A Rare Opportunity

Today was an amazing day!
Akiko’s mother cooked us a special brunch. We had soup, egg, salad, rice, cod eggs, spinach, roots, and fish. It was great! I really enjoyed the fish and cod eggs. The eggs were small and spicy.
Next, I had a very rare opportunity to wear a kimono. It was a special honor. Akiko’s mother is experienced with kimonos and she helped me. Words cannot express how special this moment was. I am very grateful to her! The kimono and obi were absolutely beautiful!

Akiko and I went to the Edo Tokyo Museum. I learned a lot about Japanese history.
After visiting the museum, we went out to have sushi (raw fish). It was my first time eating sushi. I was a bit nervous. I tried two pieces of tuna with rice and wrapped with seaweed, one piece of salmon and rice, one cooked piece of shrimp and rice, a bite of raw shrimp, a bite of eel, two eggs, two pieces of cucumber sushi wrapped in seaweed, and ginger. While we were eating, a magician visited our table and showed us some tricks. We had a lot of fun eating and visiting.

After dinner, we went shopping. One of the stores we visited was the 100 yen store. It is similar to the dollar store in the U.S.

I was very sad to say goodbye to Akiko. She is a great friend! I can’t believe that the next time I see her it will be in the U.S. We had a fantastic weekend together.