Doing Kyuudo was an interesting experience to say the least.　We do not have this kind of sport usually available at university level or lower in Canada so suffice to say it was something I was curious about. I picked this picture because during us attempt to shoot the target there was a little bet going on between me, Dan and Kathryn. Kathryn being the only one to hit the target won our little challenge. Through this picture you can see she has at least half decent form compared to say me or Dan.

This picture is very nice because despite the intense amount of industrialization in Japan, it shows that Japan still retains a lot of the natural beauty it once had(albeit in small select areas). This kind of scenery is what we Canadians are rarely shown whenever Japan is brought up. For the most part, Japan is thought of to be an industrious place filled with technological wonders and tall concrete buildings scraping the sky. The nature of Japan is only brought up perhaps during olden tales of Japan, in the days of the Samurai. I think this side of Japan is much more interesting that the busy industrial center that it is thought to be.

This picture is just plain funny. After every trip, short or long, everyone was always tired. Always on the bus back home at least a third of us were asleep. We always put a lot of effort into our travels, taking lots of pictures or trying to see everything. Because of that, afterwards, we were always practically dead by the end.

This last picture I just thought was a nice one of us all at Sado. Just a way to kind of cap off the fun experiences we had. It was a great time and I hope to be back in Japan eventually.