On May 2016, I got a fantastic holiday. I and my friends visited Japan. I was so excited because I’d dreamed it since a long time ago. And I visited many great places too there.
On 5th May 2016, I went to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport then flew to Osaka. My airplane took off at about 10.30 p.m. We used Garuda Indonesia Airplane.
On the 2nd day, finally we arrived at Kansai International Airport, Osaka. After we went through the immigration and took our baggage, we went to Kyoto by bus. It took about 2 hours. After we arrived in Kyoto, we went to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. There were so many traders who were selling souvenirs or foods. And the temple was very amazing. After that, we went back to Osaka. After we arrived in Osaka, we went to Dotonbori, the famoust shopping centre in Osaka. And then we went to Rinkai Hotel. We stayed there only for one night.
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| Dotonbori |
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| Kiyomizu-dera Temple |
On the 3rd day, in the morning after breakfast, we went to Kansai Airport. We’re going to fly to Kagoshima by Peach Airplane. After we arrived in Kagoshima, we went to Fukushima. In Fukushima, we were doing homestay program. My host parent was very kind. She thought Japanese language to me and my friend. The homestay was very traditional, like Nobita’s house in Doraemon films and it was very cozy. In the night, my host parent invited me to saw fireflies. The fireflies were shining so bright. After that, we were sleeping on the Japanese futon.
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| I, my friends, and our host parent |
On the 4th
day, after we had a breakfast and had a shower, we went to a place. In that
place, we wore Japanese traditional clothes. And then we walked around there
while enjoying the beautiful scenery. After that, we made sushi with our
host parent. Then, we went to Fukuoka by bus. It took 5 hours. And after we
arrived there, we went to the hotel. We stayed at Vessel Hotel for 2 nights.
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| I wore the Japanese traditional clothes |
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| The beautiful scenery |
On the 5th day, we went to Kyushu University and Canal City Mall. Canal City Mall is the big and famous shopping centre in Fukuoka.
On the 6th
day, we went to Toyota Factory. We saw the process of making cars there. It was
so spectacular. And the next destination was Karatsu Higashi Junior High
School. We were greeted with a well there. The student in that school was very
kind and friendly. We were playing games together and talking about Indonesia
and Japanese culture. We were also exchange gifts as a keepsake. After that, we
went to Fukuoka Airport and flew to Tokyo by Jetstar Airplane. And after we
arrived in Tokyo, we went to Narita Tobu Hotel. We stayed there for 2 nights.
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| Labschool JHS X Karatsu JHS |
On the 7th
day, the first destination was Asakusa Kannon Temple. There was a big lantern
and many shops. Next, we went to Akihabara. This is the famous shopping centre
in Tokyo. There was so many electronic and toy shops. And then, we went to
Odaiba. Odaiba is the famous shopping centre too in Tokyo. Odaiba is divided into
two, Diver City and Aqua City. In front of Diver City, there is a big statue of
Gundam Robot. And in front of Aqua City, there is a liberty statue. After we went
shopping, we went back to the hotel and got some rest.
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| Asakusa Kannon Temple |
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| The famous Gundam statue in Odaiba |
On the 8th day, we spent our time in the whole day at Tokyo Disney Sea. For me, this was the most exciting destination in Japan. Tokyo Disney Sea is located beside the Tokyo Disney Land. There is only one Disney Sea in the world. At Tokyo Disney Sea, I and my friends played so many exciting rides. The rides we played were Aquatopia, Journey to The Centre of The Earth, Electric Railway, Tower of Terror, Indiana Jones Adventure, Scuttle’s Scooters, and The Magic Lamp Theater. After we played the rides, we went shopping Disney merchandises. The Disney merchandises were very cute and bit pricy. In the evening, we saw the amazing parade named Fantasmic at Mediterranean Harbor zone. After that, we went to the hotel and got some rest.
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| The iconic Mermaid Lagoon in Tokyo Disney Sea |
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| Fantasmic Parade |
On the 9th day, this was my last day in Japan. I was so sad. In the morning, we went to Haneda Airport and flew back to Jakarta by Garuda Indonesia Airplane. In the airplane, I watched film and played some games. In the afternoon, we arrived in Indonesia and we went back to our home.
Those are all
about my fantastic holiday in Japan. This was so amazing. I hope I can go back
to Japan again someday. Anyway, thank you for reading my blog. 😊
