{"id":1562,"date":"2022-08-07T19:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T03:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2022-08-08T20:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T04:54:33","slug":"how-tokyo-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/how-tokyo-was\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tokyo was, from my memory."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the great joys denied to travelers now is the simple act of wandering around Tokyo and soaking it all in.  Like this from a previous visit in a Tokyo Metro station&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"352\" data-attachment-id=\"1564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/how-tokyo-was\/070903tokyo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?fit=1144%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1144,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1188673905&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"070903tokyo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;070903tokyo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;070903tokyo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?fit=525%2C352&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?resize=525%2C352&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"070903tokyo\" class=\"wp-image-1564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/070903tokyo.jpg?w=1144&amp;ssl=1 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>070903tokyo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8230;or attending a matsuri while you&#8217;re in town.  This is from the Koenji Awaodori which happens in late August&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"785\" data-attachment-id=\"1565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/how-tokyo-was\/75976275-2fmxl4uv-dsc_3147\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?fit=1296%2C1936&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1296,1936\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1156625025&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC 3147\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC 3147&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC 3147&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?fit=525%2C785&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?resize=525%2C785&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC 3147\" class=\"wp-image-1565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?resize=685%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?resize=768%2C1147&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?resize=1028%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1028w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/75976275.2fMxL4UV.DSC_3147.jpg?w=1296&amp;ssl=1 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Awa dancers performing at the Koenji Awaodori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;or looking west from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yokoso.metro.tokyo.lg.jp\/en\/tenbou\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observation deck<\/a> and seeing Fuji-San on a clear day.  I miss doing these things and exploring Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"1567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/how-tokyo-was\/d1000047\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?fit=1637%2C1228&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1637,1228\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E775&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;-62169984000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"D1000047\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;D1000047&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;D1000047&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?fit=525%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"D1000047\" class=\"wp-image-1567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/D1000047.jpg?w=1637&amp;ssl=1 1637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>D1000047<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great joys denied to travelers now is the simple act of wandering around Tokyo and soaking it all in. Like this from a previous visit in a Tokyo Metro station&#8230; &#8230;or attending a matsuri while you&#8217;re in town. This is from the Koenji Awaodori which happens in late August&#8230; &#8230;or looking west &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/how-tokyo-was\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How Tokyo was, from my memory.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[34,31,33,40,47],"class_list":["post-1562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-overseas-travel","tag-awaodori","tag-japan","tag-koenji","tag-tokyo","tag-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2mgIi-pc","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1573,"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1562\/revisions\/1573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}