Akita-shi: The Core City of Akita Prefecture

Submitted by Lindsay Bennett on Nov 11, 2019

39° 37' 36.119" N, 140° 11' 53.306" E

How far did I travel this week?:

I traveled a total of 72 kilometers (44 miles) to get to and from the culture center and the elementary school.

How far have I traveled on this journey so far?:

From my hometown in Virginia to Akita City, Japan alone I traveled 11,868 kilometers (7,374 miles). I have traveled 245 kilometers (152 miles) for field trips to Kakunodate, Oga Peninsula, and Yokote.

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From left to right, there are 500, 100, 50, 10, 5, and 1 yen coins; there is a 1000 yen bill below and the coin purse I use beside it.

This is picture from a vending machine on campus showing the price of a water bottle-- 100 yen in this case

This is the front entrance of Omagari Elementary School taken from the second floor (I can't take pictures of the kids so I take a lot of the surroundings)

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Akita-shi: The Core City of Akita Prefecture

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