April 7.

The declaration was lifted in all prefectures on May 25.

 

The ratio of the Covid-19 infection as well as death is far lower than the ratios in the U.S. and European countries. The ration stays at the similar level with major Asian countries. (The reason of the difference between Asia and U.S. and Europe is not answered)

 

The lives and activities in Tokyo is gradually reopening, but the “New reality” must be different from old reality. We are not free from the risk of the 2nd wave of the infection.