JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Making Our Own Flutes . . . 2/16

Class was already in session when we arrived at the Japanese community center next to Max Valu Supermarket. Oops, we thought we could come anytime between 10-12 . . .


Eldon & Nancy listen to our Sensei (say Sin-say) as he tells us we are going to make our own "bamboo" flute today. We're using PVC pipe, but the style is the same as the ancient bamboo flutes have been made for centuries . . . read more here:
http://www.j-music.com/aki/bamboo.html


Yikes -- that's a nasty looking knife!

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