We spent a wonderful day going around Nagoya and Tobishima Village with our host families.



Stacy and the Yamada host family


Masaki and Junko Matsushita Stacy and Monica's host family


Our group at Ohsu Kan-non Temple in Nagoya


Waffle fish with bean paste


At Nagoya Castle


With all our host families and Nagoya Castle in the background


Charlie with Saki Ohashi  and Yuki and Toshinori Ishikawa his host family


Handa-san with the boys


Nagoya Castle at the moat


Samurai warrior at Nagoya Castle


Jared and friends




Ayabe girls having an ice cream


Alex and Mecedes enjoying ice cream too


The Tobishima Community center with pool, library, childrens center, gym, art gallery and that is a whale sculpture.




Monica and Junko after a spring roll cooking lesson