Japanese Graduations are Boring

And I am not over-exaggerating.

Nara

Deer, Deer, Everywhere!

So...Technically, this trip took place right after Osaka...(January 5th?) but I got lazy and didn't feel like posting it up, so here it is now....

The trip to deer central Nara, Japan.

Nara actually didn't seem to be all that large... I'm pretty sure it was just the area that we were in that was so small though.

Skiing and Snowboarding
Nagano, Japan

Last time I went to the snow (also, incidentally, my first time that I remember), I tried my hand at snowboarding - as is pictured above.

This time.  I thought that Skiing would be a better option.

 See that smile?  I'm clueless.

Tokyo Disney Sea

Going to fun places~!

Or just one fun place.

A heads up to anyone wanting to go to Disney Sea.  It's really hard to find anyone who speaks English.  The furthest you can get is an English Guidebook.....unless you're lucky and find someone.

The entrance of Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea.  This is the "Resort Line" which is basically a train that connects the two.  Unfortunately, you can only choose to go to one with a single ticket.  To go to both, you would have to pay for both.

 

Word of the post-
乗り物 (norimono) - Ride, as in amusement park ride

遊園地  (Yuenchi) - Amusement Park

雪だ! 雪! きゃあああああ～！

First Snow in Japan!

Omg, it's snowing!  This really isn't much of a post since it's really spur of the moment, but I really wanted to commemorate my first time seeing snow in Japan.  It's not even supposed to snow here!

As a matter of fact, where I live in America, it doesn't snow either!  I have to go all the way to Lake Tahoe to experience snow like I got here!  *high pitched screech*  I'm so happy~!!!

So, to commemorate this day, I've decided to post our night time activities of what we did in the snow.

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Word of the post-

雪　(yuki) - snow!  I think the reason should be really flipping obvious!

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Osaka

~Exploring Osaka~

During our Winter Break, Elise and I decided to do a bit of traveling.  We decided to spend three days in Osaka.  We decided to go for three days and two nights.

Happy New Year

Happy New Years!

From Japan

Fire, fire!  Hahahahahahaha!  (They're all drunk)

In Japan, New Years is considered a more important day than Christmas.  It's pretty strange to do more for New Years than for Christmas, trust me.  Especially if you grew up in a western society.

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Word of the Post:

忘 年会 (Bounenkai) - New years is important in Japan for a reason.  To end a year means to forget the mistakes and the sad times of the year and to start over.  For that reason, Japanese often have a party called the "bounenkai".  It means a party to forget.

新年会 (Shinnenkai) - On the other hand, the Japanese also party at the start of the year.  This is to celebrate the beginning of the year and to hope for a good one.

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