I'm finally here

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

I hope I can update this list! : )

Kyoto:

Japan's Top 3s

Hi. I'll talk about the places I've been to later. For now, I'm still organizing everything. Detailed explanations will have to wait.

Cheers!

Here's the list of the Top 3s in Japan:

Top 3:Publish Post

A. Views

✔1. Amanohashidate, Kyoto

2. Matsushima, Miyagi

✔3. Miyajima, Hiroshima

B. Castles

1. Nagoya - will go here on Sept.4

✔2. Osaka

3. Kumamoto

C. Big Buddhas

✔1. Todai-ji, Nara

2. Kotokuin, Kamakura

3. Daibutsuji, Takaoka

D. Festivals

✔1. Gion Matsuri, Kyoto (July)

2. Tenji Matsuri, Osaka (July)

3. Kanda & Sanno, Tokyo (May)

* Festivals in Kyoto

✔1. Gion

2. Aoi

3. Jidai - will attend this in October

E. Inari Shrines

✔1. Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto

2. Toyokawa, Aichi

3. Saijo, Okayama/Yutoku, Kashima

F. Tenjin Shrines

1. Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto - will visit this maybe in September

2. Dazaifu Tenmangu, Fukuoka

3. Hofu Tenmangu, Yamaguchi

G. China Towns

1. Yokohama

2. Shinchi-Chukagai, Nagasaki

✔3. Nakinmachi, Kobe

Here are some of my favorite food & places in Kyoto:

Interesting Places:
* Vesna (Russian store)
* Book-off
* Shugakukan Research Library, Ritsumeikan

Interesting Activities:
* Build (Karaoke)
* Arcade
* Purikura (Photo Booth)

FOOD:
* Jumbo
* Sukiya
* Colori Cafe
* Tenmu Ramen
* Tabehoudai!

Parks, etc.
* Hirosawa Pond
* Kamo River
* Park near I-house

Not my favorite places, but I do come here for several reasons:
* Matsumoto Supermarket
* Gyomu Supermarket
* Post office
* Kyoto Eki

Others:
* Arashiyama
* Kawaramachi

Rewind: JUNE

Ok, I just finished updating the rewind entries for the months of April and May.
[check sidebar: sections - 01. April, 02. May]

I also added new sections: as you could see in the sidebar
* UNESCO World Heritage Sites (checklist)
* Japan's Top 3s (checklist)
* Cooking nights + Movie nights (to be edited some other time)
* Food, Activities, & Places

Tomorrow, I'll start writing about June.

Highlights:

* Arashiyama + Monkey Park
* Kobe
* Food trips + cooking nights
* Karaoke
* Youkai Street
* Fushimi Inari Shrine

Apparently, the month of June involved a lot of food. Hence, we shall call it the food month. Yes, this has been a very creative name, hasn't it? Okay, I'm about to pass out now. Cheers!

Cooking Night: Cookies

Jazmin taught us how to bake cookies! : )

Once the cookies were all gone,
a card game commenced hoho.

I think this was the 1st of our many cooking nights. At this point, I was starting to become closer with Jazmin (neighbor) and a few others like Ericka (snap) and Elsauce (oba). Good times.

April, I got to know the 3rd floor folks like Kaen, Naka, Megumi, Shige (buddy), Rai, Tyler, and Adaora.

June, I started to get to know Mathilde and Michelle.
July, I got to know So Jeong (buddy), Anna, and Julia.

I actually met a lot of good friends in I-house. Plus a few others in Rits, both Japanese and international students. I refuse not to stay in touch with them : )

Good times.

Aaah, it's so nice to look back at all these events. Good times, indeed. Cheers!

P.S.

I am so incoherent right now. 1:35am. I slept too much today, so I don't really feel too sleepy right now, however, I am starting to feel very incoherent. Immensely baffled by my own words. LALA. This is bad, I started to say lalalala - an awful sign of the commencement of my zany hours. I know I have to start sleeping properly again. Nooooooo, my body clock is messed up. Nooo.

Special: PURIKURA

In the world of purikura, everything is prettier (or that's what the purikura machines claim).

Or better yet, everything is a bit strange. But it's fun (especially the editing part - with the countdown timers! hoho)

Purikura moments these past months: