Japan Adventure

Stan & Margie in front of the gorgeous Emperor's Cup - highest award for the winner of each tournament. Of course it's in a glass class, along with all the other awards that the winners receive.


One last look inside the nearly empty arena before we leave . . .


Wow! Stan & I are posing with the "Gold Hat Guy" - famous in Japan! We see him on TV at EVERY TOURNAMENT! He's always center screen just a few rows up. He was very gracious. Behind us are one of the many gorgeous pictures that line the hallway outside the arena.


Outside the arena, I snap Stan & Netra.


And she gets one of us under the beautiful banners. I'm still wearing my "sweat rag" around my neck, but it's cooled off quite a bit now.


These huge banners are so colorful and make a wonderful sound as the wind billows through them.


Around the corner near a train station, we see PAY bicycle parking! Yikes - this is new to us.


Stan & Netra are buying tickets for our return trip in the station. All automated of course. All the colorful signs (and English translation) make it fairly easy.


On the platform . . . Oh - see that cute pinkish train? It's the Romance Car that we saw a sign for earlier this afternoon.


And I like this very colorful train with Japanese anime' characters.