Emily seems to be waking earlier than ever: before 5am today. I hope it's not linked to daylight hours or it will get worse before it gets better!
We met Nick for lunch, and as it was such a clear day, afterwards we whizzed up in the express lift to the 24th floor of Izumi Garden Tower, where he works, to see the view. The vast city sprawls as far as the base of the mountains, with Fuji towering magnificently behind it all.
It seemed a pity to go straight home, so I took Emily to Shiba Koen park. Here we found the ubiquitous cherry blossom; I'll never tire of admiring it though. We walked along a road lined with trees gently dropping petals and it was like a flurry of snowflakes, or a shower of confetti. In the park is a temple, surrounded by ranks of stone statuettes about 18 inches high, dressed in red hats and aprons and many with little windmills or floral tributes.
Out on the main road there were some roadworks. Whenever there is any diversion of traffic or pedestrians, however minor, there will be one or more people directing around the obstruction with a fluorescent stick reminiscent of a Star Wars light sabre. Usually they are pensioners - at least it gets them out of the house and provides them with a small income. I wonder what the unemployment rate is in Japan?
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