Also, It was Hammer Time again today. More on that later.
We started out the day on a bus talking at great length with some of the Rotary members about the service projects they are involved in. Rotary is a huge proponent of education and, as such, nearly every rotary district has scholarships for high school and university students.
Rotary in Japan does alot of work all over the community but often does it by assisting other groups so that Rotary doesn't actually get the credit for it. Humility is very central to Japanese culture.
This discussion took place while driving to a Soba noodle shop to actually make noodles from scratch. Making food from scratch is something I haven't done in perhaps two decades.
This guy was awesome. He turned these indeterminate lumps of stuff into these giant pancakes.
Which we then cut into smaller and smaller pieces with this wicked blade and eventually turned into noodles.
Afterward, we sat down and talked with the Rotary Members more over lunch. These folks really do alot, especially behind the scenes.
One of the large sources of income for this region for decades has been flatware manufacturing. We got to tour a museum and then several businesses that work with metal, flatware, and polishing.
Here's a quick filmstrip tour of the experience.
It's always hammer time in japan.
The $12,000 solid gold spoon.
I got offered a job as a polisher. Does it suit me?
We finished the day with a relaxed dinner filled with great conversation and got to see some traditional fan dancing,
some magic, and I got to play some guitar and sing for the Rotary Club. They were a great audience. Tomorrow we head out for another club and another ryokan. Adventure awaits.
1 comment:
asian spaghetti! how impressive!
-a.h.
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