Ninja Visit and Museum
On our last day we visited Mie prefecture and a place called Iga-Ueno. This is the birthplace of Ninja in Japan. It was my first visit also to the area and I loved it. On the train ride as we…
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Learn about Japanese language, culture and customs
On our last day we visited Mie prefecture and a place called Iga-Ueno. This is the birthplace of Ninja in Japan. It was my first visit also to the area and I loved it. On the train ride as we…
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Today we had a fun-filled day at Universal Studios Osaka. It was a warm, cloudless, perfect day which made for great conditions for experiencing the rides and all that US had to offer……. Here are some of the fabulous photos…
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Day 6 : Mazda factory, Shinkansen to Osaka and Karaoke This morning we rolled up our futons and left Hiroshima bound for Osaka. Mazda headquarters factory was our first stop and ‘Maz’ words flourished – we had a ‘maznificent time…
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Day 5 – Miyajima Another day of perfect weather and we were off to Miyajima. A bus ride to the station, train to the port and a ferry to the island. It is one of the most beautiful places…
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We have had some exciting adventures again today. First was the students’ first ride on the Shinkansen, the bullet train. We travelled from Kyoto to Shin-Osaka station on an express train, then boarded a Shinkansen. It was so smooth…
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Konnichi wa We have had an amazing day……Nara was our first stop where we fed the deer, saw the 5 story pagoda, went to the Daibutsu and challenged ourselves through Buddha’ nostril. Behind the Giant Buddha, is a hole that…
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We have had a magnificent day sightseeing around Kyoto. Greeted by a fine sunny day we headed off on the bus to Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavillion, where we saw some amazing architecture and sampled new Japanese sweets on the outside temple…
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We are here in Japan ! It has been a long day, however the flight was smooth, we saw some beautiful scenery out of the windows and a good time was had by all. Thank you to the Gold Coast…
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