Tokyo is quite a cramped place. That said there are several parks that are nice and spacious where people go to enjoy themselves. One of the major parks is Yoyogi park. I went for a wander around there pre-hanami. In the entrance to the park I found these guys dancing to Japanese Rock’n’roll.

They included this guy who had such a large quiff that I thought it should perhaps be considered a mohawk.

Not much else so organised was happening but there were plenty of people playing frisbee, badminton and other such stuff. This included some people that appeared to be spinning pizza bases.

To give you an idea of how cramped Tokyo can be, this is the road near to where I stayed:

Large vehicles cannot get down the road. In fact it’s difficult for two smaller vehicles to pass each other. The bin lorries and delivery trucks all need to be smaller. In fact, the fire engines are also quite small. As buildings tend to be quite high it can be hard to get a bearing for where you are. After a couple of weeks I discovered Nakano Central Park:

In Tokyo terms this is a very large open space.