Return to Himeji 2004
Last modified: Mon Feb 15 18:07:21 2010 Hits:
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Last modified: Mon Feb 15 18:07:21 2010 Hits: |
Return to Himeji 2004 |
About the time difference:Williams Sensei says: "Add four hours, and switch A.M. to P.M., or vice versa."So, say the kids left Vashon High School at 5:30am Monday, which (adding four hours and switching A.M. to P.M.) is 9:30pm Monday night in Himeji... Of course, there's also the International Date Line in between here and there, but that only comes into play when you're actually traveling. So although the kids left Vashon on Monday morning, they'll arrive in Japan on Tuesday afternoon, roughly 17 clock hours later. And when they come home, they'll leave Japan at 5:00pm local time, Friday April 23, and arrive here the same day! Time travel! (I think... :-) |
VASHON IN APRIL 2004 (Detailed Schedule) |
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12:00 |
Bus leaves for Kansai Airport (Bus for 33 people) (Shioki) (JTE) (JTE) |
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13th (Tu) |
15:15 |
Air Canada 35 arrives at Kansai Airport, Entry, Change money |
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Shinkansen Tickets for VHS, and picking up their luggages |
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17:00 |
Bus leaves for school |
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*Vashon students & teachers take the train to ShinOsaka. |
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20:00 |
Arrive at school, Give their luggage to their host family, leave home |
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15th (Th) |
17:58 |
VHS arrive in Himeji, (Vice principal, Shioki, Tanaka) |
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18:20 |
VHS meet host families in the south gate of Himeji Station (2nd floor), and |
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then go home |
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16th (Fr) |
8:15 |
Come with host student, and stay in dressmaking room. |
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VHS teachers meet with our principal in guestroom |
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8:20 |
VHS teachers meet with our school staff in the staff room |
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Our students will move to the school gym. |
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8:30 |
VHS teachers & students go to the gym with JTE |
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8:40 |
Welcome Assembly |
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Procedure: Opening address |
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<go up to the platform> |
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·National Anthem (the order - USA, and JAPAN) |
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·Welcome Speech by Mr. Saeki (principal) |
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·Speech by Teacher |
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·Introduce their students to Minami students |
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·Speech by Student |
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·Welcome Speech by President of School |
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·Welcome Chorus |
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·Performance |
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·sing school song |
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9:15 |
Closing address |
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Go down the platform, and JTE will show around our schoo |
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9:30 |
Leave school by car for Himeji with 2 JTEs |
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Car will be prepared for VHS |
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Visit Kokoen Garden |
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Lunch at nearby restaurant, and go to Sannomaru Square |
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Visit Himeji Castle |
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15:00 |
Leave for school |
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16:00 |
Arrive at school, Join club activities if you want |
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Your host student will be with you, Go back with host student |
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17th (Sa) |
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Stay with your host family |
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18th (Su) |
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Stay with your host family |
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19th (Mo) |
8:20 |
Come with host student, and go to dressing room. |
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8:30 |
Lecture meeting about Mt.Shosha, and Engyoji Temple |
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9:00 |
Leave for Mt. Shosha. (2 or 3 JTEs will go with VHS) |
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*3 cars have to be prepared. |
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Go up to the top of Mt.Shosha, visit Engyoji Temple, lunch time, walk freely |
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16:30 |
*If possible, it would be better that 3 cars will be prepared. |
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Come back school, join club activities if you want. |
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Go back home with host student |
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20th (Tu) |
8:20 |
Come with host student, and go to dressing room. |
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8:30 |
Go the the class with host student and take the lesson in class. |
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9:30 |
Leave school to visit Hirohata Kindergarten on foot with 2 JTEs |
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12:00 |
After this, VHS will go to Tenma Station , and Visit downtown Himeji for |
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sightseeing & shopping |
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16:00 |
Come back school, join club activities if you want |
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Go back home with host student |
