- our favorite onsen in Akita
- ella eating her udon @ the udon-ya next to the Tako Park, Ebisu
- our dream tatami room
- ella @ Sakura Yochien
- the little cottage we stayed before buying our own house in Menlo Park
- ella's first day of school in Oak Knoll Elementary
- hydrangea@ Hasedera in Kamakura
- hanami@Meguro river
- the maneki neko@ Goutoguki, Setagaya
