Anpan Man Museum

Today, Russ needed some time to prep his classes, so Mary took Laurea to the new Yokohama Anpan Man Museum. Anpan Man is a character that started his appearance on bakery products, then became a full-fledged kids' cartoon character (somewhat like Tony the Tiger, I suppose?). His friends include toast and a bun, while his enemy is a bacteria man. For the whole gang, see picture #1.

The museum was OK, much more appealing to Laurea than Mary. However, to its credit, it did have a couple of interesting spots. One was a block of several stores where kids could pretend to sell items like ice cream, donburi (rice bowls), and sushi. Here's Laurea at the sushi store. (Sushi is actually one of her favorite foods.)

Behind the sushi store, there was another game where you could find the fish that ends up on top of the sushi rice. Perhaps a little morbid, but interesting and fun for Laurea.