Ms. Lee go through the holy water ceremony at the entrance of the temple
The rain is coming down fast onto Horyuji Temple
This tile design is unique for this temple only
The Horyuji Temple is the oldest wooden temple in Japan and welcomes hundreds of school children daily, rain or shine
The two original structures, the main temple and five tier pagoda
Ms. Lee and her private temple tour guide, Ms. Reiko Yao
Ms. Lee in the rain
This tile design means Water
The rain makes everything mystical
You will never know there are hundreds of children behind that East Gate
The is the school yard at Ikaruga Elementary School
The totem poles in Ikaruga Elementary School
The Head Teacher was in charge of the visitation
The whole school got together to welcome the visiting teachers
Ms. Lee gave a short speech to the students and staff in Ikaruga Elementary School
The School Song
The fourth grade class welcomes Ms. Lee
Happy fourth graders
Musical fourth grade boys, after Ms. Lee talked to them about Johann Sebastian Bach
The fourth grade classroom teacher and Ms. Lee had lunch with all the students in the classroom
Students made origami objects for Ms. Lee
A piano?
Rice Everyone!
Milk Everyone!
Lunch Preparation
Lunch Preparation
Lunch Preparation
Lunch Preparation
Ms. Lee joined the fourth grade class for a school made lunch
Milk Jar
Ms. Lee's host family mom joined the lunch crowd
Reading and quiet chit-chating after lunch
More reading
A healthy plan for school lunch
The Kanji (Chinese) characters for American visiting teachers to work on
Ms. Lee practice the calligraphy strokes
Ms. Lee finished one before the sixth graders
This character means several things, including happiness, fun, and music
Ms. Lee wrote on a "Character" fan
Three American teachers joined by the whole sixth grade class with their teacher
Where is my teacher?
After school music club
Two accordian players
The scale with Japanese Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do underneath
Fingering chart for recorder and music note names
Music note names and explanations
A "Noh" performance
The "Noh" instructor
Explanation on the female mask
The inside of the mask
A male visiting teacher volunteered to play a part of a "Noh" performance
A female visiting teacher volunteered to play a part of a "Noh" performance
Even the stairway reminds students about the basic quality of a perfect human being
The unique tile design for Ikaruga Elementary School only, which means colorful jade