On January 1st we visited the home Mr. and Mrs. Shoichi and Fumiko Sato. Fumiko was Mariko's teacher in elementary school and Yutaka, Mr. and Mrs. Sato's son, was a classmate of Mariko's in high school.
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Mariko and Leon with Yutaka | Mr. and Mrs. Sato with Mariko, Leon and Mia | | |
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Yutaka's wife, Setsuko, teaches English to children. Here see is reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with Mia. | | | |
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| Me with a friend of Mr. Sato who had enjoyed a few drinks. | Two friends | Mia with two daughters of Yutaka and Setsuko and the son of Yutaka's brother Manabu. |
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Manabu and Yutaka's oldest son | | Mrs. Sato and her friend | Yutaka and Manabu and their wives |
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Manabu is surprisingly tall! | Yutaka is a good cook | This Chinese dish was delicious! | Leon and Ms. Sato are good friends! |