


The Gods smiled on me yesterday. I went for lunch with a couple of artists from the Tokyo Wonder Site Yu and Tomoko, and afterwards expressed an interest in seeing the Prada building I could see from the window. We went down there and were just ambling around, taking in the very wealthy area, and came across a museum, the Nezu Museum. Somewhere in brain, a little light went off, and I said, I think I have to go in there.
Well aren't I glad I did. It was just the ticket to the glory of Japan that I had been waiting for, a huge gallery filled with blue and white porceleans, from 1640 on, all Japanese and amazing pieces. Upstairs was a magnificent gallery of laquerware, my current obsession. Fulfilling as that was, the best was yet to come, in the garden. I couldn't believe this was only ten minutes walk from TWS, and in such a built-up area, it was enormous, one could get lost in it, and it was like Kyoto, very perfect and you felt alone and there were little windy paths and so many vistas. I spent hours in there, inhaling the good air, and was totally at peace, totally refreshed and fully happy again.
This is what is a necessity.

amazing- I have never heard anyone talk about that place. The garden looks so beautiful. Have you walked up to Aoyama cementary yet? Anyone enormous space of green among the chaos.
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I looked at your facebook photos of this garden- amazing!.
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Wow that sounds like a wonderful find! Magic!! AK xx
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