All the pictures on this page were taken on April 11, the day of my son's admittance to the kindergarten. My wife is dressed up in traditional kimono outfit.
Having had few human friends and none of his age until this time, my son was so tense and nervous that we almost felt sorry for him. He got relaxed only after we left the kindergarten. The other kids looked far more relaxed because, I believe, living near each other, they had already been friends before kindergarten. They all live quite near the kindergarten, though our home is a little far from there - ten minutes' bicyle ride, which is too great a distance for such little ones.



























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