I Go To Outdoor Gallery by Dan Klennert

You can stop by Recycled Spirts of Iron Sculpture Park on your way to Mount Rainier National Park. 

The park is a random collection of animals, insects, monsters, and structures – all of them were worked from the imagination and materials found by the artist.

I Go To Seattle

I have never seen any seaplanes taking off from a lake in Japan.

But, scenes of seaplanes' taking off were quite common in Seattle.

I Go To Federation Forest Park

On our way from Mt. Rainier to Seattle, we dropped by Federation Forest Park.

The park features an old-growth forest that includes many unfamiliar trees and plants, such as Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce which grows only in the North America, and western redcedar.

I Went To Izu

 After a four-hour driving, we got to the Hotel Tenbou in Izu peninsula.

We enjoyed hot spa and seafood dinner there.

Everything was very delicious, especially baked abalone was the best.

I Go To My Brother's Home In Matsue City

These are collections of beautiful flowers blooming in my hometown Matsue.

All flowers except for the lotus are blooming at the house garden where my brother and sister live

Good Old Japan

 

Children's Day is a Japanese national holiday which falls on May 5.

It is a day to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness.

I went to Okamoto park and Jidayubori park in Setagaya, Tokyo on May 5, 2009. I lived in Setagaya early 1990s and frequently visited Okamoto park.

There are traditional Japanese houses in the park and the staff members of the park celebrate every national holiday in its traditional ways.

It was unfortunately rainy but I enjoyed wonderful day there.

I Leave Conan Station and Get To Sakai Minato

I went to the Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato city.

One hundred fine bronze statues of various Yokais are placed alongside the road.

Anyone can see and touch the statues for free.

The Kitarou Train runs on the JR Sakai Line between Yonago and Sakaiminato Stations in Tottori Prefecture.

I Go To Conan Station

The town of Hokuei is called the town of Conan and also the station of Yura is called Conan station.

I went to the town of Conan last month. 

You can find lots of statues and paintings of Conan here and there around the town.