Japanese trains share a short history compared with
other Japanese culture, but it is the culture which is the most closely related
to Japanese people’s lives. History shows how much Japanese trains have supported
of Japan. About 140 years have passed since the first train came to Japan.
During that time, the trains, tickets and stations changed with the times. This
presentation will explain how trains helped Japan to develop more and more and
became essential transportation for Japanese people. The presenter will
illustrate how important Japanese trains are in contemporary Japanese people’s
lives.
I had a good time visiting the Southwest USA with Extension students from 15 to 21, October. It was an education trip and I experienced new things and there was a lot of nature which is comfortable for me. I was looking forward to going on the Southwest trip for a long time. I have image that the Southwest is very hot but this place was cold than Spokane. It was interesting that the temperature was totally different in the same place. There were three emotions that I experienced on this trip. First, I was moved by the beautiful landscape of the Grand Canyon. It is absolutely enormous. When I look down the cliff, I remembered the teacher's caution for us that there are lots of people who die and I scared. I and my roommate wanted to see the sunrise so we tried to got up at 4:00 a.m. and then we could see the sunrise which was really fabulous. After that, we decided to rent a bicycle but we changed our mind and because we had lots of time. Surprisingly, we walked 10 miles aro...
