Kamakura, Meiji Jinju and Edo-Tokyo museum

We continue to settle into Japanese life - took a day trip to Kamakura....to see the Big Buddha and other things -

Meiji Jinju in tokyo -

Shinto priest at Meiji Jinju versus.....

1950's greaser - next door at Yoyogi park.....

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum was interesting.

early fireproof building:

not so fireproof: (note:  weird formatting problem - scroll down to see rest of images - can't figure out how to solve this -






Alice negotiating with a painter for a watercolor....

and getting it....



Walker wasn't so lucky negotiating with his parents for another sugary drink...

all plugged in and ready for the next long train ride....

arrival in tokyo

Hi all - we've been in Tokyo a month - but are just getting around to posting images on the blog...

so far, everyone is well - Walker and Alice are learning more Japanese each day, and we ride the only remaining streetcar / tram line in Tokyo each day to get them there.  John is going into U. of Tokyo most days, and making progress on interviews and research.  Sara is figuring out how to cook noodles, rice, fish, noodles, vegetable, miso soup ... and noodles - and visiting gardens, etc.

the view out of window on the first morning - snow !  first time for an April snow in Tokyo in 40 plus years.... fortunately, its warmed up -

Walker in a tie?  first day at school

Ueno Zoo....

the kids are sharing a room - a bit tighter than Cambridge, or Cobham...

the shopping street near our apartment

multi-layered shrine architecture....

walker and alice making one of their regular visits to the local candy store - plenty of sweet stuff packed into a tiny space

Alice turns 7 in Tokyo....

riding bikes near Imperial Palace on Alice's birthday