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July 11, 2005
A Yen for JapaneseByRecord-Eagle photographer To see this page as it appeared in our print edition, complete with more photos, view the PDF version. For even more photos, these in full color, view our A Yen for Japanese photo gallery. "People used to eat with their hands," she tells her classes. "The story is that, one day, the food was too hot, so someone picked two sticks up off the ground and used them to pick up the food." Kirt is teaching 16 students about Japanese culture, food and language this summer. She gets a lot of questions, and she hands out a few snacks. "This is called 'ichigo' in Japanese," she says, holding up a strawberry. "It means 'one' and 'five.'" Kirt also explains that stabbing the fruit with a stick isn't just cheating, it's bad manners. This is her third year teaching the class. This year it is also the first children's class of the summer at Leland's Old Art Building. Kirt taught in Japan for years before returning to the United States, where the idea for a cultural class for kids struck her. "I just had all of these things from Japan and I've always taught children, so it just made sense," Kirt says.
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