My Weekend

Hey gang,

So I`m 18 now whaaaaat
I can`t get my head around it

I went to Numazu City with my host family and went to the fireworks festival, which was awesome. I got to wear yukata, which is Japanese summer kimono, and I`ll upload a photo when I get the chance. :)
Then we ate in a pasta restaurant where we were served by a Romanian woman who also had her birthday that day so we all sang "Happy Birthday" in English, bemusing the Japanese people in the restaurant. And I got melon soda best day ever :D

The next day, I did something I haven`t done in thirteen years - went to the cinema to see Pokemon. I still remember going to see Pokemon The Movie 2000 when I was five years old, and going to see Pokemon ExtremeSpeed Genesect at the age of 18 was pretty nostalgic. I must say, Japan does cinema way better than we do. Upon buying my ticket, I was given a password to download Genesect for free into Pokemon Black 2 or White 2 (unfortunately, I don`t have either of those games) and was able to buy a bunch of Pokemon merchandise - I got a keyring with Pikachu, Eevee and the new Eeveelution, Sylveon (Nymphia in Japanese). Then, at the food stall, I was able to buy a big plastic Pokemon tub of popcorn, with a free Pokemon strap and Eevee phone charm. It was so coooool!
And the best part was, I was pretty much able to follow the film, despite it being all in Japanese, so I feel more confident with my Japanese speaking ability than before.

After that, we did some shopping, and I bought this kickass hat that I can`t find online but it says "HELLO my name is" like the stickers so it`s coooool

And then I got to eat MOS BURGER WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Laters,
クイーヴァ
Caoimhe

Bulk Photo Post

In a restaurant with Wifi so with no further ado

One of the four gates to Yokohama Chinatown

Myself and some of my classmates :) Manami (my buddy) is on my left.

Pokemon Store. Like a child in a sweetshop.

Me with two swordsmen in Yokohama :)

Chris, Pratik, Kosuke, me, Shotaro and Manami with Sulley from Monsters Inc :D

BOOOOM

Mos Burger! The most amazing fast food restaurant in Japan

I MET PIKACHU BEST DAY EVER

Buddha statue in Tokyo :)

Sensoji Temple gate!

In Sensoji Temple

On my first proper day in Japan, in Chinatown, school uniform and all

Sensoji Temple

Yours truly in Sensoji Temple

In the ground in Yokohama City

Outside my school on my first day :)

My Day in Yokohama

Hey everyone!

Today I went to Yokohama City with my friends and it was so much fun! :D

We started the day with lunch here in Landmark Tower.

It`s huuuuge :O there are 69 floors, and from the very top you can see all the way to Tokyo. It`s full of shops and restaurants :D
I had a delicious katsu (breaded pork) curry with rice. おいしい！ (delicious!)

after that, we went to the POKEMON CENTRE ~~~

I was literally like a child in a sweetshop. The music playing is the game`s Pokemon Centre music, and all of the staff wear Pikachu hats. Card games are always being played, it`s awesome :D I went a little crazy and bought this Pikachu teddy, Pikachu&Eevee slippers, a Yokohama Pikachu phone charm and a Pikachu watch. You may have guessed that I like Pikachu. I also love Absol but there were no Absol toys :(

ピカピカピイイイイカアアアアア！！

Next, we did something I`ve wanted to do since I came to Japan- Purikura. Purikura (short for Print Club) is a popular hobby in Japan where you take your picture in a booth and decorate it, and then it`s printed into stickers. I loved it!

left to right: Christopher, Kosuke, Pratik, myself, Manami and Shotaro

Christopher and Pratik are the two American exchange students also attending my school at the moment :) Christopher has excellent Japanese but Pratik has none whatsoever. So it`s rather amusing :D

After that, we saw a live demonstration of samurai swords (katana) outside Landmark Tower, which was amazing! The two guys were running and jumping at each other with super sharp swords but never actually touching one another. While a display like this in Ireland might warrant passerbys` spare change, the people watching eagerly threw ￥1000 (about 8e) notes into their box afterward. They appeared to have made a small fortune :O

In the evening, we took a stroll around a different shopping centre and I tried taiyaki, a traditional Japanese pastry filled with anko (sweet bean paste). I don't like anko that much, but our taiyaki was smothered with ice cream so it was all good :D

So now I am sitting in my pjs, wearing my Pokemon slippers, munching on Pizza-flavoured Pringles and sipping Blue Skal, which is bubblegum flavoured.　日本大好き！(i love Japan!)

Bye all :)

クイーヴァ
Caoimhe