Before I went to bed last night I figured out that I was using the washing machine correctly. They clothes were taking forever to dry though and it just wasn’t happening so finally I took them out and hung them on the balcony like the locals do. I threw in another load to do while I slept. This morning those were not near dry so I hung them to dry while I was gone.
I rode to the station on my bike and I boarded the train. I rode all by myself to meet the teachers. I was so proud. We loaded up in their car and went to the museum. When we got there I thought we were goingLunch made us all sleepy but we had to go get me some indoor shoes. Here you take your shoes off when you go inside but then you change shoes into slippers or indoor shoes. Since I am teaching and dancing and moving a lot I needed shoes and not slippers. They took me somewhere that looked like a Rackroom Shoe Store. I ended up getting some Adidas that looked like water shoes but they were slip on, light weight, comfortable and ON SALE!
Next we hit the 100 yen shop and called it a day. We were all beat. I thought I was going to fall asleep in the car and on the train but I made it home before I crashed.
Fish update: I am closer than I was before. I think I might be getting one this week. I asked the teachers about one so I should get info soon. J to the toy museum. We were, but first we went to the SHOE museum! I was so excited! They shoes on display were all the way back to when they wore wooden shoes with spikes to step on fish and there were come that were boards that they tied to their feet for farming. It was interesting to see how their shoes had evolved. It progressed through the years incorporating other cultures into the museum. There were Native Americans, moon boots, high heels, and a variety of shoes for the whole family. They even had wallabees.
In another part of the museum, famous Japanese people had donated a pair of their shoes. There was a famous ballerina, sumo wrestler, basketball player, and baseball players…including Matsui (he plays for the Yankees)!!
I rode to the station on my bike and I boarded the train. I rode all by myself to meet the teachers. I was so proud. We loaded up in their car and went to the museum. When we got there I thought we were goingLunch made us all sleepy but we had to go get me some indoor shoes. Here you take your shoes off when you go inside but then you change shoes into slippers or indoor shoes. Since I am teaching and dancing and moving a lot I needed shoes and not slippers. They took me somewhere that looked like a Rackroom Shoe Store. I ended up getting some Adidas that looked like water shoes but they were slip on, light weight, comfortable and ON SALE!
Next we hit the 100 yen shop and called it a day. We were all beat. I thought I was going to fall asleep in the car and on the train but I made it home before I crashed.
Fish update: I am closer than I was before. I think I might be getting one this week. I asked the teachers about one so I should get info soon. J to the toy museum. We were, but first we went to the SHOE museum! I was so excited! They shoes on display were all the way back to when they wore wooden shoes with spikes to step on fish and there were come that were boards that they tied to their feet for farming. It was interesting to see how their shoes had evolved. It progressed through the years incorporating other cultures into the museum. There were Native Americans, moon boots, high heels, and a variety of shoes for the whole family. They even had wallabees.
In another part of the museum, famous Japanese people had donated a pair of their shoes. There was a famous ballerina, sumo wrestler, basketball player, and baseball players…including Matsui (he plays for the Yankees)!!
Me in front of a giant shoe on the wall.
Giant flip flops on the wall.
Some teachers from two of my schools who took me out today.
The lady making my wooden Japanese flip flops.
The finished product. How cute!!We went to the Toy Museum next. It showed many traditional toys in Japan and talked about the holidays that they use a lot of these toys, masks, dolls, etc. There was so much meaning behind every bit that we looked at. There was a lot in English too so I was able to figure things out as I went along.
Afterwards we went to the gift shop. I wanted a pair of those Japanese flip flops. They didn’t have my size. Here in Japan, I am the size right after their largest size. The lady at the counter told us where we could go get some though so we went down the street. I tried on a pair and YEA! They fit. It’s so neat because in this shop they MAKE the ones you want! You tell them which bottom you want (what color wood) and what band you want. Then they put them together right in front of you!
Us eating lunch at a Japanese restaurant. I'm learning chop sticks.
Next we went to lunch. We went to a Japanese place and let me tell you, it is not like any Japanese place I’ve ever eaten at in America. They have the grill at the table but they don’t cook it there. They cook it in the kitchen and then set it on the grill at the table to keep it warm while you are eating. I don’t really know what I ate. It reminded me of a very thin pancake with noodles, cabbage, and shrimp mixed up on top of it and another very thin pancake on top. It was good though. I ate it all up.
My new indoor shoes. Very cool, huh?Lunch made us all sleepy but we had to go get me some indoor shoes. Here you take your shoes off when you go inside but then you change shoes into slippers or indoor shoes. Since I am teaching and dancing and moving a lot I needed shoes and not slippers. They took me somewhere that looked like a Rackroom Shoe Store. I ended up getting some Adidas that looked like water shoes but they were slip on, light weight, comfortable and ON SALE!
Next we hit the 100 yen shop and called it a day. We were all beat. I thought I was going to fall asleep in the car and on the train but I made it home before I crashed.
Fish update: I am closer than I was before. I think I might be getting one this week. I asked the teachers about one so I should get info soon. :)
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I want some fancy wooden flip flops, too!!!
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