My daughter, Riah, and I went to Japan with the Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors. After the 12 hour flight just when we were to land in Tokyo there was a typhoon. We were diverted north to the island of Sapporo and then south to Osaka. Hours later they let us out and to a hotel for a few hours sleep before we took the bullet train back to Tokyo.
Our hosts were incredibly kind and generous to us. One evening they took us to a special new Japanese restaurant in a building 400 years old. The food was all deep fried and served on skewers – 17 courses – each on little plates.
