This very small shinto shrine is located in central funabashi.
Toshogu ( 東照宮 ) means a shinto shrine devoted Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) who was the founder and first Shogun (general) of the Tokugawa shogunate.
They say that funabashi toshogu is smallest toshogu.
Even small, It is a proof of history.
Ieyasu had a large rest house in funabashi.
He liked falconry.
Funabashi was on the way to his falconry spot.
You can see family crest of Tokugawa in the photo above.
There are many bicycle parking around funabashi railway station.
I took this photo in front of the station yesterday.
I like those young leaves in spring.
Have you ever seen fish sailing in the sky?
We call such carp stream "koi-nobori".
It is for children's day (May 5).
I took this photo on a main street of central funabashi.
If you go up along the street, you will be in front of funabashi station soon.
Around after six, that road will be full of cars.
I took this photo in a department store in funabashi city yesterday.
Yukata is an informal cotton kimono.
And It is for summer.
Is it too early to display them in this time?
By the way, which yukata do you like in this photo?
I took this photo today on the walking road by ebigawa (ebi-river).
Petals of these cherry blossoms has almost fallen.
And young leaves have come out.
I like this fresh green colour.
I took this photo last Friday by a river.
An old lady was working in the field.
Those yellow flowers are Nanohana flower.
It is a typical spring flower.
Last Friday, I went to ebigawa (ebi-river) to take photo of cherry blossom.
After taking photos of cherry blossom, I walked along the river.
And I found those ducks in the river.
I thought those ducks were viewing petals of cherry blossom on the water.
I took these photos last Friday on the walking road by ebigawa ( ebi-river ).
Petals of cherry blossom flow in the river.
Please click the the second photo, you can see petals falling to the river.
In a part of the river that flows slowly, the water is almost covered with petals.
Those petals dye the river water white(slightly pink).
Today,I took these photos on the walking road by ebigawa (ebi-river).
Those cherry blossoms have started falling.
Please, look at the green plant in the photo above ( left side).
You can see petals falling in the photo.
I like walking in cherry blossom snow. 
Takasho-bridge is the only one wooden bridge which is over ebi-river.
I took this photo today, those cherry blossoms around the bridge were good to see.
Photo above is a view from the bridge, you can see a building in central funabashi in distance.
Photo above is a object of goshawk.
"takasho" means falconer.
Funabashi shrine (Funabashi daijingu) is a shinto shrine that is located in central funabashi.
Do you remember the shrine in winter.
I took these photos yesterday.
It was calm and peaceful.
I like the contrast between green needles of pine trees and white cherry blossoms.
I took these photos on the walking road along ebigawa(river) today.
Many cherry trees are planted both side of the road.
Those cherry trees are almost in full bloom.
It just looks like a tunnel.
I have already introduced you this park in a article as Park in winter in this year.
I took these photos today.
Today is Sunday, many people enjoyed those cherry blossoms.
I suppose those cherry trees will be in full bloom in a few days.
I took this photo, when I walked on a back street in central funabashi.
Those lanterns were hung out side of an Izakaya.
Izakaya means Japanese pub.
If you visit Japan, you will often see such lantern.
I took these photos today.
Many cherry trees are planted both side of the river.
Those cherry blossoms have not be in full bloom yet.
But it is beautiful enuogh for me.
I took this photo last Sunday.
Do you remember this flower?
I have already introduced you nanohana flower in this year.
Those flowers grew up well.
By the way, nanohana flower is symbol flower of chiba prefecture.
