Would you like a translation? It says "Today is Friday in Japan." Can you believe it says that? The above letters are called Kongi and there are nearly 2000 of these characters that the Japanese learn. In addition to Kongi, they also learn two other alphabets - Hiragana and Katakana. Both of these alphabets have 46 letters in them.
日本語は非常に堅いようである!
Translation: The Japanese language seems very hard!
Everyone rides bikes which seems like fun. Even in downtown Kagoshima or Tokyo, which are really big cities, people are riding bikes. People in business suits, dresses, school children, young, old - they rides just about everywhere and park them just about anywhere. 
Yikes! There are fish everywhere. I smell fish in restaurants, on the streets, in the hallways of the hotel. You see fish at every meal served in a million different ways. You taste fish when you least suspect it - like on the pizza I ate tonight. Oh well, I guess if I can't beat 'em, I'll join 'em!
Yikes! There are fish everywhere. I smell fish in restaurants, on the streets, in the hallways of the hotel. You see fish at every meal served in a million different ways. You taste fish when you least suspect it - like on the pizza I ate tonight. Oh well, I guess if I can't beat 'em, I'll join 'em!
Sidewalks on major streets have these yellow, bumpy ridges on them. They not only help blind people find their way, but they also act like centerlines on roads and help to keep people walking on the correct side of the sidewalk.
Japanese money looks very different from ours. Each one of the paper bills has an important historical person on it. They have two coins with holes in them!
Sometimes when the Japanese translate their language into English it sounds a little funny. This is a sign on the front of a grocery store:
さようなら
Goodbye!
2 comments:
Dear Mrs. Burgess!
Hello from Mrs. Purcell's homeroom class (8th graders). It was really cool reading about the junior high there. The Japanese kids look really cool and happy. We should start taking our shoes off and wearing slippers everyday.
What were you eating in the photo? Have fun on the remainder of your travels.
Hello, Mrs. Purcell and all,
That was an eel in the photo. The fish market has all kinds of fresh fish. I didn't really eat it - we were just fooling around. Slippers are a great idea and having students clean the school is an even better idea! I have all kinds of school improvement ideas, so watch out! I'm flying home tomorrow and will be very happy to see you all! Mrs. B.
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