It is the turning of a page and beginning of a new chapter, a new phase in life to embrace.

学校や職場で 新しい年度が始まります

Oh Izzy's like "I got a good deal here!"

イジーが楽しそう！

That's so beautiful. That's so beautiful, huh Dude?

- 綺麗な花 - そうだね

You like it? Yeah? Yep.

気に入った？

Of all, yellow is my favorite color.

黄色が好き！

When you see the cherry blossoms about to bloom, you know changes are just around the corner.

桜の開花が 新しい幕開けを告げています

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

春になって 日の出が早くなりました

A beautiful season is starting, and that's the season where it's getting lighter earlier,

早朝は交通量も少なく 清々しいです

You can get out before most people are out and up, and the traffic's not bad at all; you can get around just fine.

少し離れた公園に 出掛けます

And there's beautiful places that are a little further away that I still have never explored and I'm looking forward to doing so.

サラもこの春 進級します

As the cherry-blossoms start to bloom, Sarah too is heading off for the end of a chapter.

いいね！

Well alright!

行こう！

Let's go!

サラの終業式です

It's Sarah's last day of school!

今週は毎日登校した？

You've been going to school all this week, huh?

- 今は何年生？ - 2年生

And this is your last day of what grade? Second.

3年生で楽しみな事は？

What are you looking forward to in 3rd grade?

体育

Ummm... P.E. (Physical Education)

おめでとう！

Alright, congratulations Sarah.

子供部屋はいつも散らかってる

This room is always a scary place...

模様替えするわ！

So I am putting an end to that!

新しい棚を買って

And buy an actual shelving unit to go over there

白い棚がいいわ

That will look good, from there to there, all white, right? Yea, it will.

白い引出しも買うわ

With bins — I'll buy white bins too. I want all white.

いいね

There we go

妹も引越ししたけど 整理整頓は大事ね

I just helped my sister move, and I want to get organized in case I have to move.

桜の開花にあわせて 子供部屋の模様替えをします

When the Sakura blooms, change is in the air, and now we're adapting the kids room to better fit their phase of life.

いいね

Oh cool.

ルースは必要な物以外は買わないよね

I should have known when Ruth said "Let's take a quick trip to IKEA, I know exactly what I'm going to get..."

でしょ？

I did!

得意なのよ

It's my superpower. It is.

すごい！

Oh- wow! It's looking good.

いいでしょ？

It is, my goodness.

本当だね！

It's a store - ha ha! Dude, awesome.

お店があるね！

Oh yea, that's awesome, I love it.

気に入ったよ！

There's even one on the side.

こっちもだよ！

Sakura usually blooms in Tokyo in late March or early April, but there is only a small window of time when the blooms are just right.

桜の開花は3月下旬から4月上旬ですが 見頃は一瞬です

Yokota Airbase has a Sakura festival and this year we're checking it out

横田飛行場の桜祭りに行きましたが 今年は桜の満開前でした

only one problem: the cherry blossoms here haven't even started to bloom!

写真撮る？

Oh, should we do a picture?

行こう！

Here we go!

桜はまだ蕾ですが お祭りは楽しそうです！

The Sakura's not quite ready yet, but still a lot of fun. Look at this.

ルース 何があった？

So Ruth, we came in and what's the first thing that happened?

チャンネルのファンに会ったわ！

Someone said "We like your YouTube channel!" Really?

- 本当？ - そうだよ

Yep, really.

沢山の出店です

Tents and booths filled with food and games line the main street.

どれも美味しそうです！

Everything looked so good that it was hard deciding what to do!

- ママは決めたわよ！ - 何にした？

Momma bought her first purchase! Oh my goodness, what did you get?

ブラウニー

Oh wow, brownies, huh?!

- ブラウニー！ - 好物です

Brownies!! The girls are like "Yea!"

どう？

Oh! That looks good.

最高！

How is it?

美味しそうです

Oh my! Good?

アナの番です

Mmm hmm.

もう少し！

We're almost up!

- 出来た！ - どうだ？！

Here goes Anna.... Oh!!

説明してくれる？

Almost!

いつも見てるチャンネルの 家族が見えたから

Yea, you did it!! Oh! Or did you?

"話しかけないと！" って思って

Yea!

ありがとう！お名前は？

So you came up to me and said...

アヤ

I've been watching your YouTube channel for years

- 出来た！ - ありがとう！

I saw you guys walking

5月には日米友好祭もあるので

And I was like I'm going to have to say "hi!"

また来ますか？

Thank you, Well thank you! What's your name?

予定があえばぜひ！

Aiya Yes I did it!

頑張れ サラ！

Oh! Yea!

上手！

So in May we have another friendship festival, it's way bigger than this.

サラ 速いね！

So hopefully you guys will be here?

見て パパ

Ah, well cool! Well if we can, we'd love to come!

楽しい？

Whoa, common Sara-bara!

