The main reason for visiting Fukuoka and Saga was to see Mom's extended family, as well as possibly visit the area that she was raised. We definitely got to see her old stomping grounds! =)
(The temple that Mom played outside of, along with the other neighborhood kids. Apparently the monks always yelled at them for making too much noise)
(Mom's elementary school. It was mostly wood construction when she went there, but it's basically still there.)
(The monkey bars are still there...the same as when she went to school there. They look kinda short...)
(Back when my mom was growing up, she said she basically lived in a slum/ghetto. The houses were tiny and put up as quickly as possible. The area isn't that much better...it's safe...just shabby, but she wasn't able to find her exact home.)
(The creek that ran behind the house. She used to play here with her friends!)
(A stone carving of a "kappa"-river god/mischief - climbing over the bridge going across the creek now. My Mom said that the creek seemed a lot wider and bigger when she was younger...but then again, she was also much smaller =) )
(The temple that Mom played outside of, along with the other neighborhood kids. Apparently the monks always yelled at them for making too much noise)
(Mom's elementary school. It was mostly wood construction when she went there, but it's basically still there.)
(The monkey bars are still there...the same as when she went to school there. They look kinda short...)
(Back when my mom was growing up, she said she basically lived in a slum/ghetto. The houses were tiny and put up as quickly as possible. The area isn't that much better...it's safe...just shabby, but she wasn't able to find her exact home.)
(The creek that ran behind the house. She used to play here with her friends!)
(A stone carving of a "kappa"-river god/mischief - climbing over the bridge going across the creek now. My Mom said that the creek seemed a lot wider and bigger when she was younger...but then again, she was also much smaller =) )
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