January 2012 photos

These are a collection of random photos I took around my town in the month of January.

This is an abandoned elementary school in Kawanabe.

That same school. This tree is considered somewhat of a monument for the town.

My homemade Sri Lankan style coconut curry. hmmm hmm!!!

My town

These are pictures from my Kindergarten. We celebrated the Japanese festival of "Setsubun." The Japanese believe that we all have demons inside us. During this holiday adults and kids wear demon masks and through beans at each other to scare the demons out. It was pretty fun and the beans were really tasty too!!

Notice the kid picking his nose. This is Hikaru. He's a monster but adorable.

This is a quiet little field in the mountains a minute from my house.

When I want to come to a place where all I hear are birds this is it.