Day 16: Asakusa and Akihabara

                                  We are in Asakusa and Akihabara area

                9-10  Have a breakfast at Mr. Donut.

                10-4  Free time in Akihabara and Asakusa area:

Sorry I don't have many pictrues today since students had a freetime.

Day 15: Back to Tokyo, Ghibli Museum and Karaoke

                                        We are in Tokyo again
                6:30-11:30 Take Shinkansen ( from Hiroshima to Tokyo
                1-2  Walk  around Kitchen Street! （かっぱ橋）
                3-5  Visit Totoro museum
                6-7   Walk around  Sensoji-Temple and take pictures of Tokyo Sky tree. 
                7-9  Have a party at Izakaya style Restaurant
                9-10:30 Sing at Karaoke

visit at Taiko and Traditional festival  Museum

Portable Shrine

Finally Totoro museum. Everyone had a ton of fun! 

a Short film at Museum

There is no photo is allowed in museum.

Sensoji (浅草寺, Sensōji, also known as Asakusa Kannon Temple) is a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. 

It is one of Tokyo's most colorful and popular temples.The legend says that in the year 628, two brothers fished a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy, out of the Sumida River, and even though they put the statue back into the river, it always returned to them. Consequently, 

Sensoji was built nearby for the goddess of Kannon. The temple was completed in 645, making it Tokyo's oldest temple.

Karaoke party!

Day 14 Part 2: Miyajima and Okonomiyaki (Japanese style pancake)

  We are in Hiroshima

                                        1 pm Take a ferry to   Miyajima Island. 

                                        2-2:30 Visit Itsukushima -Shrine 

2:30- 3:30  Visit Daishyo-in(大聖院）

                                       3:30-5pm  Free time in Miyajima Island 

                                        6-7pm Eat  Okonomiyaki!

Miyajima is a sacred island in Hiroshima Bay, famous for the UNESCO World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine and its iconic, vermilion torii gate that appears to float on the water at high tide. Just a short ferry ride from the mainland, it offers wild deer, mountain hikes, and fresh oysters

The island of Itsukushima, in the Seto inland sea, has been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times. The first shrine buildings here were probably erected in the 6th century. The present shrine dates from the 12th century and the harmoniously arranged buildings reveal great artistic and technical skill. The shrine plays on the contrasts in colour and form between mountains and sea and illustrates the Japanese concept of scenic beauty, which combines nature and human creativity.

The iconic "floating" Miyajima Torii Gate (O-torii) is the majestic, vermilion-lacquered gateway to Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Japan. 

Standing 16.6 meters tall and weighing 60 tons, it appears to float on the Seto Inland Sea at high tide and can be walked to during low tide

Daishoin Temple (大聖院) is the oldest and one of the most important Buddhist temples on the holy island of Miyajima (Itsukushima), located just off the coast of Hiroshima. Founded in 806 CE by the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi), the founder of Shingon Buddhism, this sprawling mountain complex sits at the base of Mount Misen. It is famous for its rich imperial history, incredible variety of unique statues, and peaceful spiritual

All of us got the same Okonomiyaki that had bean sprouts, sliced cabbage, pork, and soba noodles in between the egg and flour mixture.  

　　                               Restaurant " Henkutsu -ya"

Day 14 Part 1: Hiroshima peace park and Lunch together

 We are in Hiroshima

8-10:30  Visit Hiroshima peace park!

11-12:30  had a nice group lunch at Japanese restaurant (Otyoya-Gohan)

in front of the Flame of peace

                                  in front of Sadako Statue

The Peace bell in Hiroshima peace park

Lunch!

Teishoku (定食) means a Japanese set meal. It is a complete, pre-fixed dining option usually served on a single tray, consisting of a main dish, a bowl of rice, miso soup, and side items like

Day 13 Part 2: Good bye Kyoto and arrive in Hiroshima

Thank you for having us stay at the Japanese INN 

Wonderful tine in Kyoto!

This is our stay in Hiroshima !  Red Helmet Inn

Day 13: More temples and Nintendo Museum

We are in Kyoto Area 

9-10　Visit Higashi Honganji Temple  Visi

10-1 Freetime  in Kyoto station area

1-4  Visit Nintendo Museum

Higashi Honganji (East Honganji) was built only eleven years after and a few street blocks east of Nishi Honganji as the head temple of the Otani faction of Jodo-shin Buddhism. Its main hall, the Goeido is Kyoto's largest wooden structure and dedicated to Shinran, the sect's founder. Next to it and almost as large is the Amidado Hall, dedicated to the Amida Buddha.

in front of Higashi-honganji Temple

 Nintendo Museum: 

The Nintendo Museum opened in October 2024 on the site of a former factory of the Kyoto-based entertainment company. It is located in Uji City, a short train ride south of Kyoto.

The museum introduces the company's history. It displays the various products offered over the decades since the company's beginnings as a toy maker producing playing cards in 1889. Interactive sections let visitors play various games with an initial amount of "coins" included with the admission ticket and the ability to purchase additional coins.