Night Walk at Showa Park Japanese Garden



Well, the Momiji Season is upon us. I thought we might miss it altogether this year since we will be gone most of November.  But, when our free weekly edition of The Stars and Stripes arrived, we read an article about the Night Walk at Showa Park and decided to check it out.

Showa Park is HUGE. (It takes well over an hour to walk from one end of the park to the other.) In honor of the Momiji, there are a few areas in the park that are lit up at night. One of the areas is a Ginko tree lined avenue and the other main area is the Japanese Garden.  

Along the Ginko Avenue they have music playing in time to changing colored lights. There were SO MANY people there! After a few minutes looking around, we noticed everyone was doing the same thing - holding up tiny Ginko leaves next to their faces/lips and taking selfies! It was so entertaining to see all the people doing the same exact pose! I was too self conscious to take a pic of the people taking the selfies, but you can imagine it! haha

The Japanese Garden was quite impressive. There is a large pond in the middle of the garden and it reflects the trees, buildings, and bridges to perfection! It's so freaky to look at the bridge. It is not two levels, just a reflection. 

There was also a large stand of bamboo that was lit up and added to the overall effect in the background of some of the pictures. Umbrellas were part of the theme as well. We gathered that people rented them in order to use them as props for their pictures around the garden. 

In typical Japanese style, there was a clearly marked "Route" to follow and signs to let you know what was allowed in each area. For example, tripods or selfie sticks were only allowed in certain places. Very organized! We commented on how calm and orderly people were as they walked the Route. No loud voices or teenagers pushing through people. Everyone waits for a turn to get the view they want to see. There were several designated "Photo Spots" set up just for taking a posed picture. The lines for those spots were very long. We did not wait for any of them.























 





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