Walk to Yushukan Museum

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September 18th 2014

Published: November 27th 2014

In these photos, I start on the East side of the Imperial Palace East Gardens on my walk to Yushukan. I found some things to photograph on the way which also included the Yasukuni shrine. I haven't posted any photos from within Yushukan as I took very few.

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Doug Gschwind

Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below : 1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring. 2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info

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East Gardens of the Imperial Palace Moat

Palace Hotel in the background. Would have been a great place to stay overlooking the Imperial Palace grounds at large.

Keep out of the water

This water themed park just across the street from the grounds of the Imperial Palace.

Keep the following rules

Cro-Magnon Crow?

Look at the noggin on that bird!

Photographing the Photographer

Fun to see that I am not the only one interested in capturing the acknowledgement of Japan's rich history

Another entrance into the Imperial Palace

High Moat Walls

Kitanomaru National Garden

Sadly, I did not attempt to visit this garden. In retrospect, I wonder if it would have been closed due to Dengue Fever warnings anyway as had been Yoyogi Park

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