Adobe park in Tochigi

At the Great Buddha

Koukita Elementary students return from swimming

At the ball game - Tigers vs- Swallows

My welcome to Koukita Elementary at Tochigi City

Bullet Train

Paper cranes

Dancing fountain

Dinosaur Park

Learning to speak English

Bouncing bubbles - cool!

Gym class at Tochigi Higashi Junior High

My host family

High School parking lot

Hydrangeas

We used the internet at the internet cafe

A taste of home

On their way home

Our welcome to Koukita Elementary

Koukita Elementary School, Tochigi City, Japan

Learning English

Sushi making

Buddhist statues

Noodles at last

With my middle school friends

Math class

Middle school students

Mosaic at Koukita Elementary School

Pachinko parlor

Plastic food display

Rope sphere

Cubbies for our shoes

Slippers at school, yes!

A different type of toilet

Subway ticket machine

Sushi bar

Park entrance - he even talked to us!

Temple entrance

Just like at home, almost!

Out to dinner in Tochigi City

A Tochigi City shop

Tochigi warehouse

Love those gadgets!

Toilet slippers

Tokyo at night

Dowtown Tokyo

..and the crowd went wild!!

Can you see the walking stick?

Another warm welcome

Welcome in the gym

Tokyo bridge at night

In our kimonos!!

At a minors baseball game - Tigers vs. Swallows!

In my kimono...

Watermelon whacking - a Japanese tradition

Bullet trains (shinkansen)

Tempura meal - Yum!

Fountain in Tochigi City

Gas stations are different in Japan

My host family's house

Hot spring spa...so relaxing

Monster mussels at the fish market

Guest room at host family's house

Octopus at fish market

Principal's office

Host family children

Dinner at a ryokan (Japanese hotel)

A fancy meal indeed!

A Swallows baseball fan

Time for tea

A temple at Mt. Ohira in Tochigi

Watch us karaoke!

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