For as long as I can remember I’ve liked to watch anime. That was the first thing that piqued my interest in Asia, specifically Japan.
Howl’s Moving Castle, (ハウルの動く城, in Japanese) is one of my all time favorite animated films. The Animation is beautiful and the story is interesting. It is also one of the first animated films that I ever saw.
The second thing to draw my attention to this county was the food. It looks so delicious! Me and my mom have cooked a lot of Japanese foods lately, like dumplings, sweet and sour chicken. Also Chinese dumplings, gyozas. Dumplings are these dough balls filled with (usually) meat and vegetables. Then they’re either pan fried or steamed.
They’re so juicy and flavorful. The sauce is typically soy sauce based and salty. It goes well with the meat usually inside the dumplings. So good!
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Some of the cities I’d like to visit are Tokyo, Kyoto, Hokkaido.
Tokyo just seems to have everything. One place I’d like to see just out of curiosity is the world’s busiest intersection, the Shibuya Crossing. I can just imagine riding the trains and roaming the streets filled with neon signs shining in the dark and eating delicious food. I love the street lights and signs shining in the dark even if it’s just Kuopio. It makes me feel like I’m in a big city, which if I was in Tokyo would be true.
For a trip to Tokyo I’d definitely want to reserve at least three whole days just to see as much as possible. There’s also lots of culture in Tokyo, and I’d definitely want to participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and wear some traditional clothes.
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