The Journey 
Mrs James is visiting Japan during half term.

​21 degrees in Tokyo

Japan with Mrs James

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Friday 28th October 2016

​Today's lunch.

​To shrine

Octopus ​for sale!
​Fancy it for school lunch?

​​Today I went to the famous Tokyo fish market. There were lots of strange fish, huge tuna the same size as a dolphin, octopus and live crabs. It was extremely busy and bustling and easy to get lost. The smell was overpowering at times. 

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​Thursday 27th October 2016

​Today I had a traditional sumo wrestler's meal. It was a stew with meat, tofu, squid and cabbage. It is very healthy but strange to us! 

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After lunch we went to the shrine, Fushimi_Inari_taisha_Shrine-Kyoto_ .  
​Buddhist monks pray there. 

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This photo of Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine is courtesy of TripAdvisor

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Tuesday 25th October 2016

​Tokyo Skytree
Tonight we went up the Tokyo Skytree which is 460m
and gives views of the whole of Tokyo. It looks amazing
​but you're inside so my photos weren't that good.

Tomorrow I'm up early to go to Kyoto. It's a 6am start. 

View from the sky tree

Today we went to the Imperial palace. It's a Buddhist Shrine. People go there to pray for good health.

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​Toilets in Japan have
warm seats!
On the side of each toilet is
an array of buttons so
​you can clean your
​bottom with a warm shower!

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Monday 24th October 2016

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​The children serve this.
There is no choice and you can't leave till it's eaten!
​This was miso soup, rice and veg with squid.

My use of chopsticks is improving rapidly. !

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​This is a photo of all the Head teachers who were invited on the tour. We are outside the school in Tokyo that we visited today. 

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​After school in Japan the children do the cleaning.
They spend 35 minutes doing it and no cleaners are employed.
​I think this would be a great idea at Chaddesley,
​I bet the children would love it!!

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Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd October 2016

Saturday morning 8am got the train from Redditch to London Euston. Then off to a Japanese language session followed by journey to Heathrow. 12 hour flight and arrival at Tokyo absolutely exhausted but excited to visit a Japanese school tomorrow.

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