A couple of people asked if I wore kimono while living in Japan, and the answer is I didn’t except on a couple of special occasions. (They are incredibly difficult to put on properly and murder to walk in!) I managed to find a few pictures taken during the same time frame as this gallery, when Tim was consul general in Okinawa. In this one some friends took me to a kimono shop; had I bought it (which I didn’t because they are exorbitantly priced), it would have required some finishing by their tailor.

This was the unusual gate and entry to the “cozy” house in the previous picture.

Striking gate to the “cozy” house, posted earlier: