The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

Piranha

Commemorative photo with village children

Wood carving crocodile

Kotetsu and Masako Ito

Smoked fish

Challenge to make pudding

When the boat approaches, it is full of villagers

Baking sak sak

Crushing sago palm

Japanese troops were stationed in Amponwari Village (1000people)
during World War II in1941. Even now, there are 15 villagers who call themselves the family of Hayashi Murakawa.

In every village, children flock to tourists,
and a whirlpool of laughter occurs in the gestures that interest foreigners.

The village of Konmei that I visited is full of fish.
Catfish, piranha,
grass carp, shrimp, eels, turtles, etc.that live in the river can be caught.

Crocodiles come to the river during
the dry season from July to August.

Japanese guides tell lies that
they have never seen downstream.

This jungle also hunts Kasawari
(a type of ostrich)
possum and wild boar.

The village of Konmei that I visited is full of fish.
Catfish, piranha, grass carp,
shrimp, eels, turtles, etc. that live in the river can be caught.

Crocodiles come to the river during
the dry season from July to August.

Japanese guides tell lies that they have never seen downstream.

This jungle also hunts Kasawari
(a type of ostrich)
possum and wild boar.

The village mayor is responsible for the education of the children in the village.
It teaches traditional dances of the people, how to make "crispy"
(between rice cakes and rice crackers),
which is the staple food, and fishing methods.
(Crush the sago palm, dissolve it in the water of the river, and bake it as it is.)

Teach girls how to make necklaces and knitting of seashells.
The school just below the lodge teaches English.

275students, 6 teachers,
1 year tuition is100Kina

Guide Ronaldo (39) was one of the people who learned English here.

A nice guy with two wives and nine children, even with a daily salary of 10 kina.

Villagers who live in quiet villages have no joyful smiles
on their unreserved visitors.

It is considered by some travel agencies as a tool for making
money and will contribute very little to the development of the village.

Am I the only one who feels
that way when visiting the villages?
Before I knew it, the camera was also in the bag,

and I enjoyed talking with the children
and waited for the tour passengers to return by boat.

Jungle Cruise II