So, I set out on a chilly day that wasn’t raining much, intending to go to Sumida Park, up near Sky Tree Tower, but when I got to Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station, I discovered that I had left my Suica fare card back at the apartment. I didn’t want to make the mile or so walk back just to get the card and walk the mile or so to the station again, so I decided to just roam around the Kiyosumi area, to see what I could see. I ended up going further north, up to Morishita, almost halfway to Sky Tree, but it was getting late and I figured I’d better head back south toward Monzennakacho and my nice warm, dry apartment!
So, I made my way back to the river, because I knew there was a park and walking path pretty much all the way down, on both sides of the river. I got to see part of the city skyline, and Sky Tree of course. There was also this huge bird, I think it was a heron, perched on the railing, casually walking down the rail, I got within 5 feet of it, and it just looked at me! I’ve noticed the birds are all remarkably calm around people here!
I got a bit turned around a couple of times, because I thought for some reason I was south of Kiyosumi, but I was actually north. Once I got my bearings, I got to catch them lighting up the bridges, some of which were historic!
At the end, I decided to try to see some more of the illuminated cherry trees along the canal in Monzennakacho, before retiring for the night.
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