Fireworks

Last week, Thursday to be exact, we met up at Machiya station and made our way to the highest mansion block in the area. Ascending to the 21st floor, we were greeted at the door by H, who had kindly invited us to her swanky pad up in the clouds to take in the spectacular fireworks display which was exploding over the river nearby.
It was extra special because it was Jay's first, and he gurgled with joy as the sky lit up in multi-coloured explosive hues of shimmering delight. Great company too, with a famous illustrator in attendance (whom I must admit I'd never heard of) called Radical Sizuki, who's got a rather cool HP here - LINK
They also had this huge cat, who was so placid and easy going that he wasn't bothered one bit when Jay got rather excited and began pawing him like crazy. Fisrt time to meet a cat up close and personal. Although I'm not a big fan of keeping cats on the 21st floor, H had what must have been the longest balconey I've ever seen, encircling a quarter of the whole, rather large building. Apparantly it makes for quite an adventure playground for cats.
H's husband is an artist, who makes quirky pieces which are very popular here in Japan. One of them being a barbed wired teddy bear. Ouch!