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  2. Japan with School - June 2001

2001/07/03 - Yatsushiro 8 - More Mountains

This was a day of exploring the mountains around Yatsushiro, cut short by a flat tire.
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We traveled again into the mountains, this time to get a nice view of Yatsushiro and to discuss environmental issues.  Todd dispelled the myth that Japan is totally clean everywhere by pointing out  the garbage all over the place at this rest area.  He also discussed the "noise pollution" caused by the city, creating background noise that became obvious when you moved just a litle behind the mountain and away from the city.
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We traveled again into the mountains, this time to get a nice view of Yatsushiro and to discuss environmental issues. Todd dispelled the myth that Japan is totally clean everywhere by pointing out the garbage all over the place at this rest area. He also discussed the "noise pollution" caused by the city, creating background noise that became obvious when you moved just a litle behind the mountain and away from the city.

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  • We traveled again into the mountains, this time to get a nice view of Yatsushiro and to discuss environmental issues.  Todd dispelled the myth that Japan is totally clean everywhere by pointing out  the garbage all over the place at this rest area.  He also discussed the "noise pollution" caused by the city, creating background noise that became obvious when you moved just a litle behind the mountain and away from the city.
  • Yatsushiro and a rest area structure
  • Justin, Jason, James, Brandon, and Todd.  I forget why we went into this cave, but it's pretty neat, eh?
  • Cave tunnel
  • Cave entrance
  • Cave entrance, and trail leading to it
  • River
  • Trekking through the woods
  • Crossing the river on a crazy suspension bridge
  • View off left side of bridge
  • View off right side of bridge
  • The way we just came
  • Rock, water, and trees
  • Road along the river, carved out of rock
  • Large rock face above us
  • Everyone decided to stop and throw rocks into the river.
  • Bamboo
  • The road we came in on, a store, and the mountain
  • Apparently there's a grasshopper in this picture, but...
  • The forest
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