Sunday, August 06, 2006
You are invited to review this blog, which illustrates our experiences and impressions from Japan during the fall 2005. If you wish to enlarge a picture, please click into it.
Note: All materials in this blog, including all photographs, are copyright protected. Copyright (C) Ryszarda L. Pelc and Karol I. Pelc, 2006. Copying of any of these materials without a written permission of the authors is prohibited.
Note: All materials in this blog, including all photographs, are copyright protected. Copyright (C) Ryszarda L. Pelc and Karol I. Pelc, 2006. Copying of any of these materials without a written permission of the authors is prohibited.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
JCMU situated on the shore of Lake Biwa
Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) is situated on the shore of Lake Biwa in close vicinity of the Prince Hotel (tall white tower). The facility of JCMU (with green roofs) consists of two buildings: one for classrooms and offices, another for dormitory.
JCMU main entrance
View from my office at JCMU
This is the best view from an office I have ever had in my career. Beauty of the lake and mountains on the horizon are extraordinary.
With my students at JCMU
It was a very good team both in terms of quality, intelligence and in terms of mix of students coming from different universities and representing different majors. All of them have been fascinated by Japan and its culture.
JCMU library and offices
JCMU dormitory
Our friends and hosts upon arrival to Kansai Airport
We were lucky that our Japanese friends from Tsu, Mie Prefecture, received us at the Kansai Airport and accompanied us (by train) to our new residence in Hikone. Junko-san and her daughter Keiko had to travel several hours to see us upon arrival to Japan and had to travel back home in the middle of the night. Amazing.
Japanese cooking class
Lida in the JCMU garden
Garden at a shrine in Hikone
Meditation at a shrine
Dry garden at a shrine in Hikone
Art in a temple
At a temple in Hikone
Tori with multiple gates in a shrine in Hikone
Chikubushima: Pilgrims
Chikubushima: A historical sculptured pagoda
Chikubushima: A view from above
Chikubushima: At the old temple
Chikubushima: Part of a pagoda
Chikubushima: Benzaiten - goddess of eloquence, knowledge and music
Chikubushima: At the entrance to main shrine
Chikubushima: Buddha
Chikubushima: Ritual washing before entring a temple
Chikubushima: Main tori and stairs
