Today we visited Komodo no Shiro (children’s castle) with some friends from the neighborhood. This is an awesome, inexpensive, enormous, public play building for children. There are seven levels, including the two underground. We spent most of our time on the rooftop which has two large ball pits and a tricycle riding space. We made our way to the art room where the craft for today was cellophane vegetables. Roo constructed a carrot, which was quickly reclassified as a “rocket”, and Yoshito kun made a daikon radish. Another favorite is the art wall at which the children paint freely. No visit to the castle is complete without a stop in the music room to experiment with quality instruments including drums, pianos, and wooden xylophones. We didn’t even make it to the audio room, the open gym, or the pool. A day at the castle definitely ends with exhaustion, but the good kind that comes from playing hard.
Yoshito's mommy, Haruko, was a good sport in the ball pit.
Roo on a tricycle. 
The painting wall.
Notice the look on Roo's face as he's pretending to eat the carrot. 
In addition to these drums, there are several varieties of African drums. 
Roo on the xylophone. 
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