On March 11, 2011 a 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Sendai, Tohoku, Japan that triggered a huge tsunami that hit the eastern coast of Japan shortly there after. Thousands of people died, several thousand are still missing and many, many more lost their homes or had their homes damaged. Many[...]
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Snow Day in Tokyo
Last night it began snowing and we knew we would have a late start to the school day today. This morning school was cancelled. There wasn’t a lot of snow compared to many places but several inches and lots of ice. We have students who ride the train, ride bicycles, come be car and walk [...][...]
“Konnichiwa” Hello from Japan
This is my first post. I am part of Mrs. Hino’s class at Christian Academy in Japan. There are so many things I’ve wanted to tell you about Japan. This morning I heard lots of noise from the Japanese elementary school that is next door. Even though it is a Saturday, Mrs. Hino came and [.[...]
A Trip to Japan
I took a trip to Japan with Mrs. Bond’s dad this summer. I learned that 2010 is the Year of the Tiger. There were many interesting shrines/temples located around Fukuoka. In front of these shrines I would often see fountains of water called Purification Troughs where people washed their hands [...]