Friday, April 6, 2012

Japan Trip - April 4, 2012 – Sleep in, Relax, Dinner at Goto House


Wednesday – April 4, 2012 – Sleep in, Relax, Dinner at Goto House

View from hotel window
We slept in this morning. Mom and I walked around the Namba area to finish some gift-getting for Kana’s family (wrapping stuff). 

At the Goto home in Yao
Mom and James at the Goto home
We met Kana at the subway around 3:30pm to make our way to Yao for a family dinner. Since we weren’t going to eat until 6pm, we enjoyed resting at their home and talking.   

Mom and I went with Kana to pick up Souta at his preschool down the street. Mika came to the house when she got off of work, and Kana’s father joined us later, too. 

Souta's preschool

The Goto hoome in Yao
Atsuko made a wonderful nabe pot meal with veggies, seafood, chicken balls for dinner. It was delicious! We enjoyed very fresh large strawberries for dessert.


Waka and Kana making meatballs
We exchanged gifts with the family. Mom and I gave Atsuko and Mika two Vera Bradley hand bags with hand cream and a change purse inside, and to Toyoji we gave a large Starbucks coffee mug from Washington, DC and three bags of coffee from the local Leesburg coffee shop.  Before we departed for the evening we toured their second home next door. James and Kana took us to the subway almost all the way to the hotel.  I think we're more comfortable on the trains now, however I still can't read or understand any of the language!  It's definitely nice to have a personal guide, or two for that matter. :)

Vegetables for nabe pot

Family enjoying dinner

James and Yuto

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