What do you know about Himeji castle? Now, there are only twelve Japanese castles considered original castles that survived with an intact main tower. In the old days, there were more than 25,000 castles in Japan. Japanese castles were built strategically in places considered easy to defend from upheaval. Why is Himeji castle especially famous among a number of castles? Himeji castle is totally different from other castles because of history, appearance, and design. It shows aesthetic expression of Japan and characterizes the city of Himeji. It is a time capsule of Japanese history and drama. I promise that your view of Himeji castle will be completely changed after the presentation.
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...