This display, found at the Kyoto Shinkansen station, explains
that all the energy for the ticketing machines, escalators and station lighting is
powered by solar energy.
Students from Southwest High School wait to board the Shinkansen.
Don't get on this train, though! You'll end up on the wrong end of Japan, hundreds
of miles from your destination!
Randall-sensei poses with her group of students from Saint
Margaret's Episcopal School on the Shinkansen platform in Kyoto. All are excited
to meet the host families from Yatomi High School.
Here's a shot of the "Shinkansen" (bullet train)
arriving in Kyoto. It's not called the "bullet" train for nothing! Our
apologies for the double negative, but the Shinkansen is a VERY FAST train. The sleek
aerodynamic design helps the train achieve its very high speed of 150 miles per hour.
The only other train faster than the Shinkansen is France's TGV. As you might imagine,
the ride on the Shinkansen is one of the many highlights NP:J participants experience.
On the Shinkansen, one of the NP:J students orders a unique
soft drink from the attendant. The blue-and-white can contains "Pokari Sweat,"
a drink that is slightly similar to Gatorade. American marketing executives might
have a tough time selling a drink called "Sweat."
Saint Margaret's school poses for a group shot with Mr.
Nagahara, the Director of the International program at Yatomi High School in Aichi,
Japan. The Japanese student in the center of the front row is Kondo-san, who is an
avid student of English and eager to brush up on hi conversational skills.
Two students from Yatomi High School welcome their American
peers and provide them with two treats---ice cold chocolate milk and peace signs.
At first glance, this might look like a negotiating table
at the United Nations. Here, the host families from Yatomi High school are looking
across the room at the NP:J students, trying to determine which of them will soon
become the newest member of their family.
The host families from Yatomi High School join the students
and the teacher from Saint Margaret's Episcopal School for a formal group picture.
America and Japan span the Pacific Ocean to create a unique exchange community!
This display, found at the Kyoto Shinkansen station, explains
that all the energy for the ticketing machines, escalators and station lighting is
powered by solar energy.
Students from Southwest High School wait to board the Shinkansen.
Don't get on this train, though! You'll end up on the wrong end of Japan, hundreds
of miles from your destination!
Randall-sensei poses with her group of students from Saint
Margaret's Episcopal School on the Shinkansen platform in Kyoto. All are excited
to meet the host families from Yatomi High School.
Here's a shot of the "Shinkansen" (bullet train)
arriving in Kyoto. It's not called the "bullet" train for nothing! Our
apologies for the double negative, but the Shinkansen is a VERY FAST train. The sleek
aerodynamic design helps the train achieve its very high speed of 150 miles per hour.
The only other train faster than the Shinkansen is France's TGV. As you might imagine,
the ride on the Shinkansen is one of the many highlights NP:J participants experience.
On the Shinkansen, one of the NP:J students orders a unique
soft drink from the attendant. The blue-and-white can contains "Pokari Sweat,"
a drink that is slightly similar to Gatorade. American marketing executives might
have a tough time selling a drink called "Sweat."
Saint Margaret's school poses for a group shot with Mr.
Nagahara, the Director of the International program at Yatomi High School in Aichi,
Japan. The Japanese student in the center of the front row is Kondo-san, who is an
avid student of English and eager to brush up on hi conversational skills.
Two students from Yatomi High School welcome their American
peers and provide them with two treats---ice cold chocolate milk and peace signs.
At first glance, this might look like a negotiating table
at the United Nations. Here, the host families from Yatomi High school are looking
across the room at the NP:J students, trying to determine which of them will soon
become the newest member of their family.
The host families from Yatomi High School join the students
and the teacher from Saint Margaret's Episcopal School for a formal group picture.
America and Japan span the Pacific Ocean to create a unique exchange community!