I was supposed to be at school today to take a history exam, but my host mom and homeroom teacher said it was okay that I did not come in today....So we went to Tokyo instead! It was about a 45 minute plane ride from Toyama, and we arrived soon after 10am. After making our way through Haneda airport, we got on the Tokyo Metro! Tokyo's subway system is really complex and has many stops in the many districts, but with practice or previous knowledge, you can easily and conveniently make it to any stop in Tokyo!
After making switching a few trains and making it across town, we made it to the station at Tokyo Skytree! Tokyo Skytree is the worlds biggest tower. It reaches around 630 meters in the sky. From the top, you can see incredible views of the world's biggest city! Tokyo really is an amazing city, and it was absolutely incredible seeing it from the top of Skytree!! (: It was very difficult getting a picture of our family in front of Skytree, but the person taking our picture managed to do it!! ((He was literally laying face-down on the ground taking the picture in order to capture everything....Thank you kind stranger ;o; ))
Tanabata is coming up this weekend beginning on July 7th. Tanabata is the star-viewing festival in honor of the ancient Chinese folk-tale of the "Princess and the Cowherd." I know I have mentioned this before, but Tanabata is my absolute favorite holiday/festival! I am very excited for Tanabata!! Tokyo was in the process of being transformed for the festivities when we arrived in Tokyo! Tanabata is celebrated by writing your wishes on a slip on paper known as tanzaku (短冊). Then, people hang these wishes from trees~
Even though it was raining, Tokyo was still beautiful and I was so happy and lucky to spend the day there with my host mother and host sister!! (:
~Jane Claire (っ･ω･)っ
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