PHOTO of the DAY (JAPAN)

[AsahinaKimi]

A teacher from Toni Elementary School, which was destroyed in the March 11 tsunami, greets each of her first grade students in a classroom borrowed from another school on the last day of the first term, on July 22, 2011, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture. All 68 of Toni Elementary's students survived the disaster, but the beginning of their school year was pushed back to April 21. They made up for lost time by boosting class hours from five to six daily. (Mainichi)

bonus photos

Piquance-packed: Wasabi growing by the Kawazu River. MANDY BARTOK PHOTOS


Tied up: The peak of Yonabaru's summer festival is a citywide tug-of-war.

[Booster]

1. I love the look on the little boy's face. Nothing but love.

[Generic Other]

2. Woo Boy! My nose got a whiff of the wasabi!

Thanks for always posting these wonderful pics. It brightens my day!

[AsahinaKimi]

4. I love wasabi

mixed with soy sauce, it does make my sashimi and sushi taste better!

[trusty elf]

7. That sure looks good!

:9

[Sarah Ibarruri]

Japanese people give me hope for the future. They're so resilient.

So amazing.

[dana_b]

3. beautiful photos

thank you for the daily updates!

[AsahinaKimi]

5. You are most welcome!

Kochira koso! こちらこそ！

[awoke_in_2003]

6. A citywide tug-of-war...

sounds like great fun.

[AsahinaKimi]

8. That would be awesome...

I would love to jump in on that..

[awoke_in_2003]

9. I haven't play tug of war...

in probably 30 years. Same with dodgeball. That is sad. I think I might have to have the grandkids over this weekend for some dodge ball. I will probably be the target, but that's okay. Hell, might even put on some swim trunks and break out a sprinkler and have a real good time about it. Adults should do childish things every now and again.

[AsahinaKimi]

10. I know many adults

Who play video games, so I suppose that is as close as one can get to doing child like things! I had a friend who had a action figure collection that would make any kid's eyes grow bigger!