March 18

We headed out for Kawagoe this morning to visit Kashiya yokocho. It’s a little neighbourhood in the style of old Edo that specializes in traditional candy, though that was only about 5 of the 200 some-odd shops aimed at selling things to tourists. It was a fun walk with lots of interesting things to see. […]

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March 17

Mitzi is going through jet lag, and so was up at 2. Poor her, at least she doesn’t have two kids who won’t let her get back to sleep. Ru and I took Mitzi for a walk around the neighbourhood to get her oriented, even though she lived not far from here for 8 years, […]

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March 16

Jill was feeling a bit under the weather, so she and Miwa did schooling in the morning while Ru and I went for a short trip to the playground. I made her stop and look at my favourite motorcycles along the way. I don’t think she likes them as much. I really haven’t had a […]

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March 14 and 15

March 14 It was a dark and rainy day, so we limited or ambitions for the day and simply went to Kokubunji for a bit of shopping. March 15 The day dawned bright and sunny, though a bit windy, and we headed out to Shibuya. This is the area most people picture when they think […]

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March 13

We had been planning on meeting up with Jill’s cousins on this day since before we left for Japan, and the girls had been looking forward to it for quite some time, so I was very happy that it worked out. We went to Showa Kinen park near Tachikawa Station, rented some bikes and rode […]

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