Oh What Fun!!!

The welcome dinner for us was a BLAST! We woke up early the next day to go to Ueno. We met up with Ate Cayl and Akichan at the train station then proceeded our journey around Ueno. We were sight-seeing but our main goal was to find the zoo entrance. Worth it naman dahil madaming magandang tanawin sa paligid. We entered a temple, tossed a coin and prayed. Ate and Ate Cayl lit incense as a tradition.

Finally, we saw the zoo entrance. It was the weekend so the zoo was packed with families. We went to Ueno Zoo and saw animals I’ve seen and never seen before. I loved the lazy polar bears and angas-looking penguins. :D But my favorite would have to be the gorilla, nakapose pa eh!

It was tiring but it was soooo much fun. I wish our zoo would be the same, housing lots of animals, clean and big. Sa lakad lang sa zoo, solve na ang exercise. After our zoo trip, we went to Ueno Park (just beside the zoo). People were all under the sakura. Hanami, a Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers (thanks wiki!) and people drink to celebrate. =D Who wouldn’t enjoy the beauty of sakura??

We parted ways with the Ate Cayl and Akichan because they were home-bound and we were off to Asakusa to see Sensoji Temple. It is Tokyo's oldest temple and one of its most significant (thanks again wiki!). We prayed and just adored the awesome place. :D

We took a breather and had some hot takoyaki (sila lang). Then we walked around looking everywhere. I saw this store selling the exact band I have for 1200 yen! Eh dito sa Pinas, 80 pesos lang. I should’ve brought a lot and sold it much cheaper. hahahaha! We saw another Buddha statue and imitated the people. We prayed like what they did. It’s giving respect to their beliefs and I do believe that Buddha is God in a different form. Technically, I was still praying to God. :D

It was yet another tiring day but the happiness was incomparable. I learned a lot about Japanese culture, appreciated art and nature all in one day. Japan has a lot to offer. ‘til then…