Transcript By Anika Rahm - Room23atSomerville09

22nd September to 2nd October
By Anika Rahm
We got to the Auckland Airport at about 8:00am we waited for
everyone but guess who was late Mr Ellery and Mrs. Franke!! After
everybody got to the Airport we had to Check in I was rated a Child
while everybody else in my group was an Adult be cause they were
over 11.
This is all of the people traveling to Japan at the Auckland Airport.
Sam and Keshini
Cate, Becky, Georgia and Hannah
Catching up on there reading.
Mrs. Franke, Anita and
a few of the guys in the
departure lounge
Renee and me
For Singapore we were told to take 50 NZ dollars which was also 50 Singa Dollars.
In Singapore we got to stay in the Plaza Premium lounge, which was really nice
because they had internet access, free food and an awesome games room which
had Guitar hero, and heaps of other games.
The entrance to the
Plaza Lounge
Keshini by the
games room
Inside the Lounge
The Singapore airport gardens
Keshini and a big Chupa-Chup
Cate and Keshini under the flowers
One of the many chocolate shops
When we arrived in Fukuoka we had to go throw all the customs after we
had finished going throw customs we met Chizuko, who was going to be our
tour guide for the next 10 days. We then hopped on the bus and made our
way throw Fukuoka to the Fukuoka Tower.
Hannah on the bus
The Fukuoka dome
Fukuoka out of the bus window
A Fukuoka Hotel or Apartment Block
The Fukuoka tower from far
The Harbour
The Beach
A Stone
House, this
stone house I
saw in the
middle of the
city. Which is
quite weird.
When we got to the Fukuoka Tower we were told that the Fukuoka Tower was 234
meters high which isn’t as tall as the sky tower but was still pretty tall. We went up to
the 5th floor which is 123 meters above the ground.
The Fukuoka Tower
The Thousand Mirrors
View from the fifth floor
The Fukuoka Harbor
After the Fukuoka Tower we went to the Disaster Prevention centre
which is where they have drills for Natural Disasters, such as fire,
earthquake and typhoon drills we did all the drills. The earthquake was
the best because we had 3 seconds before the ‘earthquake’ struck we
had to hide under the table with cushions over our heads.
We had to extinguish a fire.
The Fire
Chizuko translating for us
An olden day Fire Engine
After the Disaster Prevention center we went to Marine World. When we were
at Marine World we got to see the Dolphin and Seal show. At the Dolphin and
Seal show we sat near the front but the people from Somerville that sat on the
other side of the arena were quite sorry that they sat there, because when the
Dolphins jumped up they can crashing down on the water which made the
people sitting in the front all wet.
One of the Dolphins
One of the Dolphins
A Seal doing tricks at the show
When we got to Takamiya School we were sweating and boiling, because
we had to carry our bags from the Hotel all the way to the school, and the
temperature must have been about 38 degrees. We were then put in our
classes, I was in a class with Hayley the first and second period was we
had to stand in front of the class while the children asked us questions and
the teacher tried to translate them.
Takamiya School
My little fans
The school ‘field’
The class I stayed in
Hayley doing sparklers and
Japanese fireworks
My home stay family with their daughter
and granddaughter from Hiroshima
Saya
Hayley and her fan and Elmo
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While I was at my home stay’s house we did heaps of stuff.
On the first night there we gave each other the presents we got for them.
On the second night we went to Hakata station to pick up their daughter and
grand-daughter that came from Hiroshima just to see us.
When we got to their house we went straight to the Karate lesson that was
taking place at the school.
When we got there already a heap of people were there such as Courtney,
Georgia, Kale, Ryan and of course the people doing Karate.
The karate lesson started and Kale, Ryan and me started to copy what they
were doing.
My Home stay asked me if I wanted to join in because apparently I was
doing all the moves right, but I said no.
Then the teacher of the Karate lesson asked all us if we wanted to join the
lesson. Courtney, Georgia and Hayley said yes and ran out to join in, but
Kale and Ryan said no because they had done it the night before, and I said
no because I didn’t want to be humiliated while I was in a dress.
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After the Karate lesson there was a Kendo lesson which is a type of stick
fighting. It was only then that I joined in.
In the Kendo lesson we had to hit the person on the Head, Hand, Stomach
and we had to stab them in the Throat. After we (Ryan, Jeffery, Meheer,
Kale and me.) had done all that a few times, it was our turn so we put on the
protective gear (Helmet-which must have weighed about 10 kilos-, Body
armour, gloves and stick) and waited to be shown what to do.
Kale and Meheer went first, because Kale had done this before and Meheer
had to fight him.
After Kale and Meheer went it was my turn I couldn’t really see who I was
fighting because of the masks that you had on your helmet, But after the
first round (in which I lost) I noticed I was fighting Ryan.
In the second round I think I won because I hit him on the arm, but then
after he hit me in the leg.
I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed Kendo and I would do it again if I had the
chance.
Saya and her friend
Saya, her mum and gran with Hayley
More homestay pictures
Our home stay family
near their house
Learning to do flower arrangements
While we where in Japan we visited many Shrines. Such as a Shrine dedicated to
Business and another one dedicated to Education.
The Shrine’s garden’s
Cate, Keshini and Sam eating Lunch
The Buddhist
Some Flowers for the dead.
A Japanese Couple
Amy bowing
Hannah and Hayley at the Shrine
A Stone
The bridge to the Gardens The Shrine in the Gardens
My friends and me
The river in the gardens
The gate to the Shrine
The Temple in the
Gardens
A Statue
The orange gate
The Suzenji Gardens
Suzenji Gardens
• When you go and visit a Shrine in Japan
the first thing you must do is re freshen
your soul or in other words wash your
hands. As shown in the picture here
• In the Suizenji Gardens there is as well
as the Gardens there is a small Shrine.
Amy and Sam with
an Samurai Warrior
The Moat
The Building of the Castle
The Castle
Hannah
At the Hakata Station we didn’t have much
time because the train leaves at the
second and if your not there you miss the
train. So anyway we got to Hakata Station
and immediately rushed to the place
where you get the tickets, we had a bit of a
rest then because it took awhile, but when
they got the tickets we immediately rushed
off in search of the train. Fortunately we
got there early and we had a few moments
to look at the trains coming past.
Renee and Sophia
Hannah and Me
Chizuko
Mitchell and Rowan
A Statue
The Graveyard
A water fountain
A certificate to A tombstone
show he was a
survivor of the
bomb
A Statement made by
Pope John Paul the 2nd
The Graveyard before the Bomb
If you looked through your
window just after the bomb that’s
what you would have seen
The Graveyard after the Bomb
What it looked like after the bomb hit
An Atomic Bomb
After the Bomb struck
How high the bomb was from the city
On Miyajima Island there are tame deer that walk
around. We visited one of the Shrines. There were a lot
of crabs at the Shrine because the Tide was out.
A Deer on Miyajima Island
All the Parents
A Lion Guard at the Shrine
The Shrine
In the Museum of Natural History they had an amazing room where they had
dinosaurs that moved!!! It showed a Volcano erupting and there was a T-rex,
and brontosaurus, a pterodactyl mother and a few others.
A T-Rex Skeleton
A Skeleton
A Shark
A T-rex
Sharks
Butterflies
A Stegosaurus
A Tiger
The Ferris-Wheel
The rocket-ship Roller coaster