Nagomi Visit Guest Story: "We also managed to see the old collection of games and still working famicom of our host."

2024-11-14

They were an older, very kind couple. I first met with [my host] at the train station. I remember her big smile when she greeted us and introduced us to her cheerful sister. At house we met her husband and grandson. They all made us feel very welcomed in their beautiful, filled with history house. Throught our stay they treated us with many different things to eat and drink. They were very happy that we wanted to try out many things. They also showed us their valuable, historic items, like a kabuto helmet and they were so kind as to even let us touch it. When they showed us kendo equipment, they even let us try it out. Overall, they were very generous and kind hosts, we learned a lot from them and they let us try out many different things.

We mostly talked about the differences between our cultures, but also we shared the memories of our trip up to this point.

We learned about the custom of putting on a display Hina dolls and kabuto helmet. We could try out the traditional Japanese toy, Kendama. Also, we learned a lot about different customs of Japan.

We had tempura vegatables and shrimp, udon, kaarage, many different side dishes and we could taste really good sake.

When our hosts showed us the kendo equipment one of them used and let us try it. We also managed to see the old collection of games and still working famicom of our host.