Matsuri

 

 

 

Matsuri: End of summer celebration

 

 

 

The kids and I got to participate in an Oban dance.

There were hundreds of Japanese, and only about a dozen Americans dancing in the worlds longest line dance.

We danced about half a mile and it took almost 3 hours to do so.

 

 

 

 

The kids loved being able to hang out with their friends.

 

 

 

We were dressed up in Yukata's.

A Yukata is a cotton (summertime) Kimono

 

 

Cub Scout Day Camp

 

Danny got to attend the Cub Scouts Day Camp this year.

 

 

 

There were lots of fun activities:

Archery

BB Guns

Building Bird Houses

Hiking

Swimming

and

Playing Golf

Yoshinos

 

Dan and I had a date night tonight and went to Yoshinos.

It's a Japanese Steakhouse where they cook the food in front of you.

It was amazing food!!

 

Nitori

 

We went down to Hachinohe to this store called: Nitori

It's like a Japanese Ikea.

It had some really cool stuff inside.

 

 

After shopping, we went to CoCo's Curry House for lunch.

This place has the best curry I've had here.

 

 

My Minions!

 

 

Danny go the kids lunch, which has rice with curry, a hamburger patty, sausage link, French fries and jello.

 

 

Sydney got the kids curry with naan and jello.

 

 

I got the chicken cutlet with rice and curry.

So yummy!!

 

 

All this yumminess for less than $15

 

 

I bought from Nitori these cooling sheets, and blanket that is made from some miracle material that cools when you shake it, and a memory foam pillow that also have the cooling gel.

 

It's still REALLY hot here and we're looking for any way possible to stay cool at night.

 

 

Danny got a hanging clothes organizer that he'll use to lay out his clothes for school in.

 

 

Sydney got this thing to hang in her doorway.

 

 

Hachinohe Children's Land

Merry Go Round:

 

 

 

 

 

Flying Ride:

 

 

 

 

 

Water Playground:

 

 

 

 

 

Carousel Swing:

 

 

Ferris Wheel:

 

 

 

A view from atop the Ferris Wheel

 

 

Pedal Cars:

 

 

Monkey Park:

 

 

 

 

Roller Coaster:

 

 

 

Sydney was too little to ride the roller coaster, but Danny was brave enough to ride it all by himself.

 

 

 

Bumper Cars:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snow Cones:

 

 

We ended the day with a nice cool treat.

 

 

Hachinohe Children's Park is a free park to get into. You then purchase tickets to ride each ride.

Tickets are 110 yen ($1.10) each.

Most rides are only 1 ticket, but some take 2 tickets.

We spent the day riding rides and having fun for under $50.

It was a good day!

 

 

 This is a fertility statue near the children's park.

Kind of weird!