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Of sixteen summers.❤ 96/69. 59. 27. 26. Ichikawa Arata. Wakeshima Kanon. YUI. Alan Dawa Dolma. Maki-Maki. Okayasu Kairi. I-Pin. Kiryuu Zero. My Lucky Star [TWD]. Suzuki Rina. Mochizuki Jirou. Nobuta Wo Produce. Anything KHR. Kite Runner. 
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15. Narita [Chiba]
Saturday, December 19 | Back to the top| If you don't know where Narita is, it is located in Chiba prefecture, which is in Japan. I knew I should have posted about this trip more than one week ago, but I was organising my photos and the information I gained from it before I could write anything... Talk about my laziness playing a part too:P When we went there, it was winter [ふゆ], [but it was not snowing:( ] the temperature around 10 to 15 degree celsius [Hokkaido was even colder, nudging zero degree celsius, if I'm not wrong]. Now that I had experienced winter in Japan, I would like to go there again in Spring, when I can witness the blossoms of sakuraXD [If I did not get the information wrongly, sakura blossoms occur around late March to April in Tokyo and around April to May in Hokkaido] [Edit] There are two things that surprised me the most during my trip there. Firstly, it is the time when the Tokyo districts cloaked in the night darkness. Although Japan is one hour earlier, the sun will start to set at around 16:30 Japan time [Which is 15:30 here] and at 17:00 Japan time, it will be night time [20:00 in here]. It took me some time to get used to it :P [/Edit] Secondly, the cleanliness of the place. The streets and places we visited there are 100x cleaner than here, with the exception of leaves littering the places here and there. I also noticed the public toilets there are also very clean. Funny for the female restrooms as there are 'Japanese style' and 'Western style' [I'm not sure for the gents', though]. Furthermore, there are many interesting facilities the restroom provides you cannot miss! Besides this, when we dined out at a food court there, we had to clear our plates and clean the table on our own. I hate to admit, but I made a fool out of myself by ordering the food at the vendor [like we usually do here] when actually, we are supposed to place our orders at a machine located near the shop. Well, a painful lesson was learnt. Although it was simply a food court, the food sold there are simply oishii but they are VERY expensive! *Sob* Moreover, for every payment made in any shop in Japan, you have to place your money on a small tray, instead of handing it to the cashier.     [With utmost respect] The Asakusa shrine we went. Well, I expected [and was prepared] to climb a few hundred steps to reach the shrine but didn't get to do so... It was a real pity. I guess I could only get to do so in Kyoto shrines... After that, we headed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and caught a glimpse of Tokyo on its 45th floor.   We visited the Imperial Palace [Also known as Tokugawa Residence]and Nijubashi bridge. At Odaiba, I "drove" a E-com Toyota car around and outside their showroom, which made adults wonder how I was able to not control the wheel yet the car would move on its own...   At Palette Town[Venus Fort], we did some window-shopping.Also, there is one of the largest ferris wheel in the world. The tour guide said that the Ferris Wheels in Japan are popular for Japanese lovers to declare their love and for marriage proposalXD       We spent the whole morning and afternoon at Tokyo Disneyland. Although the tour guide said the most thrilling roller-coaster rides are Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain and Space Mountain, I only managed to ride Space Mountain, [which was terribly boring, even Sister said "Not fun at all"] as one of the other two was not open on that day and the other one had too long a queue that it can stretched from Yamagata to Hokkaido, if not more.lol Even with the FASTPASS, I was not able to sit the new ride: Monsters. Inc Ride & Go Seek:( At night, we had a mouth-watering barbeque buffet dinner. *Yum Yum*  美しい少女!!!!!I think I had enough resolve to approach the VERY kawaii pair for a snapshot photo. In this month [december], it is when all Japan's [senior] high schools allow their students have get-together outings before they graduate the following year, even when it is during their school hours. Quite similar to our class chalet and other school outings. Japan's education system is a bit different from ours: Elementary [Shōgakkō,6 Years]: From 7 years old to 12 years old, Middle/Junior High [Chūgakkō,3 Years]: From 13 years old to 15 years old, Senior High [Kōtōgakkō, 3 Years]: From 16 years old to 18 years old, University [Daigaku, 4 Years]: From 19 years old to 22 years old. One can still continue studying after university too. If I'm not wrong, the government heavily subsidise the students' studies from elementary to junior high such that they do not have to pay any fees so as to encourage Japanese married couples to bear more children.    ^ ^ ^Doesn't it look like Mt. Fuji is wearing a hat?  Took the above snapshots of the 3 776 m Mt. Fuji at different places. The tour guide even commented that Mt. Fuji is a female volcano as she would throw tantrums like girls [It is an active volcano] and would look at its reflection on the nearby lakes [You can see it on the reverse side of the current one thousand yen note too.]  The Owakudani [great boiling valley] we visited. There is a strong stench of sulphur coming from one of the holes [as shown the picture] when I came down the tour coach.  We even ate the local hard-boiled eggs, Kuro-tamago, which is said to add seven years to your life, increasing longevity.    This is the Kodama shinkansen [bullet train] we sat. There are three types of shinkansen in Tokyo: Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama. The interior seats of the shinkansen are similar to the seats in any air plane. Moreover, when you sit inside it, you would not notice it is moving, unless you look outside to see the scenery flying past in a blur. PS, During the stay in one of the inns there, we had trouble figuring out the proper way of wearing the yukata [bathing clothes] given to us, and eventually give up wearing it:P |