Takahata Town is lush with greenery
緑豊かな高畠町
All the schools had a stone statue at their entrance. This one was a intriguing Demon statue.
鬼のオブジェ
Ashirvad talks with the Superintendent of the Takahata Town Board of Education about sports
高畠町教育委員会の教育長とスポーツに関して語るアシバード
At Wada Elementary School, chatting with the principal before the program.
和田小学校にて。プログラム前に校長先生と談笑
He happily shows us an article on the local newspaper about the Peace Run the day before.
ピースランの記事が掲載された新聞を手に
We had to hold the event indoors due to the intense heat.
暑さを考慮して室内で行いました
The country guessing game. The children had to guess from which prefecture the Japanese runners were from.
国当てゲーム。日本人スタッフはどこの県なのかを当ててもらいます
Tatiana performs a poem from her country, Ukraine
タチアナは祖国ウクライナのポエムを披露
All smiles as we play the country guessing game!
国当てゲームでみんな笑顔
World Harmony Run song with actions
ハーモニーランダンス
Here is the Peace Torch!
みんなが一つに
I feel peace in my heart
心の中に平和を感じてみます
High-five at the end
最後にハイタッチ
Students waving from the classroom as we left
去りぎわにずっと手を振ってくれる生徒さんたち
We went to a traditional Soba restaurant for lunch.
お昼に行ったお蕎麦屋さん。
Makiko Izawa, the owner of the restaurant, was a participant in the women's 200 meters race at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
お蕎麦屋さんの女将さんの伊澤まき子さん。１９６４年の東京オリンピック女子２００メーターの出場選手。
Apparently she also provided guidance to the Mahoroba Athletic Club, who had joined the events the day before.
前日に参加してくれた『まほろばアスリートクラブ』への指導も行っているそうです。
We received coconut macaroons as a souvenir.
お土産にココナッツマカロンいただきました
High-five before farewell
お別れ前にハイタッチ
High-fiving a tall Ashirvad is hard work!
背の高いアシルバードとのハイタッチは大変！
In the afternoon we went to Takahata Junior High School, which was the goal of the previous day, and were given a tour of the school building.
この日の午後は前日のゴールだった高畠中学に行き、校舎の案内をしていただきました
Handing the torch over to the students in this gym.
体育館にいた生徒にトーチを手渡します
The teacher is all smiles!
先生もスマイル
The Principal of Takahata Junior High School was our guide.
高畠中学の校長先生。
We visited the classrooms during class.
授業中の教室にお邪魔します
Everyone was studying seriously, and did not seem to not get too distracted by our presence.
みなさん真剣に授業を受けていました
Peace Run team visiting another class
授業参観するピースラン一行
learning how to make a stamp in the traditional Japanese way, by carving a stone block.
ハンコの制作中
It was a sunny and extremely hot day.
晴天で暑すぎるぐらいの1日でした
At the inn where we stayed for two nights. Roxana and Tatyana relaxed playing ping-pong
２泊したお宿で。RoxanaとTatyana
