2010-06-12 Visit Akashi and family reunion in Kobe, Japan

Saturday we went to a neighboring town, Akashi, the town where Kiyomi was born. It's famous for fresh, dried, cooked and preserved fish and octopus dishes of all kinds. We had the most well-known dish for lunch, Akashi tako yaki, 24 custard-like dumplings with a piece of octopus inside. They are really quite good. After we returned home, our niece Shinobu-chan, and her 4-year old son Akiko-kun, came to visit. He is all boy, full of energy, running around playing with is ball and bat (made of soft foam rubber!) and collection of little "hot wheel" cars. For dinner we all feasted on some of the fish dishes we brought home from Akashi.