Okayama

On the train ride to Okayama snow is a distant memory

Welcome!

A statue outside the train station

The street car system runs a special Chuggington tram. It seems to have stuff going on inside it, but tickets were $15, so I got a regular tram.

Okayama is home to another of the 3 perfect gardens, Korakuen

At the time I visited they had just scorched the grass to help it grow in spring

The fish were hanging out under the bushes at the edge of the pond

Plum trees were flowering at this time of year

Tea, allegedly

There is a large pond in the middle of the garden

Please do not stand on the rocks

Some ducks

An ibis looking bird

The red crested cranes that Emma had wanted to see

You could rent a boat and faff around outside the gardens

The gardens are next to the local castle

An example of the original walls

A display inside for the costumes for a new film

props from the film (I assume)

The castle stamp

The view from the castle roof

A roof fish

Are you taller than the shogun?

A regular street car