T O K Y O ! :)

Hello! The long summer vacation is drawing to a close. Did you enjoy summer? I had big event in this summer. That is trip to Tokyo! I am going to write about this trip from now. I went to Tokyo from September 14th through 16th. I went there with my friend Yuka. We are friend since we were students of junior high school. I was looking forward to going to Tokyo very much.

On September 14th, I and Yuka met at Koutsu-center at 8:00 a.m. We went by bus to Kumamoto airport and left baggage and I received baggage check and got on the 10:25 airplane. I drank consomme soup. I think the consomme soup which is taken out in a plane is very good. At about 12:30, we arrived at Haneda airport. We took the reservation of the hotel in Oi-machi, but I ate lunch at an airport because there was the bus which had a direct line to Oi-machi only as for one of them an hour, so we left airport for Oi-machi at 1:40 p.m. After that, we arrived and checked into the hotel. Our room was the 25th floor! I like a high place very much, so I was glad. After we left our baggage in room, we had to meet Shinnosuke and Kagemichi at Shinagawa Station. They are friends since we were students of junior high school, too. We are very good friends. They goes universities in Tokyo and live in Tokyo, so they guided us Tokyo. However, I and Yuka did not know a way and went to the opposite direction with Shinagawa Station, and time hung even more. We thought Tokyo is difficult...! After all, we could meet in Shinagawa Station. Then, we went many cities. (Actually, detailed do not remember where I went around in three days because I reach them because it was all one could do (^ω^;) So, I write it as far as I remember it!) First, we went Shibuya. I wanted to go there. There were a lot of people in Shibuya. I was very surprised! We went Shibuya PARCO. There is my favorite shop. I wanted to buy something there, but the thing which thought that I wanted me gave it up tearfully because nothing was its size. After that, we went BOOK OFF in Shibuya. I wanted to go there, too. I bought comics there. I was glad because there was not it in Kumamoto. There is Yoshimoto Mugendai Hall near BOOK OFF. It is a theater where a young entertainer of Yoshimoto appears every day. They sell tickets which remained in front of a theater. I know a man who sells tickets. He is Anthony. He is an American and a Japanese person of mixed parentage, but the appearance is American. I talked with him, but Yuka and Shinnosuke were surprised. After dispersed with Anthony, we went to Yuraku-cho. We went LOFT and MUJIRUSHI RYOUHIN. We looked around shops. I discovered pretty umbrella. I was at a loss whether I bought it, but did not buy it after all. After shopping, we took dinner in MUJIRUSHI. It was nice, but I thought it was little expensive.

After dinner, we walked for digestion from Yurakucho to Yotsuya. The anti-nuclear power generation demonstration by the citizen was carried out in the journey. We look the Diet Building and the Metropolitan Police Department. We took some pictures.

After we arrived Yotsuya, we went back to hotel at about 12:00 a.m.. I was very tired, but I couldn't sleep well (×_×)

On September 15th, I got up at 6:45 a.m. I got ready to go out and went to MacDonald. We ate breakfast there and went to Shinagawa Station. We met Shinnosuke and Kagemichi, and we went Mitaka. There is GHIBLI MUSEUM.

Yuka loves GHIBLI very much, so she was so excited. GHIBLI MUSEUM was very beautiful and like a labyrinth. We spent many time there. We bought GHIBLI goods, and ate ice cream and hot dogs. After left GHIBLI MUSEUM, we went to Yoyogi. There is a shop which sells cookies. The boxes of cookies are so cute. Yuka bought three boxes. After that, we went to Meguro. Yuka bought new bag. She likes a color of mustard, so the new bag's color is mustard^^ After that, we went to BIC CAMERA in Shinjuku and TOKYU. I bought souvenir there. After that, we went to IKEA in Funabashi. However, I didn't want to go there, so I went LaLaport alone, and went back to hotel earlier. I could sleep this day!

