He also teaches physical education at Kansai Christian School twice a month. He enjoys sports and practices with a Japanese soccer team. The rest of the year is nice, with a rainy season in June. Sometimes we have a mild earthquake or a typhoon. This is an industrial and cultural center of Japan, with textiles, steel, shipbuilding, and chemicals as some of the main industries.
Farms are smaller than in other parts of Japan.
Farm families often have to find employment in the cities to supplement their income. We live and work in historical Nara City, Japan's first capital. It is one of the main religious centers of Japan. Buddhist, Shinto and Tenri places of worship are in abundance, including many famous shrines and temples, and one of the largest bronze images of Buddha in the world. On Sundays we have Sunday school, worship, and a monthly women's meeting.