Sunday at Showa Park

[Written by Ryan]

After constructing lego’s through the morning, Roo and I travelled to Showa Kinen Park. This park, which is about one hour away by express train, sits on the former site of a US airbase. Our family visited this park about a year ago so the pleasant Sunday weather provided another good opportunity for a visit. After successfully navigating a few challenges en route (namely finding a cash machine with English), we set out on our adventure. Roo commanded our pedal boat and he insisted he didn’t need a driver’s license. Next a quick stop for a snack (corn dog for me, ice cream for him). Then we headed to an open field (the biggest one I’ve seen in Japan) with 100’s of other people for some “footy” (aka football or aka American soccer). People were flying kites, playing catch with a glove and mitt, doing footy or just lying on the grass enjoying the sunshine. I didn’t know it until we arrived but there was also some sort of flower festival. Flowers were in full bloom throughout the park, another reason to visit again (we recommended to Darla who took care of other errands today). Then it was on to the bouncing dome, which is kind of like a soft rubber with some air under it. Roo and I and many others jumped and bounced around - - very enjoyable. Roo’s favorite action was to fall at the top and roll down - - He said he was “dizzy and scared at the same time”.