We went to a nice zoo, called Zoorasia in Yokohama. Surrounded by sprawling park grounds, a family with young ones can easily spend an pleasant day there.

There are a few main attractions such as the elephants, the tigers and the  unusual okapi. The end of the trail leads into a fun playground, too!

A:  Mommy, why doesn’t Kitty-chan have any lips?

Me: Well, sometimes we can’t see cants lips because their faces are furry.

A: Ohhhh,  Kitty-chan is a cat??

Me: Yes she is.

A:  I thought she was a doggy.

The cherry blossoms add a happy hue to the concrete grey backdrop of Tokyo’s buildings. I miss seeing the rust colored brick walls found on most New York buildings, even when they are crumbling or splattered with graffiti. The short time cherry blossoms are in bloom make it all the more special. This year the weather was very fickle, going from wintery cold to summery hot in just a week.  Not to mention some torrential rains in between.  Here are some cherry blossoms we walk by each day~

]]> http://liezl.modkid.com/blog/2010/04/11/haginakapark/feed/ 0 http://liezl.modkid.com/blog/2010/03/05/girls-day/ http://liezl.modkid.com/blog/2010/03/05/girls-day/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:22:15 +0000 liezl http://liezl.modkid.com/blog/?p=841 We weren’t in Tokyo during the past two Girl’s Days , so we missed the chance to display Arisa’s hinaningyo dolls. When she first got them, she was just a few months old, so this is actually the first time she could appreciate them. We put them up rather late and I almost wasn’t going to do  anything anymore, but I was glad we decided to have a little party for her because she was so excited to see the dolls and have a little party. The dolls are placed in a home a few days before March 3rd to absorb the “bad energies” that might otherwise go to the daughter.  And the day celebrates the health and happiness of girls in a family, so in the end, no matter how busy it was I didn’t have the heart to not do something.  Happy Girl’s Day to all the special girls in your family!