What we did in Japan

1. JAPAN TRIP 2011

2. Ministry Time Central Bible College, Komagome Casey & his “interrupter,” David

3. Class: Spirituality in Philippians Casey’s 3 studious students

4. Serious students indeed—armed with interlinear & ginseng!

6. Tsukuba International Christian Assembly On our way to Tsukuba with David & Anna

7. A church in the countryside whose new compressors have to be chained  (reason: the old compressors were stolen a few weeks ago)

8. 23 January Casey & his “interrupter,” David, again 30 January

9. Anna & her Sunday School kids

10. Play Time Kawagoe Traditional warehouses & western-style buildings

12. Ghibli Museum, Mitaka A museum that features the works of Hayao Miyazaki

13. Robot Soldier From “LaputaCastle in the Sky”

15. Ameyoko An outdoor market street—a “black market” after WWII

16. An afternoon of “window” shopping & eating with Anna, Mitsuyo, Laura, & Philip

17. Disney Sea A day to live once again as kids

20. Yokohama Japan’s second largest city after Tokyo

21. In Chinatown on Chinese New Year’s Eve (2 Feburary)

22. Shibuya The capital of Japan’s youth Famous for its scramble crossing

23. And the faithful dog, Hachiko, who waited at the train station every day for 10 years after its owner died before he could return home from work

24. Ueno Where the Tokyo National Museum is This famous painting, Beauty enjoying the snow, was drawn in the 18th century by Suzuki Harunobu It has a rippled effect for the snow Notice too the arc of the moon on the right

26. Hokkaido The snow country of Japan

27. Sapporo The capital of Hokkaido TV Tower (right) & Clock Tower (left)

28. Historic Village of Hokkaido

30. Left top: Pew warmers in the church???

31. Ishiya Chocolate Factory An interesting place to visit with many beautiful things to see Below left: what we saw from the inside during the heavy snow storm Below right: the same spot after the storm

32. A place for those who love desserts

33. Casey’s favourite toys can be found here

34. Snow Festival

36. Ramen alley

37. Otaru A harbour city Here, the famous Otaru Canal

39. Light Festival

40. “Peculiar to Japan” Time On trains As one cannot talk on the mobile phone, texting, watching video, or playing games is the way to go

41. Akihabara on a Sunday afternoon Top left: A snake-like queue outside a games shop Top right: No cars, only people of all sorts Bottom right: Cute Akihabara maids

42. Sugamo—the elderly shopping street Look out for the prized red underwear

43. Heated table (kotatsu) A way to stay warm in winter

44. At a train station A touch-screen vending machine

45. In a restaurant A toothpick gadget

46. Preparing for Valentine’s Day Chocolates are to be given to guys on this day; but Laura will give her creation to ALL her friends—especially the gals

47. Makan Time

50. Fellowship Time With the EAST family—Taka, Eri, Hisako, the kids, & Wan Jee

51. With Wan Jee again a couple of days before our departure

52. With Bing Ren, the ex-IT guy at EAST, & his friend Brian

53. With our hosts, David & Anna, their daughter Laura, & Joyce

54. With Dr Kitano, the former principal of BIS

55. With our Northern Irish friend from CTE, Philip

56. With our Japanese school mate at APTS, , Tamotsu