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| tokyo | kyoto | ibaraki |
| * entrance into tokyo * our first day * tanaka and tokyo * our first real sunday * temples of kyoto * hiroshima * returning to tokyo * from tokyo to nikko * beginning homestay * church at omika * first day of class * an icu lunch reception * a tealess tea party * the rotary club * beaches and bbq * weekend retreat with icu students * our second week * a day of work and play * back in the middle again * kids and culture * wrapping up week # 2 * educational realities * the art of haiku * fellowship with icu * hitachi research lab * beginning week # 3 * poetic bowling * cops on the beat * the last week * paper mountains * a day of sunshine * the farewell party * final good-byes * | ||||
entrance into tokyo |
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"the tokyo international youth hostel, more extraordinary than the fabulous yu du hotel." ~ liz |
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| a quick snap captures elise's disgust as customs searches her bag only to discover... her round hairbrush! | bailey and jared johnson try to figure out the train schedule for our trip to the tokyo international youth hostel | david tries to explain how to fill out the request form for staying in the youth hostel | ||
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| our first day | ||||
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| while getting ready, kate wonders why on earth they would post a sign asking people not to wash their hair in the toilet | jared mears, elisha, krsiti and denver huddle together under an umbrella to take shelter from the rain shower | after the rain cleared, megan and andrea enjoy the beauty of the imperial gardens | monica, garrett and trent lament as they see the dr. pepper that that have no money to buy | becca and elise decide to try their hand with japanese hair dye |
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| tonaka and tokyo | ||||
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| the japanese "showers" and community baths are something new for all of us to experience | kody was very happy to find his missing railpass and to have a fresh squeezed orange juice | tanakason is so nice to come and take us to his favorite spots in tokyo | the ginza shopping center is nice but expensive, at least the samples of chocolate are free | chris and garrett noticed that things in japan are built much shorter than things in the united states |
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| our first real sunday | ||||
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"kate, if you say the word tentacle one
more time...." ~monica screamed while watching kate dissect the stuffed squid |
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"the singing was very beautiful tonight. i can't believe yous do
this every night." |
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| our first sunday at a real church! we are all excited to meet and fellowship with the ochianamitsu church of Christ | potluck is world wide! and we all enjoy discovering new dishes made by the church members... even the stuffed squid. | our devo at the utano youth hostel includes some australian high school students who are traveling japan and a few japanese high school students who came to translate | ||
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| the temples of kyoto | ||||
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| the town of kyoto houses many temples from all different sects of buddhism, this one is the edo pure land buddhist temple called "the temple of the pure water" | after a hard day of looking at temples, trent finds a cozy tree and takes a nap | whew! kody is excited that his camera is not lost forever. it is time for kody to learn how to say "o naku imashita" translated "i have lost my..." | trent and garrett give all the girls a flower before the group devo, how sweet | the aussie's join us again for our devo as well as a british woman and three asian guys who spoke little to no english |
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| hiroshima | ||||
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| this building was only moments from the center of where the a bomb exploded, it remains just as it was as a reminder of the devastation of war | the box in the middle of the arch contains the names of those who died from the actual bomb and from the after effects of radiation | kristi signs a petition to stop nuclear fighting | trent, denver and elise all catch up on missed sleep on the train back to kyoto | elisha impresses us all by balancing the lid to the rice dish on his head during dinner |
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| returning to tokyo | ||||
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"tokyo is an amazingly big
city, and somewhat confusing." ~bailey mcbride |
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"david and i sailed down
the romantic tokyo bay at night... the only thing that was missing was a
female or two." ~kody |
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| elisha and liz sit in the train station and eat a good mcdonald's breakfast before catching a train | trent practices his domestic skills on the train back to tokyo | jared johnson and ben enjoy their view from the tokyo tower | ||
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| from tokyo to nikko | ||||
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| happy birthday to you! elisha celebrates his 21st birthday in nikko | kate, monica, and trent play follow the leader as they go see... | ... the original hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil monkeys | in the mean time, garrett, elise and erin enjoy a walk through the natural wonders of nikko | don't worry mom, the doctors say i will be better in 4 weeks (shyla tears her mcl and acl in nikko) |
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