trip to the inaka
This morning I went with the vice-principal and one of the groundskeepers to an elementary school to pick up the rope for this week's sports festival. The school we went to was in the absolute middle of nowhere; it served about 10 students in total (in six grades). Rice fields and forests on rolling hills surrounded the arbitrarily placed school, which looked like it had been built for a hundred students. A single winding mountain road, devoid of stoplights, twisted off into the hills, and not a single car was in sight. My only thought was that I should have brought my camera. I think I know where my next tour will be.
August 23rd, 2005 at 10:13 am
What does "the inaka" mean? And I'm curious about the rope--tug of war? Tying up the students?
August 24th, 2005 at 9:56 am
Inaka means something like "countryside" or "rural area" but it has connotations of "middle of nowhere". Just think rolling hills and rice fields and not too many people, and you get the idea.