We’re taking advantage of a special holiday to spend a night in Tokyo as a family.
The rain was constant all night long,
but when you’re with the ones you love, there’s always some fun to be had and plenty of new things to see.
We go shopping,
play a Japanese arcade,
have a pajama party
and check out a great aquarium.
Come along with us as we take a family holiday in Tokyo.
[Life in Japan Theme Song]
Beccster Booster! Whatcha working on?
Kanji test. Kanji test today!
So Becca, what was yesterday at church?
Crazy hair day. Crazy hair day!
Did you get all of the crazy hair color out?
No! No? It's still kind of in there!
I got mine out.
Momma chan got hers out!
She only spent 10 minutes washing her hair!
The shampoo got so blue! I know.
Like when I was washing it "What?! Blue!"
Daddy accidentally burnt his bagel.
Tomorrow is a holiday. It's culture day, so we're going to explore some Japanese culture!
How's the Japanese studying going?
Difficult, you know.
I'm home!
Joshua, your sensei said you did something today awesome. What did you do?
I drank Barley Tea.
You drank some Barley Tea for the first time! How was it?
Good.
I think there's a statue in my house.
Let me go poke it and see what happens.
Oh no, it's starting to make noise.
Big hug! Hi, my little boy!
Are you ready to go to a hotel?
Yes?! OK, let's change your clothes!
We're going to the hotel, right?
Let's go pick up Becca and Anna!
Hey, welcome!
Are you guys excited? Yes, so excited! Too excited!
Oh, that's so huge! Oh my!
That is a hotel.
Alright guys
Exciting!
Look at that, Dude!
OK, stay right there!
It's going to be like a big slumber party in here!
Hey, look at this! 1, 2, 3, 4!
They even give us pajamas.
Two pajamas for us.
And look, oh!
Night has fallen on the city.
We've come back to the car, it's raining tonight.
So we're going to go find our parking spot,
And then hopefully be able to do some things inside here.
Right guys? Yea man.
And go to a mall! Well the girls are excited.
Oh look at this! My goodness.
It's intense.
McDonalds! Oh, French fries!
Joshua just wants the French fries, huh?
So McDonalds it is, huh?
It's a special day off. What's the holiday tomorrow? Anna, you told me.
What is it?
Culture Day
Public Holiday
Yea, I said that, but...
Mommy says "culture," Becca says "holiday," I just don't know which is which.
I need water!
You need water?
Hey Daddy, you should put your hoodie on.
Oh look, it's green, let's go.
A big, humongous store.
Hey! Are there so many cars?
Yea, look! Holy cow.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
Aw, look at the cutie cutie socks. Anna-Cakes, what's your favorite one?
This cute guy.
Joshua, what did you find?
What is it?
It's Mario driving his cart, huh?
Watch this!
There's only a mirror, right? But if you open this...
Oh! Did I shoot you, Luigi?!
Go Luigi, go! Oh, good job, Luigi!
Good job, Luigi! Oh, you passed me!
These girls got good rhythm.
The girls' got rhythm.
Wait for it...
My goodness! Walking through the rain! Ewww.
So tonight we had big plans to go to Tokyo Mega Illumination to see all the lights,
but it's just raining too much! So what do you do when it rains so much?
You have a pajama party!
Oh My Goodness Gracious!
The pajamas fit? Even you, Joshua?!
Let's show Daddy.
I'm going to show... Whoa, Sarah!
Pajama Party time! OK, not so loud!
Pajama Party time! Daddy, put your pajamas on.
Oh, I don't think it'll fit, but I'll try, OK?
Daddy! Daddy, watch!
Everybody over here, ready?
Daddy on the bottom here.
Ho ho, wait a second!
I'm going to sit by Daddy.
Everybody say "Pajama!"
Pajama! Pajama Party 2020!
Yeah!
Shhhh!
We don't want to get kicked out of the Pajama Party, no!
What do you guys think of Pajama Party 2020?
Huh, Beccster? It's good.
Pretty cool?
This is the first time I saw you wearing pajamas.
Look at Joshua. Joshua's wearing the same thing!
He's like barely...
Like barely. You're swimming in them, huh Dude?
Watch this! I can't find it, Mommy!
3, 2... Hey Becca, where's my case?
Hey Sarah, move, move, move, move
Watch! 3, 2, 1!
And momma the supervisor, from her queen throne here.
The next morning
A nice little horsey.
What are you guys drawing here?
Octopus. Octopus?
That's good, isn't it?
We're going to be so sad, don't eat us! Don't eat us!
I also going to draw my name.
And then I'm going to draw you!
Look! It looks... Sunny!
Even sunny, huh?!
I'm not sure about the sun. It's bright though.
Yea, it is. It's clearing off.
That's pretty cool! Praise the Lord!
Well the hotel was a fun, fun time, huh guys?
Bye bye hotel.
Bye, bye hotel, let's go explore now?
Let's go exploring! OK, let's go! Here we go!
And then we're going back?!
We're not going home yet, No, we've got a lot of fun stuff to do yet today.
Oh my goodness! Ruth is happy — she found another Super Bookoff Bazaar.
