Kai-Awase

Yesterday we had our 6 week anniversary of living in Tokyo.  The time has gone by quickly.

On February 2nd, I was invited to a Women's Fellowship Meeting at Tokyo Union Church in the Omote-sando (pronounced "o ma tae sand oh") area.  I had met a woman, JoAnn, who lives on the same floor and is a member of the Society who invited me.  At the meeting, I met many lovely ladies of all nationalities, which also included 2 fellow Master Gardeners, one from RI and one from PA.  At this monthly meeting, a guest, Yukiko Ota, gave a demonstration on the Japanese traditional shell-matching game, called Kai-Awase.  The shells were beautifully hand painted on the inside.  I enjoyed learning and playing this ancient Japanese game.