Rika spent the morning and half the afternoon showing us around Asakusa. We had a great time. Rika is a fabulous tour guide and a genuinely nice person.
This temple complex is over one thousand years old. It has been destroyed by fire, earthquakes and war over ten times, but it has always been rebuilt.
As lunch time approached Rika told us we were going to a restaurant where she was going to cook us lunch! We walked for about ten minutes and arrived at the Monia Koboreya. The hostess was an old high school friend of Rika’s. The hostess led us upstairs and seated us at a corner table. The table had a hot griddle in the middle and Rika started ordering food.
This meal was so good. When Rika was in high school she worked in a Monia style restaurant so she really knew what she was doing. What a wonderful lunch.
After we finished our tour with Rika we took the subway back to the hotel and took a little siesta.
After our siesta we took the subway to see a baseball game. The Yakult Swallows were hosting the Chunichi Dragons.
The ballpark was swarming with beer vendors. The beer vendors are teenagers with kegs strapped to their backs. If you want a beer they pull out a glass and pour you a cold draft beer. Amazing!
The home team fills the right field stands with their rabid fans and a band to help them with their chants.
The visiting team occupies the left field stands with their equally rabid fans and their band. The fans in these sections stand throughout the entire game and chant and sing songs while their team is up to bat. It is a real hoot and I highly recommend attending a baseball game if you ever make it to Japan.
That’s it from Tokyo. I hope you are having a wonderful day wherever you are.
AbeAndMarkontheCamino 
I have showed mom how to look this up looks awesome
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