It is so unusual to be in Tokyo without a packed schedule of business meetings, hospital visits, lectures.

Today is was just Chris and me, can do whatever we want. One thing I want to do it eat all the food that I missed. On other posts, I mentioned that I thought I would starve when they tried to feed me that fancy food. However, I discovered the “working man’s food” as I call it.

The hotel, St Hills, that I stayed since the hotel was built, until I left Japan in 2006. I was surprised that several of the front desk people remembered me. It was a comforting feeling. They now have a free continental breakfast.

For our first lunch, we had ramen. It’s the best here.

Saako came and I did an interview for my radio show on the social situation in Japan that lead to the declining birth rate.

We walked to Akihabara, the electronics district. Chris’s favorite. We walked and walked. Took an afternoon nap, such a luxury. For dinner we had Japanese curry.