Ecomuseum, puppets, dance in aïnus village

Écomuseum 

Kanchan explaining to Amané

Puppets theater

the story of one aïnu god

After the dance, 

dancers took a picture with the girls...

Amané found a totem in an hotel hall..

Aïnu dance:

(click on it !!)

Yuta, Amané and Baba !!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRobya5KnWs&list=UU4jrvHcFsr9V1C-650DHkDA

Akan ko with Mikichan !!

With Miki, Baba and all the kids

we went to a nice onsen-hôtel in lake Akan!

We did the lake tour  by boat

and visit a little museum

about marimo...

Amané was so excited !!!

Of course after this day:

ONSEN !!!

Sorry I couldn't choose ONE picture…

here are the girls wearing yukatas !

Yume no mori koen

Jiji Nobuya took us to Yume no moro Koen !

Playing with water

Boat

Special Indiana Jones for Jiji !!

Thank you so much Jiji

you're the best !!!!

Nagaosa farm !

We stayed at Miki and Akichika's farm !

It's so huge now

with 100 cows.. !

3 helpers were working with them at this time !

It means 13 people to eat every day !!!

Jiji Nobuya left us his beautiful cottage

while he was sleeping in his tent in the garage…..

Thank you Jiji !!!

Hana chan is 5 years old.

She's beautiful, she can write and read…!!!!

She's helping a lot: cooking, cleaning...

Kanchan is already 11 years old…!!!

He had a lot of homeworks to do…

he really likes to read and he's making some nice magic !

Daichin is 9 years old:

he creates wonderful gyusha with lego,

and reads a lot as Kanchan.

This day we stayed together,

playing some games with the kids !

a new baby is born !!

Go to Hokaido: Nagaosa family !!!

After 2 trains, Amané took

the Tokyo monorail:

the flying train !!!

Surprise at the airport !!

Arriving at Nakashibetsu

she saw her Jiji

and ran into his arms !!

To celebrate our arrival Jiji took us

to a yummy restaurant !

The Hokaido oishi ice cream !

Then meeting with the cousins !!

Funny times !

Bath with Hana and Jiji !!!

Like everyday ! Thank you Jiji !

Watching Tom and Jerry !

Hana chan made a delicious and beautiful curry !

Aligatou Hanachan !!!

Mitaka

Morning we went back to Kichijoji to walk in the park

we took the Totoro bus !!!

And in a huge library Amané found 

the Totoro book !

Afternoon and night dad and mum 

went out so Baba Hitomi

took care of Amané !

They cooked Hitomi's cookies !!!

Tomorrow we'll bring them to Amané's cousins 

in Hokkaido !!!!!

Bye bye Himeji

Morning Amané brushed Grand Jiji !!

We have to go back to Tokyo :

aligatou Grand Baba and Grand Jiji !!!

After a long long way back to Tokyo Amané slept well !!