At a Vegalta soccer game

 I met my friend Keith before the game and we went to our usual cheap Italian restaurant for a meal before the game. The restaurant is in the Izumi Chuo station building and, when we entered the lobby, we heard jazz and found this group playing. They were pretty good and we could hear them throughout our meal, even though we were on the second floor.

 Inside the stadium we found that our seats were deep in the corner behind the Vegalta goal. From our seats we could just see the players warming up as they waited to take the field. In this picture you can see a ball and on the left someone's leg.

 When the players take the field, they have a large group of kids line the route. It must be really exciting for the kids to actually touch a famous player.

 Here the players are waiting for the ball to be put in play. Vegalta wears yellow and blue uniforms at home.

I walked home along Suisen Dori (Daffodil Road). I was the only person I could see and it was much eerier than this picture indicates.