Out outing began at the Fukuoka Art Museum where we wandered through the Japanese Antiquities first and then the four Modern Art galleries. Photos were allowed in the Japanese area but the modern works were not allowed to be photographed. There was a good amount of art outside as well. We then walked through the middle of a substantial lake and stopped to eat our lunches. After swinging around the far side of the lake we wandered over to the wisteria garden which led to the ruins of the old castle which led to the azalea gardens. Wowzers what a selection of blooming plants.
The fog rolls in
Black Kite says hi
Big bank of fog
More rolls in
Patchy and foggy
In the museum
Dated from 1367 CE
A buddha in the center and 12 generals surrounding the buddha each general with a different zodiac symbol
The Ox
A cheeky dragon
The monkey
The rooster
One very impressive carving
It reminds me of the New Zealanders
His nipples and belly look like a dog
Some very impressive rugs
From India and Iran
This one is from Indonesia
The details are amazing
This Koi fish looks absolutely ancient
Love the design
This man collected tea ceremony artifacts and donated his entire tea house to the museum
What a great piece of pottery
The entire tea house that he donated
One room from the tree house in the museum
Let the sculptures begin
Yee Haw
Sumo!
Hi yah!
Those are some bug eyes
One of the few newer art works that photos were permitted
It was a huge fish net, a small boat and red yarn
Blam blam balm
The globe head is makes the piece more mysterious
This pumpkin is following us
Pie anyone?
Jacks
The spike coming out of her head is the spire from the port area building
Disarmed
A large piece on a small foot
Kicking it
Tulips lines the path along the lake
A stream feeding the lake
We saw a cormorant swim up this pipe
More tulips
In the middle of the lake
What is this, a game?
Here is the path through the lake
A small island in the center of the lake had a whole bunch of large birds
Some tufted ducks
A grey heron flying by
One standing on a post
Mid lake pine forest
Giant Swan!
The long bridge
Turtle
At the top end of the lake were several great flower beds
Hoo-ville
The big bridge
The small bridge
These look like they are drawn in chalk but they are actually 3-D
There is a guy dressed as outlandishly as his bike is decorated
Go Sakura go!
Love the purple tulips
A part of the park where folks can rent a BBQ
What lies beyond this gate?
An old gate to be sure
A wisteria garden is what
More cherry trees
Azaleas
Castle ruins
A sharp edge to the wall
A Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, or 50% of one
Weepy cherry tree
Love the walls
A castle made of lights
Who dares storm this castle?
Japanese tit
Long tailed tit
There are still some Cherry Trees holding out
We have reached the azalea garden
Oh my!
Even the cats are overwhelmed
Right next to the wall
All the way back
So many colors
Greatness!
Thick and colorful
The park had a flower specific map!
