Innoshima city and Hiroshima city
October 16th 2005
Published: November 8th 2005
Published: November 8th 2005
I have a collection of pictures of Innoshima and Hiroshima that I wanted to post. Enjoy!
I've moved from Toronto, Canada to Innoshima, Japan.
Toronto: large city, 5 million people, multi-cultural, English speakers, movie theaters/bars/shops, my family/friends, a car or the subway, my bed.
Innoshima: small island, 30 000 people, countryside, all Japanese, zero English, no theatres, a bicycle, a futon.
These are a few examples of my MAJOR CHANGE!
Technically I'm here to work as an English teacher. In reality, I'm here to play with kids in elementary school, hang out with junior high kids and have high priorities of traveling and exploring!
Welcome to my travels!... full info
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Innoshima
This is the view of Habu Town in Innoshima from a lookout point. It is also a beaufiful view of surrounding islands in the Seto Inland Sea
Jess and Dana
The New Zealand chicks
the calm before the storm
This is the view from my kitchen window....a couple of hours before the September typhoon was about to hit!
the morning after the storm
(my street)
Innoshima Bridge
This is the bridge that connects Innoshima to the main island (Honshu)
Hiroshima
This is the Atomic Bomb memorial...and if you look through, you'll see the A-Bomb Dome
Hiroshima
Stacey and I
8:15a.m. August 6th
This is a watch that was found after the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. It shows the time the bomb exploded
Memorial Mound
Many unidentified bodies were buried here after the destruction of Hiroshima 60 years ago
Sadeko's paper cranes
There is a collection of paper cranes that were folded by Sadeko at the Hiroshima Museum
election mania
In September there was a federal election in Japan. PM Koyzumi won his position again. For weeks there were people driving trucks around with big speakers making election announcements....at all hours of the day!!
my favourite store!
I can't believe there is a clothing store named Heather...since Japanese people have such a hard time pronoucning it!
random night
Stacey, Lisa and I were invited to join a group of Japanese people at an izakaya in Hiroshima. We struggled with Japanese and they struggled with English....all around good night! And they paid...Japanese style!
Christmas tree already?!
In Diamond City Mall at the end of October...the message is "Happy Smile Xmas"!!
Innoshima Bus
This is what the local buses look like in Innoshima....I ride them to school
the bus stop
This is where I catch the bus home from Ohama Elementary. Most bus stops are just a bunch of old chairs!
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