Sunday afternoon in Ned's area

Ned lives near Narita Airport which is one of the two airports serving Tokyo. His immediate location appears to be rural but the surrounding area has become quite built up.

A Love Hotel where couples can rent a room for a period. We went to some shops instead.

It was lunchtime so we went to a chain sushi restaurant.

These are cupboards where you can collect your pre-ordered food to take away.

Since it was a Sunday on a long weekend we had to wait about fifteen minutes to get a table. Here Robin is preparing green tea. It wasn't the greatest since it was water poured on tea powder.

Ned ordered the food. 

The food is delivered on a conveyor belt in little dishes. You get a warning when your food is approaching.

Some tuna.

Miso soup.

It wasn't the best Japanese food I have ever had but it was adequate. It's a place where parents bring their children for an outing.

Ned knows my hobby is hi-fi so he took us to a shop where you can buy second-hand equipment. At $US 600, this was a bargain. Luxman was renowned for its use of very high-quality parts and in particular, Hashimoto output transformers.

Other amplifiers.

It looks deserted but the area was crowded with people enjoying a Sunday afternoon outing. Here they are listening to a band.

There is a railway station above and lots of stalls were set up.

Some Hawaiian dancers.

We then went inside a fancy department store. While Ned and Robin explored, I sat and listened to a group of schoolchildren play a concert including Pachelbel's Canon. The quality of playing was what you would expect.

The doting parents. Of course, there was plenty of applause.

Ned had bought a bunch of vegetables as well as thinly sliced meat to cook on a hibachi. This is a pepper from Ned's garden. Robin and another guest shared the pepper, each popping half into their mouths. They soon regretted it.

Ned has been a wonderful host. We haven't seen him in well over a decade and it has been fun to catch up with him.