{"id":435,"date":"2019-02-16T17:18:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T17:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jinokoya.com\/Mari\/?p=435"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T10:51:39","slug":"japan-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jinokoya.com\/Mari\/japan-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arrived in Hokkaido\u00a0and\u00a0met with\u00a0my\u00a0Host Family, nervously ready to immerse\u00a0myself in a culture I just began learning about. The Noguchi family treated me and my daughter very well. I\u00a0enjoyed\u00a0the\u00a0traditional foods,\u00a0lit fireworks at a\u00a0neighborhood block party,\u00a0visited a rotating sushi bar, and\u00a0attended\u00a0a Sumotournament.\u00a0I was also thrilled to\u00a0experience places not usually on a tourist itinerary. We went to Ishiya Chocolate factory,\u00a0went sightseeing from one of the highest mountain peaks in Sapporo,\u00a0and enjoyed a Japanese\u00a0water park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n