After interacting with the pupils from Mizusawa Elementary School, we proceeded to Shirakami-Taiken Center, where we ate lunch. They served really good curry!
We left our things in our super nice tatami rooms! I love the comfortable futon and clean wooden floors.
We then proceeded to the Office of Happo-Cho's Board of Education to do some cultural activities like playing the drums with the help of the Local Taiko Drum Group.
We also cooked the local delicacy Kiritampo (skewered pounded rice) together with grilled chicken. A Japanese man showed us the art of slicing fresh fish and how to make sashimi. We would be eating all the food we prepared the entire afternoon during dinner with the city mayor of Happo-Cho.
Just before sunset, we all lingered at the nearby beach. After dinner that night, we listened to a small folk concert in Shirakami-Taiken Center. We then walked to the nearby Hatahata-Kan Hot Spring Resort. I was completely shocked after we were told that we should swim naked.
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