逆さま

Flood gate on Shibaura canal near Hinode

November 23, 2012public spacecanal, cartoon, 絵, day, 逆さま, 運河, 芝浦運河, 飾って, 魚, fish, flood gate, Hinode, night, painted, Shibaura, Shibaura Unga, visual, 日の出, 水門palmsundae One comment

逆さまの魚の絵が水門を飾っています。日の出の芝浦運河で。

By day, Tokyo’s waterfront is often underwhelming visually: a mix of port shipping, older buildings that routinely turned their backs to what used to be polluted water, and new luxury high rises. By night, the water sparkles, and the city is far more seductive.

I love how this flood gate on the Shibaura canal has a giant cartoon fish. When the gate is lowered, the painted fish descends to join the real fish in the canal. I wonder why his heading is facing up. Maybe he doesn’t want to leave the city’s bright lights just yet.

Winter pond reflects landscape and sky in Shinjuku Gyoen

March 9, 2012parks, trees, Walking and transitbare, branch, cherry, cold, cross, dazzling, 逆さま, 落葉, 風景, landscape, pond, reflect, reflection, Shinjuku Gyoen, sky, walk, winter, 冬, 寒い, 新宿御苑, 景色, 枝, 桜, 楽しい, 歩くpalmsundae Leave a comment

寒い日でも、新宿御苑を歩くことは楽しいです。落葉した桜の枝も池に映った逆さまの景色も冬の風景です。

Even on the briskest cold days, it’s such a pleasure to cross Shinjuku Gyoen. The bare cherry tree in the foreground, reflections, and upside down landscape and sky are dazzling on a clear day.