Here are the photos that should have been in my entry about the first day in Tokyo that we spent with Rafael and Richard. Here’s the Tokyo International Forum building:



That’s Tracie and Rafael. Here’s Richard:

This is where we sat for lunch near the beach:

No, I have no idea what dogs have to do with coffee. Maybe the idea is that you stop here for coffee while walking your dog in the sun, and feed it a fish?
Here we are getting ready for lunch. It was windy, as you can see. The wind blew away several pieces of nori (dried seaweed) before we could eat them.

Here’s a picture of me attempting to describe the flavors of a little cake-like thing that Rafael brought along. (Rafael brought along all of lunch, I should mention.)

Here’s a water bus that looks like some sort of Jules-Verne-meets-manga creation:
