The seven ambassadors who visited Shizuoka (l-r): Conrad Kussner,
Joy Kussner, Janet Bartel, Margie Bowyer, Cynthia Day, Joan Johnson
and Ray Bowyer
Presenting a plaque to the mayor of Shizuoka City
Magnificent Mount Fuji
The farewell party at Shizuoka
The ten ambassadors who visited Mie (l-r): Ray Bowyer, Joan Johnson,
Margie Bowyer, Conrado Kussner, Joy Kussner, Evy Weiland, Cynthia
Day, Mary Lindquist, Gary Lindquist, and Janet Bartel
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Seven ambassadors, organized by the Big Canoe/North Georgia Club, participated
in an exchange to Shizuoka, Japan, November 4 to 11. In addition to the
four from our club, three from other clubs joined the exchange.
The group was met at the airport in Nagoya, Japan, by a bus chartered
by the first exchange, the Friendship Force Club of Shizuoka, headquartered
in Shizuoka City. Here are some of the activities planned by the club
and carried out with great skill:
- An arrival covered-dish supper
- Japanese tea ceremony
- Meeting with the mayor of Shizuoka City
- A bus trip around the base of Mount Fuji
- A visit to hot springs near Mount Fuji
- Visit to a Shinto shrine and several Buddhist temples
- Visit to high school and college classrooms
- A farewell party in an elegant restaurant
The group then traveled by chartered bus to the Friendship Force Club
of Mie, headquartered in the city of Tsu. The group was joined by an additional
three people, for a total of ten ambassadors. Here are some of the activities
at this club:
- Visits to more Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples
- Visit to a building of Japanese crafts
- A combined arrival-farewell party
- A visit to a pottery factory
- A visit to a Ninja museum, including demonstrations by Ninja martial-arts
experts
Here are some of the activites carried out by individual ambassadors
on free days:
- Visits to Pacific Ocean beaches
- Visits to the famous Mikimoto Pearl Island
- A birthday party put on for Janet Bartel (one of the ambassadors),
with about twenty guests.
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here to see additional pictures of the two exchanges.
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