We’re spending a day at home today, and the girls are enjoying their new knee high socks. Zoe loves that she can wear them with her plaid skirt, which she considers very Japanese, and feels like she looks like she… Read more ›
For those who don’t know, the girls went through a period where they were obsessed with “the Eiffel Tower of Paris”. Any time they referred to it, it was by that full name, as though there were Eiffel Towers all… Read more ›
The other day we went to Himoya Koen, a park with a lake, a shrine, a play area, a petting “zoo” (consisting of bunnies, guinea pigs, and dogs) and an area with pony rides. This picture is for the girls’… Read more ›
Last week we went on a trip out to Odaiba, where we met some friends to play. Odaiba is a big man made island that was originally made during the Tokugawa shogunate to defend from attacks by sea, but is… Read more ›
Today the girls and I went to Harajuku to do some shopping. As we walked around, we decided to check out Omotesando Hills, which is a super high end shopping mall. If it’s a pricey store, it’s there. Jimmy Choo?… Read more ›
Ebisu holds a special place in my heart because the music in the train station sounds like Sherlock Holmes music. It makes me happy every time we go past it. (You can hear what I’m talking about if you watch… Read more ›
On our walk the other day, we found this cemetery down the street. I don’t have a lot of narration, since I don’t know for sure what’s going on, but it was peaceful and pretty.
Earlier this week we headed off down Meguro Dori (the main street that is just around the corner) and took a walk down to the National Park for Nature Study. As the name implies, it’s a nature preserve, and they… Read more ›
The other day we went to Shinjuku station- the busiest train station in the world. 3 million people go through that station a day. To give you an idea of how sightseeing with kids goes sometimes, we got to the… Read more ›
Last week (? I think? It blurs together) we went out to Shinagawa (pronounced shin-A-gawa, not shin-a-GA-wa) to the aquarium. It’s located in a beautiful park, and we had a great time. I will warn  you now that there are… Read more ›
