Kenrokuen

 This straw is apparently covering stonework that might be damaged by the snow, ice and cold.

 I have no idea who this represents. Going to this sort of place on a tour limits your flexibility, but the guide usually can tell you the history of the statues and buildings.

 This is something I should try to look into sometime. Why and when did the Japanese start building these curved bridges?

 This fence surrounds a building that is now being used as a museum. Apparently the gate is seldom use, and never by the general public.

 This is the gate for the public. You can see the museum through the gate. They were showing the sets of miniatures that are put out for Girl's Day. My walking shoes are hard to put on, especially in a place like this, so I did not enter. In the end our wives went in, but the two men waited outside for them.

This was part of the garden between the museum and the fence.