Maiko san & Family

I first met Maiko when she was a teenager living with my Aunt & Uncle in New Ulm, MN. We connected shortly after I arrived in Japan. I learned she was living near Tokyo and has a small son, too. This weekend we traveled to her and her husband’s home near Narita in Chiba Prefecture. We had a wonderful afternoon together beginning with a lunch of delicious Japanese food, a trip to Boso Village which contains a reproduction of a typical commercial street during the Edo period, and ended with a stop at the Museum of Aeronautical Science. Roo enjoyed chasing Gaku's papa. Ryan and I were happy to get away from the city and breath fresh air on a sunny crisp afternoon.

The family pet, Mari chan.

Costume girls strolling the commercial street at Boso Village.

Pottery Shop

Gakushi and Roo grinding cinnamon.

A vendor preparing dango, a japanese dumpling made with rice flour. The variety we sampled was mitarashi dango, covered with a sauce made of soy sauce, sugar, and starch.

Roo was thrilled to sit in a real fighter jet at the aero museum.