Japan Adventure

. . . and in the daytime.




















These fresh pine needles (matsu) were a gift from one of my chigerie ladies. She has a huge pine tree in her yard, and she brought bundles for everyone in class. Fresh pine represents longivity and is used to decorate for New Year's (the biggest holiday of the year in Japan.) Read more about it here: http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa052100.htm?nl=1




















Bob gets in the Christmas spirit . . .