SPENDING A COUPLE DAYS IN JAPAN!

Konichiwa, watashiwa grace desu! that means hello, my name is Grace! Im learning something new every day over here! So how's everyone going in Australia?!  I do wish you were all here! the other night we went out for dinner to a traditional Japanese Restaurant and got some lovely Tempura Vegetables! They were delicious! Tempura is a light batter made out of egg, flour and water. you can dip vegetables and seafood in the batter which is then fried :) as im not a seafood eating person i stuck with vegetables which mmmmm were yummy! 



The next day I went to the Spring Festival and the Meiji Shrine :) This Shrine i have learned was made to honour Emperor Meiji who died in 1912, and his wife Empress Shoken who died in 1914. This shrine is used for many festivals including the spring festival! The major events at the Spring festival are:
   - Bugaku 
   - Japanese classical music and dancing 

   - Satsuma biwa
   - Japanese-style archery meet 

   - Noh and KyogenIt was a really fun festival to go to and i really enjoyed myself! We had beautiful spring weather for the festival which was about 27 degrees ! which in spring is a typical day in Japan :)


DID YOU KNOW?: Japans population is 127,560,000!


On the way to the train station I had some Miso soup! Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup. It is made of a dashi stock and can have many different ingredients in it, depending on where you are and the season. I had miso soup with tofu pieces and seaweed, it had a very nice flavour. 


Late that night I caught a bullet train which in japan is called a Shinkansen. It was extremely fast and extremely cool! I traveled from Tokyo to Kyoto, the place i was most looking forward to visiting! 


Ill update you in a couple days of how amazing Kyoto is! From what I've seen already, It is so beautiful, Sayonara! or in english goodbye! 


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grace xx <3