We
traveled to Hirazumi with a Misawa ITT tour.
It is a beautiful area in the woods of the Iwate Prefecture, filled
with temples and shrines. The main
temple is the Chuson-ji Temple, a registered World Heritage site, as well as
the Konjikido (Golden Hall) which is a national treasure. The kids might be
getting “over” seeing temples and shrines but I don't care. We are going to leave Japan with
a wealth of experiences in these heritage sites. I feel that it is a good education for them
and if anything, the area surrounding the temple was beautiful country. The
cherry blossoms are starting to bloom and everyone is crazy for them here. We
wandered through each shrine during our morning.
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| Pants and Bub are "over"this but isn't it beautiful in the background? |
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| Chinese Zodiac shrine- Pants is a rabbit |
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| Crazy for Cherry Blossoms! |
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| She has her fighting face on |
At lunch time we encountered a
little restaurant overlooking the valley. It was small and lovely. The menu was
in handwritten Japanese and there were no pictures. We did the best we could with google
translate and made a guess with our order. We were brought four trays with 12
bowls on each tray of soba noodles. 48 bowls of noodles! We also had two trays of sides to add to the
noodles. I told the kids that they had
to eat as much as they possibly could.
They did a really great job as they were hungry due to our exploration. We make so many mistakes in Japan
that can be categorized as "lost in translation."
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| This only part of the food. One tray had already been removed when I took the picture. |
We next went to the Geibi Gorge
where we rode in a flat boat pushed by pole along the river. The gorge was labeled with landmarks to see along the way. The kids had a fun
time seeking the labels and learning about the gorge. Our guide sang a beautiful song about the
gorge and the river. I love to reflect upon the different terrain that we find ourselves in. Last year we were hiking through red rocks and sand. Here we explore green mossy areas. What wonders this world does hold!
Hi! My family just found out we are moving to Misawa Air Base and I have some questions about the Church on base. Is it 3 hours long? Are there normal classes like Sunday school, priesthood, and young womens? Is there seminary? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe church we go to, the LDS church is off base and shared with a Japanese branch. It is three hours long with regular classes for all ages. We do have Seminary but I am not sure when or where they meet. I have no kids that age. Join our Facebook page if you want to post questions: Misawa Latter Day Saints. Welcome to Misawa! We love it here!
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