5 (I know I skipped a couple of days)

In Matsue (the city where we are, in Shimane Prefecture) the parking tickets use the word "Itadakimasu," which you say when you eat and means, "Let it be received." Fukuhima-sensei was saying how funny this was because it is a very humble way to get money out of people, "If you park incorrectly, may Matsue (we) receive 10,000 yen."

I bought gorilla-no-hanakuso, which means gorilla snot, which is made out of azuki beans and is a candy with a texture...

I had okonomiyaki (tako/octopus) for supper, it was a cabbage/mayonnaise/&c. omelet. It was pretty tasty. The women who was the server and cook (it was cooked in front of you on your table) was very busy and tired looking. Yumm!

Whoops, time to shave!