Saturday began with this breakfast for me and Suzanne and this sign in the elevator which amused Suzanne though this was the one I wanted (like us on facebook). Masatoshi took us around the city this day and we began at a cruise ship location where this photo was being taken before we went to our boat location as Suzanne studied the schedule and then posed with Masatoshi in front of the boat we wouldn't be taking with this backdrop and then we boarded our boat for Asakusa and observed this scenery along the way as we passed under many bridges

until we landed and saw this decoration on top of a brewery and made our way past these possible desserts towards the shrine at Asakusa where crowds were gathering as we approached the Kaminarimon Gate with this large decoration in front of which we posed and proceeded through the many street shops past a variety of crackers and a geisha sitting on a rooftop towards the shrine stopping to see these fruits which undoubtedly were the source of the vermilion for the temples and shrines we've seen before I purchased a tweeting bird from this woman with Pikachu on it though there were rules about what could be tried before buying. The final shrine was the largest and we posed in front of it as the crowd was burning incense and so Masatoshi gave instruction and Suzanne lit her incense sniffed it added it to the flame and inhaled the smoke before we made our way to the core of the shrine with pagoda on top and golden interior and remarkable painting on the ceiling and many opportunities for fortunes. We moved on to a less crowded neighborhood where I recorded this sign as we crossed the outer moat that defined the city at one time and now has railroad tracks below at the Iidabashi station where we were also to have dinner and we entered a noddle house where tea and crackers were served along with beer and fish as Masatoshi captured Suzanne and me and I captured him as my vegetarian (lotus) was served along with edamame and various condiments that went with the noodles without or with seaweed and so this was the table at which we ate. For the first time, I found collection signs in the bathroom which are clearer here along with the fresh flowers I'd come to expect. Walking on through the shopping area, we came to the Dental location and plants that yield the vermilion fruits complete with the fruits and then walked by a pachinko parlor where there was lots of action and went into this pastry shop where many options were offered

and Suzanne chose this one. We then went past a restaurant using real food for samples and decided to beat the heat at a cafe with iced coffee and espresso green tea gelatto and corn gelatto. We paused at the shrine which was located where Meredith and Masutoshi's children had gone to kindergarten and then stopped to visit Masutoshi's offices where Suzanne played the visitor and Masatoshi as the executive posing in front of their sign and brick facade. We walked down his street and Suzanne and I posed before admiring these pieces of art and calling it a delightful afternoon. For some unknown reason, I forgot to take photos at our dinner that night with Masutoshi, Dave and Satsuki.