On September 16th, I got up 7:00 a.m. I got ready and checked out hotel and went to Hamamatsu-cho. We went to Gakugeidaigaku. Yuka wanted to go a tailor's shop, but the shop opens at 1:00 p.m., so we walked around to kill time. We went to TSUTAYA. Yuka bought a magazine. We went STARBUCKS CAFE. After that, we went a tailor's shop and Yuka bought new cloth. Shinnosuke, Kagemichi and I chose one. After that, we went back to Hamamatsu-cho, and went Haneda airport by a monorail. I got on a monorail for the first time! After we arrived Haneda airport, we left baggage and took lunch. Meanwhile, the time when an airplane left approached. I wanted to regret a parting trace more, but have come in no time to the gate position without such a time. Parting was too sad, and I have cried a little. Thank Shinnosuke and Kagemichi for their help very much for three days. We left Tokyo at 3:55 p.m. and we arrived Kumamoto at about 6:00 p.m.

My trip to Tokyo was very substantial. I love Yuka, Shinnosuke and Kagemichi. I want to go to Tokyo again!!

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Vacation Topics: Something special I did during this vacation

My big event during summer vacation was trip to Tokyo! I went to Tokyo from September 14th through 16th. I went there with my friend Yuka. We are friend since we were students of junior high school. I was looking forward to going to Tokyo very much. We went many places in Tokyo. For example, we went to Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Kasumigaseki, Hamamatsu-cho, Yuraku-cho, Mitaka, Kichijoji, Yoyogi, Meguro and more. We walked around cities of Tokyo, so I was very tired. However, this trip was very interesting! I want to go to other cities and I want to go shopping, so I want to go to Tokyo again!

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Vacation Topics: Good and bad points about summer

I think summer is good because we have summer vacation! We don't have to get up early, and we can meet friends in downtown all day. There are many exciting things in summer, too. For example, sea, swimming pools, fireworks, festivals, camps, and more. However, there are some bad points in summer. First, it is very very hot!! Many people become heatstroke. It is very danger. Moreover, people sweat if hot. I hate to sweat! Second, we get suntan by severe sunlight. I don't want to get suntan, so I don't bare my arms and feet, and apply sunscreen to my face. I like summer, but I want it to be autumn early.

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Vacation Topics: How I study during the vacation

First, I study English by foreign films. I can see them on TV. I saw Roman Holiday yesterday. It was superimposed on a film. I listen lines in English and read subtitles in Japanese. There are really a few difference between lines and the subtitles speaking, but we can understand the rough meaning. It is interesting. I think that the work of the translator is splendid. Second, I check website of newspaper company. Of course, the website is run in English. We use that website at the time of class of the Reading. I can study English and know news in Japan. However, there are many words that I don't know, so I want to expand my vocabulary.

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My vacation :) August

Hello! Do you enjoy your summer vacation? I enjoy my vacation! I am going to write about my vacation in August from now.

I finished final exams on August 6. I went to downtown with Yuki. We decided to go to karaoke. We bought hamburgers and fried potatoes to take out in MacDonald, and went karaoke. We enjoyed karaoke. Suddenly, the electricity of the room disappeared, and the power supply of the machine was cut, too. We did not know what happened then. After all, we were moved by another room. That room was very large! We sang in that room. I thought that I want to go there again in a great number of people. This is picture of that room. It was really large…! ↓

On August 8, I met Yuka in downtown. I had to go for my part-time job, and Yuka had to go for a lesson of the ballet on that day, so we met from early time. We went to Center River to eat lunch. We talked about animations and comics. We love ONE PIECE very much. After we left Center River, we went NewS. We talked many things there, and we went Doutor Coffee and talked there. We are very talkative. We said good-bye at 3:00 p.m.. I wanted to talk more!

On August 10, I went to the dentist. After that, I went to the movie with Ayaka. I didn't have part-time job on that day, but Ayaka had it. We met in front of PARCO, and went to CINEPLEX Kumamoto. We saw Helter Skelter. I really wanted to see this movie! Syo Aikawa, Go Ayano and Nao Omori appeared this movie. I like them. The movie was interesting! Erika Sawajiri was wonderful. I am glad to see the movie. After seeing that movie, we went back to downtown and ate lunch in Itarian Tomato, and we said good-bye.

