9 months old 

Aunt Julie comes for a visit. 

Sightseeing in Tokyo

A wedding procession 

Tori time 3

So these guys are holding up a ladder with sticks... 

...and this is the what the guy is doing on the top. 

Japanese mother & daughter 

Our 2 families meet 

fall in Japan 

tan caps 

When children turn 3, 5 or 7 in Japan, they dress in traditional clothes and go to a shrine to be blessed.  

Boy at a shrine on "3-5-7 Day" 

Yuki visits 

The little piggy that had roast beef is definitely the best one. 

variations on a theme 

Trick or Treat! 

Happy Halloween 

Me and my breast friend 

A kiss from Akemi