Mikan Picking

Maddie joined her sister Japanese Girl Scout troop on Sunday for an outting to pick mikan, tangerines similar to Clementines. It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a view of Mt. Fuji from the train on the way to the mountain range that we can see from our house. It was a 20 minute walk from the train station up steep inclines to get to the orchard perched on the mountain side. Maddie ate all she could of the sweet mikan and brought a bag home to share with Troy (who couldn't attend due to a prior engagement appearing in a Sapporo beer commercial with three very famous Japanese men).