Japan- Week 3

 Hello everyone! Here is my week 3 in Japan blog :) Since I wrote my last blog on a Friday I have two weekends' worth of content. 

Last weekend was really fun and I continued to check things off my bucket list. On Saturday I went to an onsen, a hot spring bath area, which was really nice. They had multiple types of hot baths that served different purposes, like smoothing your skin, giving nutrients, etc. It was very relaxing and my favorite part was that after the bath you get to sit and read manga! They had a huge selection and comfy seats you could sit in and read. They also had ice cream 😈😋

I won this pin by playing rock paper scissors with the stuffed person

On Sunday I went to Nagoya Castle. It was so beautiful! I wanted to go to Nagoya Castle since last semester after researching it a little, so it was awesome to be able to finally see it in person. The castle itself was beautiful but the palace attached to it was extremely stunning as well. On the inside, the walls, ceilings, and decor were very artistic and had so much detail. There was also a ninja/military personnel reenactment performance that was really fun to see! Near the castle, there was ice cream that had gold on it so I just had to try it 😉. The gold honestly had no taste but the ice cream was still good 😂. For dinner, we then had Yaki Niku, which just means grilled meat. We had wagyu, Japanese beef, and beef tongue. It was so delicious! 

Classes continued to be interesting and not too much work so that's good. A project in Japanese class we have to do is go to some location in Nagoya and take pictures of kanji there so my partner and I chose a department store 😁. A very fun assignment indeed. 

This weekend I met up with friends at a cute cafe to plan and discuss our upcoming trip to Kyoto in February, which I am very excited about! 

After, I went with more friends to Osu Kannon, a huge shopping district with a big shrine. There were so many shops it was unbelievable! I thought I was going to go and not buy anything (except for food of course haha) but I ended up not being able to resist. I will have to go again because I didn't get to go to all the shops there and there is more I want to buy 😅

Today is a chill today to relax and do homework but I also went to the mall with my host mom for a bit. We also had Takoyaki for dinner, my host sister was very skilled at making them 👍

I'm having a great time in Japan so far and I hope everyone reading this is well! I will write again next week 👋

日本語

先週末はとても楽しくて、バケットリストから物をチェックし続けた。土曜日に温泉に行って、皮にいいや栄養（えいよう）をあげるなど、色々なお風呂があったから、すばらしかったと思う。リラックスができて、一番好きなことは温泉の後まんがが読める！多く色々なさまざまなまんががあって、座るのがいい席に座られてまんがが読める。私はブラッククローバーというまんがを読んだ。ソフトクリームもあった：）

日曜日、名古屋城に行った。大変きれいだった！先学期名古屋城について発表のための研究がきっかけで、日本にいるうちにぜひ見に行きたかったと思ったから、非常によかった。名古屋城は美しかったが、その以外、本丸御殿（ほんまるごてん）も大変美しかった。中に、壁（かべ）や天井（てんじょう）や飾り（かざり）が芸術的で詳しく作った。にんじゃと戦国武将（せんごくぶしょう）の出演（しゅつえん）を見て、楽しかった。城の周りに、金ソフトクリームがあったから、食べなければならなかった😉。実は、金は味がないが、ソフトクリームは美味しかった。晩ご飯のため、私たちは焼肉を食べて、非常に美味しかった！

授業は面白く、大変じゃないからよっかた。日本語の授業のためのプロジェクトは名古屋にどこかで漢字の写真を取るから、私のパートナーと一緒にデパートを選んだ。楽しいプロジェクトだね。

今週末、友達と一緒にかわいいカフェで二月の京都の旅行について話し、計画（けいかく）を作った。楽しみ！

後で、友達と大須観音（おおすかんのん）という大きい買い物の所と神社に行った。店が大変多いから、信じられなかった。何も買わないと思ったが、たくさん買ってしまった。全部買いたい物を買えなかったから、また行こうと思っている。

今日は暇（ひま）だから、ゆっくりしたり宿題したりできるが、ホストマザーとモールにも少し行った。

日本はすごく楽しく、みんな元気でいてください。また来週👋