These are pictures of the school where I work, "Toyama West High School," and some shots of the mountains. I love my new camera! http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180009/11481650_YXNtW-Ti.jpg http://intlphil.smugmug.com/gallery/288945_o7YSX/ 2004-12-05T23:12:28Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />The width of the mountains, looking south of the school and of Toyama.</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481645_dinuC" title="The width of the mountains, looking south of the school and of Toyama."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180003/11481645_dinuC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The width of the mountains, looking south of the school and of Toyama." title="The width of the mountains, looking south of the school and of Toyama." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T14:14:56Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180003/11481645_dinuC-Th.jpg 2004-11-18 09:47:34 <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />A shot south to the mountains that surround Toyama city and Fuchu-machi, where the school is. This is the first day that I remember there being visible snow up there!</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481643_nLLU7" title="A shot south to the mountains that surround Toyama city and Fuchu-machi, where the school is. This is the first day that I remember there being visible snow up there!"><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180001/11481643_nLLU7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="A shot south to the mountains that surround Toyama city and Fuchu-machi, where the school is. This is the first day that I remember there being visible snow up there!" title="A shot south to the mountains that surround Toyama city and Fuchu-machi, where the school is. This is the first day that I remember there being visible snow up there!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T14:00:42Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180001/11481643_nLLU7-Th.jpg 2004-11-18 09:46:26 <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />A closer look at the mountains over the roof of the school dojo.</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481644_EnUqf" title="A closer look at the mountains over the roof of the school dojo."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180002/11481644_EnUqf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="A closer look at the mountains over the roof of the school dojo." title="A closer look at the mountains over the roof of the school dojo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T14:32:02Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180002/11481644_EnUqf-Th.jpg 2004-11-18 09:46:36 <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />Welcome to Nishi Koukou! This is the teachers' and guests' entrance to the school.</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481650_YXNtW" title="Welcome to Nishi Koukou! This is the teachers' and guests' entrance to the school."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180009/11481650_YXNtW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Welcome to Nishi Koukou! This is the teachers' and guests' entrance to the school." title="Welcome to Nishi Koukou! This is the teachers' and guests' entrance to the school." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T14:54:43Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180009/11481650_YXNtW-Th.jpg 2004-11-18 09:52:38 <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />The school celebrated it's 80th anniversary on 4 November, and they put this statue up in the garden in front of the school.</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481646_ZYN7y" title="The school celebrated it's 80th anniversary on 4 November, and they put this statue up in the garden in front of the school."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180004/11481646_ZYN7y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The school celebrated it's 80th anniversary on 4 November, and they put this statue up in the garden in front of the school." title="The school celebrated it's 80th anniversary on 4 November, and they put this statue up in the garden in front of the school." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T13:58:21Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180004/11481646_ZYN7y-Th.jpg 2004-11-18 09:50:36 <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />A closeup of the statue, which does not look like any Japanese person I have ever met. It looks like the artist combined the Greek ideal physique with a Japanese face. The boy is holding t ...</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481647_nmFWm" title="A closeup of the statue, which does not look like any Japanese person I have ever met. It looks like the artist combined the Greek ideal physique with a Japanese face. The boy is holding t ..."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180006/11481647_nmFWm-Th-1.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="A closeup of the statue, which does not look like any Japanese person I have ever met. It looks like the artist combined the Greek ideal physique with a Japanese face. The boy is holding t ..." title="A closeup of the statue, which does not look like any Japanese person I have ever met. It looks like the artist combined the Greek ideal physique with a Japanese face. The boy is holding t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-01T22:05:06Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180006/11481647_nmFWm-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />Emily and I came up with the English translation of the kanji to be engraved on the base of the statue.</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481648_kKhk7" title="Emily and I came up with the English translation of the kanji to be engraved on the base of the statue."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180008/11481648_kKhk7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Emily and I came up with the English translation of the kanji to be engraved on the base of the statue." title="Emily and I came up with the English translation of the kanji to be engraved on the base of the statue." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-01T22:12:58Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180008/11481648_kKhk7-Th.jpg 2004-11-18 09:52:04 <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />The groundskeeping and maintenance men are preparing for winter. EVERYTHING gets covered with bamboo or with string to keep snow from crushing it!</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#11481651_XW5DV" title="The groundskeeping and maintenance men are preparing for winter. EVERYTHING gets covered with bamboo or with string to keep snow from crushing it!"><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180011/11481651_XW5DV-Th-1.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="The groundskeeping and maintenance men are preparing for winter. EVERYTHING gets covered with bamboo or with string to keep snow from crushing it!" title="The groundskeeping and maintenance men are preparing for winter. EVERYTHING gets covered with bamboo or with string to keep snow from crushing it!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T14:17:48Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/PB180011/11481651_XW5DV-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />Three Toyama Nishi third-year girls get ready to "clean" the school.</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#8941236_8iSPU" title="Three Toyama Nishi third-year girls get ready to "clean" the school."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/KN001022/8941236_8iSPU-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Three Toyama Nishi third-year girls get ready to "clean" the school." title="Three Toyama Nishi third-year girls get ready to "clean" the school." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-08T22:39:11Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/KN001022/8941236_8iSPU-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />Me on (after) the first day of actual school! The tradition continues!</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#12300571_5MsBm" title="Me on (after) the first day of actual school! The tradition continues!"><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/90510001/12300571_5MsBm-Th-2.jpg" width="90" height="150" alt="Me on (after) the first day of actual school! The tradition continues!" title="Me on (after) the first day of actual school! The tradition continues!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T10:56:26Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/90510001/12300571_5MsBm-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />Piet, Darla and I pose for a picture -- or in my case, take a nap! Piet is from Germany and Darla is from CA, and they are living in Japan and going to high school here for a year. They vi ...</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#12300597_NcYU6" title="Piet, Darla and I pose for a picture -- or in my case, take a nap! Piet is from Germany and Darla is from CA, and they are living in Japan and going to high school here for a year. They vi ..."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/90510023/12300597_NcYU6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="Piet, Darla and I pose for a picture -- or in my case, take a nap! Piet is from Germany and Darla is from CA, and they are living in Japan and going to high school here for a year. They vi ..." title="Piet, Darla and I pose for a picture -- or in my case, take a nap! Piet is from Germany and Darla is from CA, and they are living in Japan and going to high school here for a year. They vi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T00:00:53Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/90510023/12300597_NcYU6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com">IntlPhil</a><br />My enkai, with the English staff and my principal. on the left, front to back, are Nakano-sensei, Ijima-sensei, Kato-sensei, Sawaki-sensei and Kawai-sensei (my supervisor). On the right, f ...</p><p><a href="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/288945_o7YSX#12300577_xKVM5" title="My enkai, with the English staff and my principal. on the left, front to back, are Nakano-sensei, Ijima-sensei, Kato-sensei, Sawaki-sensei and Kawai-sensei (my supervisor). On the right, f ..."><img src="http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/90510006/12300577_xKVM5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="My enkai, with the English staff and my principal. on the left, front to back, are Nakano-sensei, Ijima-sensei, Kato-sensei, Sawaki-sensei and Kawai-sensei (my supervisor). On the right, f ..." title="My enkai, with the English staff and my principal. on the left, front to back, are Nakano-sensei, Ijima-sensei, Kato-sensei, Sawaki-sensei and Kawai-sensei (my supervisor). On the right, f ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T20:42:09Z IntlPhil http://intlphil.smugmug.com http://intlphil.smugmug.com/Japan/SchoolWork/Toyama-Nishi-Koukou/90510006/12300577_xKVM5-Th.jpg