There is 12 days until my trip! Can you believe it? I am so excited! It feels like just a short while ago I wasn't even sure I'd even be going.
There are some things I still need to buy, and I'm working things out about going with our friends the Zimmers to Yokohama on our optional day in Tokyo, so there is still lots to do beforehand.
In class right now, we're folding cranes to bring to the Hiroshima Children's Peace memorial. We are bring 2000 because it is tradition to bring at least 1000 paper cranes to the memorial. The story behind this is the story of Sadako.
When Sadako was two years old, she was exposed to the A-bomb. She had no apparent injuries and grew to be a healthy girl.However, nine years later in the fall when she was in the six grade of elementary school (1954), she suddenly developed signs of an illness. In February the following year she was diagnosed with leukemia and was admitted to the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital.
In Japan, it is tradition to make 1000 paper cranes for someone who is sick, it is thought to bring one wish for the person. Sadako began making paper cranes to wish herself better, only completing 644 before she died. Her classmates finished the rest of the 1000 and she was buried with them, and the Hiroshima Childeren's Peace Memorial was built, along with a statue of Sadako and a paper crane.
Right now we have about 1000 made, almost there!
As for the rest of my trip, here's an itinerary of whats happening while I'm there.
March 21st - Flight to Japan! The flight carries on into March 22nd because Japan is 17 hours ahead of us
March 22nd - Train to Shinosaka, check into dorm, pay laundry. We get here late so there will be just traveling on this day.
March 23rd - Train to Kyoto, Kinkakuji, Ryoanji, Nijo Castle or Kiyomizu temple sight-seeing
March 24th - Sight-seeing in Kyoto and Nara
March 25th - Train to Himeji, Tour Himeji castle
Train to Nishinomiya, Homestay Welcome. This will be our first day with our
Japanese host families.
March 26th - Train to Ikeda, Cup Noodle Factory Museum
Train to Kobe, Sight-seeing in Kobe
March 27-28th - Activities with homestay family
March 29th - Bullet train Hikari, Train to Hiroshima
Okonomiyaki dinner
March 30th - Train to Kure, Sight-seeing in Kure
Train back to Hiroshima, Ramen lunch
March 31st - Walk to Hiroshima Peace Park & Museum
Two bullet trains to Nagano
Group Tonkatsu dinner
April 1st - Sight-seeing Nagano area, Zenkoji Temple/Olympic, Hot Spring bathing
April 2nd - Bullet train to Tokyo, drop off suitcases at Tokyo Youth hostel
Ghibli museum, Sight-seeing Tokyo
April 3rd - Bullet train to Shizuoka, Sight-seeing in Shizuoka
Train to Bandai Gundam Factory Museum
April 4th - Tokyo Optional Day, I will be hanging out with the Zimmers this day! :) It'll fun to
see you guys again!
April 5th - Flight home
There are some things I still need to buy, and I'm working things out about going with our friends the Zimmers to Yokohama on our optional day in Tokyo, so there is still lots to do beforehand.
In class right now, we're folding cranes to bring to the Hiroshima Children's Peace memorial. We are bring 2000 because it is tradition to bring at least 1000 paper cranes to the memorial. The story behind this is the story of Sadako.
When Sadako was two years old, she was exposed to the A-bomb. She had no apparent injuries and grew to be a healthy girl.However, nine years later in the fall when she was in the six grade of elementary school (1954), she suddenly developed signs of an illness. In February the following year she was diagnosed with leukemia and was admitted to the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital.
In Japan, it is tradition to make 1000 paper cranes for someone who is sick, it is thought to bring one wish for the person. Sadako began making paper cranes to wish herself better, only completing 644 before she died. Her classmates finished the rest of the 1000 and she was buried with them, and the Hiroshima Childeren's Peace Memorial was built, along with a statue of Sadako and a paper crane.
Right now we have about 1000 made, almost there!
As for the rest of my trip, here's an itinerary of whats happening while I'm there.
March 21st - Flight to Japan! The flight carries on into March 22nd because Japan is 17 hours ahead of us
March 22nd - Train to Shinosaka, check into dorm, pay laundry. We get here late so there will be just traveling on this day.
March 23rd - Train to Kyoto, Kinkakuji, Ryoanji, Nijo Castle or Kiyomizu temple sight-seeing
March 24th - Sight-seeing in Kyoto and Nara
March 25th - Train to Himeji, Tour Himeji castle
Train to Nishinomiya, Homestay Welcome. This will be our first day with our
Japanese host families.
March 26th - Train to Ikeda, Cup Noodle Factory Museum
Train to Kobe, Sight-seeing in Kobe
March 27-28th - Activities with homestay family
March 29th - Bullet train Hikari, Train to Hiroshima
Okonomiyaki dinner
March 30th - Train to Kure, Sight-seeing in Kure
Train back to Hiroshima, Ramen lunch
March 31st - Walk to Hiroshima Peace Park & Museum
Two bullet trains to Nagano
Group Tonkatsu dinner
April 1st - Sight-seeing Nagano area, Zenkoji Temple/Olympic, Hot Spring bathing
April 2nd - Bullet train to Tokyo, drop off suitcases at Tokyo Youth hostel
Ghibli museum, Sight-seeing Tokyo
April 3rd - Bullet train to Shizuoka, Sight-seeing in Shizuoka
Train to Bandai Gundam Factory Museum
April 4th - Tokyo Optional Day, I will be hanging out with the Zimmers this day! :) It'll fun to
see you guys again!
April 5th - Flight home
1 comment:
Hey, we know the story of Sadako. Get busy on those cranes. Time is short. We're looking forward to seeing you too.
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