01.25
Here are the snow pictures I promised. I took these near Ichigaya Station, in Tokyo, after my morning class. There’s a Tully’s that I go to sometimes. I had coffee and read for a while. Then, when it was getting close to time to go to my next lesson, I took a few pictures of the small playground and shrine by the coffee shop.
It was snowing and pretty cold, so I didn’t stay out too long, but I managed to take a few shots. Can you believe I had been meaning to go up and look a at the shrine for a long time, but I never did until the day it was snowing? Needless to say, I plan on going back again, and taking more pictures.
But here are a few I took at the height of the snowstorm. (If you can call it that!) 
I took this one while I was still in Tully’s. It’s an orthopedic clinic.
The Playground
You can see this small playground from the coffee shop.
The Shrine
You can find Shinto Shrines, both big and small, all over Tokyo. Even in this weather, a man was climbing the stairs to say a prayer. Was he looking for forgiveness, or hope? Or perhaps he wanted to offer thanks…
