i like this blue color. you will see this blue again soon. in the distance is where the waterfall is that i walk(ed) to in the Minoo National Park.
yesterday after Noriko's Father went to his Day-Care, i walked to the Minoo Waterfall. as i mentioned in 37, it was not as green as the last time i was here.
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"Thanks to Minoo" Sunday concert
my favorite takoyaki from Takozo at Senri-chuo for my first lunch back in Japan
at the self-check at the grocery store
no, they are not cherry blossoms but these were at the Visola Market Place shopping mall.
Uekiya-san (gardener) working on the front garden of Noriko's home
Noriko's Father welcoming me with a big smile
tony waiting eagerly for Noriko to come and pick us up from in front of the new and still improving Minoo train station. the guy in the red is a big fan of the buses at Minoo
the Minoo Koban (like a mini-police station) in front of the Minoo train station
after changing trains at Ishibashi, after taking the train from Hotarugaike Station, after taking the monorail from Itami Airport, after taking the one hour flight from Tokyo Haneda, after taking the almost 11 hour flight from LAX, i arrived in Minoo around 845a on the 19th.
wasuremono (forgotten thing, dropped) at Ishibashi Station
lanterns in front of the shopping/cafe area in Haneda airport
Haneda blue around 515a on the 19th (possibly but hopefully not evacuees getting a little extra sleep before catching a flight to anywhere but higashi Nihon (east Japan).
sleeping beautifully on the long flight from LAX to Tokyo
LAX around 11pm on the 17th
