Udon!

Some of my new Japanese friends took me into the city today to eat my first real bowl of Udon. For those who don't know, udon is thick white noodles made of salt, flour, and water. You take the noodles out of the big bowl, and put some into a smaller bowl filled with a sesame-ginger soy sauce with onions in it, and then slurp to your heart's content. I have to say, one of the more delicious meals I've had in Japan so far. After udon, Ayumi and Hirata-san took me to Ayumi's office to show me where she works. In the pictures below, Hirata-san is on the left, and Ayumi is on the right. The bottom picture is her office. Check out the view of the shopping-center ferris wheel that she's got from her office!