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  • In this episode of Life in Japan we check out a bunch of parks

  • and fun recreational things to do around us

  • so come along as we do Life in Japan.

  • ("Life in Japan" theme music)

  • Goodness! It is windy out today.

  • We're gonna go check out a new park here. We've never been here.

  • Oh, did you bring your new, little dolls?

  • Yeah.

  • I bet we can see everything really well from up here.

  • That's cool, huh?

  • Alright!

  • It's so loud!

  • My goodness!

  • Ruth's Google Translating the signs here.

  • I wonder if it's going to be a cool playground, huh?

  • Maybe it's not.

  • Maybe it's not?

  • I think it's just that part over there that's closed.

  • The rest of this you can play on.

  • Sarah: We're the first ones.

  • The first ones!

  • Don't go on any of the red parts.

  • Whoa!

  • Those girls found the top really fast!

  • Joshua: Can I go on it?

  • Yea you can! OK let Becca try it first.

  • OK pick up your shoe!

  • OK Joshua. You can do it, Sarah Bear!

  • We can go check out the other one after this if we want to.

  • Alright Sarah, you did it! Good job.

  • Whoa, fun! Nice.

  • Here comes Becca-Boo very slowly.

  • Oh!

  • Whoa, Anna and Sarah go fast but Becca doesn't hardly move.

  • Why not, Becca? There she goes!

  • Yea Joshua!

  • (Girls screams)

  • No, don't scream like that.

  • But that scared me so bad!

  • Look at it! That's awesome!

  • In English we call it a "Praying Mantis."

  • Is he going to bite?

  • I don't like those kinds of bugs.

  • We're on top of this crazy bridge.

  • Oh! We found it!

  • Boy, this is cool right here.

  • There's Shinjuku.

  • Here it is.

  • This is cool!

  • Here comes Sarah! Whoa, Sarah!

  • Was it cool?

  • This one's a little betterdo you like this one?

  • Yep.

  • Sarah, you went by so fast, I didn't even see!

  • Evelyn!!

  • Izzy!

  • Ah!! Sca-doosh!!

  • Here comes Sarah! Yea! High five.

  • Do you think Daddy can do it?

  • Yeah.

  • Here we go!

  • Have fun!

  • OK, Uncle Ben's gonna go tooalright!

  • Here we go!

  • Ben's gonna try to set the speed record on the slide here.

  • I think I clocked you at 31 Km/h.

  • That was crazy!

  • It's my turn, here we go.

  • It's so windy!

  • You scared your sister!

  • I bonked into her!

  • You bonked! Should we go?

  • Anna's kind of in a funny mood today, huh, Becca Boo?

  • Becca: I do not like that mood.

  • She found me!

  • What has gotten into her?

  • She found me!

  • What are we going to do here today?

  • We're going to take off my training wheels and practice on just two wheels.

  • Oh boy! It's a big day, Sarah!

  • Start turning. Pay attention to it.

  • What happened? You came to get Daddy! Why?

  • Because Joshua fell asleep.

  • Joshua fell asleep?!

  • Yes! So funny!

  • Oh! My goodness!

  • I think he's praying.

  • It looks like (it).

  • Or is he sleeping?

  • I think he's sleeping.

  • Oh my! Let's put him in a more comfortable position, OK?

  • So Sarah, what's going on right now?

  • We're having a special time with just you and me

  • while Joshua's sleeping.

  • We're playing the Memory Game.

  • Make the first move. Ready?

  • Yeah.

  • "Cornelius"

  • Oh! And "Bob the Braces Dog."

  • Steve.

  • Steve! Daddy got the first one!

  • I got a match! I got a match!

  • Bob the Braces Dog! Here?

  • Oh! Tyrone!

  • I know, I know, I know, I know!

  • Oh Sarah! You got your match!

  • Arthur

  • Oh my goodness, you found Tyrone so fast!

  • It's a tight game!

  • Hey, you got another match. Now you're ahead!

  • Dazzle!

  • Dazzle! Yes!

  • How many matches do you have?

  • One, two, three, four, five.

  • It was a tie because I also have five matches.

  • One, two, three, four and five!

  • We tied! Let's do it again!

  • I am definitely a morning person.

  • I love the morning. I love to get my coffee.

  • I love to sit down, even by the window and look out and it's just a great time

  • until the kids get up.

  • That's the real trickis beating the kids up.

  • Here we go!

  • Hi! What a nice good-morning wave!

  • Anna, you're the caboose?

  • I'm the driver.

  • You're the driver?

  • And I'm the person!

  • You're the passenger.

  • It is coming up on one of my favorite seasons of all: and that's the Fall.

  • The Fall is awesome!

  • Anan: The Fall is dangerous, with all the scary leaves!

  • Not "fall" like you're gonna fall down.

  • The "fall" like season — "aki."

  • Aki! Aki.

  • It's cooler out. The leaves turn beautiful colors.

  • We're up at Ikuta today.

  • A beautiful park that's by us. We love this park.

  • A couple of you suggested it as well.

  • This is the main attraction for the kids: the playground.

  • My little monkeys are all over this.

  • All over the place!

  • (Sarah mimics a monkey)

  • Everybody with cousin Joey!

  • Put your hand up here now.

  • Up here.

  • There's an awesome view from the top of this towerlet's go check it out.

  • We're going up, huh?

  • Yeah! OK go go go go go!

  • (Anthony) See that little, like, tower?

  • You're right!

  • That's the Skytree.

  • It's way out there.

  • Shinjuku.

  • Whose way down there?

  • It's Becca-Boo.

  • Becca!

  • Daddy, look at these!

  • Look at those, huh?

  • Look at those buildings! There's so many.

  • They're just really... we're just surrounded by them.

  • (Samu) Asher, let's play Avengers!

  • I just love the variety of parks that there are in Japan!

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  • And until next time we'll see you on "Life in Japan." Bye Bye.

In this episode of Life in Japan we check out a bunch of parks

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