Friday, April 24, 2026

MEMORABLE TRIP TO JAPAN...….

 I went to Japan with my family on a group tour consisting of 28 members arranged by Sagami travels in the  latter part of the 2nd week of April 2026. It surely was an unforgettable trip in many ways as we managed to visit many famous and historical sites and I was able to photograph around 20 species of birds .

Female grey headed bunting


Male

White cheeked starling

Oriental turtle dove
Russet sparrow
Bull headed shrike



Mute swan

Male Mallard

Female

black kite


Grey wagtail

Brown eared bulbul

Eastern spot billed duck



Japanese tit
Macarani penguin
Japanese grosbeak finch
Grey seal
Eurasian coot
Meadow bunting
Barn swallow
Male black headed gull

Blue rock thrush  Nara park


River otter
King penguin
White wagtail


The bullet train (Shinkansen)

Hiroshima bombing site

Hiroshima museum








Osaka castle



Toda-ji temple; Nara









Kinkaku-ji temple: Koyoto







Glass museum - Toyama


Shirakawa village- Gifu prefecture

Toyota museum-Nagoya






5th  station-  Mount fuji


Oshino  village











Mount Fuji seen from lake Ashi-no-ko, Kanagawa prefecture


Sulphur mountaion ( Owankudani) , Hakone, Senegokuhara,


The famous Black egg - Eggs boiled in sulfuric , hot spring water in the area turn black and are believed to add seven years to ones life This is a famous local speciality.
The second tallest bronze Buddha statue in Kamakura .






The appreciation plaque of J.R.Jayawardhana the former president who was honored by Japan for the historic speech made in San Francisco in 19551





senso ji temple Asakusa - tokyo's oldest temple








SECNERY FROM THE BOAT RIDE ALONG SUMIDA RIVER.- HANA KAWADO


Tokyo tower  minato city

Kokyo Gaien national garden, tokyo
Black heade gull- 



The world famous statue of HACHIKO in front of Shibuya station in Tokyo



Ushiku Daibutsu statue  Ibaraki prefecture- 3th tallest Buddha statue in the world








Yamashita  park, Yokohama



Disney resort hotel
Disney resort tokyo





Aquarium inside Prince hotel, Shinagawa, Tokyo




Dolphin show



Narita Airport
The Cathay pacific flight to take us back home after a memorable and a satisfying tour to Japan.