You may be wondering why you haven't heard much from me these days. We have had our first visitors from the states! My mom and dad arrived from Greensboro, North Carolina without any glitches on March 16th and have been visiting us for two weeks. At first, they were a tad tired from jet lag, but other than that, they hit the ground running!
After one day of rest--and a mandatory visit to an Asian goods bazaar on base for some shopping--we were off to Tokyo to stay at the New Sanno military hotel for 3 days. We had great weather and a great time.
On the way, "Fuji-san" presented itself to the Westerners, which was impressive and welcoming. (It was several months before we finally were able to see it for the first time!) We visited Tokyo Tower, which is a tad taller than the Eiffel Tower. We rode to the top and saw a panoramic view of the Tokyo metropolis.
We rode the subway every which way, visiting Asakusa Kannon Temple, where we basked in "holy smoke" to rid our bodies of any health problems, namely aches from all the walking we did. We also stopped off in Ginza for some upscale window shopping. 
And of course, we had to get as close as we could to the Imperial Palace.
We took a few other day trips during their stay as well. On a rainy day, we headed to Granberry Mall in Yokohama and had dinner at an Outback Steakhouse--a little taste of home.
Another (nice and sunny) day we went to Kamakura and took our little Buddha to visit the Great Buddha and the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.
The rest of the time, Nana and Grandpa enjoyed Sydney's company. And especially her singing and dancing!
The quintessence of Japan--cherry blossoms--finally decided to show their true colors by the end of their visit as well! It was a very nice visit. Thanks for coming! Anyone else up for an adventure? Check out all of the photos from this visit in the photo gallery.
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