Big Echo - So Endth the Second Day!

After all that sake, yakitori and beer, you would think it would be time to call it a day, especially when you consider that we had all been up since 4:00 in the morning. But we were on a roll, and as soon as someone mentioned karaoke it was off to Big Echo to sing the night away.

Realizing that karaoke began in Japan, Big Echo should not have been a surprise to me. Still, it was a bit of a shock to see a 10-story karaoke building in the middle of downtown Shiba. Even in Hawaii where karaoke places are very prevalent, there is nothing even close to Big Echo. We checked in, got a room and proceeded to get our "song" on!

I wasn't sure what to expect, but thankfully there were quite a few American songs with English subtitling. Pitchers of beer helped to break the ice and before you knew it there was a backlog of songs waiting to be sung.

Dean and his Mom even joined in the fun and sang a duet together. Now that I think about it, I believe it was Mrs. Sakata's idea to sing karaoke in the first place. It was a terrific finish to a wonderful evening. So endth the second day! (01.24.2007 - I have been since corrected by Mrs. Sakata that it was Miles who suggested Karaoke.)