Maps & Charts Bay-to-Bay Tokyo and San Francisco Price Comparison Category Description Cost in Tokyo in Yen (¥) Cost in San Francisco in Dollars ($) Food Coke ¥110 $0.50 Sushi plate (about 7 pieces) ¥2,000—3,000 $7.50-9.50 Big Mac hamburger ¥240 $2.38 Milk ¥100 (180 ml.) Rice (5kg or 11.35 lbs) ¥3000 Ice cream cone ¥200 […]
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Maps & Charts History & Culture United States School Calendar Fall Semester Late August/early September School year begins Labor Day (early September) October Columbus Day (12th) Halloween (31st) November Veteran’s Day (11th) Thanksgiving (end of month) December Winter vacation Hanukkah and Christmas Spring Semester January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day February Valentine’s Day (14th) President’s […]
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Maps & Charts History & Culture Population Growth in San Francisco Bay Area’s Largest Cities United States School Calendar Japanese School Calendar Price Comparison, U.S. and Japan
Japan School Calendar
Maps & Charts History & Culture Japanese School Calendar 1st Term April Entrance & Opening Ceremony Greenery Day (29th) May Constitution Memorial Day (3rd) Children’s Day (5th) June July Marine Day (20th) Summer vacation 2nd Term September Respect for the Aged Day (15th) October Health-Sports Day (10th) November Culture Day (3rd)Labor Thanksgiving Day (23rd) December […]
Bay-to-Bay Comparison
Maps & Charts Bay-to-Bay Bay-to-Bay Comparison Category San Francisco Bay Tokyo Bay Longitude 122.24 W 139.46 E Latitude 37.48 N 35.40 N Surface area of bay 1,600 square miles (estuary) Depth of bay 70% is less than 18 feet, deepest point is 357 feet Watershed area of bay Drains 40% of California (60,000 square […]
Bay Factoids Did You Know?
Maps & Charts Bay-to-Bay Bay Factoids: Did You Know? Decades of dredged sludge dumping off Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay has created a 30 million-cubic-yard mound — the equivalent of 15 million refrigerators — according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Smoking is prohibited on the golf course of Yakushu, which […]
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Exiting the Breakwater
Exiting the Breakwater The Marina is protected by an artificial breakwater. Around it you can observe birds feeding, and all kinds of rubbish and froth floating on the water. On some days, the boundary between fresh water from the river delta and the incoming ocean water is visible right around here, too. Ocean water contains […]
On the Bay
On the Bay As we go out into the Bay, more and more vessels and landmarks become visible. On clear days, the skyscrapers in San Francisco are visible, as are Alcatraz , the Golden Gate bridge, various radio towers, Mount Tamalpais, etc. Think of the many professions and activities represented on the Bay, and […]
Returning to the Dock
Return to the Dock — Going Below on Pegasus Once Pegasus returns to the dock, the crew will take the students below deck in two orderly groups. Be sure to go down the companionway ladders safely: facing the ladder, with your back to the room you are entering, and holding on securely. To your right […]