Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 11:27AM | Post a Comment 
Silly boys!
We had a wonderful day at the Aquarium Saturday! It was a little chilly (69 degrees F), but warm enough to enjoy the outdoor dolphin show. We even ate some Okinawa Lime ice cream cones before the show, although unlike usual, it was for the taste, not to try to cool off.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 11:25AM | Post a Comment 
Three kinds of Okinawan sashimi (raw fish.) Delicious!
On our way home from the Aquarium, we stopped at an Okinawan restaurant on Rt 58 for dinner. We loved the bright colors and hugs shisa outside!
Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 11:30AM | Post a Comment 
Clockwise - Arielle & baby Iori, Brandon, Mom Tomita, Kanji, Sakurako, Shinta & Fuku-chan
We got to meet up with one of Brandon's relatives who lives in Tokyo our last full day of our trip. It was fun to meet up with Kevin for lunch and then a trip over to Harajuku. This was Brandon's first time to the famous Takeshita Street in Harajuku, best known for being on the cutting edge of teenage clothing trends. It was definitely interesting and crowded. :)
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:49AM | Post a Comment 
We couldn't miss "It's a Small World" while we were in Japan!
Friday was our day in Tokyo Disneyland. It was crowded (but not nearly as crowded as we'd find Tokyo Disney Sea the following day), but we had a lot of fun! First thing we rode was the Star Wars ride "Star Tours" (I sure do love being married to a guy who shares my interest in sci-fi!) Although the story was in Japanese, it was fun to see the familiar characters and ride the ride. We also rode Space Mountain (indoor roller coaster and the only roller coaster I'll ride), Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, MicroAdventure! (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience), and waited in line for 2 1/2 hours for the new Monster's Inc. ride. (Fortunately, we'd thought to bring a book and booklight [Thanks, Kristin!!!] for me and Brandon's iPod to keep us entertained.)
Japan Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:47AM | Post a Comment 
Where Indy swapped out the skull...
We spent Saturday at Tokyo DisneySea, the "other" Disney park in Tokyo. Whereas Disneyland focuses more on the original Disney characters and is extremely kid-friendly, DisneySea is supposed to be a bit more older-kid-oriented and focuses more on the Disney Princesses and adventure/discovery rides. DisneySea was literally shoulder-to-shoulder packed most of the entire day. Needless to say, we didn't get to ride as many rides as we did in Disneyland, but it was still fun.
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