April 18th

Gary and I went exploring Mitaka where Lord willing our apartment is going to be. (I won't breathe a sigh of relief until after we sign the contract hopefully next week). Mitaka really is a very nice neighborhood and quite close to the area we are considering for our church... only one train station away! Here's a picture of part of the neighborhood.

Down this busy street there are many shops and restaurants. We found a nice 100 yen store with lots of inexpensive goodies for the house once we move in. It's funny because back in the '60's when my family lived here it was the 10 yen store! We walked up and down the streets and as it got dark we stopped for dinner and ate. Afterwards as we headed home I noticed this lone tree right outside of the train station  I thought it looked neat with the lights shining through the leaves.

 

That's about it for yesterday, not too terribly much happened but it was a nice day outside and we enjoyed exploring our new neighborhood!