It looks abandoned, but someone lives here

Along Akasaka Dori, just steps outside a busy subway entrance and a short distance away from the Akasaka Sacas is this old wooden house.  Due to the central location and high cost in Tokyo, I can only imagine that the property itself must be worth the building's weight in silver (or perhaps gold).

Iris Japonica (Shaga) in Akasaka

Delicate Iris flowers are blooming on the side of a hill in Akasaka on the way up to Hitotsugi Koen.  Only a few were in bloom, but perhaps there will be many more soon.