In Japan - Tokyo Ramen Museum

I have heard of rumors that the Tokyo Ramen Museum in Shin-Yokohama isn't really worth the trip, but one of my friends here said it was an interesting place. Well, sometimes you ought to try it out yourself before you can decide which opinion you should trust, right? So here I was, at Shin Yokohama! The trip took about 50 minutes to 1 hour from Ikebukuro to Shin-Yokohama, and it costs in around 1100 yen for a round trip.  It...

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In Japan - Sports Festival (Undoukai)

Long overdue but yes our school organized an undoukai (sports festival) last Saturday. The games played in undoukai are rarely strenuous. I think other than the 100m relay, the rest are pretty much kind of fun games involving body movements. The location was in Shinkiba, a gym called BumB. One thing I find a little troublesome about this place is that you have to enter the building with a clean, non-sport shoes, and then...

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