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And imagine 11 of these pages.2015-04-21T14:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/04/12/and-pictures/https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0893.jpgIMG_0893Sometimes, I do feel like we're standing on opposite sides of an issue, haha! No, we actually were in a shopping mall and there marked the border between the two prefectures.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0892.jpgIMG_0892We went to a stunning location called Kiyomizudera, along with everyone else in Japan, it seems. They do a special light up of the spot at night. We climbed a mountain to get here (literally), and with a 20 pound baby sack hanging off you, I was a bit out of breath by the end of it. But the view was worth it! I would love to see it some day converted into a place to offer worship to the true God Jesus!https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0865.jpgIMG_0865We even had dinner with their friends! They're amazing cooks as well and we had a great time using Japanese all night and being in a total Japanese setting. So much of what we do is bilingual, so this was a really great opportunity for us.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0645.jpgIMG_0645Our hosts made okonomiyaki for us, which had some bacon, lots of cabbage and batter. Think of it as a savory (as compared to sweet) dinner pancake.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0640.jpgIMG_0640Rosalyn's first ice cream, "sakura flavored". I'm not sure how accurate the flavor is, but Rosalyn loved it and seemed to think it was her's instead of us sharing with her.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0714.jpgIMG_0714The wonderful couple we stayed with (our airplane friend's parents). Here we are at Daigoji, a place they'd never been either, in front of a gate where you "docked your horse".2015-04-12T13:11:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/04/09/brought-to-you-by/2015-04-09T14:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/03/27/what-is-up-with/2015-03-27T14:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/03/22/building-blocks/https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-13-12-51-42.jpg2015-03-13 12.51.42Butter (... or margarine?) It's like a butter spread. Right now there is a butter shortage in Japan (you can only buy one at a time), and the price makes me think this isn't the real thing. 2/3 pound = $1.73https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-13-12-51-20.jpg2015-03-13 12.51.20Lastly, Flour Tortillas. We usually only get tortillas from Costco, but it's nice to see them in the stores and know that at least they are becoming known. Corn tortillas forget about it. They can only be found at the foreign food stores for a ridiculous price and they're not even that good. 5 medium size tortillas = $2.21https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-13-12-49-55.jpg2015-03-13 12.49.551 Liter (Roughly 1 Quart or 1/4 Gallon) of milk. $1.41 (or $5.64 per gallon) Also, I have no clue if this is 1% or 2% or whole milk. I know it's not soy by the kanji. But I'm still investigating for Rosalyn's sake when it comes time to give her milk (goodbye formula!!).https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-13-12-48-41.jpg2015-03-13 12.48.416 slices of bread. Now, they are a bit thick; you can also get it cut in 8 slices for the same price. At the current exchange rate, it's about $1.16https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-13-12-33-41.jpg2015-03-13 12.33.41Garbanzo beans. LOOK! English! I spent a while searching for these. $2.37 a can.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-10-11-40-32.jpg2015-03-10 11.40.324 pieces of asparagus. I believe I paid about 82 cents for this.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-10-11-39-58.jpg2015-03-10 11.39.58https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-10-11-39-35.jpg2015-03-10 11.39.35A Mango. Now, typically I don't buy these, but I wanted to give Rosalyn a break from the limited variety of apples, bananas and pineapple that's available right now. It was a special buy for us. 358 yen= $2.98 Now, for an average size apple here, it's not uncommon to pay about 82cents per apple.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-10-11-39-21-e1426772392573.jpg2015-03-10 11.39.21Beef slices. 11 oz = $3.85 Seriously, meat prices make me want to become a vegetarian.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-10-11-39-09-e1426772363722.jpg2015-03-10 11.39.092 Decent chicken breasts. I can't always find them like this, a lot of the time they have lots of fat. So, 1 pound 2.5 ounces = $3.392015-03-19T15:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/03/19/an-arm-and-a-leg-and-a-baby/2015-03-20T15:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/03/11/remembered/https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2630.jpgIMG_2630A family's entire household and family business had to be cleaned and swept out. 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Praise God, the title to his property was found amidst the rubbish and a grateful smile among the sorrow.https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2655.jpgIMG_2655This entire area used to hold homes and businesses and is not laid flat from the tsunami.2015-03-17T09:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/03/06/things-i-dont-want-to-spend-my-saturday-doing/https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_03621.jpgIMG_0362https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_03611.jpgIMG_0361https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0362.jpgIMG_0362https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0361.jpgIMG_03612015-03-03T15:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/03/03/as-promised/2015-03-03T14:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/02/24/recall/2015-02-24T16:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://nipponalva.com/2015/02/23/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-missionary-wife/https://nipponalva.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0299.jpgIMG_0299The pile of paperwork received today. 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