Bye bye at Gaiemmae Station! We are thrilled that you had so many wonderful adventures in Japan. Here are a few of the things we enjoyed together.
KAMAKURA
8th century Hasadera Temple
Mickle and Fudo Myoo
shrine to Benzaiten, goddess of the fine arts
Noodleslurp
Thoughts on the great Buddha
Cast in 1252 – see Mickle for the scale
tea ceremony at Kotoku-in
Fabulous children’s book shop
Laura&Isakland
Bamboo, kimono + selfies
KYOTO, and ARASHIYAMA
Kinkakuji
Fieldtrip assignment
Isak
Ryoanji: moss garden
Sushi on a conveyor belt
Special order: shinkansushi!
55 pieces of sushi for under $30. So good!
Little Prince in French & Japanese
Nikishi Market – miles of food, known and unknown, knives, nd deliciousness
Hilary (Ziegner) – these are for you
Okchi Sanso, Arashiyama
Bamboo forest walk
Okchi Sanso
Moss garden in Arashiyama
Okchi Sanso
Okochi Sanso tea
Tanuki & Isak
Setting up shop – new assistant
TOKYO
Breakfast in our apartment
Tokyo subway
Izakaya restaurant, Shibuya
Manami visits (with her gift from Isak)
Tokyo Dome baseball (with Noel)
Omote Sando bike ride!
Bunbougu stationery & cafe
Photo culture
Isak’s favorite snack
Yeah! Tokyu Hands
Yoyogi Park on Sunday
Harajuku fashion alley
Closing this July – so glad to have been here
Buying shaved dried bonito flakes
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)
Maraikan
Aoyama Uoyoshi
I miss you too, wonderful parentals! I love you both!