2. Experience Japan The Land of the Rising Sun

3. Our journey began in San Francisco It was an eleven hour flight, but well worth the wait Our new home in Japan was the Akasaka Prince Hotel in downtown Tokyo

4. We saw many beautiful sights in Tokyo. A few of the highlights follow...

5. Beautiful Bridges

6. Kyogen Theater Make-up Preparation for Kabuki theater

7. Downtown Tokyo After dark Pachinko Parlor

8. The Tsukiji Fish Market - a must see experience: be there by 5:00 am

10. Reminders of home

11. After six days, it was time to leave Tokyo for our group prefecture visits. My group visited the Tochigi Prefecture. We traveled there on the Shinkansen or Bullet Train.

12. Carp (Coy) Tochigi’s Famous Doll Floats SEGA World

13. Temples Abound Wild Hydrangeas

15. My Wonderful Host Family Shigeharu, Wataru, Yukieay, and Riku Nakajima

16. We were made to feel so special and welcome everywhere we went.

17. Koukita Elementary School

18. Students serve lunch, and even clean their school each day!!

19. Tochigi Higashi Junior High School

20. Tochigi Agricultural High School

21. Ryokan - Japanese Hotel Stay

22. Ishii San - our guide Shizu-our interpreter Mr. Kamada San - our city director

23. It was an unforgettable trip to a beautiful place!!