My 二女 (second daughter) went to 京都 (Kyoto, Japan) and 奈良 (Nara, Japan) with her junior high school class for a three-day field trip.
She just returned a few hours ago.
Of course she had a great time. And she took many photos…but almost all of them have her and/or her friends in them, so I can only post here the few photos that don’t show my daughter or her friends.
東大寺 (Toudaiji Temple)
東大寺大仏 (Great Buddah of Toudaiji)
平安神宮 (Heian Grand Shrine)
A vending that sells only お茶 (green-tea).
Today my youngest daughter will leave with her class for a school field trip to 新潟 (Niigata, Japan)…which is on the other coast of Japan and further north from Tokyo.
(I mention it in an earlier post. Click here to read it.)
新潟 (Niigata, Japan) is near the 日本海 (Sea Of Japan).
When her older sisters were in the sixth grade (the grade my youngest is in), they went on the same trip. They both had a great time…and my youngest daughter is really excited about it.
This trip is five days long…they’ll return on February 24. On the trip, they’ll meet local craftsmen and make a traditional Japanese craft, go to an 温泉 (hot spring), and do some hiking…but what the kids are looking forward to is the snow skiing that they’ll do!
The weather in Japan has been really nice recently (although cold)…but it’s forecast to rain starting today and continue for most of next week (it’s also supposed to snow in 新潟 (Niigata).
I hope the weather is good for my daughter’s trip.
Here’s 全国の天気予報 (weather forecast for all of Japan) for today:
Japan's weather forecast for Feb. 20, 2009
Here’s this week’s 天気予報 (weather forecast) for Tokyo for the next seven days:
Tokyo's weather forecast for Feb. 20-26, 2009
It says there’s 90% chance of rain in Tokyo today…and 50-60% chance of rain on the 23rd and 24th.
In 新潟 (Niigata):
Weather forecast for Niigata for Feb. 20-26, 2009.
It says it’ll snow and rain in Niigata today…and snow again tomorrow, then rain on the 23rd and 26th.
When I was in my twenties, I went snow skiing a couple times. I’ve only ever skied in Japan…in 北海道 (Hokkaido) and 新潟 (Niigata) (where my daughter’s going today).
Have you ever gone skiing? Where? In Japan?
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