Futons

Sleeping on futons is very comfortable. While you are out eating dinner, the hotel staff put out all the futons for you! It is snowing heavily today....

Our dinner

A Japanese feast. Everything was delicious!

Staying at a Ryokan

Our traditional hotel room with tatami mats.

Leaving Kesennuma

We are leaving Kesennuma this morning. This is the train station opposite the hotel. Before we leave we are going back to a Junior High School to do some art with the kids. It will be a lot of fun! I hope you are having a good weekend in Christchurch :-)

Lectures

Miss Jones and I have been going to a lot of really interesting lectures :-) My japanese is getting better..... slowly!

More snow!

This is the view from my hotel room. It doesn't usually snow so much in Kesennuma, but there has been a lot of snow this week! It's so cold we need to wear lots of clothes to keep warm :-)

Breakfast

おはようございます、this is my yummy breakfast in the hotel. We have been very busy this week! Today we are meeting more people who work in schools in Japan. We have lots to share when we get home :-)

Official Ministry of Foreign Affairs photo

This is the official photo from our visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Can you find Miss Jones?

School Lunch

In Japan students eat lunch in their classroom. The students take turns to serve the food. After lunch they brush their teeth and then everyone helps clean the school. This class had 2 small fish, just like our class :-)

Ohya Elementary School

Miss Jones and I had lunch at Ohya Elementary School today. We visited a 6th Grade classroom. The students are all excited because they are starting Junior High School in April.

Asakusa Temple in the snow

This morning we visited Asakusa Temple in Tokyo before going to the train station. It was beautiful in the snow but very cold! There were many school children on school trips visiting the shrine.

It's snowing!!

おはようございます、good morning! It's snowing in Tokyo today. We are going to catch the しんかせん (Shinkansen) train to Kesennuma today. We are going north, so there is going to be even more snow! I'll take some photos from the train. Hope you are all having a good time in Room 9 :-)

Making new friends at Rainbow House

Today we went for a bus ride to another part of Tokyo. We visited a great place called Rainbow House. Children who need help come here to play and talk. While Miss Jones met some people who live here, I made some new friends as well :-)お休みなさい… Goodnight!

View from the hotel

This is the view from the hotel room.

Visiting the Minustry of Foreign Affairs

This is on the bus on the way to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Miss Jones has to do a speech in front of a Japanese politician so she is a bit nervous! The trees on the right are on the edge of the Imperial Palace. Only 2 people live there, the emperor and empress of Japan. It's very cold here today!

Meetings

Miss Jones and I in the hotel meeting room. We have spent a lot of time in here listening to professors talk about how people can work together after a natural disaster. There are 27 people here from many different countries.

My new friend Totoro

While Miss Jones was in meetings all day today I hung out with my new friend, Totoro. Room 9 might have met him before :-)

How to use a Japanese Toilet

Ummmm.......

Plastic Food

This looks delicious but it's plastic! Restaurants advertise their food like this.

Shopping in Shibuya

Miss Jones and I have been shopping. This is the busiest crossing in the world! 1000 people cross the road at the same time!!!

Narita Airport

We have arrived in Japan!

Waiting ......

Still waiting in Sydney Airport for my flight to Tokyo. 楽しみ‼ (Exciting) Only a couple of hours left ....

Sydney Airport

Watching the planes at Sydney Airport while Miss Jones catches up on some sleep after school camp ...... I hope Room 9 had a great last day on camp.