ishikawa segi, iwate prefecture. >>> let's check out the world weather with our meteorologist.re feeling the seasons are changing here in japan. people in northern parts of the country saw the first snow of the season on thursday. and this morning on friday, us in tokyo, we woke up to a pretty chilly weather. does this mean that we're heading to cold weekend? >> actually, it's going to be a bit warmer in northern portions of japan, but tokyo will continue to get wet and chilly temperatures on friday going into saturday. the first frost was reported in hokkaido on friday morning. there was a week later than normal. cold air will spread from the south to tokyo on saturday. at the same time, we are expecting widespread showers across the lower half of the country. it will be rainy in tokyo with the high dropping to 14 degrees on saturday and 16 degrees in osaka. meanwhile, sapporo will get a bit warmer temperatures over the weekend, with sunny skies. people in the inner peninsula are still dealing with rainful. we have new drop call depression in the south china sea that will push

. >> reporter: these middle school students from the inland park of iwate that prefecture rarely havepportunities to see the ocean. this field trip to tokyo was canceled. but they got the chance to take a special study tour instead. this local train travels through the tsunami-hit areas along the coast. suzuki is the teacher who organized the trip. for years she was only able to teach students about the disaster in the classroom because the school's tight schedule prevented her from taking them to the coastal areas. but then the coronavirus pandemic hit. >> translator: this excursion is replacing the trip to tokyo. we could have decided to take them only to fun place, but i think it's important for them to see the coast and learn the truth about the devastation. >> a tour guide provided by the local railway company talks about the reconstruction work that is still going on. >> translator: construction to raise the road is under way. i think it will take another two years. >> reporter: the train always stops at the station to allow visitors to say prayers for the victims. the next stop