Questions and Answers for Room 22

Aistis wants to know what your favorite city is so far in Japan? How many different alphabets do they use?

Hi Aistis, I think my favorite city so far is Chigasaki, because that is where we spent most of our time and the people were so kind to us. They use 4 different alphabets.

Mallory and Aistis want to know what kind of birds are there? Hi Mallory. I think I talked about this yesterday. You can check the previous entry.

Hannah M. wants to know if they have lily pads in their ponds? Yes Hannah, they have lily pads and also other pretty plants.

Aly wants to know what do they put their hair up in? Hi Aly. Their hair and hairdos are just like ours. One difference is that so many people have black or dark brown hair.

Are there any bears in Japan? Not in Tokyo!

How much does it cost to go to movies? I didn't go to the movies. I'll see if I can find this answer.

Mrs. Dodd wants to know if there are any estate sales or rummage sales over there? There was a big flea market at Odwara Castle, but I didn't have time to go there. Boo Hoo.

Lara wants to know how to say How are You? in Japanese. Hi Lara, I don't know the spelling. It sounds like Genki desu ka? We will all need a few Japanese lessons.

Mrs. Langhus wants to know what is a favorite toy in Japan? I am bringing back some samples of favorite toys and games. I have seen a lot of children playing Cat's Cradle with string and doing origami.

I am on my way to the Origami museum now. See you soon.

Paula