First day back at school after a long summer vacation.  Went to Sougawa today, which is way further in the mountains.  Bears roam the mountain sides in Sougawa.  A few bears have been spotted this year alone.  Japanese bears are small, but people take cuation.  So much caution that all the school children have small bells attached to their backpacks to help ward off the bears. I have yet to see one the bears.  But I've seen a lot of animals around in the past few months.  Foxes, tanuki, wild boar, monkeys, deer, and some huge hawks, but no bear.  Not sure that I want see one anyways.
    Miyama chuu tomorrow.  Should be a good day, but I will very tired by the end of the day.