We have also learned a little bit about Japanese politics. This is a sign posting everyone running for city office. We don't know if they are all running for the same position or several different ones, but the campaigning consists of ladies dressed up and driving around in vans with microphones repeating the candidates names over and over and saying "Arigatou gozaimasu" (Thank you very much). All of this is amplified via the loudspeakers on top of the vans they are driving (picture the Asian men in the movie "Better of Dead"). When we gawk at them they sometimes say things in English! A lot of people love to say whatever three words they know in English to us. See the video below.
Today we went and collected some good looking coral rubble (for amphipods, of course!) and then went to Ishikawa People's Park for a hike. We were pleased to find trails that were only partially concrete and had some great views (we were on top of a mountain) and some cool butterflies, birds, and lots of spiders! No habu were spotted, but we're sure they're there! Here are a few shots from today. We heard and saw (sort of) some really loud, big birds too, but we couldn't see them clearly through the trees, so we have no idea what they were.
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