In November 2001, I visited 13 Japanese
elementary schools and kindergartens, most
of which have a Friendship Doll. One web page gives my
thoughts about the entire trip, and also I have created a separate web page for each school
visit (see links below). In addition, there are some links to Japanese pages published about the visits.
- Shintoku
Kindergarten, Kofu City,
Yamanashi Prefecture (Nov. 6)
- Shukugawara Elementary
School, Kawasaki,
Kanagawa Prefecture (Nov. 7)
- Yamagata City Daiichi Elementary
School,
Yamagata Prefecture (Nov. 8)
- Yamagata City Daiju Elementary
School,
Yamagata Prefecture (Nov. 9)
- Sanbongi
Elementary School, Sanbongi-cho, Miyagi Prefecture (Nov. 12)
- Kawatabi Elementary
School, Naruko-cho, Miyagi Prefecture
(Nov. 12)
- Hirobuchi Elementary
School, Kanan-cho, Miyagi
Prefecture (Nov. 13)
- Hirobuchi
Kindergarten, Kanan-cho, Miyagi
Prefecture (Nov. 13)
- Monou Elementary
School, Monou Town, Miyagi
Prefecture (Nov. 13)
- Saigo Elementary
School, Toyohashi City,
Aichi Prefecture (Nov. 15)
- Azumi
Elementary School, Azumi Village, Nagano Prefecture (Nov. 19)
- Ohdono Elementary
School, Yamaguchi
City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (Nov. 21)
- Meirin Elementary
School, Nagoya, Aichi
Prefecture (Nov. 22)
I also had the pleasure to visit with
several Friendship Doll groups in Japan:
Finally, on November 17 I visited the
special exhibit of Nagano Prefecture's 23 dolls at the Shinano Education
Museum in Nagano City. This exhibit also included many interesting items
created by the sixth-grade students of Watauchi Elementary School in
Nagano City.
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