日米文化のユニークな融合を楽しめました

You're a natural - wow!

開花していたら最高でした！

Wow Sarah, that was so fast!

おやつの時間です

Look at this, Daddy!

僕も食べます

You having fun?

楽しかったね！ 車に戻るよ

The Sakura festival was a surreal mix of Japanese and American culture, and it was a lot of fun.

すごい強風です！

I just kept thinking how beautiful it would be in another week!

楽しいお祭りでした

Look at that! It's brat time!

桜は蕾でしたが 楽しかったです

Brat time! I got mine.

沢山のチャンネルファンに 会えました！

Alright, that was fun, wasn't it? Time to go back to the car.

- 5人だよ！ - そうだね

Heading home and it sure is windy!

春一番と共に 季節が移り変わります

But that was the Sakura Festival this year

コーヒーショップで 新しいイベントの準備をします

The Sakura was not out yet, but it was still a lot of fun.

明日は待ちに待った時です

And tons of people that knew saw us there. We got pictures. That was a lot of fun meeting a lot of you.

重点措置の解除に伴い パズチャーチの対面礼拝を再開します

Five people — five! Five people, huh?

明朝10時に日曜礼拝を再開します

Yes, change is in the air, no matter how windy it might be,

ウノするよ！

And back at Paz Coffee Shop, we were making preparations for a big change of our own.

サラが上手にシャッフルしてるね

Alright we're out to coffee shop, tomorrow is a very exciting day

上手だね！

Paz Church is starting back up —we've had a long break during this semi-quasi emergency that's been going on,

ウノ！

But tomorrow we're getting back together, 10 AM on Sunday at Paz Coffee Shop. Let's do this thing.

- 私？ - 攻める所だった

OK, we're getting ready for a game of UNO!

待って 私じゃない！

Alright. Oh Sarah, yes! Shuffle again so we can see it.

それ出して！

Ah! So satisfying!

パパはダメ？

UNO!

パパは勝ったでしょ！

Me? Yea, I was almost going to attack you, Anna.

以前の動画で勝って以来 連勝しています

Wait, it's not me. Don't attack me!

勝ったので 下の様子を見に行きます

It is you, put it down! No it's not, it is me.

1階にいるようです

Guys, why isn't Daddy playing?

くすぐりタイムです

Because you're already out! You finished, stop bragging!

もっと！

I've been on a big winning streak ever since the video where we played a big family UNO together.

寒い日も 桜は成長し続けます

And what does the winner win? He wins a chance to tickle all of the other Reutter kids.

今朝の日の出が 桜の開花を知らせています

So coming down, going to find them.

冬が春への変化は まるで一瞬です

They're going to get tickled!

魔法の様な瞬間です

[laughing]

桜の開花です

Tickle me more!

昨夜の嵐から一転 穏やかな天気です

Even with the cold, wet weather, the sakura would not stay dormant.

最高の一日になるでしょう

The morning light revealed what we had been waiting for all along: the blooming of the Sakura.

礼拝前のサウンドチェックです

The transformation happened seemingly overnight, as the winter gave way to spring.

10時から日曜礼拝が始まります

This is the most magical time of the year in Japan, in my opinion.

喜びの心で歩みましょう

The sakura starts blooming.

遂に再開です！

It was so stormy last night but then it got warm, it's clearing up

ゴージャス！

Today is going to be the most beautiful day yet that we've had this Spring.

ゴージャスだけど寒い！

Getting ready for the services here with some mic checks, some sound checks,

可愛い！

And in about an hour- 10 o'clock we're going live here in person and online!

見て！

I believe that God wants us all to walk in joy.

サラ お菓子？

We're back, we're back, we're back!

- うん - 何？

The question is how come a lot of us don't sometimes?

キャンディー

Ah! It's gorgeous! Gorgeous.

これ！

Gorgeous and cold!

お気に入りだね

Oh, that was pretty cute!

マリオだよ

Look at that! Look at that!

向こう側に行く？

What did you get, Sarah? Did you get a special treat?

また電車見たい？

Uh huh. What is it?

電車が通ると叫び声みたいな音がする！

It's a grape candy.

本当？

Oh I got this.

電車を待っています

Oh you got... you love that, don't you?

- ラララ - 来るわよ！

Yeah, it's Mario.

可愛いです！

Should I get down on the other side? You guys wait here for a moment.

繋がってるの！

Want to do the train one more time?

撮るわよ

There was one train that was really loud, like more louder than I could scream!

桜は希望の象徴です

Oh yeah?

チャンネル登録を 是非お願いします！

They're all ready for the train crossing here.

La la la la la, it's coming!

Yeah! OK, let's keep walking!

She's just... oh my goodness! Lu Lu is just loaded up!

This is all connected!

Take a picture of you. OK look at Mommy.

When Sakura blooms, it's a new season with new hope.

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Then take a look at what we'll explore next week, as Spring Break in Japan continues.