WEDDING FAIR.

A reconnaissance mission to the Imperial Hotel.

MORE FOOTY.

The most expensive game I've ever played, in Shinjuku.

MARKS.

More beautiful markings, which actually reveal the correct stroke order.

RED SKY.

Closer to pink really, a symptom of the sweltering weather.

OAP BASEBALL.

The old-timers were out on this searing day in Central Tokyo.

CATCH OF THE DAY.

Mr Maeda rose early to catch this beauty on our last morning.

EIGHTY EIGHT.

Mrs Maeda turns 88, photographed during my enforced karaoke performance.

SOUVENIR.

The small (large) matter of Nakamura's souvenir shopping (to be posted back).

RETURN VOYAGE.

A morning in the Pacific before returning to Amamioshima.

YORONTO / 与論島

Up with the sun and on a boat shared with military passengers, Nakamura
booked us young'uns an excursion further south.  The island of Yoronto is
one above Okinawa and is surrounded by amazing ocean - including this
sandbar reached by glass-bottomed boat.

CONTAINER.

Oshima / 大島 (A) Transportation / 運輸
Kagoshima / 鹿児島 - Amami / 奄美 - Okinawa / 沖縄

CREW.

The Miyamoto contingent of an all-female travelling party (bar me).

SETTING THE TONE.

One of the many beautiful beaches, followed by home-cooked dinner.

AMAMIOSHIMA.

Our trip to Mai's and Maiko's mothers' island in the south begins.  We stayed at
the Miyamoto (Maeda (前田)) grandmother's house, featuring some vintage
movie posters and the now defunct electrical store.