Bonsai (cherry trees)

                                   Today - April 30, Heisei 31
                                   Tomorrow - May 1, Reiwa 1

                                   Bonsai (cherry trees)

                                   My garden in March

                                   Bonsai

                                   Do you know Bonsai?
                                   Bonsai - cherry tree (google images)

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   A new Emperor will ascend to the throne on May 1 (new era name is Reiwa).
   Therefore, it will be 10-day holiday from tomorrow in Japan.
   However, I have the flu now.
   I'm going to take a rest at home.

                   "Lupin the Third: Episode 0: The First Contact" Opening

                   Music by OHNO Yuji

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   Do you know Lupin the Third?

   It's a Japanese anime series.

   Monkey Punch (real name: KATO Kazuhiko), the creator of Lupin the Third, has passed away at the age of 81.

   Requiescat in Pace

                   OHNO Yuji trio featuring akiko  "Lupin The Third"

                   Hayley Westenra  "Ave Maria"

                   Music by Vladimir Fiodorovich Vavilov
                   (known as music by Giulio Caccini too)

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                   Pray for Sri Lanka

                   At least 200 people are killed in bombing attacks.

                                At an intersection, Tokyo

                   Cherry blossoms in full bloom

                   Setagaya Kan'non Temple, Tokyo

                   Setagaya Kan'non Temple, Tokyo

                   Gordon Webster Meets Hetty Kate  "Sweet Lover No More"

                   Setagaya Kan'non Temple, Tokyo

                   Pub, Tokyo

                                    Sangenjaya Station, Tokyo

                                    Sangenjaya (place name) = three teahouses

                                    Setagaya = Setagaya Ward
                                    There are 23 wards in Central Tokyo (former Tokyo City).

                   Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623-1680)  "Ciaccona in A Major"

                      Hélène Schmitt, violin
                      Jan Krigovsky, violone
                      Stephan Rath, theorbo
                      Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, claviorganum

                   Background image
                      IMAI Takahiro (Japan)  "subaru" (Pleiades)

                   Limousine taxis

                   The car on the left is TOYOTA CROWN.
                   It's offered exclusively on the Japanese market.

                                   Plum blossoms

    The new era name 'Reiwa' is taken from the verses of plum blossom in early
spring.
    Reiwa = beautiful harmony

                                  Newspapers

                                  The new era name is 'Reiwa' (令和).
                                  It takes from ancient poetry.
                                  令 (rei) = good, beautiful
                                  和 (wa) = harmony, peace