Kira's second full week in Japan we started uping our game.
On Monday morning we went to the H&HS change of command in which Nick was a platoon commander.
Tuesday afternoon we ventured to Hachigamine Park in Waki. Somehow I had only just heard about this park. There were horses, this peacock, several cages of rabbits, a cage of monkeys, and a really, really cool roller slide!!
We took an old-looking trolley up the hill to get to the top of the slide.
^The top of the slide
The slide went all the way down to the hill, ending by those steps between the red and green bushes.
Hachigamine also had tennis courts, a driving range, mini golf course, flower garden, ferris wheel, and mini train ride. A lot of it was closed though since it was just a weekday.
It looked like we had just missed the rose blossoms as most of them in the garden were dead but we did see a few still in bloom.
Best ever ad ever.
When we went to return our mats from the slide there was a box of free kittens! We had to give a few snuggles.
Old Fashioned Soy Sauce Factory and Museum
Brewing soy sauce
I made a paper goldfish lantern!
This was a music box.
After exploring the old town, we crossed under the railroad tracks and went to Mr Max where we played the Taiko drum game (my favorite!), did a photo booth (a must), and found a new flavor of KitKat!
Violet with one of my students, Ayako.
Saturday we went on a tour from base a local farm community and planted rice.
The rice field before...
After!
The cutest old Japanese woman!
A random, huge cone!
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