Articles tagged:Hikone

Posted: Fri Nov 6 5 a.m. by Pam Stout
Student ambassadors in Japan:  a field trip of a lifetime

Hikone-Ann Arbor student ambassadors prepare to march in the Hikone Castle Festival parade On this field trip, my fourteen year old son has met the mayor of our sister city, Hikone, toured a 400 year old castle, and paraded in an authentic Samurai costume complete with (two!) real swords. That's ...

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Posted: Fri Sep 25 3:36 p.m. by Pam Stout
Peace and Paper Cranes: Sending my son to Hikone

In a few short weeks, I'll be putting my eighth grade son on a plane to Japan for the experience of a lifetime. He's traveling as one of twelve middle school student ambassadors to our sister city of Hikone, Japan for a couple of weeks. He'll stay with a Japanese ...

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