Day 7

I returned from Ofunato on Wednesday and have not had an opportunity to add to the website until today. We all had a wonderful time in Ofunato, Iwate, and I hope to have more time when I return home to inform you of my adventures in this beautiful community.
This is an ikibana arrangement which we saw in each of the buildings we entered in Ofunato.

There are several tsunami walls in the bay to protect Ofunato City.


Ofunato, Iwate, a community surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. This is a view of a beach through the woods

Sometimes, lunches are served in a two-tiered lunch box called a bento