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Christopher Peter Gradin
Nagano

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Above: Downtown Nagano as seen from the west exit of JR Nagano Station. This section of town always has a wide variety of street vendors, musicians, Kanji artists, monks, and shoppers.
Below: The street leading up to Zenkoji temple`s entrance. This gate is home to two sacred gaurdians, A and Un, both of which have been beautifully carved from wood.

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Beautiful Zenkoji temple houses one of the first Buddha statues to arrive in Japan from Korea. Said to be made of solid gold, this statue cannot be seen by human eyes as it has cost the lives of many soldiers and would-be possesors.

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From its ancient culture to its strong western influence, Nagano is a facinating city of contrasts. During my time in Japan I have experienced the difficulty surrounding second language aquisition first-hand; I have become an efficent, confident teacher; and I have developed skills in curriculum design.