I didn’t wake up until about 9.00. So a well needed sleep. I was feeling a bit better but still a little groggy. I went downstairs and had a Japanese style breakfast of fish and rice and then went back to bed.

It was able 2.00 next time i woke up and after a shower to clear the cobwebs i was ready to take on the world. I had hiyashi chuka noodles which is a summer specialty as they are served cold. Mio and Arisa joined us for a walk around their neighborhood which we had never done before. Then Kaoru and i packed our bags and Mio took us to the train station.

We went to Togo shrine where we got married just over 12 months ago. We were given ofuda when we were married – some cards with a happy prayer on them. We needed to return these and a priest will burn them.

We then walked to Meiji Shrine, where we always go as it was the first place Kaoru took me the day we met. After a prayer we made our way back to the station and went to Nishikasai,  and found an okonomiyaki restaurant for dinner. They had some very different waysof serving than i was used to-same concept but just looked different.

Then it was back home for a couple of beers, a nice bath and then pack bags for our trip.