Day 9

02 January 2006

There’s another marathon relay on TV, this time it’s the Hakone Ekiden. It’s about 30 of the Japanese university’s teams running relay against each other. Up to Hakone on Day 1, and back down on Day 2.

There was a big Nojiri family gathering at night. I saw most of my uncles and aunts. A few of their children (and their children’s children) were there. I saw Kazuki—a closer cousin to me. Of course, Minoru and Setsuko were there. So was Miyuki—the closest of the cousins. Ma-kun wasn’t here, he’s been studying for his big exam in a week or two.