Today we went to Mamada with Aya's Aunt & Uncle. It was a chance for Aya's grandparents to meet Yuri and myself, and for the rest of the family to pay their respects.
The cemetery where the Yamanaka family rests.
(Aya's mothers side of the family)
Aya's uncle Yamanaka-san preparing incense to lay at the headstones
Aya's mom prays to her parents
My opportunity to meet Aya's grandparents. Luckily Yamanaka-san assured me they were very happy to meet me.
Aya praying to her grandparents...and thanking them for accepting me I assume.
The Yamanaka family memorial for Aya's grandfather, grandmother, and uncle. 
The headstone for Aya's uncle who passed away when he was just a baby. 
a garden ornament made of recycled parts and a little creativity 
the path leading out of the temple
the entrance to the temple
looking back at the cemetery from the roadway
Aya's grandparents house
The Yamanaka family symbol on the vent of the attic
One of the 2 tatami rooms in their house
The house is built in a traditional Japanese style so all of the main rooms open into this hallway, which in turn opens competely to the outdoors via a wall of sliding doors. It works very well for natural ventilation, and allows the house to have varying configurations from very intimate spaces to almost one large open room.
Lunch at the soba house just down the road
A few snacks and something to drink in the entry room, which is at the front of the house where you would typically host guests. Especially friends and neighbors, whom you may not invite into the more private areas of your house.
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