Picnic at Teien Art Museum

Yesterday was another gorgeous day in Tokyo. Since it is very difficult for Yuuki to sit still at restaurants nowadays, we enjoy picnics all around Tokyo. This time, I took him to the Teien Art Museum in Meguro. The museum itself used to be the residence for the Prince Asaka Family in the 1930s. It was built in an Art Decor style, and French designers at that time used luxurious imported European material for the building as well as the interior. It is a unique and rare Art Decor architecture with a streak of Japanese influence.

What makes this museum most special for me is their garden around the building. It has beautiful lawns with various flowers and plants, and their outstanding rose garden reminds me of the book "The Secret Garden". Yuuki and I bought a bento box at Keats, another organic restaurant in Yuutenji. Yuuki loved to test his walking skills all around the garden, falling and walking many times. A party of elders that were also visiting the garden played with him, and Yuuki loved it. Yuuki is so good at making friends with his cheerful smile that makes everyone stop and say hello.