Weekend Trips and/or Excursion

This project is not only to develop our skills as individual, it also gives us the opportunity to explore the beauty of the receiving country we have been assigned to.

Tokyo Life Church -1st weekend in Japan

Trip around Tokyo after Sunday Church Service at the famous Shibuya Crossing and Hachiko (Famous Dog)

UOBE- a famous sushie house in Japan

Imperial Palace

The current Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo) is located on the former site of Edo Castle, a large park area surrounded by moats and massive stone walls in the center of Tokyo, a short walk from Tokyo Station. It is the residence of Japan's Imperial Family.

-https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3017.html

East Garden

The Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑, Kōkyo Higashi Gyoen) are a part of the inner palace area and are open to the public. They are the former site of Edo Castle's innermost circles of defense, the honmaru ("main circle") and ninomaru ("secondary circle"). None of the main buildings remain today, but the moats, walls, entrance gates and several guardhouses still exist.

*They are open for free.

-https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3018.html

Akihabara

It is known for tall buildings and shops were you could find a lot of manggas and anime characters. It a very lively area and a lot of people really visits the area.

Asakusa

It is famous for the streets with a various kinds of goods, souvenirs and food and temples where people can pray and see their fortune. You can also see the Tokyo sky tree from here.

Kawagoe Trip

Kawagoe is located about 30 minutes by train from central Tokyo and is suitable as a day trip destination. Its main street, lined with Kurazukuri (clay-walled warehouse-styled) buildings, retains an ambience reminiscent of an old town from the Edo Period (1603-1867) and allows us to imagine the streets from past centuries. Thereby, Kawagoe became known as "Little Edo".

-https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6500.html

We also visited one of the famouse shrines in Kawagoe which is Hikawa Shrine, where we witnessed a traditonal Japanese wedding that is held mostly by the rich people in Japan. This Shinto shrine is also near a river where cherry blossoms bloom a lot.

Cherry Blossom Farm

Even if the season for these flowers are still starting , we didn't want to miss the opportunity of seeing one which is a 45-minute walk from UTSS. This was taken almost two days before we left for Tsukuba, Ibaraki.

As for our excursion with the AIMS students, please watch the video below.

(Credits to the owner and it was used with permission)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvel3IvUvfI

I have learned a lot in my SEA-Teacher experience here in Japan but at the same time i enjoyed my trip here. It was a wonderful time in my life that I would treasure for the rest of my life! Hoping to come back there again!

KRISEL JOY C. AGRIPA

SEA-Teacher from the Philippines