As usual Kaoru was up about 6. I had a bit of a sleep in, got up and had a shower and breakfast. I was served these amazing grapes which you can only get in Japan. They were big, dark purple in color, and very juicy.
After a bit of work we walked to the station and made our way to yokohama. Even though i had a jr pass, we didn’t take the jr line as it would take longer and cost more for Kaoru. So there’s a bit of planning that goes in to each trip.
At Yokohama we went to a cafe. I had an iced macha latte and a chocolate and banana croissant, as i was getting a bit hungry. Kaoru bought a cake for us to take. We got on a local train and walked to Ryu and Naoko’s house. We both remembered the way. Just as we arrived it was starting to rain. This was the start of typhoon 18 (their names are the number for the year). We had a great afternoon of eating and talking. Naoko is pregnant again. Ryu has been on assignment in Kobe, but his boss has changed and is moving back to Tokyo at the end of the month. So things are going very well for them.
The afternoon flew, with the help of beer, wine and sake. We didn’t get away until about 6 and were therefore in a bit of a rush. My task for the day was to pick Arisa up from school and bring her to the restaurant we were eating at. So Kaoru dropped me at the school, and i went up and said “Yoneda Arisa no ogi desu. Arisa o mukaeni kimashita”. Shortly followed by “toile wa doco desuka” as i was busting.
I am not allowed to speak any japanese to Arisa. So i asked her a couple of questions and she had nobody to help her. In the elevator i told her we needed the 10th floor and she knew what that meant. We then found Kaoru and went to Kamakurayama, and waited for Mio and Yoichi to arrive.
Our dinner was absolutely amazing. Lobster, sashimi, and then the most beautiful scotch filet you could imagine. We had a great view from our private room, and delicious wine to go with it. Then they brought out a selection of cakes, of which we could pick 2 each, and tea or coffee. I also needed to help Mio finish her meat as there was too much for her. By the end of the meal we were stuffed. Kaoru and I had been eating pretty much all afternoon.
Yoichi had nomikai (drinking party) planned so we said goodnight to him and caught a taxi home. Back at the house i more or less collapsed and went to bed.