First stop- Tokyo Tower!
Tokyo Tower is Japan's second largest building and a symbol of Japanese modernisation. Standing at 333 metres high, the building is a bit taller than the Eiffel tower. We went up to the viewing tower, and took in the interesting, jam-packed Tokyo sky line. Some of the kids had the guts to stand on a glass platform in the floor which allowed them to see the ground below them from all the way up in the observatory!
Second Stop- Happoen Garden and tea ceremeny!
Our kids were able to wander through amazingly tranquil gardens with beautiful Japanese bonsai trees, rivers, waterfalls and Japanese greenery. The sight was unbelievably tranquil (please see mass photos below).
We followed the sight of the gardens with a traditional Japanese tea gathering where students tried traditional sweet and green tea (matcha). While some students liked it, others thought it was... let's just say interesting...
Third Stop- Lunch at a Japanese BBQ
Here our kids could collect all the meat and dishes they like, and cook them on their own hotplate in the table. We had a few choice chefs, Joe, Ruby and Nick!
4th stop- Asakusa (sensoji temple)
Students saw Tokyo's oldest and most famous temple, Sensoji and had a traditional Japanese temple experience- praying to the Buddhist god, collecting a fortune, purifying their hands and mouths, and placing incense smoke over any body part with problems in order to heal it. Students with bad fortunes tied their fortunes on a wire to (hopefully) blow their misfortune away (or so legend goes).
We finished the day with a cruise on the Sumida River, and a meal at everyone's favourite Japanese Burger joint, Mos Burger.
An eventful day with a few pranks, much laughter, and great memories had by all.
And I write this post while listening to the sound of Emma Odea and Kaitlin's toys which repeat EVERYTHING around them... Joy... Haha
No comments:
Post a Comment