Oh boy!
While the girls are shopping, we are waiting for our food, right?
Here's your waffle.
Waffle! Waffle!
Oh yum!
Joshua
Anna, with her new headband that she got at the 300... 100 yen store.
It was a 100 yen store? The 3 coin store, huh? No, the 3 coin store.
Oh yeah! Good? Good. American Waffles are good!
Mommy wants to buy a waffle maker. Oh, Daddy approves.
Youngest to the oldest.
Oh, youngest to oldest?
Sure enough.
Sarah, where'd your food go?
I already ate it! You already ate it!
Oh my goodness! Were you just the hungriest?!
And Joshua! Chocolate chunk scone!
Yes! What's it taste like?
Like...
Chocolate.
Kids could care less where you are, they just want a good playground.
And food. And food, and they're happy.
I'm the same way: give me a good cup of coffee, I don't care where I'm at!
I don't want to stay too long here, they're going to get soaked.
OK, let's go!
OK, well we had some fun shopping.
Now we're going to go to the Aquarium.
The aquarium! Aquarium!
To see fishies. Alright.
That should be fun, huh?
I want to make a new friend, like I did in the SeaWorld episode.
Oh that's right. I made a friend, I want to make another friend.
Alright, let's see what kind of friend you'll make this time.
Because it's a holiday, there was huge line.
The guard said maybe 40, 50 minutes just to wait to get in to park.
So we found another parking place real close on the other side of the park. And now we're going in.
Ah, look at this park!
Oh, here they come!
Whoa yes!
Awesome! That was cool!
Sarah emerges, hey Sarah!
And there's Joshua.
Hold my hand, baby, come. Doggie.
Fast, Becca
It's so high, huh?
You did it Dude! Awesome!
Wow, and here goes Sarah!
Good job Sarah!
And Anna — no problem for Anna.
The fish, the fish, oh, the fish!
Look at this, Daddy!
Oh cool. Now we know our way around.
There was one fish looking at me, and one fish came a kissed the other fish.
It makes it look like it's in the bay.
Yeah it does. That's probably what it looks like in the water around here.
We got that fish on Animal Crossing. Do you? They just go around and around in a circle.
That's crazy!
Aren't those crazy? They're Sea Anemones.
That's what Nemo lived inside of.
You know they would get zapped if someone else hid?
It's a sea tunnel, Dude! Whoa!
Whoa, look at all the mirrors!
Oh that's crazy!
There's a few of us around here. Hello.
We're entering a water tank.
Oh my goodness!
Whoa, look at that go!
Look, look, look!
Here he comes whoa!
It's like Animal Crossing!
There's the turtle you made friends with. Whoa!
You're going to feed him your hand for lunch?!
OK, shall we go? OK let's go now.
Whoa, there he goes!
Do you see that one?
Oh! Is that a real one?!
Yeah!
Look Anna! It's a bunch of turtle friends!
What are you seeing in there? Let me stick my head in there real quick!
Whoa! That's what you're seeing.
Joshua- I found our lunch today — look!
Right up there.
It's so scared! I got so close to it and he moved away.
Whoa! He's super orange!
Anna's swimming with the Jelly Fish!
Sarah too! Sarah jumped in now.
Momma chan found a seat.
Oh, those are pretty!
They're so colorful and so interesting.
It's like kissing. It is like kissing.
Oh look at that one!
Oh! He bit 'em!
What? Which one?
They like need them. Oh look, see!
Poor thing. He's like "I'm getting out of here."
He follows him. He does. He's like a little bully.
It's like a soft shell taco.
Which one is your favorite, Joshua, in here?
That one right there?
My favorite one... What's your favorite one?
See that little white one over there? That little white one?!
It looks like a sheep to me.
Oh my goodness, it does! Look at the face on that thing!
I know! It looks like a sheep!
Oh my goodness, that's crazy!
Whoa, look at that octopus!
Oh my goodness!
Whoa! What did we find? A Seal!
The seals?
Can you see the seals, dude? No.
They might be under the water.
Whoa! There it was! Did you see it?!
That was so fun! That was cool, Dude!
Oh! You made a friend!
Do a flip!
Hey is that your favorite maybe so far? Yea!
Look at the shark! Look at that, Becca!
Is this what you wanted to see?!
Are you going to see if he wants some fingers for lunch?
OK, let's go find some food!
Everybody's choosing what they're going to munch on.
Joshua, Joshua, what is this?
Chopsticks
Fork
It's a fork, isn't it?
What is this?
Knife!
Knife! And this?
Spoon
Wow, your Japanese is good!
Our feast has arrived, huh? Mmmmmm.
Not mine.
Just not Becca's yet, ahh!
Oh Sarah, look at that! Oh cool!
I have chocolate on my pancake.
You sure do, wow! And on your face.
Oh, I see proof of popcorn!
Oh what a way to end our holiday today with some popcorn
And watching Little House on the Prairie.
Oh my goodness, how fun.
And tomorrow is only 4 classes!
Oh nice!
And it's your birthday! And it's my birthday!
Happy birthday to me! I turn 42 tomorrow!