Welcome to the life of an ALT (assistant language teacher) in Nagasaki. I started this journal when I visited Japan in 2004 with JFMFTP, then continued it when I returned as a member of the JET Programme in 2006. Enjoy!
I just got some new fish for the summer season. At the summer festivals, children play a game called "kingyosukui" -they try to catch goldfish with a paper scoop! You don't have to work too hard to have fun with my fish, though - just move your cursor over top of their pond & click to drop them some little treats :)
The Star Festival (Tanabata) is July 7. This bamboo branch was out in front of my market. Children write wishes on colorful strips of paper and tie them on the branches.
1 comment:
Cara
said...
What happens to the wishes? Are they thrown away after the festival is over, or released to the wind or something?
1 comment:
What happens to the wishes? Are they thrown away after the festival is over, or released to the wind or something?
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