First Day in Kyushu
On April 20th we didn’t do as much as other days. We went to two onsens. One thing about onsens is that it is public and you go in naked so at first I did not want to do it. Once we got in the onsen it was very relaxing.…
Hiroshima Peace Memorial park
We got on a train and took it to Hiroshima peace memorial park. The reason Hiroshima has the peace memorial park is because during World War II the U.S.A dropped the first nuclear bomb ever on Hiroshima. At the park we took a tour through the park and saw the…
Sacred island
On the 17th of April we took a tour through Hiroshima. We started at the train station and took a train to a ferry. Once we got to the ferry we took it to an island. Once that island there was a Tori gate on the water. We went through…
Samurai, Castle, and Archery Tour
On the 27th of March we went on a tour of Matsumoto castle. We had to wait in a very long line because it was spring break and the cherry blossoms are blooming so there were a lot of people. When we went inside our tour guide told us about…
Matsumoto Art Museum
On the 26th of March we went to the Matsumoto Art Museum. When we got to the museum we saw giant curly and colorful flowers made of stone. When we got inside we went up some stairs and went to the Yayoi Kusama art exhibit. The first thing we saw…
Soy sauce factory
On the 24th of march we went to a factory called the Soy Sauce Factory. We went to the area where they make the soy sauce and dipped our hands in a tub filled with water mixed with something called Amakaze which is a sweet fermented rice drink made in…
Traveling to Matsumoto
On the 25th of March we traveled from an area in Japan called Kanazawa to another part of Japan called Matsumoto. We traveled to Matsumoto by a bullet train which is the fastest type of train in the world. We accidentally got on the wrong train but thankfully it was…
Meals With the Family
There were some days in Fukui where we had meals with the family. Ever meal we had with the family was always amazing. The first meal we ate with the family was soup with rice. The soup had carrots in it and the family used cookie cutters to cut them…
Têt
Têt is a celebration that happens when it’s a new year on the lunar calendar, which is a calendar they use in many asian countries. Têt is also called lunar new year or Chinese new year. At our hotel, there was a celebration in the morning with people playing very…
Our hotel in Vietnam 🇻🇳
Our hotel is called The Pearl and it is the biggest hotel ever. It had a giant breakfast buffet that had noodles, croissants, eggs, meat, salads, and tons of other stuff you would want. There was also a giant pool that had a sign that said it was the biggest…