Tonami Clan Memorial Tourist Village

On Saturday, we went to the nearby attraction--Tonami Clan Memorial Tourist Village. It's a pretty big park with a historical museum, a supermarket (?) and different fun things for kids to do, such as pony rides and go-carts.

It was quite empty, I must say. Therefore, I am not convinced that Japan is overpopulated:) Not up here, that's for sure.







Mark and mama







There were specific statues of horses with which kids could play.











For the rest of them this rule applied:) Gotta love Japanese translations. Sometimes I wonder if they do that on purpose just to entertain us.

Looks kind of freaky to me. Until now, I did not see how many legs this cat has...

Only Katya was allowed to go on a pony ride since she is school age.

Although, Alex is merely 2 inches shorter than Katya, he was only allowed to pose for the picture sitting on top of this pony.

And then we took a ride on this pony cart. One guy was leading the horse, the other one sort of hanging (pushing? haha) the cart. These guys kept asking Robert about his height. Finally, I told them that he is 189 cm and they were SHOCKED. These sort of things just make me smile. Yes, most Japanese are a lot shorter than Robert (and even me).

Finally, I just had to post this video I "accidently" shot when Katya tried go-carts for the first time.

I guess she forgot what to do with the other foot.

Lyana