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these 3 girls stayed at a farm with the shirai family. the family was very big but only the mother new how to speak English but they still worked hard to communicate and bond with each other.

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these 3 guys went to a more traditional house to stay with their homestay family and it reminded them of their grandparent's house, the family's hospitality made them enjoy their stay despite some one of them having a phobia of big dogs

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these 2 girls tried their best and had fun communicating and bonding with their homestay family despite there being a language barrier and them not being able to communicate well with each other

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these 2 guys had fun and exciting moments staying with the takayanagi family as they went to shrines and grape picking which they could not enjoy in Singapore.

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these 2 buddies experiences one of their best moments in life when they stayed with the nozue family. they ate delicious home cooked Japanese meals, slept in futons, went shopping , watched a high school sport festival and helped out in the preparation of the local festival which made them feel like they were part of the communic

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these 2 girls also had a wonderful time with the tomiya family as they went about experiencing the Japanese culture by trying out calligraphy, counter sushi, and enjoying the many sceneries in japan

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the girls were nervous at first when staying with the kuwabara family but they had a wonderful time with them. the parents tried their best to communicate in English and take care of the 2 girls even though they had to take care of their own children

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the seto family are a very kind and warm family, the 2 parents are teachers and they have taught in Singapore for 3 years so they could speak English and better communicate with the homestay students but their children do not speak much English but they still tried to communicate with each other,

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we all had fun interacting and working together with the Japanese university students even though we had trouble understanding each other

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we had an amazing experience taking the bullet train which is also known as the Shinkansen. we could also see Mount Fuji as we were passing by Shizuoka on the bullet train

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we learned about how traditional tea ceremonies are performed and how they received guests.

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Just from the look of the school campus, my heart tells me how wonderful it'd be to be able to study here.. Do check out the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies!

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The Tokyo Tower is simply breathtaking..

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Who said you can't enjoy beautiful scenery in a city? Just look at this sight.

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The Shinkansen can go up to 320km/hr! Isn't that just amazing?

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Japan not only has wonderful shopping destinations; but these place come in a set with beautiful scenery! What a feast ♡

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Did you know that Japan is one of the world's leading countries in terms of technology? You can find out more at Japan's Mirai-kan!

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Kabuki is a traditional form of Japanese Theatre with roots tracing all the way back to the Edo period!

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We had a really informative and interesting experience with the Foreign Studies lecturers!

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We got to go to Bentenjima during our homestay, what a beautiful place!

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Our visit to the Kakegawa Castle was mind blowing

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Learning about Hamamatsu in the city visit.

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Meeting our new friends at Shizuoka University. We had a blast making new friends!

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Getting ready to board our flight!