Well its almost Chirstmas, and Santa Got a Cold.... So am filling in for him.

Yea.. The title basically sums it up... I play Santa and a Yochen today (Kindergarten) .
It was awesome! I'm Santa!, smiling and giving presents!
It was a awesome job, and for most of the kids, I'm their dream come true....

But then again.... For the Younger Kids...
I'm not Santa. I'm a Gigantic Man Dressed in Red, Screaming "HO HO HO" and Other such scary unknown foreign words.
Yea.. I'm one Gigantic red scary man.
I feel sorry for them.....
I really do. Go get your present from Santa. "Waaaa! Waaaa! Waaa!" Scary! Scary! Scary!

Loving kids from Japan,

-Tom

Bye bye Hideo and Family!!

Hey everyone, It's my last day till I leave to Morioka.
I've got my train tickets costing about ¥15000 ($150 CDN). I still can't get over how much transportation cost in Japan.

Anyways, the family I was staying with have been so nice to me! I wanted to do something nice for them, so I took them out for Sushi! Sooo tasty!! I made sure that we all had our fill. (^______^)

<-- Ryosuke

I hope that I can see them again!!!

-Tom

We when to a Mochisuki / Mountain Bike Party today. Hideo, my dad's friend whom I am staying at knows a lot of people!

Their were about 25 people, mostly friends getting together and eating a big meal which was all cooked outside by fire!!
Even the Rice was steam over open flame!! It was awesome!!

The meal was priceless! Everyone there was so friendly and kind! The Grandmother gave me 5 Huge Daikon (Japanese White Radish) So tasty! I fell into a different world

Rice Pounding

Mochi (Pounded Rice) .... Rolling??

Soup Making??? Then Adding Pounded Rice...

Hanging with the locals...So tasty!!..... "The soup, not the locals"....

Anyways, Remember I said that when to a Mochizuchi / Mountain Bike Party... Well, it seems that the kids of the farmers were bored, so they make a dirt track.....

Hmmmmm You can't beat a Good Ride in the Mud after eating a Bowl of Grandmas Home make Rice Pounded Soup....

Look at all the smiling faces..

-Tom

Day Two - Sushi

I went to a new style Sushi Bar today! I was great!! The Sushi is put on to different plates and then the plates travel around the room on long moving track like little trains. Then the different sushi's run around the room and you've got to catch them or wait another 5 min.till the same sushi comes back. ( That is if no one else catches it before you) ( Gotta Catch Them All Style)

So many different types of Sushi... I didn't want to ask what everything was.. but I ate it so, I don't really care now. I'm having a lot of fun for my second day here, I love the kids!! Their so full on energy!

The moving line of Sushi

OMG WE ATE SOO MUCH!!

-Tom