April 17 (Friday) Welcome to Kumamoto
Ambassadors will arrive soon at Kumamoto station.
Hi ! Nice to meet you.
at Kumamoto Airport
April 18 ( Saturday )
Suizenji Jojuen is a promenade garden, constructed in the early 17th century.
Beautiful scenery
Host &Day hosts
Temizuya, purification fountain to wash hands
There are Votive pictures
Kumamoto Castle is one of Japan's top three castles, built by Kato Kiyomasa in 1607.
April 19 ( Sunday ) Free day
It's tasty.
Barbara & Tomoko
Unzen in Nagasaki
Active volcanic scenery
Koinobori are carp-shaped streamers displayde on May 5th for Children's day
Peace Memorial Park
Dejima in Nagasaki
Edo period(1600~1869)
only Jananese territory open to Westerners.
April 20 (Monday)
Seiwa Bunraku reportedly originated in the lte Edo Period
(1948~1853)
Tea ceremony is a traditional Japanese culture of preparing and serving matcha
(powderd green tea)with Japanese sweets,
focusing on hospitality and spiritual connection between host and guest.
It's very quiet here.
it's difficult to turn the tea bowl properly.
This is a Japanese sweet shaped like a Dogwood flower.
It's very good.
Sansho leaves (Japanese pepper)
smell good.
We had wonderful experience.
April 21 ( Tuesday)
Dolphin watching in rough sea. Unforgettable memoly in Amakusa (^0^;)
April 22(Wednesday)
Farewell Party at Jushin-tei 42 participants (^^)
Program of a ceremony
Kyoko & Mikio
Sachiko , Kazuhide & Sakurako
by Ms.Kie Fujimoto
by Ms.Hiroko Nakamura
by Ms.Misako Kinoshita
by Ms.Houjyu Ono
MC, Kyoko
MC, Haruna
Day hosts , Rumi & Ikuko
How about sake?
We are enjoying the party.
Let me show how to use Sensu(fan)
Charles
&
Ranko
with the melody of " Firefly light "
We are alive. My heart is beating.
Thank you for your participation.
★ Dinner host , etc
Dinner host, Thank you Kyoko
Dinner host,Thank you Rumi & Yoshiaki
Happy birthday, Valerie
April 23 (Thursday)
See you again
Thank you so much.
Please be my friend forever.
Thank you all.
See you someday in Colombia.
April 26
Richard &Valerie will leave for Tokyo and enjoy the cruse ship.
&
HC : Ranko