Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.gol.com!jpix!tngate3.hitachi.co.jp!giga-nspixp2!spinnewsgate!attnet-tokyo!not-for-mail From: Scott Reynolds Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Am I unusual... Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:51:17 +0900 Organization: JENS Internet Service Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <1g4kb6q.osxy4gim95okN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com> <1g4kjen.83kz8x1tsig3uN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com> <1g4kn8n.1799pbe1r0mu5uN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.pool6.dsl8mtokyo.att.ne.jp Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp 1069066278 21220 165.76.134.199 (17 Nov 2003 10:51:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsadm@newsflood.tokyo.att.ne.jp NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 10:51:18 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6a) Gecko/20031030 X-Accept-Language: en,ja In-Reply-To: <1g4kn8n.1799pbe1r0mu5uN%dame_zumari@yahoo.com> Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:7811 On 11/17/2003 2:19 PM, Louise Bremner wrote: > Scott Reynolds wrote: > > >>>>I suppose you could do worse than Kiyosumi Teien followed by a stop at >>>>the Fukagawa Edo Shiryokan. >>> >>>Hmmmm.... What does it say about me if I admit I don't know anything >>>about either of those? Maybe I should do some sightseeing in Tokyo, >>>myself. >> >>This is probably not the optimal time of year, but Kiyosumi Teien is >>always a delight. > > > Depends on how much the leaves have turned there, I suppose. > > >>It's just the right size, neither too small nor too >>large. The easiest way to get there is the Oedo-sen (Kiyosumi-Shirakawa >>Station) or the bus from Monzen-Nakacho. > > > Oh wait.... Yes, I think I got taken there by the knitting circle I > attend, a couplathree years ago. Forgotten about it completely. Yes, > that would've been a good choice. And the museum sounds fascinating too > (to me, anyway, but would assorted gaigin with no knowledge of Tokyo's > past be so fascinated, I wonder?). Could probably get there by one of > the water buses, which is interesting in itself. Interesting you should mention the water buses. They are great for people who have been here a while, but not for tourists or new arrivals. I remember how disappointed (disgusted) I was the first time I rode the water bus down the Sumida, the first time I visited Japan. But now I find it fascinating. I guess living here for a while can change your perspective on things. -- _______________________________________________________________ Scott Reynolds sar@gol.com