by Bill Gordon

Friendship Visits

This list shows my visits to Japanese elementary schools and kindergartens, most of which have American Friendship Dolls. The links are to separate web pages for these visits. The list is sorted by prefecture.

Prefecture School Date
Aichi Ichigi Elementary School 10/21/2002
Meirin Elementary School 11/22/2001
Saigo Elementary School 11/15/2001
Tahara Chubu Elementary School 2/28/2001
Gunma Azuma Elementary School 10/25/2002
Hokkaido Iai Asahioka Kindergarten 5/22/2003
Hyogo Takasago Kindergarten 5/29/2003
Iwate Esashi Odaki Elementary School 10/22/2007
  Senmaya Elementary School 7/5/2005
Kagoshima Jinpu Gakuen Children's Home 6/19/2004
Kanagawa Honcho Elementary School 10/22/2002
Shukugawara Elementary School 11/7/2001
Shukugawara Elementary School 2/27/2002
Miyagi Hirobuchi Elementary School 11/13/2001
Hirobuchi Kindergarten 11/13/2001
Kawatabi Elementary School 11/12/2001
Monou Elementary School 11/13/2001
Murata Daiyon Elementary School 10/23/2002
Sanbongi Elementary School 11/12/2001
Nagano Azumi Elementary School 11/19/2001
Watauchi Elementary School 3/1/2002
Nagasaki Hirado Kindergarten 10/15/2002
Shimabara Daiichi Elementary School 10/14/2002
Oita Mikuma Kindergarten 6/5/2003
Yamagata Yamagata City Daiichi Elementary School 11/8/2001
Yamagata City Daiju Elementary School 11/9/2001
Yamaguchi Ohdono Elementary School 11/21/2001
Ohdono Elementary School 10/18/2002
Ohdono Elementary School 6/6/2003
Ohdono Elementary School 6/28/2004
Oouchi Elementary School 10/17/2002
Yamanashi Aikawa Elementary School 5/26/2003
Shintoku Kindergarten 11/6/2001
Shintoku Kindergarten 5/27/2003

The following list shows other visits related to
Friendship Dolls exchanged between the U.S. and Japan.


One web page gives my thoughts about the entire trip in November 2001.


The following list gives visits of other Americans
to Japanese schools in Friendship Doll activities.

Prefecture Name School Date
Gifu Margaret Corbet Wachi and Meitoku Elementary Schools 5/2003
Iwate Barbara Roth Senmaya Elementary School 6/24/2002
Kagoshima Marge Kelly Nishida Elementary School 9/28/2007
Kanagawa Ellen Biro Honcho Elementary School 3/19/2003
Nara Luella Steil and
    Zephyr Baker
Mochi Elementary School 10/1997

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