Sawara, a once flourishing town, now peacefully sits along the canals in Chiba Prefecture (about 70 kms north-east of Tokyo), on May 1, 2009. 

A boat ride along the canals near Sawara; at a park on the Naritasan temple ground (bottom two photos), on May 2, 2009.

In the upscale Motomachi  shopping area on May 4, 2009.

At Yakushi-ike park in Machida on May 5, 2009

Near Kozo-ji (a Buddhist temple) in Machida, on May 3, 2010

At Koishikawa botanical garden in Tokyo on May 16, 2010

On a rainy day in Kobe, May 10,2010

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