I belong to the Tokyo Culture Group (TCG.) We are a small, informal group of Japanese and Yokota ladies. We get together once a month. Yesterday, the Japanese ladies hosted us in Tokyo city. We got to make paper at a paper museum, had a Chinese lunch, rode the last cable car left in Tokyo to Setsuko's house, and enjoyed casual tea ceremony and new year's games there.
Setsuko, Casie, Toshiko, and Pat
Kumiko, Ann, and Pat playing New Year games. We played a Doraemon boardgame, oji & hime (prince & princess) card game, and Fukuwarai (put the face together) game.
Ann playing Fukuwarai. The face sometimes turns out funny.
A perfect cup of foamy green tea. Setsuko has a special tea ceremony room in her house. She and her friend Hisako are well-educated in tea ceremony. You get to eat an o-kashi (beautiful sweet treat) before drinking to complement the tea's bitterness. The ceremony is calming, and the tea is delicious.
Setsuko loves music. She sings classical and opera music. Apparently, she has a soft spot for hippos, too.
Setsuko, Casie, Toshiko, and Pat
Kumiko, Ann, and Pat playing New Year games. We played a Doraemon boardgame, oji & hime (prince & princess) card game, and Fukuwarai (put the face together) game.
Ann playing Fukuwarai. The face sometimes turns out funny.
A perfect cup of foamy green tea. Setsuko has a special tea ceremony room in her house. She and her friend Hisako are well-educated in tea ceremony. You get to eat an o-kashi (beautiful sweet treat) before drinking to complement the tea's bitterness. The ceremony is calming, and the tea is delicious.
Setsuko loves music. She sings classical and opera music. Apparently, she has a soft spot for hippos, too.
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