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the final day
Osaka Minami


1.Tachibana-dori Street (nicknamed Orange Street) 立花通（暱稱：ORANGE通）Tachibana-dori has transformed to a trend base of Minami by young people.









2.Shinsaibashi-suji/Ebisubashi 心齋橋筋／戎橋 Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street with a history from the Edo period.












3.Hozenji Temple法善寺Hozenji with quiet old Osaka atmosphere in the flourishing Minami.










Return
Nara Station to Ten'no-ji Station by Kansai Main Line(30 min)Ten'no-ji Station to Kansai-Kuko Station by Limited Express (40 min)

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Fourth day

1.Kobe Port(神戶港)Opened in 1868, it developed as a major Japanese international trading port. Today, Kobe is one of the world's major global container ports.

2. osaka umeda hankyo department store(阪急百貨公司)

3. harbor land & Kobe Port Tower (神戶港塔)Pretty good view from the Port tower even though it's not tall.

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Third day:
1. Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
This museum opened in 1933 as the second largest art museum in Japan.

Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection I:Time/Space Travels - The Story from Looking at Art(April 4th (Saturday) — June 7th (Sunday))

2. Hot springs: Amanohashidate Onsen(天橋立溫泉)
in Amanohashidate, one of the "Three Best Views in Japan”.
Tea brown in color, the hot spring water is noted for its heaviness.
The public bath called "Chie-no-Yu" (water of wisdom, 智慧之湯)

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Second day:
Kyoto
It flourished as the capital of Japan for over 1,000 years until the central government was transferred to Tokyo in 1869.

1.Asahi Beer Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art (JR Kyoto Line to "Yamazaki".Hankyu Kyoto Line to "Oyamazaki Station".)
It’s between Osaka and Kyoto, is the smallest town in Kyoto-fu
The New Hall, designed by architect Tadao Ando(安藤忠雄), holds Claude Monet's "Water Lilies".

2. Kyoto Tezuka Osamu World (手塚治蟲世界)
We can enjoy the characters created by Osamu Tezuka, such as Astro Boy(原子小金剛).

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Here we go!

Osaka!

Kansai International Airport (Osaka) trans to Kyoto Station by by Limited Express (80 minutes).Tnen Kyoto Station trans to Otsu Station by JR Tokaido Main Line (10 minutes)

Otsu(大津)

1,300 years ago, albeit briefly, Otsu was the capital of Japan. 1.First we visit the Ishiyama-dera (or rock mountain) Temple (石山寺).

2.There is "Murasaki-Shikibu Genji-no-ma" (紫式部源氏之房間)where Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部) wrote Genji-Monogatari ("the Tale of Genji")(源氏物語) in the 11th centuryPs "the Tale of Genji" is a classic work of Japanese literature in the early eleventh century. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel.

3.Another famous temple in the southern Biwa Lake, Mii-dera Temple(三井寺). Its official name is Onjo-ji Temple(圓城寺).The temple bell is famous as the "evening bells of the Mii-dera Temple".

Set on the side of a mountain overlooking Biwa Lake.

4. The Lake Biwa-ko is the largest lake in Japan with the area of some 670 km2. There are many scenic spots with natural, historic and cultural attractions.

penpal

A is me
B is my penpal (a girl who call wawah in tai)

B
Sure you can be my friend. Hmm you can contact at XXXXX@yahoo.co.th.I known Taipei and really love some TV program from Taipei and really love "Smile Pasta". How about you? Have you ever been to Thailand ? bye wawah

A
Hello ,wawah!
How have you been ?
In Thailand ,can watch Taiwan 's TV program ?wow~
"Smile Pasta" is Wong Cyndi and Nicholas Teo leading role , it Is a good program. Have you ever see “Mr.Con and Ms.Csi”? it’s so funny,
I never go abroad ,but there are many study Studies abroad in Taiwan.
In September , I will be exchange student to Japan.
Some of my friends had been to Thailand at graduation trip.
They say Thailand is a interesting country and Thai people are very hospitable, makes them relax.
What is your job ?
Then, tell me anything interesting in your work or country , ok?

