saturday

Saturday we got out and about early to beat the crowds so we could check out the ume (apricot) at Ikegami Baien.

Pandemic style...they check your temperature at the entrance and have you use the alcohol hand sanitizer...pay your 100 yen and then enter the park...they also have hand sanitizer at different areas of the park.

Points if you can see Mount Fuji in this photo...we discovered that you could kind of see her from the park on this visit.

One thing about Japan (for me) is that when you go to "touristy" spots or popular spots, the crowds dampen the mood.

So, it was nice to view the blossoms without the crowds.

Then we walked to an area that I had been to before, but was Satoshi's first time.

We found this origami Mount Fuji in the window of a senior daycare.

And this intricately carved art piece...

Clean clean clean...on the side of a garbage bin.

We stopped in at Sankei...this was Satoshi's first time.

We picked up some items for dinner...kurodai (black seabream) & soi (mebaru/rockfish) sashimi.

First time trying these types of fish as sashimi, but it was so fresh looking and cheap, that I couldn't resist.

For lunch, Satoshi chose their saba nori bento...he was so excited that it was only 298 yen (plus tax).

I picked up some mac salad and chicken...too much mayo on the mac salad...blah! I also added some black pepper.

The chicken thigh was pretty big, very tender & juicy.

I also found a beet (336 grams, a little over a half pound) which I roasted....only 94 yen (plus tax).

The weather was nice and it was nice to bond with nature a little and get out for a walk.