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Welcome to Noto Town!

Thank you for the Muroya family for opening their house up to welcome us to the homestay program. Also for teaching us about calligraphy and for creating for us the stamp and a piece of your work.

I'm sorry I forgot your name, but the soba-maker... Thank you for the freshly made soba. Oishii!

And we can't forget the concert. I still can hear the music in my head. Such beautiful music. I hope your band can make it big someday. Or at least that others can hear those beautiful songs that were written for Noto and for Ayane.

And Ayane, thank you SOOOO much for being there to be our translator. Best wishes to you and your family.

Again, if you would like to visit us in Hawaii, please let us know!
on the way there
on the way there		 earthquake damage
earthquake damage		 rice everywhere
rice everywhere		 everywhere.......
everywhere.......
we're here!
we're here!		 please translate!
please translate!		 Sam and Kevin
Sam and Kevin		 so nice
so nice
and peaceful
and peaceful		 and their own river
and their own river		 a Milo tree?
a Milo tree?		 thank goodness for the canopies
thank goodness for the canopies
a cameraman?
a cameraman?		 really old house
really old house		 mmm lunch
mmm lunch		 hello everyone!
hello everyone!
Nothing like fresh soba!!!
Nothing like fresh soba!!!		 Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - soba from scratch!
Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - soba from scratch!		 i like soba
i like soba		 so i took alot of pictures
so i took alot of pictures
he humped all of his kitchen up here for us
he humped all of his kitchen up here for us		 self explanatory....
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concert		 mmm
mmm
so good
so good		 Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - flags
Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - flags		 mmmm
mmmm		 Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - nice house
Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - nice house
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Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - Fresh soba - aww yeah....
Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - Fresh soba - aww yeah....		 Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - nice music!
Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - nice music!		 some of their work
some of their work		 flowers
flowers
our tools
our tools		 my canvas
my canvas		 Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - dad doodling
Week 1 - Noto local ceremony - dad doodling		 mounting your work
mounting your work
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mmmm, more food
mmmm, more food		 very nice
very nice		 this time with flash
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nice and warm
nice and warm		 mother nature visits us
mother nature visits us		 with a blessing of rain
with a blessing of rain		 and thunder and lightning....
and thunder and lightning....

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