We had a big day on the trains today. We caught 5 connecting trains through farmlands down to the coast.

The rice fields are turning yellow and persimmons are ripe on the trees.

Laxmi has been playing Slug Terra on the iPad and Varsha has been making pictures in This is Sand.

John’s old friend Seiko picked us up at Owase Station. John used to live in Owase 20 years ago. Seiko-san took us back to his little village, Mikisato. We had dinner with his family. We were really hungry. Hatomi-san made fried chicken and rice. Laxmi and Varsha were so happy.

Seiko-san drove us to our guest house in the next village along the coast, Mikiura. It is a really lovely old house right by the water.