Snow

It snowed quite a bit last week, the first this year, but it's been relentlessly sunny (though cold) since then.

Alice Update

Annual Gift Man Lives on the Moon

We went to Ito-san's house for some pre-Christmas fried chicken and strawberry sponge cake. Alice got a big boot filled with lollies.

The dogs got into the spirit of Christmas, too.

On Christmas day we invited Nao, Atsuko and Ema over for a roast chicken and pudding lunch. And presents, of course.

Alice was rolling around on the floor and Ema wanted to get Alice to sit on her head for some reason. Hilarity ensued.

One of Alice's cool presents was a mini revolving sushi conveyor belt. And sushi. Oh and it's Hello, Kitty branded. Too much Japan is never enough.

Paper

We found this at the Ueno Zoo shop. I can't read it but the pictures make the process quite explicit.

• Elephants eat leaves.
• Elephants sit on enormous toilets and poop.
• Someone unfortunate boils the dung.
• Another unfortunate mixes it in a huge cake mixer.
• All elephants are recycled after providing their offerings.

Random English

I assume this is marketed as a health drink. They shouldn't have added the Coca Cola logo, in my opinion.

The second name. It struck me. I won't say why.

This is an amusement park, although of what kind I'm unsure.

Perfect naming, and check out the motorised chair/bed.