Caught a train out to Kichijogi and landed in a bakery to wait for Amber, then on to meet Toru and Mika at Inokashira park. Toru makes bags and had a special present for Amber; the return gift of a bag of Caramello Koalas went down a treat.
There was a long line to Daniel's favourite Yakutori place but we hang in there per his instructions and had some really nice traditional food in a cool atmosphere
We tried liver, intestines and some other guts that Toru wasn't sure how to say in English - probably best not to know. After that we went through the park's market with live performances and market stalls
Mick was up to about six in his photos of no photography sign collection
when we headed to the zoo, which was free that day (this happens only 3 times a year, this time for Greenery Day). There were a lot of ducks
up front which had us wondering whether it was a duck zoo - see below duct vent 
- but then we found turles, racoons, monkeys, foxes, deer, weird and wonderful things we'd never seen before and a very sad elephant :( who was lonely. There was something in between a kangaroo and a rabbit that we've forgotten the name of but very cute nonetheless.
- Back to the station through a market with all the fish in it and a chopstick store
We arrived at the next station with Amber and we were really pleasantly surprised to find Asami there to chaufer us to a fancy dinner at Toriyama in her shiny beamer
We were treated to a beautiful meal that just kept coming in a 450 year old house at the base of Mt Takao with manicured garden
- Asami's the best - and just look at this steak
