On the 4th of May we went for BBQing at Ome with the Hayashis. Ome is the most rural area within the boundary of Tokyo and it takes about 1 hour and a half from where we live. We went out to the riverside (the same River Tama), the water was chilly and clean, we grilled chicken and beef, drank and took it easy. Exactly a year ago we were there and we were so happy to be back this time. And this year with my puppy Amiable. She was rather apprehensive about getting her feet wet, but was excited to see other dogs woofing around. Many thanks to my friend Takumi Hayashi who invited us.
Ome writes 青梅 and means "blue plum." Then I googled to find out that there's The Blue Plum festival somewhere in Tennessee!
A stunning connection between two utterly unrelated places.
