Today I'm biking around... First stop Higo Hosokawa Garden 🤩
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稲荷のマスク

The graveyard behind the Inari shrine has amazing statues... Who are these people, and how much did they spend for their funeral?

There's a cute elementary school inside the perimeter of the Inari shrine.

The shrine is a maze of narrow alleys with flowers, trees, and single-family homes. It's always amazing to find such a nice and quiet neighborhood in the middle of Tokyo.

Next, I crossed over the Yamanote line at Ōtsuka Station (大塚駅).

The Tokyo Skytree is clearly visible in the distance (8km away).

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The Yamanote-sen (山手線) is a loop line. Technically, it's still part of the regular Japan Railway network, but it's one of Tokyo's busiest metro lines.

For some reasons, it's written 山手 (yama-te = mountain hand) and not 山の手 (yama-no-te).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanote_Line

Today's destination is the Old Iwabuchi Watergate (旧岩淵水門) along the Arakawa River (荒川).

Looks like the base of a 1970's robot #anime series.

I could totally imagine 3 robots take off from these steel gates and then transform into an even bigger robot...

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Something like Getter Robo G, maybe... but more rusty and steampunk!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjieygKSXpQ

Cloudy with a chance of God rays.

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The river banks in Tokyo offer amazing views and views. Best time is around sunset, but I had too leave sooner than that because I didn't want to ride in the darkness the entire way.

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