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Shari Town

2009/03/30 About Hokkaido, About Japan No comments
World Natural Heritage Site, Shiretoko

World Natural Heritage Site, Shiretoko

Today, we went to Ayumi’s mother’s place. Its main reason was to go to Shari town with Ayumi’s mother, Mieko, for tour and for celebrating her birthday. Since Shari town was Mrs. Mieko’s place where she was grown up. World Natural Heritage Site, Shiretoko is very near from Shari. It is one of the reservation area for natural protection.

Her home town was called Iwabetsu, a small village near Utoro, about 40 minutues drive from Shari.

We visited the Shiretoko Museum in Shari where we found many interesting things in the history of Shari in the past 100 years.

She found the agricutural equipment she used to use when she was very young.

She found the agricutural equipment she used to use when she was very young.

She was very happy to find the kind of equipment she used to use when she was very young while her parents were farmers.

There were lots of interesting things in the past and she were very happy to see those things she used to use in the past.

There are several more pictures I would like to share and they will be very interesting to the readers I suppose.

We planned to take a bath at the hotsprings, but she wanted to take more time at the museum since she enjoyed lots of interesting things displayed at the museum. So that was what we did.

Inside of a house a long time ago in Hokkaido

Inside of a house a long time ago in Hokkaido

Here is another interesting place where it showed a room of a hundred years back in Hokkaido. The calendar, a clock, some furniture, a lamp, a folding screen, a kettle, a mirror, and other small items at the house.

They were very intresting to see how they lived in Hokkaido about a hundred years ago.

If you want to find out where Shari is, please click the following link:

http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/skn/ssi/kakucho.htm

Above site is about Shiretoko area where it was named as The World Natural Heritage.

She found the same machine she used to use at one of the corners.

She found the same machine she used to use at one of the corners.

Anyway, Shari near Shiretoko is a very nice nature-rich area where Ayumi’s mother was raised. I would like to visit Shiretoko at summer time to camp out in the middle of abundant nature.

Abraham Lee@Gospel House

Ayumi’s mother whom I adore

2009/03/12 Life in Japan, My Story No comments
Ayumi's family

Ayumi's family (father-mother-sister/back:myself-Samuel-Ayumi)

When I first met Ayumi’s mother was back in January of 1993. Since it was rather speedy wedding between Ayumi and I, Ayumi’s parents were surprised to know that we were getting married. I was supposed to meet Ayumi’s parents in Hokkaido to greet them and prepare for the wedding in California. Back then, I was living in Kona, Hawaii.

In order to meet Ayumi’s parents, I had to prepare myself ready to be able to at least greet in Japanese. So I went to public library in Kailua-Kona. There I found an introductory Japanese textbook. I had to memorize all the potential greetings. I learned how to write Hirakana and Katakana. I already knew some Kanji. It took me about 1 month to learn the basics of basic about Japanese.

When we agreed to get married on Dec. 5th, 1992, I had to know her parents’ approval. Ayumi briefly mentioned that they followed God’s direction, I was not sure whether they approved our wedding or not. I had to ask her again to see if it was yes.  It meant Yes, but since I was physically disabled, I was really wondering how they would respond when they saw my disability. I had walked with a walker and still use it to this day. The doctor in California told me that I would not be able to have a child in a normal way. All these things were bothering me before I met Ayumi’s parents.

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