My Two Families in Japan

My Two Families in Japan

On January 2nd my mom and brother from Wisconsin arrived in Japan to visit me! It was really great to be able to spend time with them and for them to be able to see and experience a lot of the things that I have experienced here. It was their first time in Japan and my host family graciously invited them to come with us on vacation over the New Year's holiday, so together all 6 of us packed in a Japanese-sized car and drove to Kyoto and Kagawa to go sightseeing and visit friends of my host family.

Ready for Kyoto! Just kidding, we definitely took a car. This is right outside my host family's apartment with some neighbors.

Since my host dad is in the Japanese Self Defense Force, he was excited to take us to the local military museum to see the tanks he used to drive. すごいい！

At a traditional style restaurant in Kyoto

My brother really liked trying all the different food, especially things like squid and fish eggs. This was a new one for me too: raw horse meat.

My host mom took my host sister and I to a place to get dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos, with makeup and wigs and everything. It took about an hour in total just to get ready, but it was great!

My host mom's two Japanese daughters