This is the view from my window. I wake up quite early today and have a peep from my window. Muahaha, I'll be going out for sure today.
Sun rise. A view from the train station.
Look at the depth of my footprint. It can tell you how long it has been snowing last night.
Today, I go to Sendai with two of my Irish friends. Sendai is the capital of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in Northeast region. It is also known as the City of Trees. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights in an event called the Pageant of Starlight. Many people visit Sendai to see the Pageant of Starlight. As for us, we have other purposes.
We take the last train to Sendai (10:25pm). It takes 13 minutes to reach there by bullet train and 40 minutes by car. We are the only passengers on board. LOL.
After exiting the station, I take few pictures marking my 1st step into Sendai.
Santa Claus is coming~~ to Sendai~
The first purpose. Beers....I hate beers~!
Say cheese~~!!
Next, Ado Club...more alcohol? Give me a break please. I will drink Coke only.
I hate that club. So I go out and get some fresh air myself. I end up at this 24 hours super store.
This is VLANDOME. A pretty long street. Too bad, it"s already 3am. Nothing much to see now.
I have been waiting for this moment! Time to go back. Catching the 1st train (7.05 am) back to Furukawa. I don't think I will ever come to this city to spend my night anymore.
When comes to party, you will see how wild the Japanese can go. They will enjoy themselves to the fullest without fail. However, the next day, they will be serious again. Work hard, Study hard, Play hard.
At the end of the party, everyone will stand up and the organiser will give a short speech where at the end of the speech, everyone will give a clap, signaling the end of the party.
This is my senior a.k.a senpai, Mr Yang. He is a Korean and he has been here for more than 12 years. Every new guy will have a senpai looking after him. I am glad to have him as my senpai. Very nice and helpful. Important is he doesn't treat me like a newbies. He does listen to my suggestions and of course, will give proper reasons when rejecting them.
From now on, I'll be having on-job-training in Furukawa Plant. Riding on Shinkansen(bullet train) at 300km/h, I reached Furukawa(395km away from Tokyo) in approximately 2 hours. After some briefing, I was brought to my new dormitory, 5 minutes away from the factory.
Yoshun-ryo, the name of my dorm.
The Lobby.
My Room Number: 304
The lounge.
View from my window.
Another view.
At -2 degree Celsius.
After 6 weeks of Japanese lessons, here comes the end of our class. Today we have our farewell dinner with all the teachers and students. After today, we will be sitting for a test next week and then I'll be going to Furukawa.
My sensei and my shy friend.
A toast with another teacher.
Students have to behave like students even in the dinner.
All the students in single file. (Sorry for the blur pictures)
The last destination is Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower is a communication tower located in Shiba Park, Minato. It is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world, the tallest artificial structure in Japan and 20th tallest tower in the world. The height of the tower is 332.6m. The tower acts as an antenna for television and radio broadcasts. On the ground, it has a 4 storey of shops. There are 2 type of observation decks. They are 2-storey Main Observatory located at 150m and Special Observatory at 250m.
We can see the tower even from the train station.
On the way to the tower, we passed the small gate.
Then the big gate.
Behind the gate is a temple. Zojoji Temple.
Bigger view of Tokyo Tower from the temple.
At the bottom of the tower.
We took the stairs to the Main Observatory and upon reaching the top, we received a certificate. You can look down from the small square transparent platform.
The view from the top.
And the view when you look down.
After getting some postcards and photos, we went back down and the tower was lighted up. We had to go back to the Tokyo Station by 5pm. So, here ends the Tokyo Orienteering 2008.
Sayonara Tokyo Tower.
Next is Tokyo National Museum. Tokyo Nation Museum was established in 1872 holding over 110,000 objects. This museum also conducts research but what research? I don't know. The museum is located in Ueno Park in Taito, Tokyo. It has 4 main buildings: Japanese Gallery; Asian Gallery; Gallery of Horyu-ji Treasures; and Research and Information Center. Well, we, of course go for the Japanese Gallery.
The ticket kiosk. Everything is automatic.
The Japanese Gallery.
Wares and sculptures.
And game boards too.
