Paola had said that she wanted to visit some parks today, and suggested that might get our spirits up. I allowed her to lead the way, and take us wherever she wanted. She decided to start at Rikugien Park because it was relatively close to our first subway stop in Tokyo.
We paid a small fee to get in, and then we get access to a big park. It is unusual for me to think of paying to go to a park. Where I come from, parks are typically free. However, we pay higher taxes in America (in Japan, they only take about 11 percent of our paycheck), and those taxes go to paying for the upkeep of the park. I suppose that it all balances out in the end.
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