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Another Japanese Holiday--National Foundation Day

According to old records, the nation of Japan began on February 11, 660 B.C., when the first emperor, Emperor Jimmu, acceeded to the throne. Japanese celebrate this day as the birth of their country. It was a gorgeous day for a holiday and I enjoyed it very much. Akihiro decided to work and take another day off to go to his parent's company--he's now a board member there and gives medical advice to the employees there. He's getting very interested in their business of real estate--actually it seems there isn't really too much he isn't interested in! Anyway, after some Japanese study and web site update, I went to meet Eiko, a sister from our church. We went to a garden shop and enjoyed the beautiful plants and then went shopping. Here in Japan they have a great selection of knee socks! I guess it is because of those uniformed girls who need to keep their legs warm! Then we went to the Skylark restaurant. It is a family restaurant chain and has cheap, but good food. I saw these little "to go" scooters--a frequent site in Japan and thought they were cute!

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After that, we went to a park to eat our dessert and take a walk. Eiko had brought a sweetie and some cookies. Now, before you think that Eiko has a boyfriend, I must tell you that a sweetie is a green fruit that looks like a grapefruit--you'll see one in the picture below! They are quite juicy and sweet--duh, thus the name! They are grown in Israel. We wondered if Jesus had eaten them! The park we visited had many fruit trees and will be beautiful in the months to come as they flower. Since we are in a higher elevation than at home in Takao, none had started blooming, but at home on our bike/walking path by the river, the ume--wild plum--trees have started showing off their white blooms--very pretty!

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After a nice hike, we headed back and she gave me a tour of her office where she works in a tiny laboratory testing tiny little fish--about the size of an thick straight pin! These little fish end up in the supermarket to get sprinkled on salad, fermented soybeans, rice (of course, that "white monster" as my aunt Mary put it!), etc.!

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