Cebu Pacific Airlines Dancing Flight attendants -

This is new. You can have some entertament in the airplane too!!!

Delta's safety video - I think it's funny!

I don't get bored watching this.

kurukuru!- 3

kurukuru!- 2

kurukuru!

Leaving again...

last day in Japan...
for the first time, I was in later afternoon flight.
My dad and mom took off today so they can take me to the airport.

My last breakfast by my mom


We took time to clean up our house, and finished doing last minute things.

I had a place I really wanted to go before I leave. Even though I was full from weeks of feasts
This is it. Last meal with my family...



Kurukuru-sushi!
It is a cheaper version of sushi, but it's good and FUN!
about $1.25 per plate

I ate like there is no tomorrow... I couldn't have anymore...

Went back home.

My mom cooked this chestnut for me. Took a day...

Time to go.

Momo has been to the airport so many times now.

Last look of my family... :(

bye bye Japan

No major problems... just fixing an arm rest with duct tape.

Duct tape fix everything, right?

some where in between Seattle and Atlanta

View of Atlanta Midtown

That is it. Working tomorrow!!!

Last full day in Japan :(

One of my mom's favorite coffee shop
We started early so I can do everything before I leave...


Breakfast... a little brown thing is the drinking vinegar... very popular and supposed to be healthy and good for you...

stopped at JA. (Japan Agriculture??? I think)

It's like a coop. All grown locally

Stopped at the sweet shop for tea time today with my grand mother and aunts

Look good, aren't they???

My grand mother's garden. I see leaves which I didn't see 3 weeks ago!

Japanese Orange

lunch time is our TYPICAL meal - Octopus ball! Home made!

My aunt sliced this for me... it is very difficult to slice like this.

Talking about the SKILL

Visiting grave.

Grave bucket for cleaning and such

My grand mother is going back to work... She is very hard working person... Her garden is organic. no spray or chemicals. She weeds every day twice (mornings and evenings)

to scare birds... :)

Today's vegetables

This is what I wanted to eat today. Udon; typical fast food for us

last grapes...

I am leaving tomorrow...

Japanese Parking Tower - leaving

Japanese Parking Tower - finding the car

from the fish market 2

from the fish market

Akashi-Kaikyo-Bridge in Hyogo

Family trip today!
Akashi-Kaikyo-bridge is the longest suspended bridge in the world. Also, it is the highest so far in Japan. (now, Tokyo Sky Tree is built and will be the highest building in Japan soon) We reserved to go on the tour!

on the interstate, we saw this. Who is in the bus? must be very important person or bad person...


This is the bridge. It connects main land and Awaji-island

We got there too early. We had brunch at the park

the bridge - underneath

Japan Coastguard and fisher

Now, going to the tour...

fill out consent form first...

learned how the bridge was made. Also, gave us safety tips

model of the bridge - more learning

actual size of the cable. 2 of these support the bridge

Now, we have to hike to the tower... so scary...

above is the interstate

taking elevator to the top - 98th floor

View from the top!

a bigger building you can see on left middle is the official meridian of Japan

view of Kobe

Awaji-island

we are at the highest point in Japan!!!

Time to go down

This bridge sends water and electricity to the island

The meridian - 135

LUNCH TIME!

Uontana is in Hyogo - very famous for fish market

octopus and wasabi

and also famous for "tamago-yaki" - "fried eggs"

lunch time! with local Sake

Tamagokaki!

It is Octopus ball, but softer with more eggs. People in Hyogo call this Egg ball instead of Octopus ball.

Shopped for a while, and time for dinner...

daikon salad with fried squid and baby fish

and Japanese Curry

This is seafood curry

fried chicken and pork curry

beef tendon/ligament curry

Yamada electronics - all kinds of electronics are here. about the size of Wal-Mart!