 | Bathing spot in Sakurai. Yuka-chan was busy collecting shells and seaweeds. Eiji was very happy beried in the sand. SEA1.JPG (60KB) Aug.12 |
 | Children enjoying fireworks. The girls were quite fearless with the fire compared to chickenhearted Eiji. FIREWORK.JPG (19KB) Aug.12 |
 | Minetopia Besshi, a recreation center built on the site of an abandoned once famous copper mine. Dreaming to be rich, heading where we can wash for gold as one of the attractions there. SV06.JPG (34KB) Aug.15 |
 | In front of a signboard which explains how to wash gold using a pan. Did we become rich? The answer is they have to earn money by holding these attractions. SV09.JPG (34KB) Aug.15 |
 | In a river. On the way back from Minetopia we enjoyed walking along and in a river. We found many small fishes in the water. RIVER2.JPG (36KB) Aug.15 |
 | A wooden suspension bridge. You can see houses with a tiled roof common in Japan. The houses themselves may be rather old-fashioned, but not rare in the coutryside. SV11.JPG (35KB) Aug.15 |
 | Bon-odori. Yuka-chan and Saki-chan dancing in yukata, a kind of kimono. Many people go back to their hometown during Obon season. SV15.JPG (34KB) Aug.15 |
 | Birthday cake for my wife's mother, i.e. children's grandmother SV01.JPG (19KB) Aug.16 |
 | We do not wear shoes in a house in Japan. Takuya is watching baseball game on TV, while other children watching their grandmother cutting the cake. SV02.JPG (35KB) Aug.16 |