Local woman participates in relay race in Kawamoto, Japan

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The Kawamoto girls relay team

Jenn Doane, a Whitman College graduate, recently participated in the Kawamoto Ekiden — a 26-km, 8-leg relay race that loops around town — in an all-girls team. Kawamoto is a small town located in the Ochi District in Shimane, Japan.

Doane has taught English in Japan as part of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program since 2010. (end)

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