Monday, November 30, 2015

A BOUQUET OF GINKGO LEAVES.

It takes about 20 minutes from our house to Tokyo University by subway.



Yasuda Lecture Hall.


Tokyo university is the highest level one in Japan.



There is a Ginkgo tree-lined road in this campus.




There is a special kind of ginkgo tree near the road.




You can find this kind of a leaf with 1% of probability from this tree.




Collecting the leaves, I could make a bouquet of the ginkgo leaves.

This bouquet looks like a bouquet of yellow roses.




There is a pond in this campus named Sanshiro-Ike.




The name came from the famous novel's title.





There is a red gate in this campus.

This gate was made by a feudal Lord for wedding memorial for the Lord and the shogun's daughter about 130 years ago.


Because this campus was   the former feudal lord's site.


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  1. you-wee becauseNovember 30, 2015 at 9:35 PM

    The Ginkgo tree, Ginkgo biloba, known as ginkgo or gingko and also as the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct. It is recognizably similar to fossils dating back 270 million years.
    We have several Ginkgo trees here in our spa gardens as well and it's one of our favourite tree species!
    Like you we have some ginkgo leaves on a shelf at home in our appartment corridor; even a dry ginkgo leave ist a little beauty for a longer period of time.
    All the best from Germany, Uwe.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:07 PM

      Dear Uwe.
      Thank you very much for your comment. A ginkgo belongs 1 species,1 genus and 1 family just same as a human being.

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  2. eileeninmdNovember 30, 2015 at 9:36 PM

    Hello, lovely images. The tree is gorgeous! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:07 PM

      Dear Eileen.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  3. linaNovember 30, 2015 at 10:52 PM

    Lovely photos Minoru.

    We were lucky to have Rurousha showed us around the campus site last year during autumn. :)

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:08 PM

      Dear lina.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  4. GracitaDecember 1, 2015 at 2:40 AM

    Que fotos maravilhosas Minoru
    Adorei o arranjo que fizeste com as folhas, belíssimo!
    Um beijo e um sorriso

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:08 PM

      Dear Gracita.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 1, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    Wonderful shots!

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:08 PM

      Dear Fiona.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  6. BarbDecember 1, 2015 at 3:56 AM

    What a lovely urban campus with beautiful greenbelts. Ginko leaves are very special. I have a pair of silver earrings shaped like the leaf you've shown.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:09 PM

      Dear Barb.
      Thank you very much for your comment. It seems very nice you have such kind of earrings.

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  7. facile et beau - GustaDecember 1, 2015 at 5:24 AM

    The bouquet is so lovely .... And the trees - stunning!
    Have a nice day
    Gusta

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:21 PM

      Dear Gusta.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  8. Fun60December 1, 2015 at 6:46 AM

    Thank you for showing us the university. Ginkgo trees are so beautiful.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:21 PM

      Dear Fun60.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  9. Laura. MDecember 1, 2015 at 7:11 AM

    Great facade, and I love these reflections Minoru. Buena semana :))
    A hug.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:22 PM

      Dear Laura.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  10. Photo CacheDecember 1, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    That is one humongous ginko tree. Thank you for showing the university. I like seeing university grounds photos.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  11. NCSueDecember 1, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    I don't believe ginko trees grow here. They seem quite lovely.
    Thanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/11/sparkling-crystal.html

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  12. Twilight ManDecember 1, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    This is interesting to note that the gingko leaves could be rolled together into a bouquet of yellow roses. Nice!..... I also heard that Tokyo and Kyoto Universities are top in Japan as well as the world's Top 100.
    I hope to visit this Tokyo & Waseda Universities when I next visit Tokyo. I remember that you graduated from Waseda too.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:27 PM

      Dear Twilight Man.
      Thank you very much for your comment. My elder brother graduated from Tokyo University. I graduated from Waseda University.
      There were many sightseeing foreign travelers from Asia in this campus. I hope you will come to Tokyo again in near future.

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  13. stardustDecember 1, 2015 at 2:19 PM

    その銀杏並木を秋の光を感じながら歩いてみたいです。銀杏の葉から素敵な薔薇の花、感性豊かなんですね。安田講堂と言えば安田講堂の攻防を思い出します。その年は私の大学受験の年、東大入試は行われませんでした。残念！まぁ私には関係ないようで、でも他の国立大学の倍率が上がったという意味では影響受けました。

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:29 PM

      Dear Yoko sama.
      ありがとうございます。　そうですか、寅年でしょうか。　私は去年、ここを滑って、再挑戦と思っていました。
      　試験が有っても落ちたと思いますが。

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    2. Minoru SaitoDecember 1, 2015 at 9:31 PM

      　すみません、去年では無く、前年です。

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  14. MartiDecember 2, 2015 at 4:30 AM

    That is a beautiful campus. I love the symmetry of the lecture hall. I remember seeing Ginko trees in San Francisco and thought their leaves were interesting but I never thought of making a bouquet with them. Very clever. They look like a cluster of primroses.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 2, 2015 at 9:09 PM

      Dear MariDIY.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  15. LindaDecember 2, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    What a lovely campus!

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 2, 2015 at 9:10 PM

      Dear Linda.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  16. UnknownDecember 13, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    Hello Minoru, I love the reflections in the pond. The ginko trees are enormous. I've only seen a very small one at the Botanic Garden in Helsinki. The leaves are very pretty.

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 14, 2015 at 1:30 PM

      Dear Gunilla.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  17. Nippon NinDecember 19, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    斉藤さんは頭脳明晰な方なんですね。東大を受験できるくらいなんですから。　私の友人に東大出身の方がいますが、尊敬してます。また東大出身の方とデートしたことがありますけど、不思議なオーラがあって、緊張しっぱなしで、やはり別の世界の人のように感じました、、、あは、もう遠い昔の話ですが、懐かしいです。銀杏の写真で、ある歌を想い出しました。　ガロの歌で、ちょっとしんみりする歌です。　ナイスなポスト、ありがとうございました。

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    1. Minoru SaitoDecember 19, 2015 at 7:07 PM

      　Dear Akemi sama.
      こんばんは。　いえいえ、たまたまです。ガロといえば「学生街の喫茶店」でしょうか、私の行った大学では、雀荘ばかりでロマンチックな雰囲気は全くありませんでした。
      　きっとロマンチックな学生時代の思い出がおありだと、想像します。　
      　兄が東大出身ですが、ただのお爺さんです。

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