A Walk around Kinuta & Okamoto (Part 3) / 砧と岡本の散歩 （パート３）

As I was going in search of the Okamoto Minka Park, I stumbled across what looked like a nature trail. As the area was surrounded in green, I knew I had to explore.

岡本民家公園を探してる途中に自然に囲まれてる緑道ぽいのところを発見。行ってみるしかない。

Carp / 鯉

I then noticed some people walking up a steep hillside. I decided to follow them.

人が山道を登ってるの見て、ついて行くことにした。

I wonder where this path leads?

この道は何処に出るかな？

That was a nice little climb.

登って気持ちいい。

This is the first thing I came across at the top of the hill. It looks like one huge tombstone. Couldn't read any of the kanji though. Anyway, something else caught my eye as well.

登りきったら、このデッカイ墓みたいな物があった。漢字が読めなかったが、この近くにもっと興味あった建物があった。

Well, it doesn't look like a Japanese temple or shrine and I don't recall seeing a sign saying what this place is.

日本のお寺や神社には見えないですが、なんだったんだろう？

And this is where I found Setagaya Ward "100 Scenic Spots" No.73. This is the Okamoto Seikado Bunko Building which stands next to the Seikado Bunko Art Museum. As I already checked out the Setagaya Art Museum, I decided to skip the museum itself and only walked around the surroundings.

ここで世田谷区百景No.73を発見。これは静嘉堂文庫。隣に静嘉堂文庫美術館もありましたが、先は世田谷美術館に行ったから、周りだけ歩いてみた。

The sign says this is believed to be dated around the 12th century from China.

There is a garden that's open to the public located behind the Seikado Bunka Museum so of course I had to check that out as well.

静嘉堂文庫美術館の裏に素晴らしい庭園があって、一般公開してる為、行ってみた。

Then I discovered a sign pointing my way to the Okamoto Minka Park, all I had to do was walk down a flight of stairs.

この周りを探索したら、岡本民家公園の表示してるサインを見つかった。長い階段を降りたら、すくそこってことでした。

And so my walk continues...

それで散歩がつづく。。。