Seeing turtles Extra(1)
(The turtle's things found in the town)
The turtle's things found at many places are collected here.

I found funny sculptures decorated some creatures of the sea on the wave shaped fence when I was crossing the bridge over the river. There were fishes, sea horse, octopus, sea anemone and so on. When I try to look for also turtle there I could find it. It is a little hard for people passing by to see them because they are decorated on the top of the fence not on the side. (May 2018)

I could find also the statue of princess who rides on the back of turtle. by the same river. She holds a casket for valuable things in her hands and ride on the back of turtle like Taro Urashima (an hero of Japanese fairy tale). She is praying that clear stream gets back again and many fish return back there like Ryugujo (Palace of Dragon King from the story of Urashima Taro) There are 14 statues for Luck on the side of this river.in total. They were built to represent people's hope that this river gets back clearly again by the donation from people. This statue also is one of them. (May 2018)

A Crane and turtles in Hibiya Park I found a big turtle in the pond of Hibiya Park and misunderstood a living big red-eared slider. But it was unnatural because it didn't move an inch.And no wonder. They are artificial turtles and there is a fountain around the turtles. There is another fountain of a crane in another pond in this park. It was a sunny and warm day. So we could see some live turtles sunbath in the pond with the turtle's fountain, too. The explanation board says that there is a small turtle-shaped fountain in the center of the pond" But I couldn't see its shape even if I looked around from a hillock. (May 2017)

This is Koshien Susanoo Shrine. which is just next to Koshien stadium, the home ground of Japanese professional baseball beam "Hanshin Tigers". There is a turtle that water is served from its mouth here. It is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for ceremonial purification. This shrine is called by other names as Tigers shrine or Koshien shrine connected with baseball. And a lot of Hanshin Tigers fans .or the parties concerned national high school baseball tournament visit here. There is also ball-shaped stone monument like this (Lower left) (February 2016)

This is "Hilltop House, one of a lot of residences built by foreigners dotted at Kitano area in Kobe, It is the building of former Chinese consulate. A pair of turtles are sitting on the both sides of the entrance of the building like this. The explanation board read Chishukifu is a foundation stone of a monument which formed a head of Mizuchi (a dragon without a horn) and a trunk of tortoise. This imaginary figure is said to be a holy animal in ancient China. a protection of ancestor and a house. (February 2016)

2 kinds of plant related in turtle (Left) The leaves are very unique. They looks like turtles' shell with legs and a long tail　Its name is "kamebahikikoshi"in Japanese　. "kame"means turtle and "ba" means leaf in Japanese. (Right) This is a kind of bamboo whose joint looks like the pattern of turtles' shell. Its Japanese name is "kikkou chiku" that means the bamboo of the pattern of turtles' shell. I found them in the bamboo bush at the East Garden of the Imperial Palace (May 2015)

Andersen Park at Funabashi, Chiba. in the coldest time of the year Early tulips are blooming the their best at the flower beds of the park having a fairy-tale atmosphere. It seems like spring. A lot of cute ornaments associated with fairy tales are arranged here and there in the park. There are also a lot of animal ornaments of them. I went round in the park expecting to find something of turtle, I see a pair of rabbit and turtle like this But they are artificial ones made from plastic. I would be gladder if they are made of real plants. I found a pair of turtles like this on the gatepost of the house near the park in the way home.Turtles are lucky animals. So they seem to protect a house and bring good luck. (January 2015)

The Fortune Tortoise (Fuku no Kame) This is a turtle shaped stone named "Fuku no kame(fortune turtle) found at the garden of Hotel Chinzanso, Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo. To our surprised this is a living rock though not the crack of a shell but also the front appeases (lower right) looks like a real turtle. The explanation board reads "This tortoise shaped granite rock was found in a 1.000 meter high mountain in Omar Town, Prefecture. Over 10,000 years of being weathered from wind and rain, the rock was naturally shaped into the image of a tortoise. It was a symbol of longevity and good fortune." (October 2014)

Turtle's Park This is the park called "Turtle's Park"at Adachi Ward, Tokyo It is a small playground for children. with a lot of turtle shaped playground equipment . (The photos on the top) This is the turtle as a name plate of the park. And turtles are also on the wall (One in the second) This is a main turtle of this park. There is such a real and big turtle in the middle of the park. It's a sea turtle surly, isn't it ? It is a cute turtle with tender eyes. Even the scales are expressed carefully. Its tail is a slide. And three small and colorful turtle in the surroundings of the big one. A turtle's picture like this is drawn even also on the wall of the wash room. Though we can't see real turtles here, tｈere is another park in which turtles are swimming near here, in a five minutes' walk from the station. (May 2014)

I found some carvings of turtles on the building of shrine that I dropped in at while walking. I could find something like turtles in the sculpture of various animals when the pictures was expanded later though I couldn't notice them because trees grew thickly and it was dark there. Although I could not notice them since the tree had grown thick there, I have found that some sculpture like turtles was hidden with them of other animals here and there after coming home. (April 2014)

A turtle shaped small island floating in the river. I knew it by TV program and went to see it. If you can see it from high place it's easy to understand that it's a turtle's shape.　It's a little disappointing　because there wasn't a good high place to　take a picture. We can go to the island by the stepping-stones as you can see playing children on it. (May 2012)

I found turtles and crane on the wall of the building and stop to take pictures of them while walking along the sidewalk . Speaking of crane & turtle as traditional good-luck articles in Japan, many of them are very Japanese designs. But these are a little bit different. It is modern and cute. (June 2011)

Horikiri iris garden (Tokyo) at the best time to see. here. (Upper right) Turtle's plate in the side of a pond inside the garden. Although I expected that there were many turtles there ,they were few. (Middle right) The turtle that is basking on the flowerpot for water lily sunk into the pond while sinking the half of its shell. The cookie named "Turtle(kamesan) Sable"sold at the cake shop near this iris garden. (Lower left) And the turtle shaped buns with a bean‐jam filling of the same shop.(Lower right) (June 2010)

I was surprised at meeting with such cute three turtles on a stone when I was walking along the path of a residential area. This is a bumping post. (February 2010)

A turtle shaped rock at the Chiba shrine near JR Chiba station..It looks a giant tortoise. The explanation board reads "A turtle's rock that gives good luck It has imitated a turtle as a messenger of God, and its supernatural powers are also dwelling in it. Stroking this rock brings good fortune. (December 2009)

I found such a unique building with a lot of impact. near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building. A big turtle is trying to clime on the yellow wall carrying a red Chinese character that means "Win" on its back. On the other hand, the picture of competition of a rabbit and turtles is drawn on the other side of the building. The lower right photo is connected on the upper right photo. (November 2009)