Scarlet had an absolute blast in Obachan's house. She and her cousin, Riku, who is about 10 months younger than her, clocked a lot of miles chasing each other around the tatami rooms and many, many giggles over balloons with Ji-Chan.
And - of course - the koi (carp) were a huge hit as well. My favorite was after we had been there for about two days, and I was trying to distract Scarlet from something, so I said, "Do you want to go see the fish?" To which she responded, "koi, Mommy." (italics meant to demonstrate both the Japanese and also her tone...) :)
And she was a reasonably good sport about trying new foods... like this habozushi (probably spelled that wrong!) -- a mixture of rice and various toppings put inside these leaves to soak up the fragrance.
(very pretty, too!)
The matriarchs...
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