Visit to the American Club

We took an interesting walk to the American Club so Kent could play in the kiddie pool and we could each lunch.

The hike took us through what Alan calls the "sketchy" part of downtown.  It's not dangerous by worldwide standards, but the street is full of bars and night life.

Alan and Yuka have recently joined the American Club, both for its wonderful facilities and also to expose Kent to more American culture.  We went to the kiddie pool which is on the top deck, but the wind was so strong we didn't stay long.

We ate lunch in their casual restaurant which has a great play area for children, and happened to meet a couple who are friends with Alan and Yuka and have a son pretty close to Kent's age.  After lunch I got a tour of the whole building. They have an olympic size pool, a full basketball court, a huge workout room, squash courts, a bowling alley, a library, and even music practice rooms!

We took a walk back through some traditional neighborhoods and saw some residential parts of the city with both old and new houses and apartments.

These are the steps I take down to get to Alan's apartment.
The entrance to their building is on the right across that street.

Kent likes to look at the pictures of himself on the camera.

He loves his toy violin!

Telling Grandma all about it!

On the way to the American Club

"100 Yen Shop" (= Dollar Tree!)

Vending machines are on almost every corner!

There's a company that has go-cart tours through Tokyo.
And the riders dress up as Nintendo characters

Small shrine

Entrance to the club

View from the top of the club

Leisure room

Underside of that fountain at the entrance..over the parking area.

Strange little old house

McDonald's delivery!

That's the hill we just climbed!

Mario Kart again

You don't see a lot of these!

View from Alan's window.
Weird reflection on the buildings just before sunset.