We flew to Tokyo to spend two weeks with the Kurodas: Hiroko and Ren and the four children - Chikage (daughter, 10), Riku (son, 8) and the new twin boys, Naoya and Masaki.
Chikage, Riku, Anna, and Ren with the twins:
We went to a local street fair, and ate some great food; and Riku won a prize:
You need small fire engines to get down very narrow streets!
Just walkin' around town:
Yukata de Gin-bura Festival in Ginza:
To get at prizes frozen in ice and buried in snow, Riku had to work:
Anna with twins in a baby changing room:
At the mall in Roppongi Hills with Hiroko's parents, Masami and Kazuko.
Riku loves cars. He took Masami into the driving simulator:
Refreshment time!
Oh, and did I mention Ren took Anna and me to train with the Spartans in Tokyo?