Giving thanks always...: Night on the Town

Saturday night we got a babysitter and went on a double date with our neighbors Shane and Amanda. We started off at Kuraya, an all you can eat and drink Yakiniku restaurant. Yakiniku originated in Korea but is very popular here in Japan. It's referred to as Korean or Japanese Barbecue. You grill bite sized pieces of meat on a grill built into your table. Sooo delicious. And all you can eat? Can't beat that!! We had the cutest little waitress too. At the end of the meal as we were leaving she was trying to express her feelings towards us in English. She was very excited and I think the message she was trying to give us was that she was very happy to have served us! Adorable. Anyways, we stuffed our faces, maybe had a few too many drinks and then headed to a little Karaoke bar down the road called Hachi Hachi. That is 88 in English translation! The goal is to score a 88 while singing and if you do the bar gives you a free bottle of liquor. Pretty neat. We always went to Miss Siagon's Karaoke when we were here before but Shane and Amanda are big fans of this place. The lady that owns Hachi Hachi is called Momma and is just the sweetest little Japanese lady. She recognized our neighbors right as soon as they walked in and just made us feel right at home! We met several neat folks Saturday night and got to try out two new places. Success.