
Mr. Susumu Hayashi (2nd from left) poses with JCU president Fr. Niehoff and East Asian Studies coordinator Susan Long in front of the new Japanese cherry tree which Mr. Hayashi donated to the university in honor of Fr. Niehoff's inauguration. |

Japanese professor Keiko Nakano reads the faculty's wishes for Fr. Niehoff at the inauguration ceremony.
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JCU students Kevin Kita and Dave Krueger gives sample karate lesson to Japanese Festival '05 participants.
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Japanese Festival '05 participants learn karate in a demonstration lesson.
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A student tries out her new karate technique by breaking a board.
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Art historian, Lisa Robertson prepares tea for JCU students in the manner of a traditional tea ceremony.
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EAS work-study student Irena Kaufman tries on a kimono during the kimono demonstration.
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History graduate student Chris Miller demonstrates a man's kimono.
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A group of students preparing to go to Japan attend the Japan Orientation program held in late April
2006.
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Dr. Purdy discusses footwear in Japanese homes during the Japan Orientation program.
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Second year Japanese students and teachers pose for a cherry blossom viewing at the tree donated in fall 2005 by Mr. Hayashi.
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