PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

• Increase understanding between the people of
  Japan and the United States.
  
• Enrich 1st through 12th grade curricula.
• Encourage more Americans to appreciate the
  people, culture, and educational system of
  Japan.
  
• Expand professional development opportunities for
  American primary and secondary educators.

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TOKYO
Tokyo is a huge city with everything from heavy
traffic and skyscrapers to quiet moments at a
Shinto shrine.
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A Noodle Shop inthe Tokyo Subway
Iris Garden at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
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Woman in traditional Yukata
Asakusa-Sensoji Temple
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ODATE CITY
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• Odate is a city of about 68,000 people and is
  located in the northwestern part of the
  mainland in the prefecture of Akita.
  
• Odate is known for several things
• -the Akita dog which originated here -natural
  hot springs -excellent poultry -excellent water
  which grows excellent rice which combine to
  make excellent sake -the craft called
  magewappa or bent wood -beautiful nature
  sites -Daimonji festival

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SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

• Separate facilities
• One teacher or aide for every 2-3 students
• Not included in national testing
• Very loving, warm atmosphere

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KAMIKAWAZOI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Beautiful New Building
• Grades 1-6
• Enrollment 218
• Five Staff Members
• Class Size 33-38
• Indoor Gym, Outdoor Pool and Garden
• After School Activities

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DAIICHI JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

• Grades 7-9
• 40 minute classes with 10 minute break
• English, music, fine arts, morals
• Very noisy, running in halls, no teachers on
  duty
  
• Good rapport between students and teachers

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KATSURA HIGH SCHOOL

• All-girls school
• Curriculum included business and nursing courses
• Never received a complaint about a teacher
• Suspended 5-6 students during school year
• No student has had to withdraw due to pregnancy
• Tea ceremony

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NICHI NICHI KORE KONICHIEvery day is a good day
The Tea Ceremony Club at Katsura High School
performed the ceremony for us while visiting
their school. It was very interesting to be a
part of this ancient tradition. Sitting on our
knees was the hardest part!
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Relaxing at The Ryoken
We were treated to one night in a Ryoken Inn
outside of Odate. After dressing in yukatas, we
headed for the baths. That night, we had a
traditional Japanese meal in the banquet room
with so many courses that we lost count. This was
a wonderful and relaxing way to end our trip to
Odate.
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THE JAPANESE WAY
There are many wonderful memories of Japan. I
will always remember the slippers and the
trouble we had dealing with them. I was also
interested in the many workers who wore white
gloves, from the whistle girl and driver at the
right to some construction workers.
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I learned that the Japanese are very proud of
their local art and the many shrines and temples.
On the left is a piece that will be carried in
one of the festival parades above is a Shinto
priest demonstrating the temple gong.
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Japan is a country filled with beauty from the
beautiful Oriase River to the stairwell at
Katsura High School.
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The food was wonderful! We ate traditional
Japanese meals at break-fast, lunch and dinner.
We also ate Western meals with a Japanese flavor
like the pizzas with toppings of eel, squid,
and other sea creatures!
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The best part of the experience was the people,
both American and Japanese. Pictured left are
some of my fellow travelers preparing for a skit
on our last day in Tokyo. Above is my host family
who graciously enter-tained and fed me for a
weekend in Odate.
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FMF A GREAT EXPERIENCE

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