{"id":53251,"date":"2025-09-22T23:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/?p=53251"},"modified":"2025-10-02T23:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:01:47","slug":"monday-september-22th-natick-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/archives\/53251","title":{"rendered":"Monday, September 22th Day Off Natick, MA &#8211; NAOKO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9\u67082\uff12\u65e5\uff08\u6708\uff09Day Off, \u30cd\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u3000MA<br \/>\nMonday, September 22th Day Off Natick, MA<\/p>\n<p>\u6628\u591c\u306f\u3061\u3087\u3053\u3063\u3068\u30d3\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u98f2\u3093\u3067\uff13\u6642\u5c31\u5bdd\u3002\u671d\uff19\u6642\uff14\uff15\u5206\u306b\u8d77\u304d\u3066\u671d\u98df\u304c\u7d42\u4e86\u3059\u308b\u76f4\u524d\u306b\u4f55\u3068\u304b\u98df\u5802\u306b\u6ed1\u308a\u8fbc\u307f\u30bb\u30fc\u30d5\u3002\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u30af\u30eb\u30fc\u306eJam\u3068Anthony\u3082\u5c45\u3066\u3001\u304e\u308a\u304e\u308a\u306b\u6765\u3089\u308c\u305f\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30d9\u30fc\u30b0\u30eb\u3092\u534a\u5206\u306b\u30ab\u30c3\u30c8\u3057\u3066\u713c\u3044\u3066\u30d0\u30bf\u30fc\u3092\u5857\u3063\u3066\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\nLast night I had a bit of beer and went to bed at 3am. I woke up at 9:45am and managed to make it to the dining hall just before breakfast finished. My new tour crew, Jam and Anthony, were there too, and they made it just in time. I cut a bagel in half, toasted it, spread butter on it and ate it.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53254\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7904-scaled.jpeg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u306e\u3042\u3068\u5f92\u6b69\uff15\u5206\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u3042\u308bGuitar Center\u3078\u884c\u304d\u3001\u6a5f\u6750\u306e\u8db3\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3092\u8cfc\u5165\u3002\u3042\u3064\u3053\u3055\u3093\u3068\u79c1\u4ee5\u5916\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3042\u3068Target\u3078\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3042\u3064\u3053\u3055\u3093\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u5f92\u6b69\u3067\u8fd1\u96a3\u306eNatick Mall\u3078\u3002\u6577\u5730\u304c\u5e83\u3059\u304e\u308b\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306e\u30e2\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u582a\u80fd\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u8fd1\u304f\u306e\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u3001ALDI\u306b\u5bc4\u308a\u3044\u3063\u305f\u3093\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u306e\u90e8\u5c4b\u306b\u5e30\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\nAfter that, we went to Guitar Center, a five-minute walk away, to buy some missing equipment. Everyone except Atsuko and I went to Target. Atsuko and I walked to the nearby Natick Mall. After enjoying the sprawling American mall, we stopped by ALDI, a supermarket near the hotel, before heading back to our hotel room.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7909-scaled.jpeg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53256\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7910-scaled.jpeg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u5915\u65b9\uff16\u6642\u306b\u30e1\u30f3\u30d0\u30fc\uff13\u4eba\u3068\u307f\u3088\u3053\u3055\u3093\u3068\u3001\u5f92\u6b69\u3067\u30e2\u30fc\u30eb\u5185\u306b\u3042\u308bCheesecake Factory\u3078\u884c\u3063\u3066\u5915\u98df\u3092\u98df\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u9d8f\u3068\u6625\u96e8\u306a\u3069\u306e\u30ec\u30bf\u30b9\u5305\u307f\u3092\u6ce8\u6587\u3002\u30d1\u30af\u30c1\u30fc\u304c\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u306e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30b4\u30de\u30bd\u30fc\u30b9\u3068\u30b9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c8\u30c1\u30ea\u30bd\u30fc\u30b9\u304c\u6dfb\u3048\u3066\u3042\u308a\u3001\u5927\u5909\u304a\u3044\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u306f\u3060\u3044\u305f\u3044\u30d1\u30f3\u304c\u4ed8\u3044\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30d1\u30f3\u3082\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\nAt 6pm, three of us and Miyoko walked to Cheesecake Factory in the mall for dinner. I ordered lettuce wraps with chicken and vermicelli. They were topped with lots of cilantro and served with sesame sauce and sweet chili sauce, and were very delicious. In America, meals usually come with bread, so I could eat a lot of bread too.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53258\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7917-scaled.jpeg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-53257\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7915-scaled.jpeg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u5e30\u308a\u306f\u6697\u304f\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u307f\u3088\u3053\u3055\u3093\u304c\u30a6\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u3092\u547c\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308a\u3001\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u306b\u5e30\u9084\u3002\u3068\u308d\u3051\u305d\u3046\u306b\u7720\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3051\u3069\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306b\u5165\u3063\u3066\u5c31\u5bdd\u3002<br \/>\nIt was getting dark on the way back, so Miyoko called an Uber for us and we returned to the hotel. I was so sleepy I thought I was going to melt, but I took a bath and went to bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9\u67082\uff12\u65e5\uff08\u6708\uff09Day Off, \u30cd\u30a4\u30c6\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u3000MA Monday, September 22th Day Off Natick, MA \u6628\u591c\u306f\u3061\u3087\u3053\u3063\u3068\u30d3\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u98f2\u3093\u3067\uff13\u6642\u5c31\u5bdd\u3002\u671d\uff19\u6642\uff14\uff15\u5206\u306b\u8d77\u304d\u3066\u671d\u98df\u304c\u7d42\u4e86\u3059\u308b\u76f4\u524d\u306b\u4f55 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/archives\/53251\" class=\"more-link\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Monday, September 22th Day Off Natick, MA &#8211; NAOKO<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-naoko"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53251"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53284,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53251\/revisions\/53284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shonenknife.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}