January 8, 2015
Happy New Year from Yuki
Hi, it's Yuki here with my New Year blog!
Throughout Christmas and New Year’s, I was lucky enough to get a two week break to go see relatives, and explore Japan outside of Tokyo.
My first stop was Nara where I met up with my family from Australia and relatives who I haven’t seen for a year. It was a relaxing time for me as I was reunited with my family and was able to fully recover from the busy schedule I had in Tokyo.
Soon after, we headed out to Hiroshima for a family holiday. We visited historic sites such as the Hiroshima Atomic Dome and the museum connected, which were both confronting but a very significant and important part of Japans history. We also visited one of Japans most beautiful shrine, Miyajima, famous for its floating Torii gates in the ocean.
After the trip I had a fairly packed holiday, going site seeing in Osaka and Kyoto and visiting friends nearby. I also celebrated New Years in Japan. Here, they have a custom of eating soba at night on New Year’s Eve. It’s called Toshikoshi soba and is eaten to have a long and healthy life.
I’m now back into the usual routine and making the most of my last 3 weeks here!