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Welcome to Kibi Town!! |
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This is Kibi, the place I called home for three years up until July of last year when my time on JET finally ended. It`s a quiet little town, and is - I think - fairly typical of rural towns all over Japan. |
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One of the two main roads leading in and out of Kibi. On the left is Delicious Hirooka, the local supermarket that never quite lived up to its name! |
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A view of Kibi from my apartment. In the foreground you can see a field of mikan (mandarin orange) trees, the principal industry in the area. |
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Ah, Kibi Dome (left), a multi-purpose venue, and Kibi Town Hall, home of my wonderful employers the Board of Education! As seems to be the custom among towns like this, these buildings were designed by a locally famous architect. |
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Fujinami Shrine, the local shrine for one of the main districts of Kibi. |
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Kibi Junior High School, my place of work four days a week. 500 students from 12 to 15 years old, 40 odd teachers and a lovely carp pond in between the two main buildings! |
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A portable shrine carried by local men throughout the Fujinami area. This is a traditional part of the local Fujinami Festival, held every year in the Spring time. |
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Another part of the festival is this performance, showing two warriors doing battle with and finally subduing a dragon. The performers walk along behind the portable shrine and perform their act in the streets for all the people to see! |
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Me and Melissa, another of the local JETs, along with all the performers from the dragon play. |
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Back to Life in Japan |
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