Touring Kyushu!

On Tuesday we (The Winters, Wyatts, Mission Team, and a few Japanese friends) rented a bus and traveled to see Kuratsu Castle, an old, rebuilt, historic castle now turned into a museum. 

A model of the castle.

View from a window in the Castle.

The best picture I could get of Kuratsu Castle from below.

 After touring the castle, we traveled to Arita; a city known for it's pottery. We had lunch at a Japanese buffet... of course it was Japanese... I'm in Japan... Anyway, after lunch, we shopped in the pottery stores! They had some beautiful pottery, mostly all hand-made!

After Arita, we went to Nagasaki. We walked around the Peace Park, where this statue is, and toured the museum at another nearby location where the bomb was actually dropped. I heard a few different stories, but I believe the arm pointing up signifies the threat of nuclear weapons, while the outstretched arm signifies peace. (Don't quote me on that one though because I could be wrong!) The way he is sitting means something as well, but I'm not sure what, so I won't even guess!

The exact location of where the atomic bomb was dropped. It exploded 500km above this location.

A picture in the museum of devastation after the bombing in Hiroshima.

 What I have seen thus far of Kyushu is lush glorious landscape! These pictures were captured on the bus ride home from Nagasaki. Some credit must be given to Chelsea who sacrificed her own comfort and safety in order to allow me to get these amazing images! (She let me sit on her so I could get at just the right angle!)

Somehow I accidentally skipped our International Exchange day, which was on Monday. That will be my next blog post! Until then, thank you for your prayers, they are needed and appreciated!

Christ's Servant,
Jordan