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21st (Wed) |
8:20 |
Come with host student, and go to dressing room |
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8:30 |
Meeting for Kobe (pamphlet will be prepared.) |
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9:30 |
Leave school on foot with 2 JTEs |
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9:53 |
Tenma Station, Shikama Stationn, Kobe Motomachi Station |
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11:20 |
Motomachi, China town, Lunch |
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12:30 |
Kobe Earthquake Memorial Park - Kobe Maritime Museum - Port Tower, |
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Shopping Area (Mosaic) |
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15:00 |
At Kosoku Kobe Stn, catch the train for Himeji |
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16:30 |
Arrive at School |
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Join club activities if interested. |
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22nd (Th) |
8:20 |
Come to school, go to dressing room |
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8:30 |
Attend Classes with host student in the morning |
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lunch (Bag lunch or at Cafeteria) |
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12:45 |
Take the extra lessons (art, calligraphy, music) |
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After school, fill in the questionaire, etc |
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stay with Classmates, and host student |
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16:00 |
Preparation for Farewell Meeting |
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Host students will go to school cafeteria. |
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18:00 |
Farewell Party (Potluck party) |
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Procedure: Opening Address |
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·Farewell Speech (Principal) |
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·Speech by VHS teachers |
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·Cheers by Chairman of International Understanding |
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·Let's eat and drink for our relation |
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·Performance by our students & Vashon students |
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·Brief Speech by VHS students (one by one) |
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·Farewell Speech (one of the SC) |
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·Sending souvenier |
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·Speech by one of the host families |
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·Closing Address |
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20:00 |
Cleaning, go back with Host family |
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23rd (Fr) |
11:30 |
Gather at the guestroom. Brief meeting with Principal. |
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12:00 |
Bus leaves for Kansai Airport with host students |
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(Vice principal), Shioki, JTE) |
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15:00 |
Arrive at Kansai Airport. Go to Check-in Counter. |
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16:00 |
Move to Flight gate. Here we say good-bye. |
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* 16:30 Bus, leave for school |
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17:00 |
Leave Japan (Air Canada 36) |
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Note: |
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Sunday 04/11/2004
Get lots of sleep, check your luggage, etc! |
Monday 04/12/2004
Leave for Japan!
Meet at the United Group Check-in counter by 7:30am at the latest!
Air Canada flight 8092 Seattle~Vancouver 9:30am ~10:23am
Air Canada flight 35 Vancouver ~ 12:30pm~
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Tuesday 04/13/2004
Arrive in Japan! ~Osaka ~3:15pm
Meet Himeji teachers, change money, get JR passes for teachers
Kansai airport ~ Hotel Shinosaka Tel: 06-6322-8800
Dinner in Osaka
Buy breakfast to eat on the bullet train tomorrow
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Wednesday 04/14/2004
Bullet train Hikari 345 ShinOsaka~Hiroshima 7:10am~8:44am
Street car to the A-Bomb Dome, Sadako Statue, Hiroshima Peace Museum.
11:30am Lunch at Shinchan okonomiyaki shop
Street car to Miyajimaguchi
Ferry to Miyajima
Sightseeing and souvenir shopping near Itsukushima Shrine
Hike to Tsutsumigaura Park
Camp in cabin at nature park
Cook dinner and relax |
Thursday 04/15/2004
Breakfast
Leave at 8:30am hike to ropeway
10:10am ropeway to the top of Mt. Misen
12:00pm obento lunch in Miyajima
Watch Buddhist firewalking ceremony
2:55pm ferry train to Hiroshima station
bullet train Nozomi Hiroshima ~ Himeji
5pm Meet homestay families and return home with them
Ms. Williams and Ms. Taylor to hotel |
Friday 04/16/2004
8:20am Meet with Himeji teachers
8:40am Welcome assembly
9:25am Tour of the school
10:20am Tour Himeji Castle and downtown Himeji
4:00pm Return to Himeji Minami. Club activities with students. |
Saturday 04/17/2004
Time with host family |
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Sunday 04/18/2004
Time with homestay families |
Monday 04/19/2004
8:20am Meet in the sewing room
8:30am Extra lessons about Japan and Kobe
9:30am Sightseeing in Kobe.
4:30pm Return to school. Club activities, return home. |
Tuesday 04/20/2004
8:20 Meet in the sewing room
8:30am Go to classes with host students.
9:30am Visit Hirohata Kindergarten
12:00pm Explore Himeji City. |
Wednesday 04/21/2004
8:20am Meet in the sewing room
Visit and picnic on Mt. Shosha.
Return to school |
Thursday 04/22/2004
8:20am Meet in the sewing room
8:30am Fill out trip questionnaire forms, classes with host students
12:45pm Special lessons (art, calligraphy, music, etc.) 6:00pm Farewell Party
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Friday 04/23/2004
11:30am Meet at school to say good-bye.
12:00pm Leave school by bus with host students
3:00pm Arrive at Kansai Airport
5:00pm Leave for Seattle Arrive home! |
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