Take care!
Looking forward to hearing from you.

by Lin

B
Hi Lin
Yes, we can watch some Taiwan’s TV program on Cable TV and now free TV in Thailand on air a “Hot Shot” every Saturday but I’ve never seen it. I really like Wong Cyndi, she’s so cute.
By the way In Thailand we have many beautiful beaches and many shopping center you can window shopping every day at here eieiei (likes me) . I have a plan to diving at south past of Thailand on the end of this year (Hi-season to go to the beach at here). The best period to go to the beach is November until March. Almost of Thai are people friendly (eieiei).
I’m a lawyer the boring job when we compare with game design hahahaha.
The last I wish you will have a good time in Japan . I have many Japanese friends because I work for Japanese Company.
Take to you later.
bye & take care
wawah

A
Hello Wawah,
I do not watch “Hot Shot” , too. I seldom watch TV in my free time.
As a graduate student, I am always busy on writing some essays and participate in the seminars.
In the southern Taiwan, there is also a beautiful beach, “Kenting “.
Kenting is a place for you to see the azure sky and the wide sea. It is a wonderful traveling place for you to swim and dive.
Last summer I traveled over there and enjoyed my vacation.

There is a museum nearby Kenting. It is National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. It has a very long channel tunnel (pic1) & a big aquarium (pic2) !
I am planning to visit this museum again on this coming summer.

Where do you plan to dive?
Would you please introduce that place for me?

You are a lawyer? Sounds a cool job!
In our society, most of Taiwanese respect this kind of occupations, lawyer or doctor.
I had worked for an attorney. The job is like an assistant.
Unfortunately that job is not a designer!
Can you speak Japanese?
What do you think about the Japanese?
I don’t have Japanese friend.

By the way, if you have a chance to travel in Taiwan, I hope I could visit you and invite you for a dinner together. J

Take care!
Looking forward to hearing from you.

By Lin

B
Hi Lin
You made me want to go to Taiwan but now I did not have plan to go there. I have a plan to go to Hong kong and China. However I will consider to have a dinner with you in Taiwan hahaha just kidding.
South past of Thai has many place to go to diving " Phuket island" quite famous if you want to go there I can introduce some guest house to you. I'm backpacker so I prefer guest house than hotel. I attached many picture of Thailand to you eieiei.( I took them when I made a trip).
"Similan Island" is the best place to have a scuba diving trip.
"North - east" of Thailand I really enjoy this trip I went to hiking with my friends.
"Rafting" I when to rafting in the north past of Thailand I really love it.
By the way for Janpanese peron that I know I think they do not normal japanese ^-^ so maybe I cannot told you too much about them.
However when you say something to Janpanese you must do following your word they belive in word likes a contract . They alway concern to say the bad wording , and alway keep many thing in their mine so that made Janpanese quite serious.
I cannot speak Japanese , Can you ?
Talk to you later
wawah
PS If I cannot come to Taiwan you can come to Thailand and we can have a dinner.

A
Hello Wawah~
Planning to Hong Kong and China for work or to go vacationing ?
I don’t have any foreign friend, you are the first one! So let me have a imagination space. (hahaha)You made a lot of friends in the penpal world?

Thanks for your introduce, it’s so beautiful made me want to visit!

By the way, you also had been a backpacker? It’s hard to woman, not right? Where have you gone to when you are a backpacker?

I’m learning Japanese for prepare to be exchange student. Japanese is too difficult to learn! As far as I know, Japanese is punctilious to be true to one's promises. Do you think the Japanese is difficult to be close?

Take care!
Looking forward to hearing from you.

By Lin

B
Hi Lin
I would like to go to Hong Kong and China for vacation.
Now you have other foreign friend already so that mean I’m your imagination.
Right!!! I have many friends in my friend list at penpal but I do not talk to all of them. --! I want to talk with everybody but sometimes they just talk with me only one or two times or someone just want to talk only love or sex that made me bored. However I also have many good conversations.
By the way Backpacker is not so hard for me. I and my friend have been to Vietnam last year and this year we went to Laos .However I do concern about safety for every where we visited because I and my friend are women and the important thing is my friends quite beautiful (hahaha). Normally I will surf the internet for the information before I go .The travel website will say about what I should do, what I should not do. ( we can find even what kind of shoes we should wear at Vietnam eiei).
Lin I will cheer up you to learn the Japanese, nothing difficult if we try.
I always open my heart for everyone so I think if we try we can touch them even though they are Japanese.
bye & Take care
wawah