This saturday after work Miyakoda-san had a party to honor our arrival to the office, as well as Balin (the intern from Turkey) and her boyfriend Mehmet (Memo) who is visiting her. As you can see we had quite the spread, including $23 "large" pizzas. Threw the 12 oz. beer in the picture for scale. We had a great time and drank entirely too much sake! The 2 men in the last picture were a blast to hang out with. The one on the left is a master in Judo, and has trained many olympians, including Americans. The man on the right was a sumo wrestler. I do not believe he was a professional, but it was great to have him explain some of the tradition and technique. Sumo wrestling is very interesting and I can't wait to go to my first match. Hopefully it will be soon. One of Miyakoda-san's friends who is an architect owns a couple of buildings in Tokyo, and says that he may have a few apartments available that we can look at. He seems willing to give us a good deal if we like one, so we will see what happens.
Nice spread. looks similar to the party Miyakoda-san threw for us. Flaky fish pizza topping? Did his one employee play the traditional flute again? back to work gaygin. tell the office staff that i met hello.
ReplyDeletei have really enjoyed the blog. everyone misses you in Charlotte, but this is a wonderful experience upon which you are embarked. hi to tooru. Richard
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