UW Wind Ensemble members posing outside of a public high school in Osaka, Japan

A Sumo Wrestler taking a walk to a convenient store in Osaka.

Craig Wende enjoying a giant cup of coffee in Kurushiki, Japan

Kimono night for the UW Wind Ensemble.  Izumo, Japan

Sightseeing at Izumo Castle

The View from Izumo Castle

UW Wind Ensemble performing the first Western music at Izumo Shrine

The percussion section watching the UW Wind Ensemble performing the first Western Music at Izumo Shrine

Izumo High School performing the traditional "Eel Scooping Dance."

Cultural exchange session with Izumo High School students

Sunset over the band bus in Izumo

The view from the hotel in Kumamoto, Japan

Setting up for the concert in Kumamoto

Professor Tim Salzman conducting the UW Wind Ensemble during a rehearsal in Kumamoto

Tamana Girls High School percussion students.  Kumamoto

Tamana Girls High School rehearsal

Sightseeing in Aki-Habara, the Electronic district of Tokyo