“Sightseeing at Abashiri Prison Museum” by Narumi Matsuda

We went out sightseeing during our Hokkaido Tour and paid a visit to Abashiri Prison Museum. It was very interesting to see their informative exhibition. We spent about 2 hours there, engrossed in the displays.

 

Looking at farming tools, the Kodo members, who were all formerly apprentices, said:

“We used to use that, didn’t we?”

“Yeah, we did, but it was hard to use.”

“The best way to use it is…”

They talked about the equipment with such familiarity.

I admired them for their life skills and knowledge, which they had obviously acquired during their apprenticeship.