At Nagata's are my host brother's kids who are four and nine. They could play with Sam, though language barrier and Sam's general irritability from the trip and hot weather were obstacles to that. I think they had fun but some tears and shouji damage ensued.
We all went to the Gibli Museum in Mitaka. Gibli is the animation studio who created animation such as My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Princess Mononoke. It's extremely popular, so you have to make a reservation to enter during a certain time window. Of course we seem to have gone on a day in summer vacation when the crowds were at a maximum and it was super hot. We couldn't take photos inside where Sam played on the "Cat Bus" - a big stuffed version of the bus in _My Neighbor Totoro_. You have to line up for a 5-7 minute stint playing with about 12 other kids on it. This was one of Sam's first experiences with that sort of crowd, and he did OK when his friend stood in line with him. Chris couldn't watch, and it was indeed worrying what would happen when they told him his time was up. Luckily he was willing to just get back in line again. This photo is pretty realistic - a lot of very hot and tired people trying to be in good spirits in front of the giant Totoro doll. At least Totoro was standing in a pretty shady spot and away from the crowds.
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