August 1, 2010
Japan Experience! 2010 Day 2
After a fit full sleep, Katsumata-san and his staff at Kirinoya Japanese Inn had prepared a wonderfully large breakfast of sausages, egg, rice, miso soup, pickles and juice. Then the staff drove us to Buso No Mura Museum, which is a large property containing many feudal Japanese homes, stores and farm fields. It was a great chance for the students to experience ‘Old Japan’ before they entered Tokyo’s ‘New Japan’.
Here’s Bruce and Lizzie in mock samurai combat!
(We have two Sarah’s on this trip who both have Elizabeth as a middle name so Sarah J. volunteered to be called by her nickname Lizzie!)
After a refreshing lunch of summer season cold somen and udon noodles with vegetables, tempura and pork, we went back to Narita City and ventured around the wonderful temples and traditional stores on Omotesando Road.
Here are the students standing near Shinshoji Temple, one of the oldest in Japan!
Around 6pm everyone gathered back at the Japanese Inn for a wonderful dinner of fish, tempura, broiled chicken, rice, watermelon and miso soup, plus ice cream! After dinner we did a short hike to the very convenient ‘Japanese konbini’ or convenience store which sells almost everything, especially cool sweets and treats!
Goodies in hand we returned, and everyone hit the showers and hung out in their traditional Japanese tatami rooms putting an end to a hot, but wonderful day!