On Sunday, the posters of THE TIGER FACTORY were finally delivered to us. They looked good. To celebrate that, Professor Ando decided to organize a short tour in Asakusa for Ming Jin and the rest of us THE TIGER FACTORY gang.
![Ming Jin and Professor Ando](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vDUx8iOH57-DCnKXYiCpkLDm9_kezHeJLP3NapVZFK7Zx5fiV0c6uAc-eKjkKfTHW2e3tjOPBbbAYav-FrD4YJDVk1DdABb8kU5k5A_NhA-RiaAJR-4EHZfzMRUbbnIig=s0-d)
Professor Ando and Ming Jin
Senso-ji, as usual, was crowded.
![Senso-ji, crowded as usual](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tY4UV6vsBOXye8HD3vCH3eDgdCLLg2Hu7or32UVT2iXb7SqV1fXgXDl-xRndz0-_aBJeADcVYGiqNHk9gN6DCShoi0NRcwGYkc8klXxVPmK-aZX03WS2M6LxfzRJIFuJ0=s0-d)
So we weren't there for long.
After that we thought to take a boat ride across Sumida River. But it was way crowded.
![A boatload of people](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tnjP9Wl8kfnyDx7TXhbzlpEEbNO07fHcnHwOnnhaDCD98CjrIJVHAjHc4fDSp9h7H2UDDondIOf_aPGX1aDIQ7vQ8xfh5l0e_DD976xjr0l9gsTwfPUV_3Zar0zL90g5U=s0-d)
We ended up watching the passing boat instead.
![Standing by Sumida River](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tcIqDv1V1W1X2ya4qQnP0PseeG3a3vQQk8v3G3eS1mTplXcdGWz6XUITg2eRYPaEzNRQ1XJOnTTHmeFvMn9RaPpc630UJldU-h6h18Qd_DHdRXi5M8o0OYNrJKsfFTDw=s0-d)
After a while, I spotted a vaguely familiar sight emerging from the distance.
It was the Himiko Waterbus. Nearly a year ago, I took a night cruise in the Himiko Waterbus, it was rather memorable.
![Ming Jin with Himiko Waterbus](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vntYvikruNu2mJpROJFroBI0Mh9fhYEm4fYGyAFD1O1WQ6JnRlbvb5Chn2pPmTOx00A-0NGFidqlV1hjjWnfEPWCp3XDwKui8DJhIqUpdpAvpagl58A2t19TKECBCqiw=s0-d)
![Me with Himiko Waterbus](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tDoRjbW9y87xjbkx18f4lGbRauMUeYbXkPiscO-15ggmL9tAky00mJWp6v9Zpn2y2473ZzjB3HRZm0InAD6K-jhcWxZfrh81f7C4M_u6v6v5ILZ_R0-NWQZuSoGrEzYWY=s0-d)
That's Yuiko the assistant producer.
![Yuiko with Himiko Waterbus](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tmnXjZQ-2f_Aat_ppMtLj3m37Kdidh4p-OK3Cv5bIE-qAdn5nzwyUAa35CGbfU9KUJGGqdCG_rN81XIqgbR9YxMNETmpZ_25bw4UxbORSuv6_yVatKNc6Prs9tsf3oYm8=s0-d)
We crossed a bridge.
![People cycling past one of the many Sumida River bridges](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sFrbCDW3McxWQUlWizIo6OgH1J-qfhugVupjrgWo61--rtvCDMw1Au7eRsITduAnoPoVkKIUB4_CKRQ7alSEe61Aqw4qCIcWYqLSz3WSS-kpm7xnpljv33wXsCEwhr2A=s0-d)
![Scenery across Sumida River](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vfxx3KQ7M7kyVaA0rdnCX6vOuU3QXfZrce2Daer43fPS40VtunEKw9Abkaw_9pkmYv2-YP-y8T0V3xCxjvsU5JHM-b_-bqmD9lY5P6lhOaP9-ZOzPFjZpoY01TRwNz2C0=s0-d)
We then headed off to Roppongi.
Professor Ando and Yuiko (along with the camera-shy Kobayashi-sensei) with two versions of THE TIGER FACTORY poster.
![Professor Ando and Yuiko (with Kobayashi-sensei) with The Tiger Factory posters](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_saPwFySa_RTqi4VfoU47DDU8cBXGsElreZtMioDQguAaHn3LSR6stho0n7AUyktuEo1bN0yHGfRnJ2l_mgXtUsnQkFmN-eZQ4TjeOINQYYFBYnAigL4HkJ7arXQesXtp4=s0-d)
We ended up at the National Museum of Arts in Roppongi. Professor Ando had free tickets of the Lucie Rie (1902-1995) exhibition. Lucie Rie's an Austrian-born British potter.
![Lucie Rie](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tP0huDp14rqRdmZBurLjEKokp-TCWalyu4G9xdRj2QX0J8wBTUfawLdbkZ669yu9DMqzabfwvupRcmTZ4et1dsv_UlVez1DEWCSjO97AePcLXhpgmMiP5KbcUO5G8K4fk=s0-d)
Many of her designs were in display.
![Some potteries by Lucie Rie](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sQkLOE2BZXBa863LHIX7soUE0_tMv7qbEfudpj2aP16ZcmlcRK27iR6bkQvkHQZtCn-V6G-Vvr9OlLN9h6mEOQdBQJKxZbQOOYhMcF7PtIDkK0Vr17PglMvmyvbExHwTI=s0-d)
After snapping that last photo, I saw a cute museum attendant walking hurriedly towards me. I thought she wanted an autograph. She told me that photography wasn't allowed in the exhibition.
Professor Ando and Ming Jin
Senso-ji, as usual, was crowded.
So we weren't there for long.
After that we thought to take a boat ride across Sumida River. But it was way crowded.
We ended up watching the passing boat instead.
After a while, I spotted a vaguely familiar sight emerging from the distance.
It was the Himiko Waterbus. Nearly a year ago, I took a night cruise in the Himiko Waterbus, it was rather memorable.
That's Yuiko the assistant producer.
We crossed a bridge.
We then headed off to Roppongi.
Professor Ando and Yuiko (along with the camera-shy Kobayashi-sensei) with two versions of THE TIGER FACTORY poster.
We ended up at the National Museum of Arts in Roppongi. Professor Ando had free tickets of the Lucie Rie (1902-1995) exhibition. Lucie Rie's an Austrian-born British potter.
Many of her designs were in display.
After snapping that last photo, I saw a cute museum attendant walking hurriedly towards me. I thought she wanted an autograph. She told me that photography wasn't allowed in the exhibition.