Kubota selection. Bought the expensive one for the office. They asked for it.
Good cheap local Niigata sakes. Had one, but it wasn't one of these.
Happy japanese beaver.
The bride (Makiko) and the groom (Scott)
Happy couple, and a ping-pong table.
And, of course, their shoes.
Little rock garden near the ceremony room.
The eating room.
The eats.
Ma-Fi Guren -- my seat name.
Some tofu dealie.
Shrimp and seaweed and other stuff.
Sashimi. (raw fish)
Onion, shell-thing, octopus, edamame, and a bit of salad.
Pickled veggies and a crab. You eat the whole crab, it crunches, and it's sweet.
One of the many people pouring me drinks. In this case, sake.
The gaijin crowd, and spouses.
View from wedding hotel.
Another view, with rice fields.
Goldfish in the hotel.
Ricefields from the bus back to Niigata station.
More ricefields.