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The 46th Tokyo Agriculture Festival
On November 2, the 46th Tokyo Agriculture Festival was held in an open space in front of the Meiji Jingu Shrine’s Homotsuden (Treasure Museum). Governor Koike participated in the event. The festival was started by the metropolitan government to widely introduce Tokyo’s agriculture to its citizens and for farmers in Tokyo to compete on their agricultural techniques. During the festival, vegetables grown by farmers in Tokyo were displayed, vegetables, flowers, and other produce were sold, food stalls serving meals cooked with these ingredients were set up, and folk art was performed on stage, enveloping the event in a festive mood.
November 2, 2017
Tokyo Tower lit up in the official New York City flag colors
On November 10, Tokyo and New York City (NYC) signed an official tourism partnership aimed at boosting travel between the two cities. Fred Dixon, President and CEO of NYC & Company, described the partnership agreement as very encouraging, and went on to explain activities to promote NYC in Japan, including illumination of the Tokyo Tower in orange, white and blue?the three official flag colors of the Big Apple?and talked about the appeals of the city.
November 10, 2017
Opening event of the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
On November 25, the opening event of the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu City took place. This metropolitan sports facility forms a new center of sport in the Tama Area and is the first new permanent venue of the Tokyo 2020 Games to be completed. In it you find the Main Arena able to seat more than 10,000 spectators, the Sub-Arena, which turns into a dojo or martial arts hall by setting up tatami mats, and an indoor swimming pool with eight 50-meter lanes. Additional facilities, such as a training room (gym) and multi-purpose space, are also provided. The plaza is slated to be used as a venue for Badminton, Fencing, and Wheelchair Basketball during the Tokyo 2020 Games.
November 25, 2017
Autumnal foliage in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
On November 29, the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden was bustling with people looking to catch the best view of the autumn colored leaves. The Shinjuku Gyoen, an ingenious mix of the English landscape garden, French formal garden, and Japanese garden, is one of the most famous modern western-style gardens in Japan. In autumn, visitors can enjoy the changing colors of maple, ginkgo, bald cypress, sycamore, zelkova, and other trees. The photo was taken in the Japanese garden section of the national garden. The Japanese garden is built in the kaiyu-style where visitors enjoy the traditional Japanese garden while strolling around a pond.
November 29, 2017
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