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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Updated Bucket List--So far in Japan



Here is my list (for now! I got most of the ideas from (http://thejapanbucketlist.wordpress.com/) Doesn't mean I don't want to partake!

  1. See Shinjuku Gyoen. Get lost in nature.
  2. Go to an Art Museum.
  3. Try clothes on in Japan (Just how small can they be?) Trust me they are small. Though I still want a kimono.
  4. Make Sushi, ramen and/or fried rice
  5. Go to a waterpark. I don't know if any of you would qualify it as a waterpark. But hey a pool is better than no pool.
  6. Go to Tokyo Disneyland
  7. Climb to the top of Mt. Fuji.
  8. Sing in a karaoke bar! (Wow! So different than America!!! I will write about that!)
  9. Do ‘hanami’ (cherry blossom viewing) while in Japan. (Just this past weekend. Pictures to come!)
  10. Stay in a ryokan. (Komaki onsen was beautiful and where I got proposed to!)
  11. Visit the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
  12. Go up the Tokyo Tower.
  13. Go to a local izakaya. (love north 40/40! I think this counts?)
  14. Participate in Aomori’s Neputa festival.
  15. Visit the Sannai Maruyama site in Aomori.
  16. Visit Gappo Park in Aomori.
  17. Go up APSAM in Aomori and take an awesome photo of the skyline!
  18. Get photos of the cosplayers on Harajuku Bridge.
  19. Visit Kabukicho (Tokyo’s red light district).
  20. Buy a yukata or kimono.
  21. Ride the Yamanote line.
  22. Explore Tokyo Narita Airport.
  23. Find a really, really interesting toilet.
  24. Get a photo in the cherry blossoms. (I swear I will update with this)
  25. Drink Sake.
  26. Drink Chu-Hi.
  27. Buy/rent a bicycle
  28. Visit Aomori.
  29. Visit Hachinohe.
  30. Visit Towada  (But I still wanna go to the lake)
  31. Visit Sapporo, land of the beers.
  32. Make a lasting friend. (Miss Kazue!!! :) ).
  33. Befriend the wildlife. (No, no thank you crowzillas, you win this round)
  34. Teach a lesson. OR A MILLION! :)
  35. Ring a shrine bell and pray. (There is a right and wrong way to do this, so I haven't done this yet) 
  36. Try a weird flavour of Kit-Kat. (I hear there’s lemonade, watermelon, green tea)
  37. Participate in a tea ceremony.
  38. Visit Meiji Shrine.
  39. Visit a cat cafe
  40. Go to a Pokemon Center!
  41. Go to Universal Studios.
  42. Ride a shinkansen (bullet train).
  43. Play Pachinko.
  44. Learn how to drive out here.
  45. Get a job so I can stay longer and accomplish all of these things.
  46. Try all sorts of weird foods
  47. Try Japanese Ramen (my favorite!!!)
  48. Get in better shape.
  49. Go to Sapporo Festival
  50. Go to the Nebuta Festival
  51. Go to Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
  52. Watch a Japanese Baseball game.
  53. Go to the Misawa Festivals
  54. Go to the Summer Sonic
  55. Go to Star Tours and Disney Sea
Looking at my list I feel REALLY accomplished for the 11 months I have been here I have done 32 of the 55 things I want to do :) And I have at least a year left :) Sounds possible :)
   56. Try to get to Australia at some point :) 

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