Hello!!Everyone!!

Hello! My name is Akito Taniguchi. I'm 16 years old. My high school is Okuetsu Meisei.
My hobby is playing the trumpet. I'm a member of the school band.
I want to go to Moanalua high school soon!!!!

Hello from Katsuyama City... and Mochiko Chicken!

Hello Moanalua High School!

My name is Mark Ohara, and I am the Coordinator for International Relations in Katsuyama City.

(Me at Kinkakuji in Kyoto)

I just wanted to say thank you very much for allowing us to visit your school next spring, and I'm really looking forward to introducing you to some students from Katsuyama!

I have already taught two workshops to familiarize the students to Hawaii, and the first of those was a cooking class where we all made mochiko chicken. Here are some pictures from the event:

(Preparation)                                                          (Cooking)

(First taste of Mochiko Chicken)

I will ask the students to begin posting on this blog so that you can get a sense of who we are and what kind of place Katsuyama City is. I think it's a really interesting place with a lot of unique activities (including Japan's largest dinosaur fossil museum and a world-class skiing and snowboarding resort) so I definitely want to share it with all of you! I hope we are all able to post some interesting information and have fun corresponding with each other all the way until our trip in March.

Mahalo, and have a great day!

Mark Ohara

Coordinator for International Relations

Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture