Tokyo Spring Blossoms

Our member Laurence Green sent us a number of photos from the spring he spent in Japan in 2018.

The main photo here shows the Kyū-Furukawa Gardens in Tokyo. The Western-style mansion was designed by English architect Josiah Conder for Baron Toranosuke Furukawa and were completed in 1917. I've always thought of the mansion and its tranquil gardens as richly evocative of Japan's Taisho era, and a fascinating melding of Japanese and English aesthetics - there's even a rose garden, right there amidst the hustle and bustle of Tokyo! The blossoms are every bit as beautiful however, and really conjure up a timeless, elegant beauty.

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