The front part of the house with the blue-colored windows is our class room. And our instructor, Masaki Seike lives with his family in the building behind the classroom. This is a very small, neighborhood-style English school.

There are many interesting places to visit near our neighborhood. Iyo-Kasuri Kaikan is probably the one we insist you to visit. This is a museum for Iyo-Kasuri, the splashed pattern cloth of Iyo is a very special product of Matsuyama, as one of the three major kasuri products, along with Kurume and Bizen-kasuri. It was first woven by a woman named Kana Kagiya over 190 years ago using a loom developed by Shisuke Kikuya. The kasuri cloth, dyed in indigo, instill a simple and quiet feeling and is used not only for kimono, but also for dresses, hats, and neckties.