Internship Exchange Program with Cabrillo College 2014
Internship Exchange Program with Cabrillo College 2014 #4
2014.07.02
2014/07/02
Mireya and her host brother and sister were wearing casual summer kimonos known as Yukata. People love to wear yukata to summer festivals such as the Star Festival on July 7.
2014/07/02
Melissa is in a second host family. She can communicate with a 11-month-old boy very well without words!
2014/07/02
Sensoji-temple is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa where Melissa and Mireya visited today. Before entering the temple, visitors should wash their hands and drink the water for cleansing. So did Melissa and Mireya.
2014/07/02
In front of the great hall, there is a large incense burner. It is customary to purchase incense, and wave the smoke over yourself, so as to complete a ritual purification. Many people believe in the health benefits of the smoke from this incense. So after following the ritual, they were taking more photos!
2014/07/02
The Kaminarimon (“Thunder Gate”) is the outer of two large entrance gates ultimately leading to the Sensoji temple. The gate, with its lantern and statues, is popular with tourists. Jumping in front of the gate cannot be so popular, though!