Project Report : Miyagi
Miyagi : Tokyo : Osaka : Hiroshima
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The third day begins at the island’s elementary school. The innkeeper drives us to the harbor to catch the city-run ferry.
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Alice chats with an island resident she met the previous day. “Hey, Alice! The ferry’s come!”
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We change to a smaller boat to cross over to Nonojima.
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The group arrives at the elementary school, which is attached to a junior high school. There are a total of only about 20 students. Some students commute by ferry from the central part of Shiogama to take advantage of the special qualities of an island school.
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Sao observes club activities in the gym.
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Boram and Kyungju talk to students at the pool. Electronic dictionary in hand, they try their best to ask the kids about their families and school.
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Outside the school, Sao and Alice explore a path that leads to the port.
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They discover a tunnel through the greenery.
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Boram and Kyungju strike up a conversation with an old woman at a nearby farm. The two are surprised to learn that by leaving harvested green onions on the field, by fall they become soft and sweet.
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Alice and Sao take photos of men working on a construction site near the port.
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The owners of the inn see the participants off as they leave the island. They handed paper ribbons to the girls, and held the other ends, like in the movies; everyone got a bit teary-eyed.
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“Good-bye! We’ll be back someday!”
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In the afternoon, the participants explore the city of Shiogama. Here, they learn about the process of sake brewing at a famous brewery. The team is blown away by the huge refrigerator.
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Exploring a ceramics store. Kyungju also buys some gifts.
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