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Spring 2018 - Tokyo, Kyoto, Kochii, Family Encounters
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| First, moving duties | Family Dinner | Kyoto Dinner | |
| Mrs. Asada | Nishizawa Grave, Kochi | Riverside Walk | |
| Obaachan Burial, Tokyo | Family dinner in Kochi | Kyoto Lunch | |
| Toneri Park | Kyoto: Waltz across the Kamogawa | ||
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| The main purpose of this visit, to convey Obaachan's remains to two grave sites, brought us together with numerous family members. See "Nakahechi" and "Tokyo Hanami" for more of our trip. In addition, marked the beginning of our occupancy of the condo Noriko has owned for ten years but not yet occupied. With Obaachan's former condo no longer available to us, Noriko's place is our new base in Tokyo. | |||
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Obaachan's most cherished things get a new address
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722 _18Mar17-nih_2032 Noriko takes a break from her unpacking labors in nearby Kiba Koen.
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Visit to Mrs. Asada in her remote suburb
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Obaachan Burial, Tokyo
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Hanami in Toneri Park near Koichi's residence
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772 _18Mar28-nih_2354 These hanami-eating birds have an infinfinite food supply during this season.
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Dinner with the Koichi family
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776 _18Mar29-nih_0122 A glass of sake. The waitress achives this with one quick tilt of the two-liter bottle. No spill, but impossible to pick up without spilling.
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782 _18Mar29-nih_0231 The contented ojiisan with grandchildren.
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Nishizawa Grave, Kochi.
Kochi, Shikoku, is the ancestral residence of Nishizawas. Ojiichan was born there, Oojichan resided there. The remains of quite a few Nishizawas are located here. | ||
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788 _18Mar29-nih_2152 Tanomu and family have been tending the Kochi gravesite since their residence, Sakai, is far closer than is Tokyo. We are waiting for the mason.
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793 _18Mar29-nih_2213a The mason and helper arrive and open the vault.
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Family dinner in Kochi
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807 _18Mar30-nih_0306 Uncle Akira's son Tanomu, wife Hitomi, children Nozomu, Wakana, Kizuku.
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Setsuko said she had been wanting for a long time to cross on the big stepping stones.
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We all dine at our hotel, on the Kamogawa five minutes from Setsuko's house.
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574 _18Apr02-nih_0309 That sake is good.
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We enjoy "hanami" along Setsuko's favorite sakura walk, the riverside along Kyoto Botannical Garden.
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We enjoy a Kyoto lunch at one of Setsuko's favorite restaurants. Noriko and I must leave early for a long train ride to Tanabe to begin the Kumano Nakahechi.
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594 _18Apr03-nih_1308 The Kyoto way of presenting food.
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