Our last day

Wednesday was a day of presentations. Each group had about 10 minutes to present to the others about their specific prefectures. We each learned about the other groups' experiences and shared our own observations.
The day flew by. Each group had unique experiences, but there were also many commonalities in many of our observations.
The day ended with a farewell banquet, an Akido demonstration, and, of course, KARAOKE! We (many of the Miyakojima group participants) were joined by Kugai-san, the Superintendent of Education on Miyako island who had flown up to Tokyo to see our presentation. I never "got" karaoke before that evening, but it was truly Japanese! (and, I have to admit, quite a lot of fun)





The Miyako contingency (above)

An Akido demonstration - amazing!
Here I am with Katsumori Kugai, our gracious Superintendent of Education