Soba & Mochi

During our stay at Endo-san's place, we made handmade soba and pounded rice into mochi (see pictures and movie below).


Endo-san's place is in Saihaku town, where Pete used to teach English. En route to his house, we stopped off at Hosshoji Middle School, the school where he taught, and walked around for a bit. We spent two nights at Endo-san's place, which is a 100 year old farmhouse in the mountains. Luckily, they'd recently built a new building and put us up in our very own suite.The tilted building below is this crazy spot near a lake, where the whole building is at a sharp angle - very weird feeling when you step inside and try to stand up straight. The last pictures are from a wonderful dinner party Endo-san's family threw on our last night there. They made nabe (a delicious pot of stewed meat, seafood and vegetables) and a great deal of alcohol flowed freely.