Taxi doors pop open automatically as you approach.
The driver told Dan in Japanese that we are all beautiful (kire).

"We - are - Destiny's - Child" Dan explained to his friends' Satto and Nahoe at Kazemachi. (Note the condition of Satto's nose.)
Tsuji who owns the bar, a smooth DJ.
This is where we began our love affair with shochu.

Satto's cafe, 'Cafe Creole' where he serves North African curries and chai.
He was elusive about the cause of his swollen proboscis.

On the way back to Dan's town, Saga, from Kochi city. The light was so nice we had to stop and frolic.
Look, a flower!
Gently guiding Dan through a 3 point turn.

At the outdoor onsen where Joanna and I got naked together for the first time in our adult lives. No major surprises.
The first 'thumbs up stack' captured on...um...digital. A concept J and I developed on the plane which became a recurring gimmick throughout the trip.