Mrs. McElwee's
Japan Page


More photos -- new ones not on the photoblogs

Updated -- the information from the blog is being transferred here: Blog Entries & Pictures

Japan Videos on Teacher Tube
Kendo Video -- filmed by me while in Japan
Kendo Video, Take II -- filmed by me while in Japan
Kendo Video, Take III -- filmed by me while in Japan

 

Class Activities
Earthquakes in Japan Research
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Buddhism and Shintoism -- Coming Soon!
Kyogen and Noh Theatre -- Coming Soon!
Mt. Fuji

Miyajima Island

 Japan Websites
Kids Web Japan: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/index.html
Japan from A-Z: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e691.html
My Tokyo Hotel, The New Otani: http://www.newotani.co.jp/en/tokyo/index.html
History of Kabuki Theatre: http://www.kabuki.gr.jp/pavilion/index.html
The Time in Japan: http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_JP.aspx
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/top_e.html
Hiroshima -- The Children's Peace Monument: http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/heiwa/monument.html
Experience Japan: http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/
Japan for 6-10 Year Olds: http://www.sover.net/~johnd/categories.html
Fact Monster: Japan: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107666.html
Transport Japan: http://www.transport-pf.or.jp/english/index.html
Tokyo Webcam -- live shots updated every minute!: http://www.nttls.co.jp/webcam/
Where was Mrs. McElwee?
I was in three different places while in Japan. The first was Tokyo, and then I traveled to Hiroshima. My host city was Soka, a suburb of Tokyo. Can you find these places on the maps?
The Current time in Japan is:

Tokyo

Blogs of Other JFMF'ers
Mrs. Kim Griego-Boruch, Pennsylvania (High School Social Studies Teacher)
Mr. Skip Tyler, Virginia (High School Math Teacher)
Mr. Jeff Perl, New York (High School History Teacher) Home viewing only --school filter blocked
Mr. David Bean, Texas (6th Grade Science Teacher) Home viewing only --school filter blocked

Disclaimer: I have no control over the content within other teacher's blogs.
Blog Authors
Several of the blog owners are pictured here: Kim, Skip, Jeff, me & Tracey.
Interested in being a Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher? Click on this link for more information:
http://www.fulbrightmemorialfund.jp/index.html
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This page last updated on April 17, 2008.
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