Drinking some California wine at Mikiko's apartment just after my arrival
in Chiba.
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Junichi says, "Konnichiwa!"
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This are a sequence of pictures of a really cool serving dish that
my lunch came in. The top portion had a soy-based dip, the middle
had some raw tuna, egg, and some vegetables, and the bottom had noodles
and seaweed.
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Riding the cable car to the top of Mt. Nokogiriyama.
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The view of Tokyo Bay from the top of the mountain.
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The mountain had many colletions of Buddha statues along the trails,
which were part of the Nihonji Temple complex.
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Tateyama Castle in Chiba Prefecture sits on a hill overlooking the
coastal city of Tateyama, located near the southern tip of Chiba Prefecture.
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Mikiko on the top of Tateyama Castle.
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Junichi and Mikiko get tickets for the subway from Tokyo to Yokohama.
We were on our way to visit Taka and his wife Sue. Taka was an exchange
student who stayed with my family for a semester while attending UW-Eau
Cliare. I was just 11 years old at the time and hadn't seen him in
about 10 years.
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A non-rush hour view of the Tokyo subway. Not too bad on a Sunday,
but during commute time on a weekday...
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Dowtown Yokohama as seen from Taka's car.
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Taka with Wren, followed by me and Mikiko. This is in Yokohama's
Chinatown, where we went for a late lunch.
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Sue and Taka enjoying our lunch.
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Taka and Sue's son Wren. Isn't he cute?!
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Tokyo Disneyland! Mikiko and I went there on her 26th birthday.
It was a Monday, so the crowds were pretty thin and we didn't have to wait
longer than about 5 minutes for any attraction.
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Yep! It looks pretty much the same as Disneyland here in the
United States! This was part of their big 15th anniversary celebration.
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Mikiko and I enjoying dinner and some live music at Disneyland.
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