Japan Study Abroad Program | Day 5 | May 14
Konnichiwa! We have adjusted to the time here by now and are all doing good! We walked tons today!

The day started with a slightly later start, as we left at 9am and caught a densha from Kokura to Space World Station. From the Space World station, we walked to the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History. The museum had many great exhibits, including one of the world’s best fossil exhibits and an interesting exhibit on Japanese History and Kitakyushu. Thank you to Ootani Sensei, who is a curator and researcher in fossil invertebrates, for guiding us at the museum, and to Hamada Sensei, whom we met at Sone Tidelands for keeping us company!

We enjoyed Shabu Shabu for lunch which was a great cultural experience.

 Then we took a bus and went to a cable car station, where we boarded a cable car to the top of Sarakura-Yama (Mountain). The purpose for us to go up the mountain was seeing the overview of the city and recognizing where those industries and factories are located after reviewing those information at the museum. The view was gorgeous, which has been chosen as one of the best night view spot in Japan, and lent us an inspiring atmosphere to write in our journals; the topic was "How do you balance the need for the industries and desire for green environment?" 

 We are going to Ohita prefecture tomorrow which we are looking forward to. 

Oyasumi!

Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History 

Discussing evolution of feathers and birds 

Journal writing at the top of the mountain 

Enjoying the view of Kitakyushu

Vocabulary:
Densha - Train
Yama - Mountain
Sensei - Teacher
Oyasumi - Good Night!

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  1. UnknownMay 14, 2018 at 11:58 AM

    Great view of the city in that last picture. Next year the trip will definitely need Dean supervision, I want to see Kitakyushu in person. Glad to see everyone enjoying themselves.

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