Matt's Pictures From Japan: Year 1

Last update: July 13th, 2005

Local Pictures	Hamatonbetsu	Pictures from around town 51 pictures Pictures of my apartment 17 pictures
	Lake Kutcharo (in Hamatonbetsu)	General Shots from around the lake and the shorter hiking trail 17 pictures Some of the many monuments that surround the lake 17 pictures Sculptures of the Ainu people who once inhabited this region 4 pictures The swans that make Lake Kutcharo famous 39 pictures The most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen are at Lake Kutcharo. 13 pictures A long biking path follows Lake Kutcharo's eastern shore. Here are some images from it 38 pictures
	Esashi	The sceneray on the road to Esashi 23 pictures Juli-sensei's cooking class 11 pictures
	Wakkanai	The northernmost city in Japan and my TV debut 10 pictures
	Shimokawa	Shimokawa's Ice Candle Festival 31 pictures
Travel	JET Conferences	Tokyo 14 pictures Sapporo My hotel 3 pictures Climbing the mountain 28 pictures Big Street Park (Odori Kouen) 18 pictures The shrine 9 pictures
	Winter 2004	Tokyo 34 pictures Mt. Fuji 9 pictures Hakone 38 pictures Kyoto 23 pictures Return to a Hokkaido winter 8 pictures
	Spring 2005	Sakura blossoms in the rain at Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine 18 pictures A nearby zoo in Kyoto 23 pictures Osaka Aquarium 11 pictures The cherry blossoms in sunny Osaka and Osaka Castle 36 pictures Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum 35 pictures
Work	Ikiiki (Play School for Elementary-aged kids)	General shots 13 pictures Making mochi 12 pictures Adventure Club Winter Camp Building snow caves 19 pictures Snowball fight! 19 pictures Sledding... behind a snowmobile 23 pictures Other pictures from the camp13 pictures Planting Trees 7 pictures Barbeque at the temple 24 pictures
	Hamatonbetsu Elementary School	Christmas Party 39 pictures Setsubun Party 4 pictures
	Shimotonbetsu Junior High	General pictures 24 pictures 2005 School Festival 25 pictures 2005 Graduation 17 pictures 2005 Sports Day Festival 24 pictures
	Eikaiwa	My Eikaiwa class 8 pictures
	Office	Random pictures from the office and elsewhere 5 pictures

Total pictures: 854

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