- Participate in the Coming of Age Ceremony
- Visit Ise Shrine
- Go to the Hokkaido Winter Festival
- Visit a Onsen Town
- Go to a bunch of different Matsuris!
Ise Shrine is a very important shrine (dedicated to Amaterasu) and I feel like if I want to know more about Shinto then this is a good place to start. Also, it is in a part of Japan I have never been to before
I would also be fulfilling a life long dream (this one is older then the coming of age ceremony) if I go to the Hokkaido Winter Festival. Let me just put out there that I LOVE SNOW- and since I am almost a jump away from Hokkaido, I cannot see this not happening.
I also enjoy Onsens, so when I heard from a friend that she went to a onsen town I knew I wanted to go to one. Luckily there are also a few of these near Akita.
I want to go to all types of Matsuri's when in Japan. I want to see as many as I can.
[This is just the start of my list- last year I started writing down all the things I wanted to do in Japan, they range from going to a Maid Cafe to visiting art museums.]
The Winter Festival (and matsuri in general) sound really cool! I would merrily tag along if you wanted company *nods* You'll probably get to complete your list with two semesters.
ReplyDeleteThe matsuri has already been covered.
ReplyDeleteOkinawa? (Hu-u)
Haha, nice. I can somehow see you going to a Maid Cafe...
ReplyDeleteShe already has a costume for it :)
ReplyDeleteI want to follow you to all of the festivals you want to go to just so I can eat all of the food at the stalls
ReplyDeleteThe Hokkaido Winter Festival looks amazing. I definetly want to go there too! And if you go to an onsen, make sure you don't invite Nanase... >_>
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