Seto Ohashi

Our boss' husband Shigiyoshi san was so kind to take us sight seeing around our city a few days after our arrival. This is Mike in front of the Seto Ohashi (the second largest suspension bridge in the world.) Shigiyoshi san actually helped build this bridge and is obviously very proud of it.

Mike, me, and Dan Hannon (a fellow English teacher for another school) enjoy the inland sea and the small beach.

Seto Ohashi

Oboke Canyon

On one of the Japanese holidays, we took a day trip with some of our friends up Oboke Canyon.

Mike and Me

Mike and a waterfall.

Kazurabashi vine bridge. People pay about 500 yen to cross it. Our friend Matt started jumping on the bridge and some of the Japanese people pretty much soiled themselves because they were so freaked out. Wouldn't you? The bridge is made of vines.

Kazurabashi bridge from the other side.

Mike and me on a rock in the middle of the emerald green river going through the canyon.

Mike with the beautiful canyon behind him.

Me, the professional rock climber, obviously.

Here we are with our friends. From right: Mike, me, Twila, Matt, Jonas, Jason, Claire, Annika, and Jake.

Jake, Annnika, Twila, and Matt about to cross the bridge. It looks like something taken out of an Indiana Jones movie.

After the bridge there was a little shop that sold whole fish on a stick. Not something we were willing to try...