Banpaku, mo ichiban

Sunday I got out of the "house" and returned to the Banpaku Kinen Koen to see if the Japanese garden was open. It was indeed, so I walked around and took some photos. It's actually a very nice park, and it was chilly, so there were very few people there. There's a tea ceremony house where for 500 yen or something you can actually take part in a tea ceremony, but I didn't do that.

After the park I stopped at the mall and got some sweaters, so now I won't freeze to death at work. Actually, we've started closing the door to our lab, so it's warm in there now, as the rooms are heated (or not ventilated). The building doors are poorly sealed, and the halls are not heated, so walking between rooms and buildings (inside) exposes one to 45 degree temperatures plus about a 20 mph gale.

At the store I also found a shirt made by one of Dad's favorite textile concerns. Alas, the salesperson kept the big label with all the Japanese characters on it, and I didn't realize it till I got home. But I've got this picture. It doesn't actually say "Made in the USA" on it...