These are training gears, a carry bag, foldablefloating jugs, and a hand-made weight (approx 2.5lbs inside is fishing weights), don't have a sawing machine here, took a long time to make....
After she took synchro tests today, we went to Osaka downtown, Umeda and bought some synchro training gears.....then found a Ferris Wheel in the middle of the town, the height is about 348 feet and 15 minutes ride.
These are some pictures for a fall event, called "Undou-kai" on 10/2, it is a big and traditional Japanese school event, like a filed day in the US, but it is bigger and special, one whole Sunday event and whole family will gather and watch with big Bento box! The 6 graders did practice a lot for months and did amazing job, one of their whole member event, "gymnastic formation".
The day arrived on 21st we took a bullet train from Osaka to Kumamoto to see my mom (Akira's grand ma) and I was back and forth to find an apartment and the picture of us is going to Osaka to move suits cases to the apartment. we back to Kumamoto spent a weekend there and back to Osaka and started the new life on 26th.