It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air.

The group makes it way up the mountain to the top of Azuchi Castle.

The ruins at Azuchi Castle

While majority of my time here is spent trying to learn the Japanese language, Saturday I, along with 5 other JMCU students, had the opportunity to help some junior high student practice their English. It was a lot of fun wandering through Azuchi. The students actually spoke English quite well. Each JCMU student paired up with JET ALT and two Japanese students.  We helped them answer question on a quiz about Azuchi Castle and asked them simple questions about school and their interests.
Azuchi is a place I would have never gone to on my own. It's not a touristy place. The castle is actually just ruins of what was once a castle, but it was very beautiful and serene there. All in all it was a fun day.

View from the top of our climb.