WEEK 5 May 11th-17th

With Tetsuya Hashimoto my walking companion on the walk from Ibaraki city to Kyoto city. 茨木から京都まで、橋本てつやさんが一緒に 歩いてくれました

With Dr Kurioka and staff at his hospital in Kyoto. 京都で栗岡先生の病院のスタッフの皆さん と。

Breakfast with iron chef Kurioka, his specialty, ketchup smiley faces at our 12th homestay. １２件目のホームステイ、シェフ栗岡先生の にこちゃんオムレツと一緒に。

Scenes from the no-smoking campaign walk down the shopping arcade near Dr Tanaka's Temple. Dr Inamaoto is TOBACCO MAN! And the opening of the Tobacco Free Museum. 田中先生のお寺の近くの商店街を禁煙キャン ペーン。タバコマンになってくれたのは稲本 先生です。

Discussing tobacco issues at the Kyoto City office. We later learnt that they passed a "No walking tobacco" law shortly after our visit.

Dr Kurioka and Dr Tanaka with us at the Kyoto Prefectural office. In the background is a lavish smoking room for workers. 栗岡先生と田中先生と京都府庁にある、立派 な喫煙室の前で。

With Dr Masayuki Takahashi and his university students outside Kusatsu City office in Shiga Prefecture. 高橋正行先生と彼の大学の学生さんたち、草 津保健所の職員の方々。タバコマンは今回は 職員の方です。

No it's not tobacco! It's fields of green tea in the mountains of Mie. Maybe all tobacco farmers could become tea farmers. Maybe somebody could let me know if the growing conditions are similar? タバコ畑じゃないですよ。三重県の茶畑です。タバコ農家さんもお茶を作るようになればいい のになあ。栽培方法って似てるのかなあ？

A rare occassion the whole Tanaka family at our 13th homestay in Kyoto. １３件目のホームステイ、京都の田中先生 ファミリー。