Leaves and Feathers

Gate at Nijo Castle https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K8J5IJGVi/?igshid=q6dn3peax7ww

Garden at Nijo Castle. I could have sat here for hours. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K8BO-pMDO/?igshid=hdi5crf6hyeg

Another calm moment at Nijo Castle. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K73ESHe4d/?igshid=k1pyvj0ne7mg

Calm moment at Nijo Castle Garden https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K7uq-n407/?igshid=7jfcei3kmujf

Random picture through a fence in Kyoto. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K7TzBJ_ym/?igshid=1clgkm5xm89ov

Spent the day at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno. They were having the 2019 Dinosaur Expo! Fantastic day with the family. (at 国立科学博物館　National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GlXPOJxol/?igshid=vgi4hjskfrye

This is totally going to be my new lunch bag. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Fd0BiprX_/?igshid=1dc2h59y1kouy

It’s called fashion sweaty, look it up. (at Meguro Parasitological Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FdKMppJ32/?igshid=139ruj7i0idv0

Next to the worlds largest tapeworm found in a human, they had a fabric tape that was the same length. 8.8 meters (28 feet)!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Fc1CzpFQV/?igshid=vawfr94eo1wk

Stopped in at the Meguro Parasitological Museum yesterday. It is a small museum but it has some amazing specimens. It has the worlds largest tapeworm found in a human! (at 目黒寄生虫館) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Fb62yJ36s/?igshid=1obz736wy6r6t

Hotel stays mean pajama selfies! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FbLkSpzvb/?igshid=1hb1t64nszw18

It’s Derek and Lindsey’s first Shinkansen trip too! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DZKzvJVLd/?igshid=15lxi9egci1pv

Mom and Dad’s first Shinkansen trip! https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DUM0LJXY8/?igshid=1dj1lflexwvm1

The family had their first day in Japan. I took them to the Nagoya Castle Bon Odori. We met up with my Tea Ceremony teacher and lots of friends. Everyone had a blast! I cannot tell you how happy I am to have them in Japan with me! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_TWXypCMu/?igshid=1b47ga5gdu1lv

Project Nodowa is COMPLETE!!!!! Super happy with the way this one turned out. Next is the Sode, or shoulder armor. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0cvV3sp4Z1/?igshid=dnm52iz8zgyf

Saw this at the Pokémon Center and had to have it! A friend said it was me in Pikachu form hahaha! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bcF4KpZir/?igshid=1w8nllja6ytjd

I played a One Piece pull tab game at a shop yesterday. I told the clerk that I really wanted the B prize. The clerk said “The odds are really high, but good luck!” I opened the tab without looking and said “This is the B Prize.” The surprised look on the clerks’s face was better than winning it! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LfH3dJYex/?igshid=jyg85phasan9