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Good Times Rafting

I got to go rafting with one of the groups Sakoda was running. There were 4 18 year old boys who could kind of speak english. It was so different than in Zambia mostly because the white water was very small compared to the white water in Zambia and I thought it...

Hitoyoshi Castle Ruins

The funny thing is that I didn’t even know this was Hitoyoshi castle ruins until a week later. Me and Asami walked through the town, went to a little museum on Hitoyoshis past, and mostly walked around the beautiful area by the river. We had an awesome dinner...

Tradition

Some mornings I had to go with Sakoda to his company before following through with our daily plans. I didn’t mind at all because I always got to hangout with Akaniya. It was a must to go see my parents old apartment. My dad told me that before he left he put a...

Trains.. Trains.. and oh look, A Train

We went to a market that was set up for a few days to showcase, you guessed it, trains. We grabbed a bite to eat and explored. Sakoda saw a little attraction that was more for kids entertainment but he got so excited and we all went to line up for it. I won’t...

The Start of Something Wonderful

Getting to drive around was magical because I got to see the mountains and the cherry blossoms start to blossom. After the caves the drive back was beautiful and I stopped at a cute little cafe that was quite quirky. It had the cutest tea cup and saucer set and the...

The Caves

I got comfortable with my new home in Hitoyoshi. I was with amazing people, had amazing food, and saw beautiful scenery. My parents use to live in Hitoyoshi so they had some recommendations of what to see. I went to explore a cave that they had explored while in...