Japan Tour


The Garfield High School Orchestra toured Japan in early June 2000, performing in Osaka, Okayama City, Matsumoto and Kurashiki. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Matsumoto Castle.
Fisherman at the dam by Lakeside Misuzu Lodge in Matsumoto.
Orchestra members wash their hands outside a Japanese shrine.
The Nara Daibutsu-, the largest bronze statue in the world at 50 ft. tall.
The Golden Pavilion- Rokuon-Ji Temple.
A pagoda.
Zen garden at Ryoanji Temple.
Gardens at Ryoanji Temple.
Glass bottles warped by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Cranes at the Peace Park in Hiroshima.
The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.
Orchestra members visit a fountain created by director Marcus Tsutakawa's father.
Torii gate on Miyajima Island.