More after the snowstorm

 My wife and I decided that, in spite of the snow on the ground, we would walk over to the local bookstore and have lunch in the coffee shop there. The bookstore is quite large and, except for the nearest corner which contains the coffee shop, it occupies the whole building. They have a surprisingly small but good selection of English books.

 

 In the coffee shop, we ordered coffee. It is inexpensive so it does not have waiters. You go to the counter to get what you want, then you have to carry to your seat yourself.

 In addition to the coffee, we had chili dogs, German sausages with chili. They are quite good and very reasonably priced.

 After eating and then buying some books, we started home. This is the row of stores and restaurants that are next to the bookstore.

We passed a gas station where regular gas was 141 yen per liter. I am too lazy to do the exact calculation but I think that it would be about US$6.00 per gallon.

 We crossed the street and headed for Seiyu to get some food for supper. This covered walkway goes all the way from the street to the building which you can see in the distance.