Chidori-ga-fuchi Pedestrian Path along the Moat

 We are on our way to start our journey to Tokyo with Ric and Teresa Lehman.  Ric has an entire weekend planned of cherry blossom watching from the most famous areas in Tokyo. Marlon and I are so excited to have one of the best tour guides in Japan.  We are up early and have packed our backpacks with clothes for the weekend.  Teresa made us breakfast and we are on our way to the Suzumenomiya Train Station.  

 Ric and Teresa gave us a Suica card, to put money on.  This card will enable us to just go through the train lines with our cards and no  stopping and buying a ticket each time we get off the train or switch trains.  Wow, this card is super convenient, saving  lots of time. 

.  Waiting for the first train ride of the day and here it is.

2 1/2 hours later and we are in Tokyo, ready to start our adventure. As we got off the train I was amazed at the beauty of the train station here in Tokyo.  I loved the ceiling of the Tokyo train station.  The train station also has a hotel in it. Ric and Teresa have stayed there and said it is very beautiful.  

Our first destination was Chidorigafuchi, Tokyo.  Chidorigafuchi is a moat located in the northwest area of the Imperial Palace, and it is said the name comes from the moat's shape, which resembles plovers (Chidori in Japanese). 

Address: Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Chidorigafuchi also had a boat pier where many people were renting boats to get a great view of the cherry blossom trees that line the moat.  This place is so magical and breathtakingly beautiful.  I could have spent hours there just enjoying the view.

There are more beautiful places that Ric is taking us too so we must "Ikemashou"  which translates in English as Let's Go