That's how long it took from the time Doug Carlson picked us up at our house until we unloaded our luggage at our host home! One long day! Not only so, but traveling east you lose a day, so it really felt like two days.
1 hour flying time to Minneapolis. 1:45 hours to Detroit. 13 hours to Tokyo. 2:30 hours by train ti Zushi.
Some comments from the journey:"Very long" - Andrew
"I was so tired I slept on the train" - Nicole
"I liked seeing Alaska from the air" - Nicole
"Long and exhausting and the movies were boring" - Lauren
"I liked looking out the window of the train - I liked seeing the rice fields." - Julie
"On the train, when a cell phone rang, the person receiving the call would get up and move to a special space at the end of the car to talk, so as not to disturb other riders - you'd never see that in the USA." - Ann
We were glad to arrive with safety and joy!
At the airport we were greeted by Tim and Leo, two men from the church who escorted us to Kyoko Miayazaki's house, where we are staying. It's quite a lot to host a family of six, buy Kyoko is a most gracious host.We sat down in the evening to enjoy clam chowder and seafood pizza. Andrew, Julie, and Nicole are sleeping in a traditional Japanese room, while the rest are staying in more "western" beds. We all slept very well! This morning we enjoyed both traditional Japanese breakfast and cereal.
Today, June 1, we'll have a walking tour of Kamakura and a welcome dinner at the church. We'll be meeting up with the NWC Drama Ministries Ensemble and three other guests from Holland, MI.
