Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms 

On Sunday, the 12th of April we walked about This City looking at the beautiful
Sakura trees which were all in full bloom. The weather was perfect. 

This is my very favourite takizakura tree ! 
It is not so old however it has good karma
and the blossoms are abundant. 

 On a wet, dismal, chilly Monday evening, April 13th I picked up Chikako san
from the Shinkansen and we went to 
Minami This City for ramen. 

It was soooooo good. 

Bon Appetit ! 

Easter

E A S T E R 

2015

Good Friday   3rd April

Saturday 4th April

Sunday 5th April

Monday 6th April

Easter is not special in Japan at all. 
Good Friday was work. 
Easter Saturday was work. 
Easter Sunday was Church in That City. 
After Church we joined our good friend, Hideo and went for lunch together. 

A spiritual day for us. 

April 2

April 2

April

April 

Some music I like

Sunday

Sunday

22 March, 2015 

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We had an early morning visitor ........ welcome to our humble abode. 
Omotenashi 

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Again, it was such a beautiful early Spring day. 

We decided to drive out to a new place, somewhere we had never been before. 

We went to Yanagawa. 

Amazing. 

I want to return soon to see the Cherry Blossoms. 

 Montana Lodge -  needs some work, nonetheless it looked stylish.

Fukinoto - Butterburr growing wild.
This is sooooooo good to eat.

Some trees growing in an orchard, maybe they are persimmons..... not sure. 

Such magical weather ! 

Saturday

Saturday

21 March, 2015 

It is a public holiday in Japan due to the Spring Equinox. 

Plus there was a solar eclipse yesterday, although not seen in Northern Japan. 

So, I managed to score a rare Saturday off from work. 

It was a beautiful early Spring day and we drove down from 

This City

to

That City. 

We visited some graves like so many other people today ! 

Then we went to Hotel Homatsu where we met Chikako's parents for lunch. 

The food was soooooooooooo good. 

We all ate the same Japanese fare; set menu and pre-ordered online. 

 Chikako's parents seem to enjoy both dinner and time with us. 

 Japanese sweets are #1 ! 

Demi Chan waiting patiently in the carpark at Hotel Homatsu. 

After that we went back to their house to spend time with Justy san. 

 Me taking a photo of my boots - mistake, actually. 

 Demi Chan waiting in the Spring sunshine. 

Radiation cleaning. 

 Chikako playing with a very genki Justy san ! 

The in-house Butsudan. 

All-in-all, a fun day. 

Thursday

Thursday

19th March, 2015

We went to Masuzo after work. 

We hadn't been there for a long time. 

The food was so so ..... forgettable actually. 

Maybe this time was the last ever time. 

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