On August 11, I met Tomoko. Tomoko is friend since the age of my elementary school. She is one year younger than I am, but she is reliable person. We intended to go to the sea on that day, but it was rain, so we went to Tenjin, Fukuoka by rental car. I don't have license, so Tomoko drove a car with going and returning. We arrived Tenjin at about 10:00 a.m.. We parked car at a parking lot. After that, we strolled around Tenjin. Tomoko lived there last year, so she guided there. We ate lunch in a restaurant of a one-pot dish made at the table by cooking vegetables and slices of meat in boiling broth and eaten with a soy-based sauce. In short, it is shabu-shabu. It was very good! I thought pork is suitable for shabu-shabu than beef. After lunch, we went to Tenjin underground shopping center. There is totally a maze! I must be at a loss by all means if I go with one me. After that, we went STAR BUCKS. Tomoko treated me to tea. I felt that I am sorry. At about 3:00 p.m., we left Tenjin. I really appreciate Tomoko. She is Tomoko^^ ↓

On August 17, I met Yuka and Reiko. We are from Luther high school. We met in downtown and we went Saint Marc Cafe. We talked there many many things. We thought women are fearful. We left there and took purikura in ams. After that, we went NewS and talked again. It had grown dark before we knew it. We went Daimonji to eat dinner. I am not good at turn inside out okonomiyaki. After we finished dinner, we said good-bye. I was happy to see them!

On August 21, I met Yuka and Ayaka. We call us "sawaguchimizu" because our family names are Sawada, Kawaguchi and Shimizu. I hit upon that popular name. We met at downtown. We went Yayoiken to eat lunch. After that, we went to karaoke. I wanted to listen to Ayaka's singig voice of K-POP. We had very good time! After that, Yuka had to go for a lesson of the ballet on that day, so Yuka said good-bye. I and Ayaka strolled around downtown. Though I hated to go, we had to say good-bye. I went GUST in Fujisakigu. I had an appointment with my friends there. They are friends of my junior high school. The member is Toshinori, Kagemichi, Shinnosuke, Shiori, Yuka and I.  We played holdings fireworks last year. That was very very interesting, so we wanted to do that again. I met them at about 7:00 p.m. and ate dinner. After that, we went Don Quixote in downtown to buy holdings fireworks and moved to a flood plain along a Shirakawa River. We went there last year. At about 10:00 p.m., we started to play holdings fireworks, but we put time several times because smoke appeared in large quantities. Meanwhile, it was 00:00 a.m., so only I returned earlier. Shinnosuke sent me to my house. I thanked him.

On August 26, I met Yuika, Airi, Mei and Aki. Mei goes vocational school in Tokyo. Then, she came back to Kumamoto on that day, so we met. Kayo should have come at first, but she was not able to come suddenly. It was a pity she couldn't come. We met at about 6:00 p.m., and we went Yayoiken to eat dinner. I went there two days ago, so I ate Fried chicken set meal for the first time. It was very good! I want to eat it again. After that, I and Yuika ate gelato. Then, we went Wander City in South Kumamoto and took purikura. I and Aki played UFO Catcher. After we came back to downtown, we went MacDonald and talked there. At about  11:00 p.m., we said good-bye. I was happy to see them!

These are memories of my August. I think that I lived a full life. I want to live a full life in September(^o^)♪

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Vacation Topics: What classes I will take next term

May be, I will take the same classes next semester, but I don't have Reading next semester. Professor Kamimoto has already gone to the USA in fall. I have 13 classes next semester. However, I will have to change my schedule of classes before next semester start because I think I failed some classs in 1st semester. There were some difficult classes to get credits for me. For example, History of Britain, Theory of the Environment and more. I want to believe that I got credits of required classes. If I failed their credits, I change them. I have to choose other classes.

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Vacation Topics: My vacations plans

My summer vacation has started, but I have a lot of time. I have many plans in this summer, too. I am going to meet many friends. I will my best friends in this week. I am looking forward to meeting them. I promised meeting with Naomi. We wanted to go to Amamiya in downtown, but we had exams. We promised going there after exams, and we will go to karaoke. I want to listen to her singing voice! A main event of this summer is travelling to Tokyo with my friend. We will go to Tokyo last of summer vacation. We will stay for two days there. We want to do many things there!

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