Our morning lecture was “Japanese-U.S. Relations” by Professor Thomas Fingar. About 10 am, we left the ship and walked across […]
Friday, May 17, Sado Island
Sado Island is the home of the world famous Kodo taiko drummers and is one of the biggest reasons Tom […]
Thursday, May 16, Kanazawa
We started with a very interesting lecture by Professor Michelle Damian on “Traditional Fishing and Sailing”. The welcoming committee was […]
Wednesday, May 15, Sakaiminato/Matsue
We started with a lecture by Professor Werner Sollors about “Lafcadio Hearn’s Japan”. Hearn (1850-1904) was a journalist who visited […]
Tuesday, May 14, South Korea
We learned at the captain’s dinner that in order for a non-Japanese ship to make stops in Japan, that the […]
Monday, May 13, Hagi
Today the tour visited four places in Hagi – walking tour of the old samurai quarter, lunch at a local […]
Sunday, May 12, Miyajima
First I’d like to make a comment on the fantastic weather we’ve been having in Japan. Except for one of […]
Saturday, May 11, Uchiko
The ship arrived at Uwajima port about 7 am, and we were surprised by quite an elaborate welcome reception at […]
Friday, May 10, Hiroshima
At 9:30 am, we had a fascinating talk by Professor Werner Sollors titled “John Hersey’s Hiroshima”. It was based on […]
Thursday, May 9, Nara/Kobe
At 8:45 am, we took a 1.5-hour bus ride to Nara, the capital of Japan from 710-784 AD. The hotel […]
