It's been a while!

Nana and LJ came to visit, we maximized their time in Japan.  They said this was their only trip to Japan... I was hoping to convince them otherwise!  We did everything!  (Well, definitely not everything, but a LOT!!)

Tokyo sky tree...

Alice in wonderland restaurant...

Star Wars Cantina...

Asaka (or something like that) Shrine (and lots of shopping!)...

Running in the embassy district...

Cold stone creamery in Yokohama (and they sang to us as they made our ice cream!)...

The Cup Noodles Museum in Yokohama...

Duck for dinner...

Wicked off Broadway (in Japanese!  At least we understood the word WICKED!!!)...

Ferris Wheel ride at the roller coaster park...

Taeko drum playoffs...

Baseball game in Yokohama (SO much fun? Even though I'm not a baseball fan!)...

Fine dining in Tokyo...

Meeting sumo royalty (look, don't touch!)...

Shibuya 

A Japanese wedding in the park...

Street dancers...

The dancing elvises in Shibuya park...

Tokyo Disney sea...

Waiting for the teeny tiny trains...

Traditional Japanese weaving...

Sushi trains...

Representin', running on the beach...

Making sea glass jewelry...

Pampering...

Japanese Tea Ceremony...

Ramen sampling...

Gourmet dishes...

Finding salad on the beach (broccoli, lettuce, carrots, turnips, onions, garlic, apples... And more)...

Wild horses on the cape...

The tippy top of the cape!

Osorezan (the gates of hell)...

A new glassy beach...

Yummy drinks...

Teaching my English class to make baja fish tacos...

Driving to secret beaches..

(Where we found a ton of sanddollars!)...

Experiencing the pacific on the other side of the world...

Finding new shrines and tori gates...

Miss Veedol Beach...

Statue of Liberty Park...

Lady Liberty!!

Running on the beach again...

Japanese toe socks...

A Freedom Color Run...

Japanese cooking class on the 4th of July...

(They love American cakes!)

A 4th of July BBQ...

A kit kat tasting test...

Even the baked kit kat...

(The results!)

Japanese cotton candy at a large farmers' market...

Lightsaber carrots....

Or antlers...

Trying new foods...

Karaoke..

More running on the beach...

(An orange!)

So, I hope they saw how fun Japan really is!  Maybe they'll come back!!