HANAMI.

Inokashira Park offers a great introduction to Hanami season.

BLOSSOMING.

The first signs of sakura emerging over the road.

YOKOHAMA TIME.

China Town, vertical parking, the Landmark Tower and Mount Fuji on display.

HALF LIFE.

A half day was spent meeting Mr Nakamura for lunch before more sightseeing.

SPRINGY.

Signs of the first blossoms on April Fools' Day.

ELECTION.

The candidates are lining up with number 7 is amongst the favourites.

3 CHAIRS.

Rare evidence that Japan existed before the eighties.

UENO.

A day out in Ueno, dropping in on Mai's sculptor friend at Tokyo University.

FALLOUT BOY.

A family (and I) brave the deadly radioactive rain, of a Monday morning.

WEEK END.

An impromptu bbq, and our place under a full moon.

GOOD VIBRATIONS.

Waiting for a space in a local restaurant, Mai cannot stand still.

APOCALYPSE NOT NOW.

The post still arrives and rubbish is still collected - business as usual.

SHHHIBUYA.

Shibuya is quiet following energy-saving initiatives in the wake of the quake.

THE MORNING AFTER.

A quiet start to the day ends in empty shelves, a sign of things to come.

THE EARTH MOVED.

The news is presented cautiously in the evening after the quake.

THE OFFICE.

One of the places I earn my crust, a day before Japan is shaken.

PANCAKE DAY.

Florence hosted a pancake party after a day on the bikes and in the tax office.

PEACOCK BUILDING.

The building in which I work, deserted by night.

TAKEAWAY.

It took 6 months to finally order a Japanese takeaway.

HAPPY COLO(U)R NEW LIFE.

Japanese English at it's nostalgic best.