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Winter Granted
... train route.
The station closest to Shima is a very local little line and while it's JR, it's somehow not synched to the Suica (electronic pass card) system, so that you have to pay cash for tickets. I had bought a ticket from Kichijouji, the highest fare the ticket machine would allow, but that didn't quite cover it, so I had to pay the remainder to the conductor. M-P had used a Suica card, so she had to pay the full fare to the ...
Sayonara Japan!
... trip to Japan. I'm so glad that we ended our Asia trip in Japan, in the best country in Asia. Yes, the country is expensive, but what I realized is that if you want something good, you need to pay for it. The trip to Japan has increased my appreciation of my heritage and family roots and I haven't been more proud to be of Japanese descent. There is definitely something for everyone to learn from the Japanese, whether it's ...
Happy to be in Japan
... metropolis of Tokyo. All of my family live in the countryside which is a side of Japan that I feel most comfortable with and enjoy the most. I don't really enjoy the cityscapes as much even though I am very fascinated with the futuristic architecture of Japan.
Most of our time in Hanyu was spent in my Auntie's home enjoying family time, learning more Japanese, talking about our travels, ...
The Belly Button Festival
... main island of Japan as the reckoning goes. Being in the middle means one thing that you are the belly button of Japan. Therefore, you MUST have a belly button festival. Side note, afterwards, I was showing my pictures to my teachers and they found them just as amusing as me. They also did not know the word belly button, but knew rather naval. It was fun explaining.
Grant, Robin, Clarissa, Anna, ...
Lavender Park
... home prefecture and the reverse. I say why can't I have both?
In effort to achieve my aim, I ventured off with friends to the famed lavender park in Tambara. Gunma is a place for cars and I have none. It is still possible to get around, but everything is more difficult. We took the train for an hour and then hopped a bus. We had missed the station by and one and had an epic taxis ride back, but ...