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Brandon's first area was
Matsudo
northeast of Tokyo.
(he was transferred 12/20/99 to the mission office)

 

 

Hondo-ji Temple in Matsudo

Matsudo pictures  
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matsudo.jpg (38397 bytes) Matsudo - 10/99

Me on the roof of a small seven story apartment building, overlooking part of Matsudo city.

carl_bran.jpg (62416 bytes) Matsudo - 9/99

"Cool" Carl Wakamoto and I after playing football at a park near Kitasenju eki, with the Adachi Elders.

kawakita.jpg (28943 bytes) Matsudo - 10/30/99
After dinner at Kawakita Shimai's house.  She's always so good with inviting non-members over for us.  There were three of them this time!  Can you guess who they are? (just kidding)
bran3.jpg (52701 bytes) Matsudo - me at the Buddhist temple grounds.
kids1.jpg (31910 bytes) Matsudo - 11/99
Kids service at snack time (with Morimura Choro)
mats_fugi.jpg (8011 bytes) Matsudo -

Mt. Fugi at sunset.  Beautiful, huh?

samurai.jpg (43228 bytes) Matsudo - 12/99
One of the members let me dress up in his Samurai period clothing.  I am with Aichan - a 10 year old girl, also in period clothing.
grocery.jpg (47147 bytes) Matsudo - Shopping!
I am holding up a package of gyoza - yum!
grocery1.jpg (30682 bytes) Matsudo 
Standing in front of the grocery store.
couch.jpg (38732 bytes) Matsudo
Elder Page and I enjoy our new couch!
(the one we found in the garbage bin : )
church.jpg (40570 bytes) Matsudo - the church building
Elder Page in front of the church.  Don't be deceived by it's large appearance - from the side, it's quite narrow.
eikaiwa.jpg (30574 bytes) Matsudo - Eikaiwa (English Class)
The man is the one I helped with his network computer program, and the girl was really excited to get this picture taken.
city.jpg (62902 bytes) Matsudo
Typcial homes in a more affluent neighborhood
b_man.jpg (34199 bytes) Man at the post office in Matsudo (on the way to kids service).  He is one of the first people I met in Japan.  He always talks to us - really friendly.  Not interested in the church at all, but sometimes will stop and talk.  I've always thought he was just a "cute little man."
btemp.jpg (44589 bytes) Matsudo
Me in front of a a huge Buddhist Temple on the way to MDM in Adachi from Matsudo.  It's so much bigger and taller than the picture shows!  (The roof points up about double what you see of the building) This is where I heard the chanting!
aptbld1.jpg (40881 bytes) Matsudo
This is our apartment building (the white building located behind the Mobil Gas station).  We're on the 2nd floor.   The green net in the back is an "indoor" golf course.  Very small.  The cost is about $18 for men, and $15 for women to golf for a limited amount of time.
b_kids.jpg (43904 bytes) Matsudo 9/19/99
Some of the kids at our kid's service
katsu.jpg (17725 bytes) 9/10/99
The first time I successfully made Katsudon!
mpres.jpg (30050 bytes) The day I arrived!
katsu.jpg (17725 bytes) This is me at the Tokyo History Museum.
 
 It looks Japanese so I though you might enjoy.
bridge.jpg (25171 bytes) On the way back from the airport - A beautiful sunset on a bridge.  On both sides were many tall buildings.  Notice we're driving on the left side of the road, and I am in the passengers seat (left side of the car)  It almost seems normal now!

  

 

                   

  

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