We are now on the Nozomi heading back to Osaka. Everyone seems to very
tired and missing home. I’m sure all of the students are looking forward to
a home cooked meal and a warm bath at home.

The late morning was spent by the students exploring the town of Jyozan.
Students working in their activity groups to explore the town freely while
making sure to see a few important points. Rain wasn’t on the forecast and
things were very nice in the first hour but it rained cats and dogs but the
students shared umbrellas and continued their journeys throughout the wet
morning.

After breakfast we were out and about by 8AM. We first went to the historic
Shoin Shrine which is dedicated to Yoshida Shoin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshida_Sh%C5%8Din

Yoshida Shoin is extremely highly regarded and a historical figure that we
learn about in school.

The teachers explained several memorials to him.


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Before checking into our hotel, we make on last short hike around Myojin
Pond. The pond is connected to the Japan Sea so we can can interesting sea
creatures like stingrays.
But, the main attraction were the kites(the bird) which we fed sliced
bread. Some students actually fed them by hand.

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Hagi, Yamaguchi is known for its castle its samurai era houses. Hagi is
also famous for its Hagiyaki pottery which rank as some of Japan’s finest.
Here we had the opportunity to design our own tea cups.

After we handed our cups over to be baked, we visited the Hagi museum to
learn about the history of this interesting town.


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Today’s main event was Akiyoshi-dai in Yamaguchi.
We hiked to Mt Wakatake to enjoy a lovely outdoor view of the area.
We then dove into the rolling hills and explored the caves of Akiyoshi-dai.
These the running river, the cool damp air, the beauty that nature created
over the millennia was breaking. I hope the photos can do it justice.







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This world heritage site is famous for the Atomic Dome and the Peace
Museum. We were surprised to find that there are 50 different memorials to
Peace dotted around the park.
We were very fortunate to have volunteer guides to teach us about the
important sites.

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