The Big Banana

We are lucky enough to live in a city that is right on the beach here in Japan. We spend many of our days taking walks along the beach, playing in the sand, and looking for seashells. One of our favorite places to go is a little place right on the sand called The Big Banana. This little place plays music from home, has lots of fun toys for the kids to play with, and a snack bar to get treats at. The have lots of signs and stickers in English to give it the beach feel. They even have a Santa Monica sticker! This is our little getaway when we are feeling homesick. Hanging out here gives us a little taste of home... or makes us feel like we are at some tropical island on vacation! Either way it helps :)

Here are some pictures of some times we have spent there lately.